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Xinutes of the recessed portion of
the regulary June 24, 1940 meeting
of the Council of the Village of
Edina, duly held in Grange Kall on
The meeting was called to order by the President, the roll called
and all members af the Council were present,
# June 26, 1940, at 8:OO ot'clock p,mo
Previous to assembling far the Council meeting allmemh.ers,~.
Fisher, YEA Supt,, and Village Engineer Bradley as per arrangements
made at the June 24thmeeting, Tisited the several places as follows:
The rear of Mr. Welch's property and found Minnehaha Creek floqing
along the same course as heretofore and approximately the same '-
width, That the bank sloping up to the East from the creek had
been terraced according to request of Mr, Welch and had been raked.,.
smooth and seeded to grass and claver, Members of the Council offered to have planted as sQon as season would permit, from 6 to 10 trees
of such varities as Id&. Welch wp6Q.d designate, which was nat acceptable as ME, Wech suggested a cash settlement,
Mr, Lapman's p3aceewas next visited and learned that he had been inconvienced by the WPA wo&?aen going over his property, using his
well and such, The Council offered ta grade and gravel his private. road which had been used by WA trucks and athers and to scarify
with Village scarifier such places as %r, Lapman wauld designate
as having been packed by reason of travel aver the ground, Hembers
of the Couqcil advised I&. Lapman the Village vas not responsible
for the personal conduct of those on VPA, but waclld be glad to
repair, the best it could, any reasonable damage to realestate the
Village was responsible for, 'dtlr, Lapaan agreed to write the
Council along such lines whereupon the Hidden Valley area was visited and found Mr. Smith 8cXr. Clarke awaiting them, The party was shown a low spat near the creek where the unsettled sewer trench was holding back some starm water from flowing into Minne-
haha Creek and willingly accepted XIlr. Smith's suggestion to dig a
shallow apen ditch fur that purpose, Mr. Clark asked that the
share line of part of the creek on his property he evened up a
bit with the &PA Superintendent also agreeing to do the work start- ing the next day.
Village Engineer Bradley presented tabulation of bids for Sanitary
following were the lowest bidders :
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, Sewers in Lateral Sewer Districts Bo, 5,& 6,& 7, wherein the
E, V!, Northfield Coo on tile,cement, & manhcsle rings and covers.
3245 ft. 12" VT Sewer pipe @ .408# less 3%
562 ft, 9" VT Semer gig;e 0 ,275~2 less 3%
34-61W21t Y's @ blank each less 3% -_
131-6'rxg11 Y's @ $1.23 each less 3%
331-6%1/8 bends @ ,648 each less 3%
58 manhole rings & covers 8 $9.95 each
154 bbls. Portland cement in paper sacks @ $2,4? bbl net.
Vhereupon it was maved by &bore cant'ract for cement , tile, manhole rings and covers be awarded the L, W. Northfield company per hid,
seconded hy Irgens and carried.
The bid of the Worthy Crib 8c Si.la Company on '%yens Radial" concrete
hiocks in lieu of brick, was discussed at length with engineering
data in favor of the Zyon concrete block. Whereupon Trustee willson
maved that contract be awarded the Worthley Crib & Silo Company
for 6400 more or less Lyons Radial Concrete blocks for manhole
construction 8 12-& each net delivered the job, seconded by vyatt
and carried,
Trustee Irgens moved that contract be awarded the Oscar Rsherts Company for : Washed sand Q 60g per ton less 2%, Washed gravel.
-* -@ $1.25 per ton less 2%, seconded by Boare and carried.
Discussion was had on interpreeation of wet and dry trench
excavation as given in the proposals, whereupon it was moved by
a Irgens, -the Recorder write the Bernett &Record companjvand the -_
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S. J, Groves 6 Sons Company if it developed that the Vet excavastion
was greater than the lineal footage specified in %he proposals, vould the Village be required to pay anything extra for any such
wet excavation, or would the Village pay only the total amount as set forth in the bids for each District. The motion was seconded
by Wyatt and carried.
It was moved by Irgens that the sum of $1000.00 be transfered from
repaid upon sale of warrants and for purpose of meeting interest
charges due July 1, 1940, seconded by Xoore and carried.
Bo further business to come before this meeting at this time, the President declared the meeting recessed to meet again at the same
time and place on July 1, 1940, at 8?00 P.X.
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. the General h-nd to the fund of Joint Semer District No, 1, to be
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Village Recorder
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