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HOPHIn6 In6URME 0GEnCY Phone HOpkins 7898 • First National Bank Building AGENTS 16 Ninth Avenue North, Hopkins, Minn. O. G. CERMAK, Manager S. H. SEVERSON March 5 1953 - To Village of - Edina, - - - - Edina Minnesota. This is to certify that Fred Swanson, is insured under the following policies for Compensation, Public Liability and Property damage. SMC # 234563 United States Fidel-ty 61 Guar Co of Baltimore dated Jul 18- 1952 to July 18- 1953 limits of $100.000.00 and $300.000.00 and $1.000 - $10.000 Property damage Compensation Policy No.Z361752 dated July 18- 1952 to expire July 18- 1953 . .Premiums Fully paid. - -- Hopkine A g cY Agent Lz- UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY W f 1 - -__o_ember 15th _195 Village Clerk Bond No. 84654_i2-5339-5R Village of Edina Edina, Minnesota Your No. L J Contract or:_Fred_W. Swanson Address: — 3hadY__Dak__ake Rds_HOQkins, Minnesota ___ Description of contract :— _Improyementof_Belmore —Lane Between Monroe and _Yen BurenAvenue s,___!?y grading_ Owner: Effective Contract Price $___95Q_&00 -- - - - - -- -Bond (s) $ - - -X 0.00----------------- - - - - -- Date -- -- 1- 23 -53-- - -- Without prejudicing your right or affecting our liability under our bond(s) described above, we would appreciate the following information. , Yours truly, UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY By:-- 1. IF CONTRACT COMPLETED: Completion Final contract price $ ------------------------------- —_ 2. IF CONTRACT UNCOMPLETED: Amount completed— _____________ - -__�_ Paid to date - ------- - --- ---------------- ------------- — Retainage - - - - -- ---------------------- - - - - -- -- - - -- 3. Are there any claims or liens on file? (check) 4. Remarks Date----------------------------------------------- 19---- - - - - -- Signature-------------------------------- RETURN THIS INQUIRY T0: Contract 26 Rev. 8-63 We subscribe to BUREAU OF CONTRACT INFORMATION, INC., Washington, D. C. /lop F , CONTR:;CT FOR LOC J, Ii 'jjrM204T THIS AGRiii- MT, entered into this 27th day of Octmbex—, '19 5.Z between the Village of Edina, a municipal corporation, e�:isting under the laws of the State of I,innes.ota, hereinafter referred to as 'the Municipality, Party of the First Part, and _ _ FRED W_ SWANSON of SHADY OAK LAKE ROAD HOPKINS, i ENNEPIN CCUNTY,__MIN%59r _k, hereinafter called the Contractor, Party of the Second Part,0 ':i71TN'E:S TH: Article 1. The Contractor, for and in consideration of the payment, and by the -,unicipality to be made, hereby or payments, herein specified covenants and agrees to furnish all materials, all necessary tools and enuip- went, and to do and perform all the work and labor necessary for the i;:lprovement of the following streets: :1a� . • • :� ��; o. ft of n r : � r.�a�, _ � � i GRADING in strict ccrforndty with the plans and s, - -cificatioris and general contract conditions prepared therefor, which arc- now ors file in the office of the clerk of said I,unicipality. Said -plans, specif`�cations and general contract conditions are hereby referred to and madae a part o. ti.is contract to the same extent as if herein set forth, and the same, together with this contract, are herein referred,; to as the .Contract Docum�r_ts. Article 2.. TI -:c; Contractor agrees to, conn:jur -c . said zrork as here-in provided for at the earliest .practicable date and in any ,tavent r.ot later than TEN DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF WRITTEN ORDER BY THE VILLAGE and to prosecute the same diligently and without dp;.ay, and to have the work entirely c engineer Article 3. The Contractor further agrees to make, execute and ted in.r.�� respect he sati a ton and a �proval of the deliver to the 1�,unicipality a bone; executed .oy himself and a surety company approved by the Council of t't,e ' unicipa1.`ct;', in tile SUm of NINE-HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND Dollars ( 950. �), for the use of said h,:unicipalitY and of all persons doing work or furnishing skill, tools, machinery or materials under or for t;he.pur- pose of this contract, to secure the faithful performance of this contract by said Contractor and to be conditioned as required by Sec. 4535 of the Revised Laws of Iiinnesota for 1905, as amended, wid this contract shall not become effective until said bond has been .received and approved by the Council the llw-dcipality. In consideration of the covenants and agreements stated Ixticle 1:•i.r4G;► �:•�ii -i16, ���r` 4. 1Cif` iiiiPt. Cr��:( ��+;f b; i'*' 4.. pt.�= +3r�•V= :(_r,�(Q(:P_(51�'NC �.Na+ .NC -� �: above., the Municipality agrees to grant to the Contractor the right to sell and .:'= i,? ��• i ;i: ^-r'Pl ;`i:i.i�.b.`i:1.1:�'li �i• : �", iafrC- ��ii�'• isy�3• �ii1i, �. �I YGILIi .i.4s,(•li,ri•�.lrliC- ��t ►.�1i� '1. 1:/1�1(sil(s�r��'y�(!'l.li: dispose of - dirt - necessary to reiove in order to bring a - nil• - Lane between Monroe and Van Buren Avenues to the grade established by the /:iv:ii: - :,11. `,T�'v'nl,�:�.iP o�i; rl; i..(i. fi/ i. O,+ •k.(•ii.(�is� ;�l @ILaCGii.��','� i f= �:(�.� =�1,(l = ��N�NE +:�1►'')! C �A•C�y'���♦C.NO�s '!(`1•' Vii, +i, ?:� ;.?i:�; �2: �So+ i:: �ll�f hi�ii5� ,11.11ri,�!•i.i`.:i�eai••71.,G -;nit ��•.': �. 6, Ii: ���Cui. �6. H. 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IN i,'ITNESS :.H�- LOF, First Party hereto has,caused these presents to be signed in its behalf by its duff juthorized officers and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, and Second i'arty-has caused it.-- duly authorized officers to sign s r.>e in itc. behalf. �IITNESSED BY: i 0 EY BY T Contractor CONTiL,CT FOR 'LOG:J, L.T.iOW1L14T 27th Oeteb*r 52 THIS AGIRE 0r T. entered into this day of ; 19 , between the Village of Edina, a municipal corporation, e:.dstinr uncle: the laws of the State of Hinnesota, hereinafter referred to as the L nzicipality, Party of the First tart, and W. SWANSON SHADY OAK LAKE ROAD, HOPKINS, HKNNEPIN CMNPY, XIM3ClTA of hereinafter called the Contrac'Clor, Party of the Second Part, ',!TN E:33E,TH: Article 1. The Contractor, for acid in consideration of the payment, or payments, herein specified, and by the Imnicipi lity to be made, hereby covenants and agrees to furnish all itk:terials, all necessary tools and equip- ment, and to do and perform all the. work and labor necessary for the improvement of the following streets: BE Mw,& LANE M-TWEM MONROE AND V41N BUREN AVMES, By GRADING bin strict conformity with the plans and specifications and general contract conditions prepared thorefor, whichh, are now or. file in the office of the clerk of said Municipality. Said plans, specifications and general contract conditions are horeoy referred to and ?ivade a part of this contract to the same extent as if herein set forth, and the sane, together with this contract, are herein referred to as the Contract Jocummnts. Article 2. TI- -lu Contractor agrE3es to comiiunc said imrk as herein provided for at the earliest practicable date and in any _went not later than TEN DAYS . AFTER R XEI7T OF If-1ITT8N ORDER BY T M VILLAGE and to prosecute the same diligently and vrithout d(lay, and to have the work 'r entirely compl in vexes -act to atisfac" and approval of the DA engineer Article 3, The Contractor further agrees to make, execute and deliver to the i- :unicipality a bond executed by himself and a surety company approved by the Council of t:ie .', unicipsl—L.L-Y, in the sum, of NiNs •mu= AND FIFTY AND NoA00 Dollars 950 • 00 (� ), for the use of said Aiunicipalicy z.ri:i of all persons doing work or furnishing skill, tools, machinery or materials under or for the pur- pose of this contract, to secure the faithful performance of this contract by said Contractor and to be conditioned as required b,. Sec. 4535 of the Revised Laws of Minnesota for 1905, as amended., and this contract shall not become effective until said boi-ld has been received and approved by the Council ¢�. the Municipality. In consideration of the covenants and agreements stated Article 4. XKXU e� - aabboY iYC ye j - the Mmelpanzy agrees to grant to the Contractor the right to sell and wl�Di9�l�f'l��tc+ r Y �V•,ry4►� 7'FT, p. . .: .. , ]+I���"� _ dispose of the d which it is necessary to remove in order to bring said Ba1wre Lard between Noma* and Van Buren Avenues to the grade established by the C; ,;r Ci_�_ i,t.,1..G• i!c i' a r�,i iJ�,t't'� fi y '*¢7i o f r �4, n i, nf.� ,,S o .��, �y n .,r,,E,T, R l 7' 7 +,1ti••s Irra +.r, P• ••¢.!mow. °�`af.,j��� - '.. n•• j7 ,rf r.�. .� ...a.....r.v.. - .'I'w �'t ��...T.f. T Ii • s,-. 'S/�Y YT • IN iITN'uSS .:H - OF, First Party hereto has caused these presents to be signed in its behalf by its duly % uthorized officers an,-' its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, =Id Second PaiAty -has caused its duly authorized officers to sign ssie in its behalf. vlITNESSID BY: JITNESSED BY: B`C f i resl:.� Pei-, ounce illage Clerk Contractor BY BY Em Vlalu all Men b!j 014por resents. That we, ............................................................... • ...................................................... ..................Fred...14.... Swanson................................................................................................:..... ............................... as principal...... and ............. UNIM..ST46 I ..E. DFZ1M.ANA...QUAli.AIX... COME .,... A.. .0QrP.Q;'At!Qn................. s....?? ry land ................ ............................... as sureties, hereby acknowledge and recognize ourselves held and firmly bound to ..................... ............................... #...V W G ... 9F ..EDINA.......................... .............................. ................................................................................................ ............................... ...................................:............................................................................. ..............................I State of .Minnesota, obligee, in the sum of ............... NINE..HUNI7REIl...FIFTX... ANA.. NQ�1Q0......----.(. g5. Q. a�'. 4.)..- ....... .-- .- .- .- .- .= . - - -.