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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL %B&TING OF THE EDIf?A
VILLAGE COUIKIL, KELT, ITURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1960
AT 4:OO PA., AT EPINA VILLAGl3 I. HALT,
li Pursuant to due call and notice, the. Edina Village qoyncil convened in Special
Session on Thursday, October 27, 1960, at 4:OO P.If., with Messrs. Beim,
VanValkenburg and Bredesen present.
Neeting v7as convened for two purposes:
of contract on two Iron Removal Plants.
Districts as stpaper Ballot" Districts for the Movember 8 , 1960 General-Village
Election.
1.
2. To review Voters' Registration relative to establishing two Voting
To review action taken at Regular Neeting.of October 24 relative to award
COUHCIL DECLAHS VOTING DISTRICTS NOS. 6 AND 7, "PAPER BALLOT" DISTRICTS FOR
NOVEMBER 8, 1960 GENE&%-VILLAGE ELECTION. Clerk reported to Council that 2,300
voters have registered since the State Primary in November; that because of this
unexpectedly large registration it will be impossible to adequately serve the "
expected vote.
. registration be authorized to vote by paper ballot, and that the eight machines'
used in these two districts be freed for use in the remaining five large districts;
that additional counters be appointed to expedite count of the vote in the two,
"paper ballot" districts.
voters left the polls without voting because of the long wait expzrienced.
Beim offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption:
She recommended that the two districts having the smallest
~t 97as noted that in the 1958 State Election some
RESOLUTION PEWiTTING USE OF PAPER BALLOTS
.- IN EDINA VOTING DISTRICTS NO. 6 ANU NO. 7
FOR NOVEXBER 8, 1960 GENERCYL-VILLPGE
ELECTION
BJ~ IT i@SC)LVEI> by the Village Council of the Village of Edina, Plinnesota, as fo~lo%~s:
1.
cannot be adequately served by the 50 voting machines now in the possession of
this+Village.
2. Delivery of additional voting machines cannot be had in time for the
November 8, 1960 General-Village Election.
3. Voting Districts Nos. 6 and 7 of this Village have the least number of
kegistered voters of the seven voting dfstricts within this Village, and can be
more easily and efficiently transferred from Voting Machine use to Paper Ballot
use than any of the other voting districts.
It is herebyedetermined and declared to be in the interests of the
general public to authorize and permit the use of paper ballots in Voting Districts
Nos. 6 and 7 in Edina, for the General-Village Election to be held Tuesday, November 8,
1960; and qhe Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to effect such transfer to the use of paper ballots in said voting
districts in said election.
Notion for adoption of the Resolution was second
there were three ayes and no nays, as follows: , aye; VanValkenburg, aye; and
Bredesen, aye; and the Resolution was adopted
It is hereby determined and declared that the voters of this Village
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VanValkenburg, and on Rollcall
COUPJCIL CONPIPXS PHELPS-DRAIa"C0NTRACT FOR IRON REMOVAL PLANTS.
technical data in relation to the Iron Removal.Plants bids with Mr. Banister. The
subject was reviewed because of representation$ by Layne-Ilinnesota that their bid
on General Filter Equipment called for considerably larger tanks than those proposed
by the Nueller Company. Nr. Banibter pointed out that because General Filer uses
sand as a media he would not approve plants with tanks smaller than those bid on by
Layne, and that the reason the Nueller Company can use smaller tanks is because
of having BIE4 as a filer media.
had specifically indicated that the Hueller tanks were smaller.
Council that he had received notification from at$orneys Eor General Filtxr Company
that there is a possibility of a patent infringement by the Mueller Company.
Because of this the contract with Phelps-Drake Company should contain additional
safeguards for the Village.
by the Council at Blonday night's meeting , awarding contract to Phelps-Drake ,
constitutes some liability on the part of the Village to complete execution of
contract with them. 312. Beim had to leave meeting before its end. After "
consideration of all the facts it was decided to go ahead ~7ith execution of the
cbntrakt with Phelps-Drake C6mpany, using MGeller equipmmt.
The Council reviewed
Nr. Beim brought out that 14r: Banister's letter
Mr. Hyde advised
Mr: Hasselquist also brought out that the action taken
There baing no further business to come befAre this meeting it was adjourned.
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Village Clerk