- - .............. Dollars, lawful money of the United States to be paid to said obligee for its use and the use: of all persons and corporations doing work or furnishing skill, tools; machinery, materials, insurance, equipment or supplies for any camp maintained for the keeping of men and animals engaged under, or for the purpose of, the contract hereinafter referred. to and described, ............. its .......................... Tits/ltl�y�%�,yi� successors and assigns, for which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our respective heirs and legal representatives, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents: THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIG.ITION ./IRE SUCH; That whereas said principal...... ha..6........ t elmore Lane betweenMonroe entered into a contract with Said obligee for ........ ? 1t�' Ry�S3...... 4 ............................................................ ............................... and Van Buren Avenues, by Grading NOW THEREFORE, If said principal shall perform and complete said contract according to its terms; shall pay, as they become due, all just claims for such work, tools, machinery, skill, materials, insurance premiums, equipment and supplies, for the completion of said contract in accordance with its terms, including equipment and supplies for any camp maintained. for feeding and keeping of men and animals for the performance of said contract; shall save said obligee......... harmless from all costs and charges that may.a.ccrue on account of the doing of said work specified in said contract and for enforcing the terms of this bond. in all actions which may be brought thereon and successfully maintained, includ- ing reasonable attorneys' fees; shall comply with all laws appertaining to said contract and said work; shall, in case the contract price specified in said contract shall for any reason be increased, furnish an • additional bond in the sum at least of such increase within ten days after demand therefor in writing from said obligee......; and shall pay all costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorneys' fees, in any and all actions which shall be successfully maintained for the enforcing of the terms of this bond; then this obligation shall become void; °otherwise it shall be and remain of full force and effect. IN - WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands this ........... 23rd ........................... ............................... dayof................ Iatauar. y .............. ........................................ 19...5..3..... ,( In presence of: h�sC... J .......................... ............................... � ?AND GU N`i'Y COI.11...... i.... ............. ................ . .. ....... W . . Vivian K. Lofgrttorney n- act INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT 6tate of Ainneotat ss. County of .......... Hennepin On this ........................ , 3rd................... .....................slay of............ ... January.___.._. ...................... , 19 ..... , bcfn,•e me personallyappeared .......... Fred.. W.... Zranson .................................................................................................................... ............................... to me known to be the person...... described in and who executed the foregoing bond, and acknowledged that ......he..... executed the same as .................. bis......... free act and deed. Notary Public, ............... ............................... County, Minn. My commission expires ......................... .......... i JUSTIFICATION FOR PERSONAL SURETIES tare of , tlln wal l.s.s. countyof ............................................... ..............................� being duly sworn, on oath each for himself says; that he is a resident and freeholder of the State of .Minnesota; that he justifies on the foregoing bond in the sum below set opposite his name; that he is worth said sum above his debts and liabilities and exclusive of his property exempt fro-in execution to -wit: Said ....................................................... .............................in the sum o f ............Dollars ........................................................ ............................... Said........................................................ .............................in the sum of ............................................ ............................... ........................Dollars Subscribed and Sworn to Before ✓l1e this ...................... dayof ......................................................... ............................... 19........... .................................................................................. ............................... ............................................................................................. ............................... . .................................................................................. ............................... Notary Public, ..................................... ............................... County. Minnesota. ..... Mycommission expires ...................................... ............................... ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CORPORATE SURETY estate of .................Ma r�ne.s.pta............ 23rd Januar 3 On this .............. ............................day of....... ................ ................ ..................195.......... ss. Henne in County of .................... ........P...................... before me appeared ............ Viva. g. n ... K..... Lafgren................................................... to 777,e personally known, who, being by 7ne duly sworn, did say that ....... a- he ...................... I& ............................... the ...... .............. a.tt.orney. -in- fact............................................................................................................................................................................................ of ............... UNI.M ... STATES ... FIDELITY-AND ... GUARA,NTY..Z01 P. LN Y.................................... ............................... a corporation, that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, .... ............................... and that said instrument was executed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of .............. I ........... Directors...............:...; and that said ...................0 ian.. K.... Dnfgren...............::....................... ......:........................ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of s��ra 'on. NotaryPublic .. ............................... ........................County, .................... ............................... My commission expires .......................................................................... ......................:........ Cj w c 44 ' s 0 m cG W € •� �+ o 'a CH 0 a ® x Q ca: • � � ° r�i N i � i � � a e z H h `• U E to _Q ti a (CERTIFIED COPY) -,. GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY No.......5.� 37 . ........................ Know all Men by these Presents: That the UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and having its principal office at the City of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, does hereby constitute and appoint Vivian K. Lofgren of the City of Minneapolis . State of Minnesota its true and lawful attorney for the following purposes, to wit: To sign its name as surety to' to execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, and to respectively do and perform any and all acts and things set forth in the resolution of the Board of Directors of the said UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, a certified copy of which is hereto annexed anb made a part of this Power of Attorney; and the said UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, through us, its Board of Directors, hereby ratifies and confirms all and whatsoever the said Vivian K. Lofgren may lawfully do in the premises by virtue of these presents. In Witness Whereof, the said UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY has caused this instrument to be- sealed with its corporate seal, duly attested by the signatures of its Vice - President and Assistant Secretary, this 27th, / day of April . A. D. 19 43- UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY. - (Signed) By ------- - Isvar esi (SEAL) Vice-Tr dent. (Signed) -------- - - - - -- --ate - &. -Gatti - ;Lsistant Secretary. STATE OF MARYLAND Be: BALTIMORE CITY, On this 27th day f A�r i A. D. 19 before me personally came W Levering. Jr. y , Yhce� resident of the UNITED STATES F�LITY AND GUARANTY COMPANYand- ` J..$+ �(�{{ ttti 8 Assistant Secretary of said Company, with both of whom I am personally acquainted, w—Cib'bt hMAy me severally duly sworn, said that they resided in the City of Baltimore, Maryland; that they, the said E W vexing Jr. and RR� iittttiin�8 were respectively the Vice - President and the Assistant Secretary of the said UNITED STAT& FF6EEGI rtYt1 7 GUARANTY COMPANY, the cor- poration described in and which executed the foregoing Power of Attorney; that they each knew the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said Power of Attorney was such corporate seal, that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation, and that they signed their names thereto by like order as Vice- President and Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company. My commission expires the first Monday in May, A. D. 19 43 (Seal) (Signed) Notary Public. STATE OF MARYLAND Sct. _ BALTIMORE CITY, I, j� it��q� , Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, which Court is a Court of RecoorrA. an3 amass a sea , do- hereby certify that } e �h.eSA , Esquire, before - whom the annexed affidavits were made, and who has thereto au scn ha ha s na was a the time of so doing a Notary Public of the - State of Maryland, in and for the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments, or proof of deeds to be recorded therein. I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Notary, and verily believe the signature to be his genuine signature. In Testimony Whereof, I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, the same being a Court of Record, this 27th day of April , A. D. 19 43 (SEAL) (Signed) . # e pi ..: ............................ ler o t e Superior oust of Baltimore City. Agency 51 -A 11 -51 COPY OF RESOLUTION That Whereas, it is necessary for the effectual transaction of business . that this Company appoint agents and attorneys with power and authority to act for it and in its name in States other than Maryland, and in the Territories of the United States and in the Provinces of the Dominion of Canada and in the Colony of Newfoundland. Therefore, be it Resolved, that this Company do, and it hereby does, authorize and empower its President or either of its Vice. Presidents in conjunction with its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries, under its corporate seal, to appoint any person or persons as attorney or attorneys -in -fact, or agent or agents of said Company,'in its name and as its act, to execute and deliver any and all con- tracts guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding positions of public or private trust, guaranteeing the performances of contracts other than insurance policies and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings, required or permitted in all actions or proceedings, or by law allowed, and Also in its name.and as its attorney or attorneys -in -fact, or agent or agents to execute and guarantee the conditions of any and all bonds, recognizances, obligations, stipulations, undertakings or anything in the nature of either of the same, which are or may by law, municipal or otherwise, or by any Statute of the United States or of any State or Territory of the United States or of the Provinces of the Dominion of Canada or of the Colony of Newfoundland, or by the rules, regulations, orders, customs, practice or discretion of any board, body, organization, office or officer, local, municipal or otherwise, be allowed. required or permitted to be executed, made, taken, given, tendered, accepted, filed or recorded for the security or protection of, by or for any person or persons, corporation, body, office, interest, municipality or other association or organization whatsoever, in any and all capacities whatsoever, conditioned for the doing or not doing of anything or any conditions which may be provided for in any such bond,. recognizance, obligation, stipulation, -or undertaking, or anything in the nature of either of the same. I, 1-1 tiG.. P..Moore , an Assistant Secretary of the UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original power of attorney given by said Company to Viviar, S. Lofgren of . authorizing and empowering to sign bonds as therein set Mina @g olis forth, which power of �ttorneyhas nlev�er@ been%voked and is still in full force and effect. her And 1 do further certify that said Power of Attorney was given in pursuance of a resolution adopted at a regular meeting of,the Board of Directors of said Company, duly called and held at the office of the Company in the City of Baltimore, on the I I th day of July, 1910, at which meeting a quorum of the Board of Directors was present, and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of said resolution, and the whole thereof as recorded in the minutes of said meeting. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY on January 23rd, 1953 (Date) / Q • Assistant Secretary. - BITUMINOUS CASEUTT OWPOMTION B I T U M I N O U S F I R E AND M A R I N E I N S U R A N C E COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS BRANCH OFFICE ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 302 METROPOLITAN LIFE BLDG. MINNEAPOLIS 1. MINNESOTA May 13th, 1958 Mr. Adam Batko Public Works Supt. Village of Edina 5]110 Brookside Ave. Edina Dear Mr. Batko: Attached is the list of recommendations discussed with you on May 12th. Every- thing in the recommendation line is included even though some of the item are not practical at this time. They are included only for your information. The recommendations for the water Department are also included with your list, since I would rather talk over these recommendations with Mr. Woehler instead of writing him a letter at this time. I will be out your way again in about two weeks—to—talk-over—the-setting up of the safety committee and see what we can work out. With best regards, I remain, Sincerely, Safety Engineer WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND ALL LINES OF LIABILITY COVERAGE r RECOMMENDATIONS Village of Edina GARAGE AND GENERAL: 1. Tool rest should be provided on all grinders. o-14 2. All compressed gas cylinders should be tied in to wall or made secure. 'Ala 7- c 3. Explosion proof bulb should be provided for portable light in grease pit. 00" 1�. Goggles or face shields provided for men working in grease pit or under vehicles. v 5. Remainder of treads on stairways should be checked for replacement. I& f-' `d 6. Housekeeping in both yard and garage should b3 im7rove -l. 0( °" �' 7. Methyl - chloroform ax 111 should be used for washing parts instead of gasoline or fuel oil. q !� o c� 6 c cY, 'L s °7T,'s 'P., f7,T• d 8. Restrict use of , DeWalt saw on 2nd floor to only those experienced. A -mv a 5 j l�. k OoN 9. Better arrangements should be made for painting operations on 2nd floor. ko Pm %`y' o 10. Have.city engineer check floor loads for 2nd floor and post load limit. ? 11. Face mask or respirator should be provided for those doing weed spraying. `n�'°"" 12. Snow plow should have other arrangements for checking vision at intersections. rrpaR G Chiotinf e5 13. Man in par dept. should have more training in tree trimming. f? IT s f4 11. In case portable compressor are used, v -belt should be guarded. 4 15. Wire dressing brush on grinding wheel should be provided with a hood. /�Q 3 � . 40 SFWAGE LIFT STATION - Tracy Avenue. 1 -Cage guard provided or handrail provided for ladder going imto pit. ,/4,-S ee "h o 2. Muffler on generator should be placed on outside of building, C' 3. Exhaust fan should be covered with wire mesh. !�. Another man should be along when going into lift station or man- holes. 7�,.s ��- • ak��+ C4�, 6of SEWAGE LIFT STATION - 72nd Street. 1. One light is in need of an explosion proof bulb. 2. Light switches should be checked to see if they are exolosion proof. 3. -Exhaust fan should be covered with wire mesh. .wife -4t- I PAUL E. ;Q,�� ] CO. 1325 Winter Street Y Minneapolis 13, Minnesota To: � t � z� 4/10/58 Mr. Hyde, Manager Subject: Repair of sod damage caused by snow plowing. Sorry to have kept you waiting for this report. 1.1fe have made this list out at the time of your request , NO L.-'-C SE. However, we have taken steps in trying to help this situation, by using markers such as - steel rod with tops painted. These will be used on radius turnarounds, intersections, and wherever necessary to guide the snow plows. I have made a special effort instructiong the men, making it clear as to our responsibility in this matter. I am sure with the organized zoning and map that each driver and operator now have, we can do a much more thorough and better job. A. D. 3atko, Supt., Public.Works d Zone . r'#4 - Jack Tracy 5501 Drew Zone #r``5 - Don Kottke 6021 Fairfax 5520 Halifax Zone #7 - Al Gilsrud Merritt Circle Zone , #9 - Matt r-ierfeld West Wood Court Knoll Drive & Shaefer Road Parkwood R'D. several small areas nicked Zone ##10 - Wesley Warner So. of 70th and West of Antrim John Nee should be thru this week with the work we have left on the basement offices. Starting Monday we will replace sod and landscape these different areas. A. C. ASLESER PRES. - TREAS. J. W. GRIFFITH, VICE PRES. L%ES,,.SfCRETARY QUALITY EO�P OT tl� jE �' t �I ;� ,jI EN r ).NIY O✓ -Iffaol� and s�� se' u 1 9/'Z/ P H 0 N E S - OFFICE & WAREHOUSE: 520 SECOND ST.. S.E. FEDERAL 3- 7114 -5 -6 -7 MINNEAPOLIS 14, MINN. May 59 1958 Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Attention: Mr. Hyde Dear Sir: Inasmuch as some patching has been done on East and West Sunnyslope Road this spring, the writer presumes the Street Department is aware of two bad spots which should be re- paved as they have been bad for several years. One spot in front of Kullbergs and our residence is completely broken up. The buses and some cars take the other side of the road. The others go thru the bad spots and lumps of asphalt are upturned and lodged ,on street. The writer is sure the Street Department is aware of this. Sunnyslope Road and around the east bend has much travel. This is for your information. Yours very t ul , A. C. AslI she 4812 West Sunnyslope Road ACArlg �O�IPH ftiJ W � C ~ ntnetw D ALL OFFERINGS ARE MADE SUBJECT TO PRIOR DISPOSITION OR WITHDRAWAL. PRICES BUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. BUYER TO PAY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE TAE THAT MIGHT APPLY TO 00000 RENTED OR BOLD. JOSSb StlOticO f� llp-llel�� ;j- �, Z,4-� t-o�,r lz-�z .......... ... 4 1,- 7tirren C. Hyde, Village Manager 4bOl 'U#-50th Street L.Lane3apolls,► doe lk-U!in usota t:ay 9, 1958 Lear 11ro Uyde a I suppose most of pie copplai: us ou receive on street mainten- ance Corm, from people wiio feel tiwt they live in the "ne &lected" part of the Ifil a,.e. iiovever, last yeaar ubout ta�!s timej your Ar. Donald C. Mclmod of 5045 Uxford Avenue and myself, had an exchange of coT- rosponderce and also eome pe9rsoaal conversation relative to t.:e poor maintenance of 51st. :treat between c7xtard Avenue end hah*,tur� son Avenue, PIr. ;;icLood and myself are r4ore particulorly concerned reborn tfzt; portlon of >-let treet between Oxford and 3edford Avenue. This matter wea finally resolved by the Villas a scarifyint - and ;reding; ttye road and Mrs McLeod and myself steered the expense of oilin that portion of 51st .Street between Uxford Avenue and tUe first alley to the last. While 51st Street between oxford Avenue and hankerson is in poor condition and extremely dusty, this letter applies more as- pecially to 51st Street between Oxford Avenue and Bedford Avenue You were good enough last year to explain timt while our tax: load 1h Edina was extremely :,sty$, the greatest portion of our tax dollar went for sebools rather than street maintenance, but it does seem that we should be entitled to a greater degree of street mainten- ance than I have coon during the two years we have lived in Edina. For examplei it does not seem fair to expect the residents to pay each year by special assesswent the cost for oiling because of duat. If the property owners pay for tails one year, it would 'seem that the V1lla[;e .should stand the cost of oiling the next, year*. In other words, perhaps tae cost for this service cap 1d, be alter- nated between Village and property owners each year. In any event, would it not be possible to have th6 present holes in the section between Oxford. Avenue and Bedford Avenue repaired as there rare some bad ones? '71articularly Is this true between Oxford and the first alley to the East on 51st Street. Mr, I.arren Co Hyde$ Pece #2 _ May 90 1956 p aln, rrag x say that since Mr. `McLeod and myself bore tie- ear pence of oiling after shoot repair lest year for _that - small rtion of 51st Street between Qzford and-the alley,. could not the V111a a stand the Coat of it this year?- . Thank 7oi- }::Indly for year eerlous consii�eration of these sug- r,estlona. Yours N ory tr:.ly, j William Be Tanner WI3T:L:. Assistant .Manager RoBT. R. HELMERICHS 4510 OAK DRIVE MINNEAPOLIS W.MINN. Z� November 16, 1958 Mr. Warren C. Hyde Village Hall Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: I was out of town, so could not get my nickels worth in at the meeting.on the miserable condition of the village streets. All I can say is that they are in poor shape. It seems to me that if some of the trucks that were around the swimming pool area were put on road repair, they might be in better shape. I suggest that one of the larger chuck holes be moved to the front of the Village Hall and the mail box be set in it. At prdsent the ladies practically have to stretch out of their girdles to mail a letters and only long armed men like me can mail a letter in this most convenient box. Very cerely ours. t J. M. VILETT. PRESIDENT W. H. VILETT. TREAS. E. C. WHITE. EECT. a AEET.- TREAB. N. K. GULLICK. V- PRES.. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - �Nt BFS N®rthland Electric SnPPIY z -3 J` SSE Wholesale Electrical Distributor '. SERVICE = 521 South Tenth Street Minneapolis 4, Minn. Mr. Warren C. Hyde Village Manager Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: R. J. JUDE. V -PRE.. • SALES MGR. _ A. R. KOTTKE. V- PREE. -• CREDIT MGR. - C®mpany PHONE FEDERAL 2 -4481 October 27, 1958 I note that last week end you did the same splendid job of taking care of Division Street - -- just a useless ex- pense and a slip -shoo piece of work. In your letter to Cedric Adams you stated, "Come on out someday, and I will show you more blocks of good streets than you can find of poor ones. ". Apparently you have traveled very few of the Edina Streets. We all are wondering if we are going to get any relief. I WHV:jjh Sincerely, W. H. Vilett 11 Circle West Hilldale Addition Edina, Minnesota The Douse of Service Knox Reeves z ddvertising, Inc. boo FIRST NATIONAL -SOO LINE BLDG., MINNEAPOLIS Z May 28, 1958 Village of Edina Village Hall Edina 24.v Minnesota Gentlemen: I would like to call a few matters to your attention. First, recently you patched 53rd Street near the corner of Brookview with black top. This is adjacent to my property at 5300 Brookview Avenue. After the patching job was completed the crew left a quantity of old broken up black top in the gutter. This is unsightly and pieces of this material are thrown up on my lawn by cars and trucks. Can you have this cleaned up, please? Secondly, some boys have been indulging in military maneuvers in the park across the street from my home. They cut down two fairly sizeable trees and dug trenches and pot holes in this area. This abuse of public property is unsightly and mars a very beautiful natural park. Lastly, you advised some time ago that blueprints of homes were available to owners. At that time we requested a blue- print of our home at 5300 Brookview. If this is available, we would appreciate receiving it. Thank you for your attention to these matters. _ RHB:TPS Very tru.],af ]yours, R. H. Burbank AAAA . ABP . APA . ANPA . NBP . PPA . NOAB May 29, 1938 WW Brookview Avenuo0 , Edin .24t, "Innesota: Deer NTT. Burbignk B nw* you for your letter of May 28. re are asking" the street crew to clean up-the old broken .up blacktop left An the gutter on 53rd Sztreet: Thera is no excuse.for their_ having .left the noteri,al ,there. Ito are also _-ankI tg tha police dept to check: the Faso of the park . for military maneuvers in therttope that Choy will be able to be there at the time the,bays ary on locca on.. If arpno -U et- yotir home and notices such 'actIvitles going on, If' they Oil call the Police department cit the tWo the cruiser can make an immediate callo Inasmuch. as our records indicate that, yqur home was built in 1937. it Is unlikely that we will ever find the blue -prints. Most of the plans for haws prlor to 1950 wore either destroyed some time ego or put -in very dead storage in the garage and.Yae _ have not yet had an opportunity to dig all the. way through the oateuial at the garaged. - _ Very truly youare Darren .C. Hyde, Village Manegerd CCo Chief Bennett Adat Datko -Mr. Bennett= Have the car patrol the park across.from this -,address to see if they are digging ditches and tearing down.trees. W.C.H. June 30, 1958 Mr. I-AD. dye mrvelamf GM ftescont Drive, Edina 24, Mnmmtg. near W.- rzmv�lism; You have sold ymr goods with advertising, sire Crescent Drive Is am of thow, eaAchez of -atzvot in Countr"Ide and Valley. V low Halette itich recAved a v Infarlor orq.9inal hise"Oppinoll MW WhIch, the Villoo hoc auread to redo. ve havG aiready echm'duled -Mr, block for r6-bla' W111L attaWt Ulget the W0.0" Cktoppin OW 0 do m scm ti m durlm 4 the m, nth of Ailye a am OthST Omr- I t4vt rKyt taten tho t to 10a up utether 049 .4-t 'ac rnmial invoatr_.ark You zpaa. Obwt - It. ymW total general Prqwfty tax$ or ahWwr It is yaw total, tax P'7US your spac!41 es"lavWntse If It 16 * r totig %tX* thm ;o ill igL�tv oray 16% iou. ty 6z OW, to- the toordy eW the belmee to. thonate mi, (�(Amty. I Shr" ymr feanM at-out payine Vw rises tawnts- for stv)er myl v Which ich you don9t w , but you n* -need thee very won. U e there Is any sentimn.t in y= -Mork for,putting In fewer and water beforo it le re-blacktoppedgAt r,411 be much cheapd for you to do so ab thlis time 7 m sending a copy of this letter to yow neigh- borg W. NordelIg vft Srwplz bmt the Aftre of Creecent-Mlvo sow time ago. Actuallys lousy stmor and -water aceements are f0t, 1ho trwfts, I bellevve Into rich your laterals would go Am you th e -a pro .dud aim scheduling a hoarltV on an e misoney need er revr't lftm- cm block In wother nelAothood for lmm--_Jlate� sewr 4m Wators, Whore tho V1118ge had w3sa" six Yvan ago that It go In. Now that block will We to pay- tot re-blacktopping. Simmly yours$, r-amn C. %des Village Manarpro. CC t Undell Man. SAW BRUC -E B: BREWER & CO. .sells Goods witA Advertising 400 FOSHAY TOWER MINNEAPOLIS 2. MINN. June 2, 1958 Edina Village Manager 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis 24, Minnesota Dear Sir: As a "stockholder" ($418 invested annually) in your corporation, I just don't feel I am getting an equitable return. Not only am I paying special assessments.for sewer and water which I don't need, but.I am paying for maintenance of a street in front of my house which I DO need and am not getting; Frankly, our street (Crescent Drive -- from Hillside Road to Westridge Boulevard) is little more than an address. This section of road, which some years ago was blacktopped,_ has now been allowed to deteriorate -- aided by the heavy equipment of contractor James Addy -- into a mire (follow- ing any rainfall). I have three little kids (2, 4 and 6). They love mud. And you know what that means in terms of washing clothes and keeping a clean house. I would sure appreciate your calling this to the attention of your village engineer and asking him if he'd do a little grading and spreading of oil over this short but oh -so- damn- mud - puddly section of road! Thanking you in advance. Sincerely, V" 4v�� 50-� William M. Bryngelson 6228 Crescent Drive KANSAS CITY MEMBER AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OVADVERTISING AGENCIES MINNEAPOLIS FLAGLER F. FLINCHBAUGH 1200- INVESTORS BLDG. MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINN. May 2, 1958 Mr, Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager Village of Edina Administrative Office 4801 West 50th Street Edina 24, Minnesota Dear. ' Mr. Hyde: I wrote you under date of April 28 concerning some bad holes developing in our black top on Hillcrest Lane, and this is z6opiV to thank you for your most prompt handling of this situation. Sincerely Flagle F. Flinchbaugh '4 FLAGLER F. FLINCHBAUGH 1200 - INVESTORS BLDG. MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINN. April 28, 1958 Mr. Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager Village of Edina Administrative Office 4801 West 50th street Edina 24, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: We are developing some bad holes in our black top on Hillcrest Lene, particularly where it comes off Southdale Road past the first 3 or 4 houses. We have not had any patching in this area since the Spring of 1956. Last Friday, I noticed the Asphalt Truck starting in again along Southdale Road from West 66th, but as usual, when it came to West 68th and the problem that area is giving - especially the stub of West 68th to Valley View Road - it seemingly runs out of material and the patching efforts end. The condition in front of my residence - 6905 Hillcrest Lane - is beginning to develop cracks in my plaster, and I would appre- ciate the Village giving attention to this problem. Sincerely, j Flagle. F. Flinchbaugh Nn ?Ieasz, G\'lCc% o V1 - ini S a,>tid U'c r\ C) rn r_ 3G • Y Memo To: Mr. Hyde, Manager 5/2/58 Subject: Repair of Hillcrest Lane - Patching Blacktop. Southdald Road, Cornelia Drive, Dunberry Lane, 66th Street have had a con- siderable amount of attention this spring. Ins. Flinchbaugh at 6905 Hillcrest Lane was correct in the fact that the men run out of blacktop and could not finish patching this street. However, it was taken care of the following week. As to previous years maintenance on Hillcrest; it has had attention, except that this is a rather flat area and our drainage is not the best. The blacktop breaks up quite regular. Our blacktop patching is being done by 2 different crews, and with the spring break up it seems like ancendless job. Also, in scheduling our work we have been breaking up our pattern and doing the areas where the streets are in most need of, attention, also our thru streets which have more traffic. Perhaps you will notice some streets the bigger holes were patched and there are still some left. These too will be taken care of as soon as we can get back to them. We have been digging out frost boils in the Edina Highland area, South Harriet Park area, and those that a.re'spotted thruout the village. ti-leather permitting our emergency repair should be caught up with in a short time. A. D. Batko, Supt.of Public Works ;_ �, � � .. ;��-� �r' , �,,, r� ,� �...� ; f,�te � s ,} �Y mull 1111 •1111 •'� . . .� BROVGHTON PRINTING 1016 SOUTH 6th STREET • MINNEAPOLIS 4, MINNESOTA • FEE>EFtAL 2 -8381 . ESTABLISHEE3 1883 April 25, 1958 Mr. Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina 24, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: After writing you on April 14, I certainly hate to tell.you that the blacktop which was installed on Windsor and Code Avenues is still unsatisfactory.. The enclosed picture, shows the water standing on Olof Andersons side of the street, corner of Windsor and Code. This picture was taken on Saturday, April 19. Should you recall, we had a slight shower the preceding day. I would guess the water will stand in the street, as shown in the picture, for a period of three or four days. It looks like it will be necessary to rebuild this entire piece of road, as stated in tay letter of April 3rd. In your letter of April 8, you mentioned doing some work in June.. Perhaps it is your intention of putting the road in first class condition at that time. If this is not your plan, please advise. Yours sincerely, Herb Broughton HOB:ct MncouGHTOIV FPF%i m-ri SIG 1016 SOUTH 6th STREET • MINNEAPOLIS 4, MINNESOTA • FEMERAL 2 -8381 • ESTABLISHES 1883 April 14, 1958 Mr.. Warren C. Hyde, Village, Manager Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina 24, Minnesota Dear. ' Mr . Hyde: Thank you very much for your letter of April 8.. The blacktopping work was done the middle of last week. I was very much pleased to have you give, this matter your prompt attention.. You can be assured that it is much more pleasant to drive in the garage without tracking in water and mud. Thank you very much for your consideration. Yours sincerely, Herb Broughton HOB:ct EDWARD H. KEATING MINNEAPOLIS April 14, 1958 Mr. Warren C. Hyde Village Manager 4801 West 50th Street Edina 24, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: Re: Interlachen Boulevard I know you are familiar with the condition of Interlachen Boulevard between Rolling Green and Hilldale. Knowing it was a county road, I wrote Mr. Pederson, County Engineer, and he has replied to my letter, advising me that because of the sewer excavating, the Tillage of Edina was required to put the pavement back into suitable condition. The Village has done an excellent job of maintaining the road during the winter with graders. However, I trust that the road will be blacktopped at the earliest possible moment as it certainly has been an inconvenience to those of us who have had to use it. Incidentally, all the roads in Rolling Green are badly in need of patching and eventual repaving. My kindest regards. i.n erely, Edw. H. Keating 9 Merilane, Rolling Green gsd March 139 1458 Mr. Allen S". Trux, ` 56018 Dalrymple Road, Edina 24, Minnesota. - Dear err. Truxs - Your suggestions as to various conditions in your f lock are most welcme. I have already requested the Street departsbent to -fill- the holes U the vicinity of 5607. You nzntion the need for top dressing on-the-surface of the entire length of Dalrymple goad. - -We started a seal coating program two years ago and are trying t6 get the oldest streets first. We have no* completed the Country Club area, .the iahite Oaks- area and scams of the newer areas where the .surface -can be saved. ftur ,general neighborhood is very much in line -for seal coating and even though your block is perhaps one of the best in the area, you are quite right in. assumirig that a timely seal coating would -keep it that ;way. vie will do our best to attemut to seal coat your black this sumaner. In regard to your ccments about speeding by the hinh school students I am asking (Chief Bennett to have the police give s cial'attention to your block at the times you mention,'namely about 3s4D P.M. an tondays through Fridays. It is difficult to establish actual speed- ing.en a short stretch; as Dalrymple head is, abut' perhaps by having squad cars in the vicinity a_nd_cauticning som of the reckless drivers, the police way be able to secure same improvemerit. Sincerely yours, €Darren C. Hyde, Village Manager. VCHzB - GW. Bennett Batko 7 _YLZICA2, LA lam, �� �� -�,�. ��t.�� � �. y�� �� �v� �,.� -rte �- Pa.ee � ���r � � -�.-�- ` A 1 ttl)(, April 16, 1958 Inter - Office Memo To: Mr. Hyde From: C. Edward Swanson Subject: Katherine Pearce re: 64th Street Condemnation I called Mr. Vance Grannis on Thursday, April 3rd, in an effort to determine if there were any development plans for Miss Pearce's property. Mr. Grannis was not in and I left my name and phone number with a request for him to call me. There was no return call and on Thursday, April 10th, I called Mr. Grannis again and was able to speak with him. I queried him regarding Miss Pearce and his comment was that he had not heard from "that woman" and would call her and find out what•she had in mind. I emphasized that Miss Pearce was on the Council Agenda for Monday evening, April 14th, and he acknowledged that fact. On Tuesday, I received a call from Mr. Grannis and learned that he had sent a telegram to Miss Pearce on Monday, April 14th and as he had sent it to the incorrect address, it had not been delivered to Miss Pearce until Tuesday. Immediately upon the conclusion of my phone conversation with Mr. Grannis Miss Pearce called from Chicago and I spoke to her for approximately 25 minutes. Our conversation resolved into an admission by Miss Pearce that she would have at least a sketch plan to present to the Planning Commission at.its May meeting. She indicated she would be in Minneapolis the last of the month and the first part of May. W -. SEARS; ROEBUCK AND CO. MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINNESOTA C. W. HACH July STORE d RETAIL GROUP MANAGER 14, 1958 BOO EAST LANE STREET Mr. Warren C. Hyde, City Manager Edina Village Offices 4801 West 50th Street Edina 24, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: I have called the City Street Department several times and asked them if they would repair the street in front of my home at 4508 Golf Terrace. However, as yet no action has been taken. It looks like a country road after the spring breakup. I would certainly appreciate it if there was some - thing you could do to get it repaired. CWB:mb Very truly yours, �,' w /&,� C. W. Bach July l8, 1938 ?fir. W1211aw 3. Tanner, 5101 "foxd 1lvenwo, r- j ° n e 24, ' n esiota. IL /H ": Dear Mr. TmYw-,r s thy humble spologlos, sir, :for not haw ;n4 enswernd your letter sooner concorning the mInten�e of 51st street betwoen oxford Nonue and Hankerson lvanu�. :kilo I do not intam' to a' or excusos, T can honestly say that ne+r Construction problo ns thrmi�thout tho V.1.11age Involving !such larger areas hmpe. been taking all of Our 'Lira•, x'46 havo 1=1 f? rr/ probin r to cClnl':C'ct' nri firltti netal.l s tion of tl ii* viatexuain*, lateral saultar•y sc,vc:xr,, lateral wator.-sins and stozzo aroers. In addition, cmwlderabla tiz .was spent yctting the evilmin, pool open. I share y,.= £oc: n; that e«: do do a real. :.v'nt�,�nance fob on aalod street* but as 41 1 trled to explaia3 t'e jou lasts Ioar , on stx4N'tp which have not been per:aane itil surfecod, the Village for marry years has had a policy of ml.n`= maIntenance. Slut street falls In this t_:arttagor►, =-sod MCA it is given e blac!:top suxePacia at a roc:t of e.vpr 1mathly MnO p*r foot of abutting property, I do wt, see much :. :. for it. So far as yemrr Idea that tho VillA i should assuae the vast of nl -11.ng every other (.�a~, 7 m a:rald t'zt n In met n7 the Vz--,,t j1nn sa far as +h,? policy of the Count - =l is cmcernad.. .14pc, It :.ould be m-ni -r-O tly unfair to the Lulk of the propvrty in rulina vjh'ch is alrond ,*id tai spoc a3, af$er:srva for pesmansnt str4 t surfacing, to naive to pay a sh of the cost of maintaining and imprWim atreets for. wh!eh littler or no sp-^cial asses*rt��r►ts have been paid by ebuttl.ng Mvparty. This year, for the first timd, we aro recofvinvg from the 1%;ato so w. of the gasoline 4ex r, .nay to which we are % titled, if you hold to the thoory that a reasonable share of the taxes col.le~tod from travel en c`tv stxe ,3ts should be spent on their maintenance, and or a few throulgh streets, ,-,hi ch are a part of the local arterial system, we have been able to do samning$ without assessment. As I tried to oxplein, oiling is strictly a teoporary dust coat. It Is not guaranteed for more than one soasm. Tv* years ace we tries to do a bettor Job at a slfgkt additional cost when vie oiled and found that we were illegal under pnreeent State Statutes, and had some objections from those assessed. I sa enclosing a petition fok oiling and a petition for blacktopping. Tanner - page 2 7p18 -9E3 if . you Ivlsh. the street so -oiled this yearn vie ivIll do so upon receipt of - a petition signed by. the majority of, the grcpexty owners effected.. If tho-� majority wish it blecktoppedD we cannot got this vmd done this year because -of the, to th -of time it takos to •hold tho- 6tdtutoiy hewing8 aecgiced wd to take rids. Yew le.tor was disused ;chin. j A e -ooze of the plaquing session eve had on all st eat problem- his spr.rigs aW ndt l do there to pstchs $ am very soar.. 1� have omlerW the Seto$ doparumnt to °do what patching they cans eon ti gh ire cannot quarant- 'patct ing oil for the decond year. If the surface is cowletely bzoken 1ps it sill -be- necease rt to scsaify ito I shell metro a po `L of cher-king the, stzeet, persmall.y % A144n -next few days: Ginc&xely youxes J ilarxet3 Co Hydet THE 1 I N S U R A N C E C O M P A N I E S THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. THE EMPLOYERS' FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS' INSURANCE COMPANY. THE HALIFAX INSURANCE COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS. W _ " N O R T H W E S T E R N B R A N C H CLAYTON 1 . R U N N I N G , B R A N C H M A N A G E R 830 2ND AVENUE SO., MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA T H E E M P L O Y E R S ' G R O U P M A N IS T H E M A N W I T H T H E P L A N Mr. Warren G. Hyde, Village Manager Village of Edina Edina Village Hall 4801 1. 50th Street Minneapolis, 24, Minnesota, Dear Mr. Hyde: I suppose most of the complaints you receive on street mainten- ance come from people who feel that they live in the "neglected1° part of the Village. However, last year about this time, you, Mr. Donald C. McLeod of 5045 Oxford Avenue and myself, had an exchanr,e o,f correspondence and also some personal conversation relative to . the, poor maintenance of 51st Street between Oxford Avenue and Hankerson Avenue. Mr. McLeod and myself are more.` particularly concerned about that portion of 51st Street between Oxford and Bedford Avenue. This matter was finally resolved by the Village. scarifying and grading the road and Mr. McLeod and myself shared the expense of oiling that portion of 51st Street between Oxford Avenue and the first alley to the East. While 51st Street between Oxford Avenue and Hankerson is in poor condition and extremely dusty, this letter applies more es- pecially to 51st Street between Oxford Avenue and Bedford Avenue . You were good enough last year to explain that while our tax load ih Edina was extremely heavy, the greatest portion of our tax dollar went for schools rather than street._ maintenance, but it does seem that we should be entitled to a greater degree of street mainten- ance than I have seen during the two years we have lived in Edina. For example, it does not seem fair to expect the residents to pay each year'by special assessment the cost for oiling because of dust. If the property owners pay for this one year, it would seem that the Village should stand the cost of oiling the next year. In other words, perhaps the cost for this service could be alter- nated between Village and property owners each year. In any. event, would it not be possible to have the present holes in the section between Oxford Avenue and Bedford Avenue repaired as there are some bad ones? Particularly is this true between Oxford and the first alley to the East on 51st Street. Mr. barren C. Hyde, Page #2 May 9, 1958 Again, may I say that since Mr. McLeod and myself bore the ex- pense of oiling after street repair 'last year for that small portion of 51st Street between Oxford and the alley, could not the Village stand the cost of it this year? Thank you kindly for your serious consideration of these sug- gestions. WBT : Lis 5101 Oxford Avenue Edina, Minnesota Yours *Man 1 aAssist .. 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October 17, 1958 Pira Robert W-0 Lannan 3119 Wooddale Glen - Edina 24, Minnesota Dear Sir: Your inquiry concerning the surfacing of Wooddale Glen has been _referred to mee Upon an investigation of the Village records, back to 1937, I find that in 1940, Wooddale Glen was-oil surfaced by the Village, the coat'ofuhich was assessed against the abutting properties at --the rate of $.10 per front foot. I can find.no record of assess - ment for Blacktopping. As you know, street improvements are assessed against abutting properties, and -for that reason it has been the policy to-require petitions of the majority of the property ovmers before any such work.is contemplated. I am not completely surd what type of Improvement you'and your neighbors desire, and am enclosing T petition forms for both " 0iling" and "Blacktopping ". The deadline for submission of petitions for 19-9 construction of major- -improvements, such as Blacktopping, is November 15, 1958. Blacktopping improvements average out.'in cost,at about $3.00 per .assessable foot. Oiling petitions cqn be presented as late as July 1 of 1959 for work in.9599 but vie are usually deluged with oil petitions by May 1, and endeavor to serve our, residents in the order that petitions are.filed. 'An oil dust coot, as explained on the petibion form, costs approximately 154 per assessable foot. (This work is being assessed at 14, In 1958). Yours very truly, Village Clerk - t - 10/17/58- - RE: W00DDALE LANE AND GLEN SURFACING I made,a memo for you'some time ago as to Wooddale Lane. -Upon a check of the Minutes, back to 1937 I can find absolutely,nothing on Wooddale Glen. However, our Assessment Records. do show that Wooddale Glen-was oiled in 1940 and- assessed therefore at the rate of $.10 per front foot. Mr. Hyde, ,I believe that during this - time -a considerably heavier coat of oil was applied to the streets than is what is now known as a "dust coat ". I believe that both "oil mat" and "seal coat" were applied on these old jobs, although I cannot be entirely.certain of this because the records are not complete.., GSA VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 0. 50th St. Edina 24, Minn. June 4, 1958 TO ALL RESIDENTS ON WOODDALE LANE RE: OILING AND BLACKTOPPING OF STREET. Recently, petitions were filed with the Village Office for both Oiling and Blacktoppingo on Wooddale Lane; and, since the time'of receipt of petitions we have had questions from some of the residents as to who will be responsible for the cost of. construction, inasmuch as the street had been hard surfaced. The,Viilage has maintained a policy of maintaining, out of General Fund moneys, all s#eets which have been "Blacktopped" in accordance with Village specifications, with assessment levied for the work. In the case of Wooddale Lane, we do find that the street has been Oiled, but can find no record of its ever having been Black - topped Here is the history of the work Bones FROM THE MINUTES OF JULY 8a 1940: "Messrs. Neary, Martin, Linne, Westphal, Blackburn and Schoening9 constituting a majority of the property owners on Wooddale Lane, petitioned for an oil dust coat along said street, which was referred to Road and Bridge :Committee." (There is nothing further in the Minutes about this, but an Oiling assessment was leveed in 19419 payable in 1942, at the rate of $.10 per front moot). FROM THE MINUTES OF AAY 2o.L_1941g "Messrs. Newry, Blackburn and Westphal appeared before the Council to advise that Wooddale.Lene needed grading and other -road work done, which was referred to the Road & Bridge Committee ". (Nothing further is set forth in the Ydnutes txllth regard to action taken; but the Oiling records show that batween June 26, 1942 and July 169 1942, an amount of x;226040 was spent for Sand, Rock and Oil, for Wooddale Lane,, for an "Oil Mat ". We can find.no record of a special assessment levy for this work. ji�cau's6 there is no record of an assessment having been levied for the black - topping of the street, any surfacing now to be done must be assessed against the properties abutting the street. For your information, the cost of oiling is $015 to $020 per front foot; the cost of blacktopping is $3.00 to $3.50 per front foot, on the average. Oiling can be accomplished in the very near future by our Village crew. This work rill be simply a "dust coat", to allay the dust, and does not include any major repairs to the street. This type of job very seldom lasts more than one season. Blacktopping projects are let out on contract9 and require some preliminary work by our engineers. Because of the backlog of cork now before the Engineering Department, it is very doubtful that this job can be done this summer. Unless we hear from you to the contrary, we will have the oiling done in the very near future . and will schedule the blacktopping for a hearing on the estimated cost this fall or printer, with the work to be done in early summer, 1959. Your very t 1 Village Manager W, 'A May 29, 1958 TO: MANAGER HYDE AND ENGINEER ZIKAN RE: WOODDALE LANE SURFACING - HISTORY I have examined the Minutes for some several years, pursuant to the statement made to Mr. Zikan by Mr. F. A. Wicks, 5027 Wooddale Lane, that the street was surfaced in "about 1942 ". I find the following: FROM MINUTES OF JULY 8, 1940: "Messrs. Neary, Martin, Linne, Westphal, Blackburn and Schoening, constituting a majority of the property owners on Wooddale Lane, petitioned for an oil dust coat along said street;_which was referred to Road and Bridge Committee." There is nothing further in the Minutes about this, but an Oiling assessment was levied in 1941, payable in 1942, at the rate of $.10 per front foot. FROM.MidUTES OF MAY 26, 1941: "Messrs. Neary, Blackburn and Westphal, appeared before th Council to advise that Wooddale Lane needed grading and other road work done which was referred to the Road & Bridge Committee" There is nothing further in the Minutes about this, either, but I find in the Oiling -1942 File that between June 26, 1942 and July 16, 1942, an amount of $226.40 was spent for Sand, Rock and Oil, for Wooddale Lane, for an "Oil Matt ". There is no record of a Special-Assessment's ever being levied for this work. I Gretchen S. Alden, village Clerk May 29, 1958 TOs MANAGER HYDE AND ENGINEER ZIKAN RE: WOODDALE LANE SURFAZING - HISTORY I have examined the Minutes for some several years, pursuant to the statement made to 11dr. Man by A&. F. A. Wicks,, 5027 Wooddele Lano, that the street was surfaced in "about 1942 ". i find the followings FROM AI OF JMY , 8 194ds "Messrs. Neary; Nprtin, Linne, Westphel, . Blackburn and Schoening, constituting a majority of the property owners on:wooddale Lane, petitioned for an ail dust cost along said street, Alch was referred to Road and:Bridge Cc mittoe." There in nothing further in the Minutes about this, but an Oiling assessment wan levied in 1941, payable in 1942, at the rate of ;x.10 per front foot.. FROM, AINU'TF.S OF WAY 26 41: 1414assrsm Neary, Blackburn and Westphal, appeared before_ th Council to advise that Wooddale Lane needud grading and other road work done which. wao referred to the Road & Bridge Comittee" There is nothing further in the Minutes about this, either,, but I find In the Oiling -1942 File that betwo-en June 26, 1942 and July 16, 19420 are amount of $226.40 was spent for Sand, Rock and 031® for lloia3dala LLane, for any 11011 Matt ". There is no record of a Special. Assessmont's ever being levied fox this tJork. Gretchen S. Alden, V4.11age clerk _t REUBEN A. SCOTT 4705 Meadow Road White Oaks Minneapolis 24, Minnesota December 16, 1957. Mr. Warren C. Hyde, Manager, Village of Edina, 4801 West Fiftieth St., Edina 24, Minnesota. Dear Mr. Hyde:: Last July I wrote you on the subject of the condition of the streets in White Oaks Subdivision as a member of the White Oaks Improvement Association, Inc. The Street Department responded with promptness, did a good j ob of patching and applied a heavy seal coat. . As a re- sult of the work done, we are going into the Winter with the streets in White Oaks Subdivision in the best condition in which they have been for a good many years. I would feel remiss in my responsibility if I failed to express to you my personal appreciation and the appreciation of the members of the White Oaks Improvement Association.. Inc., for putting our streets into a satisfactory stake of repair. This was splendid cooperation on your part. My best wishes to you for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Sinc , r W. Reuben A. Scott. tetj3;Eod R. SCOI . 4705 Meadow Road White Oaks Minneapolis 24, Minnesota December 16, 1957. Mr, Warren C. Hyde, Manager, Village of Edina, 11801 West Fiftieth St., Edina 24, Minnesotao Dear Mr. Hyde: Last July I wrote you on the subjectri astaemconditiontof he Sudivisiember of the streets o white Oaks ssociat on,oInc. White Oaks Improvement The Street Department responded with promptness, did a good and a As a re^ j ob of patching applied a heavy seal coato sult of the work done, we are going into the Winter with the streets in White Oaks Subdivision y the best condition in which they have been for a good I.would feel remiss in my responsibility if I failedeciation - - express -to you -my- personal_ appreciation and the app of the members of the White Oaks Improvement F.ssociation, Inc., for putting our streets into a satisfactory sarie o. of repair, This was splendid cooperation on your p My best wishes to you for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Sinc , as Reuben A. Scotto • KEUBEN A. BCOi 4705 Meadow Road White Oaks Minneapolls 24, Minnesota December lh, ?57a Mr. Warren C. Hyde, Manager, Village of Edina, 1j801 West Fiftieth Jt., Edina 2L, Minnesota �,- a - - - - - -- - Dear qtr. 1-y de ; 1st July I wrote you on the subject of- ±:he- ccneiton -of akssociation, division �co a member of the the streets in White White Oaks improvement m Department responded with promptness, did a good she Street p seal coat. As a re�- j ob of patching and applied a heavy salt of the work done, we are going into the Winter t�tn the streets in White Oaks fSubdivision a Y yetarsost �,,�'idition in which they have been I would feel remiss in my r3spreciationyand the failed appreciation express to You my personal pp of the members of the White Oaks Improvement p.ssociation., Inc. -for -putting our streets -into a satisfactory stake of repair. This was splendid cooperation on your part° M,y best wishes to you for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yearo Sinc � as Reuben A. Scotto ° TELEPHONE MESSAGE Date, % 4 FO -/ \Z ` % -- Froffi I-A • 299C- O Their No. ��- ` z� Time Rec'd ' Remark. ate' 62 WO v L-O eg? IA/ 7"/—/,/U Lv �'f50 6L= —J yL NO. 2590. -THE EFFICIENCY LiN6" Mir o Robert L. MacPhail, . 2 Bridge Lane9 Edina 249 Minnesota.. \ - Dear rJ1r.. Mac PhaiI It You are correct-in your•letter'of November 16 that no formal petition is necessary to bring the.matter of repairing the streets in White Oaks Addition to the official.attention of the Village. It As aur'lhtention to do a considerable amount of seal coating nest summer and ije are putting.your streets on this program. It is possible that we'may develop a sufficiently large program throughout the. Village so that we will take bids and aviard a private contract on this ajork. Our own street department is kept so busy during most of the summer that vie wait until fall to do any seal coating and,then sometimes we do not have enough good Breather left to accomplish a great de l of Work. For next seasons .hci�- ievero we are going to get up a list of areas sand quan- tities, and certainly your area will be included in the seal coat- . ing program. . r , Thank you for calling this matter to my attention and I shall look forward to working with you on any problems affecting your neighborhood. Sincerely yoursp cWarren C. Hyde, Village Manager. Vim 3 6 .:. s ROBERT L. MACPHAIL ATTORNEY AT LAW Sm<= m fS�'91>Q8i'�T. @C 9 Sttt� Sla G9 mom. MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA 2344 Nicollet Avenue November 16, 1956 Mr. Warren Hyde Manager, Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: This letter will confirm our several conversations this week with reference to repair and resurfacing of the roads and streets in the White Oaks Addition of Edina. It is my understanding after discussing it with you - that the necessity of filing a petition by the property owners for street and road repair, is merely an administrative rule and not an ordinance of the Village. Further, that a petition is required only on large projects where your Engineers have to put in much time and study. The project in White Oaks, as you said would require no engineering study, but merely repav- ing existing streets and roads and putting a seal coat after repair, such as you have done on several streets in the Country Club District this summer. The White Oaks District has been laid out some 18 or 19 years and outside of incidental repair of breaks occasionally nothing substantial has been done since they were originally built. It being a hilly section of the village the tarvia "crawls" some- what on the slopes in hot weather and breaks and water and ice deteriorates the pavement. I am sure you are familiar with, such situations. There_have- been - several- meetings -in- White -Oaks -by - the_homq__ _ owners about the condition of the roads and streets, and it seems I have been asked to communicate with you with respect to having them repaired in behalf of the District. I know your Budget for 1957 has been already set, and it may well be provision has been made for repair in our District in 1957. In any event, the purpose of this letter is.to confirm the fact that a formal petition is not necessary to bring the matter to the attention of the Village for repair to be made next spring. ROBERT L. MACPHAIL ATTORNEY AT LAW co e enue e MI NEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA -2- White Oaks District being now an "Old" Section of the village, it is being assumed that ordinary repair and resurfacing of the roads and streets in that District would be a general charge on the Village as a whole and not on a special assessment basis. The residents of the District feel that the repair should start on Townes Road at Sunnyside Avenue and continue through. Also Townes Circle, White Oaks Road including the turn around abutting the homes of F. R. Olsen, Robert Michelson, Dr. Erling Platou and Alan Burdick. It may well be that you would want to consider Maple Road also in connection with Townes Road because of the fact it is now carry- ing a great amount of traffic to relieve the congestion at 50th and France. I am sure Mr. Bredeson is familiar with this situation by reason of the fact he lives on Maple Road. In projects involving a District such as White Oaks you may have questions or communications and if it will help you any to have a focal point of communication you may use me for that purpose if you wish. Cordially yours aA,4'A &4AJU Robert L. MacPhail 2 Bridge Lane July 7, 1957. REUBEN A. SCOTT 4705 Meadow Road White Oaks Minneapolis 24, Minnesota Mr. Warren C. Hyde., Manager, Village of Edina, 4801 West Fiftieth Street Edina 24., Minnesota. Dear Mr. Hyde: You may recall,that I have talked with you over the telephone on sev- era4 occasions on the subject of the condition of the streets in White Oaks Subdivision. In our last discussion you informed me that the Street Department had checked our streets and is of the opinion that a thorough job of patching and a seal coat will make it unnecessary to put on a new top at this time., Without in any manner appearing to be critical, since I realize that many streets in Edina need attention, it does seem that some of the patching that has been done in the past has accomplished very little good. The sand that is used on the streets during the winter months is permitted to accumulate on the-streets instead of being removed in the spring. Also pieces of backtop from brokem spots in the surface of the streets are left on the streets when patching is done. Some of these pieces of blacktop are flipped onto'the lawns by cars and I believe you will agree are most un- tidy. As a member of the White Oaks Improvement Association.,.Inc.. I _have reported to the association that something of a satisfactory nature will be done on the streets in White Oaks in keeping with the understanding I had with you during our last conversation -- at- which- time you--suggested--a-thorough hjob of - patching and a heavy seal coat. The season for working on blacktop streets is now with us. Since very little work has -been done on the streets in White Oaks from the time it was platted, may we have your assurance that the necessary work will be done before it is too late? Your attention to this request will be sincerely appreciated by all the people in White Oaks --. May I hear from you? Sin ly, euben A. Scott. July 9,'1057 Mr. Reuben A. Scott, 4705 Meadow Road, White Oaks, Minneapolis'24, Minn. Dear Mr... Scott s Yes,.'you are going to get your streets fixed up this - summer. , We hope- that ire are now entering 'a -0eriod of good hot dry iwreather and we are starting to make plans to work. longer days on the-good days ° The Public Works Superintendent and the Street Superintendent have both— been given copies of your letter with orders- to get the work done-as soon as possible. The recent heavy rains have, -I believe, put us-farther behind. because of the many washouts 'in the-many parts, of town. Very truly yours, Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager. WCHsB S _ July 9,_ 1957 Memo t6a Adam Batko, Public Works Supt. Subjects Overtime, Street Crew. - -In view of the fact that we have lost so much time already this summer because of the heavy rains, I think it is extremely important that when we do get good weather from now on, the Street crew work overtime on oiling, patching, digging up the areas where the blacktop has been put on -an unsatisfaoctory_ base and on seal 'coating. Please get organized so that you can plan to work-10 hours a day during the week and perhaps 6 hours on Saturdays. You and Harry should be fully-aware-of all the things - -that must be done this summer and I think we must get started on it immediately. Subjects- White Oaks, Streets,/ Attached is a copy of a letter from Mre Scott, 4705 Meadow Roade White Oaks is one of the areas where we have done very little work on streets and we must get them in shape this summer.. Please note some of Mr. Scott's comments which I think are very much in order. If necessary, try to get one of the commercial blacktoppers to do the seal coating for you and then the Base and patching work which is necessary. Also, let's get the.sand swept upe Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager. WCHaB - CCa Harry Jonas .. . ". .��. .. ., �..,,..a.�,.. '^°� �;..'^- ...... •::': ^..r..��r l..x :,�J.,�w:a.�.. ez.�y� �-n. ." :^ � rte. ..:•rra+r,H.�.,., ..,. -,-. /- rte._.. 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Thit to the Outun Rw ut" talked with, ym AIL. tftiet blakd Uwsrd cordwsotcw St. Orwe st's for 104 no r' of Inwkm 200 Acktion AVO& no VI age U*Itjg to Wome LOW* W46th Sto* b02=94 Rua to rI4I* Aft, 207 1 /A� 7 V. cono" kftos V.62d ft* to WOCAW St* 205 007 UWth St. to V. V140 10. / r ^ 91ill 1 -off M ADAM Onue 4imm to &w lbo: lyam" j Dat -0 l FARNOM ftookwift &MW belsaft• CAW and 'mod sitso lea 4' to SAW Stos: ant VAM' Dowd Plato IfAstl Boom AAaM Aftw* VOW 'lbw Gd« ft pia A tow* "q '� llamrm 1 , ? OftAh Mal no" Ido to _..o car two.0 gad We #�4 " "ter law , X99 "A7 ftm ft.v -ftlady 0 l an w "A 7 t fteep V06M M. 't 904" a* 19E s *"tow AV" to . !. ;I - taevem ' 9 St -AW* s # $ t St. so VallW VIOW . ftonwr (6 1957 Res I{H an 1936 OUM FEi1TIGs M. ADAM Nbeft we talkeds today# you were in dolft diout vmOetion; In 1956# of .the faLIMI" jobst REUTIt 3/26M Bond Ave.. WAM 5t. to W.61st St. (You stated'lbis, xd'eci, sos held mp for arhtle pendim grading ana asa�lsn 10 140 4/23M ill Ave: s VAM St., to Valley View Road. (Y!iu believed We Job had been. delayed diog gmeling. ) -170 .7/10/56 Tingdale Ave.s Eastvlew Dr. to ( .58th St.; Tingdale :Ave., Q 58th St. to Denton Ave.$ aMton Ave.,_ Tingdale Ave. to 3asepb1ne Ave.; Benton Ave. s Josephine Ave. to H1*m r 1o. 100. (You state -that this project had been delayed beemm of the Gas LIw *s,.goiag In.) Will you please let" us knmt at yaw earuest convrenta iwo +dot!w •these jobs um completed ire. 19561 ors- if t .wee Rotw b plsese consider them a part of yolo 1957 !SA n FI j Ii malued,for. Ouum; tb* WWO We Tt4ftA;jm* t std voww 04WICU 4CUOR a* 4 "Utloft rat Wiwi w" aomlitmof ood 0a, cowwu WNW401A tbiN -ptopmed. cred ![?a W4 dr0*1" M,114t M11*2 �thl* yow dimuvo to OIL V-66TO ST. am -,v' ",4WAV 3,40 M;w 4 �Av=- Ilat "kw "41"t *"twfty mss 0 ft inomdod w CSA NASx -FaNCH COMPANY WHOLESALE FOOD DISTRIBUTORS 3115 WEST LAKE STREET MINNEAPOLIS 16, MINN. EXECUTIVE OFFICES November 13, 1957 Village of Edina Public Roads Department 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: I am writing you in behalf of those people who live on Tingdale Avenue from 63rd to 611th and those who are located on 611th to highway 100. 'Ne have all spent considerable money putting crushed rock or some other material on our driveways. Now the roads are in such condition that it is almost impossible to use them whenever vie have a short rainy season. You did dump considerable sand on Tingdale last summer, but this has all disappeared* There has neve been any sand or gravel put on 64th from Tingdale to highway 100. Isn't there some way that. you can give us some help so that vie can get from our homes to highway 100? Unless something is done this fall, these roads will be impassable next spring when the frost goes out. What can you do to help us? Yours t tly,,. J. avis CJD /be I.,0 --O�t S �'tIAq&ate-- dye. - June -259 1957 MEMO TO :' Joseph Zikan, Village Engineer Subject: Re- blacktopping of Blake Road. - The resurfacing of the north portion of Blake Road is a good _job except for the lack of adequate.provision for good drainage on the west side north of Belmore. It runs over the walk and creates -a very -poor situation over the shoulder, a- considerable amount of gravel has .been washed on to Mr. Moore's .lawn north °of'his house at 316-Blake and the drainage has in no way been channeled toward the pond. ..Let's get this cleaned up immediately and make provision for daainage before the whole shoulder washes out. Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager. WCH :B CC: Adam Batko 4.le,44w WAInut 7 -8861 City of - Minneapolis Engineer's Department 203 City Hall Minneapolis 15, Minn. Attentions .14r. Elmer H. Lund Dear Sirs VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina '24, Minnesota April 89 1957. Your letter of March 19, 1957, suggesting that the agreement on maintaining the border streets of West 54th Street and Xerxes Avenue between the City of Minneapolis and the Village of Edina, as agreed upon the past year be continued during the coming year was received. We have received excellent cooperation from your department on this matter and wish to thank you for it. We certainly concur In your suggestion that this arrangement be continued on a year around basis, and unless we hear further from you we will pro- ceed as you outlined in your letter. Mr. Adam Batko is our public works superintendent, and if any work is to be done please contact him at WA 7.8861. Very truly yours, Joseph Man Village Engineer JZsrh cc Warren C. Hyde Adam Batko T_00.v AapolL[SLIE L. NALLADAY & T O$, niW WATER wORKO IMO1MaER ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT iz GORDON [. MODI[N PAVING 90101"C" HUGO G. ERICKSON RALPH H. 8PRUNGMAN CITY ENGINEER TRAFFIC aMGINaaR March 19, 1957 Mr. Joseph Zikan Village Engineer Village of Edina Minnesota Dear Sir: WM. A. 08TREM - 8EWER [NOIN[aR ERIC GORGENSON DRIDOa aNO1NBER ELMER H. LUND OTMIST MAINT[NANCR SUPT. ale are beginning to have numberous complaints about the condition of Xerxes Avenue from 54th to 6Znd Street. So far, we have had any complaints on 54th Street from Zenith to France. If agreeable to you, we would like to follow the same plan of mainten- ance of these two streets as we have in the past. On Xerxes Avenue, the City of Minneapolis will maintain the street from 54th to 58th Street and Edina will maintain from 58th to 62nd Street, each one maintaining both sides of the street. On 54th Street, Minneapolis agrees to maintain both sides from Zenith to Chowen and Edina both sides from Chowen to France. on both streets, each one would do a complete job of bLading, graveling, oiling, patching with hot mix, cleaning and complete maintenance of their portion. Any complaints received by you on our portion of the streets should be reported to us immediately by calling Mr. Jack Collins at Ta. 2 -3751 or to this office. Mr. Collins has been instructed to do everything possible to keep our portion in good shape and we trust you will du the same. If this meets with your approval, we would like to continue this arrangement on a year- around basis. Please advise us so that we will know how to proceed. Yours very truly, Hugo G. Erickson, City Engineer By Elmer H. Lund, Street Maintenance Superintendent EL -gis 1 REGULAR PREVENTIVE f.',AINTENAnCE OF "BLACKTOP" STREETS VILLAGE FORCE ACCOUNT vs CONTRACTED WORK TO: Warren C. Hyde FROM: A. D. Batko Don Brauer 6,arch 15, 1957 Economical and adequate maintenance of asphalt, or "blacktop" streets, is possible only.when such maintenance is regular-maintenance. A most vital part of such maintenance is proper sealing. The te'.innesota Highway Department, in a survey made in December, 19559 found 62.3 miles of bituminous streets in Edina. This figure represents only those asphalt streets which are more than Y" thick, and are maintained by the Village alone. County roads and Trunk Highways are not included. Of this total, 10.4 miles were considered "state aid streets ". With the addition of a few more new blacktop streets in 1956, it is safe to estimate that the Village maintains about 64 miles of bituminous streets. A SEALING PROGRAi:, If well done, a sealing job can last five years. 4ith 64 miles of street to maintain, it means that nearly 13 miles of sealing must be done each year. The sealing season in f.;innesota is rather short and unpredictable. A reasonable season might begin about the middle of June and last.through the first of September, perhaps as mu.ch.as 15 weeks. On a five -day week, this means 75 working days. A typical Minnesota summer could make about half of these working days impractical or impossible for sealing work, leaving, let us say, 35 days of sealing work each year. With present or budgeted equipment, we can seal about 3,600 feet of normal, 30' wide.street each day, OR 23.b MILES EACH YEAR. if we plan to seal only one -fifth of the present street mileage each year, it would mean only a little more than 19 days of work this season. This program would cost approximately $16,000.00 this season, if done by the Village. A detailed schedule of labor, material, and equipment costs is included in this report. Miaterials represent 57% of the total, labor 26%, and equipment costs 17 %. -2- SPECIFICATIONS If the sealing job is to last. five years, it must be a good one. It means that we should use an average application of 0.3 gal. of WC oil on each square yard of street surface. c've should apply washed sand at the rate of 2011; to each square yard. MATERIAL COSTS On a 30' street 3 -1/3 square yards per running foot OIL ..... 0.3 gal./ sq. yd. ..... 1.0 gal./ running foot (114¢ gal.) 11.3¢ foot SAND .... 20;; per sq. yd. ....... 0.033 ton/ running foot (80¢ ton) 2.6¢ foot These are the 1956 prices and we expect an increase of at least 1¢ a gallon on the oil. The sand should remain about the same. TOTAL K.ATERIAL COSTS - PROPOSED PROGRAFr', 1 (1957 Prices) SAND ............... 2260 Tons $ 19625.00 OIL 68,400 Gal. b,380.00 TOTAL F..ATERIALS COST - $10,215.00 VILLAGE FORCE ACCOUNT LABOR COSTS All labor rates are figured on an average labor rate, rather than a specific rate for each job, since this is the basis of our cost accounting system. Sweeper Operator ............... 6 hours Dump Truck Drivers, 4 ..........32 hours Sander Operator 9 hours Distributor Truck Operator and Helper.18 hours Flagman ........................ 9 hours Laborer b hours E2 hours _c $2.38 = $ 195.00 4 hours 1.19 = 4.75 AVERAGE DAILY LABOR COST = $ 199.75 Supervision - 30.00 OVERHEAD AT 15% - 34.40 TOTAL DAILY LABOR COST - $ 264.15 For a 19 -day season TOTAL SEASON LABOR COST - $ 5,005.00 VILLAGE EQUIPMiENT OPERATION COSTS At commercial rental ratess Sweeper .......... 5 hrs. $9.00 per hr...... $45.00 Distributor Truck. 9 hrs. 4 $5.00 per hr...... 72.00 Dump Trucks, 4, ..32 hrs. Q' $3.50 per hr...... 112.00 Sander............ 9 hrs. 0 $1.00 per hr...... 9.00 Pickup Truck ..... 9 hrs. iy $2.50 per hr...... 22.50 Equipment Cost..... Commercial ....... $260.00 Less Allowance for Depreciation h Profit930%.. 76.00 AVERAGE DAILY EQUIPMENT COSTS lb2.00 for a 19 day season TOTAL SEASON EQUIMEhT COSTS $3,460.00 We do not as yet have accurate costs of operation on our vehicles but as of the first of January, 1957, we began a cost record on each vehicle. This estimate above, we feel, is adequate, perhaps ample. TOTAL MST OF :!h;ATERIALS, LABOR, AND LQUIPUiENT FOR A 19 DAY SEASON OF APPROXIMATELY 13 M,1LES OF STREET (1/5 of total) .....$1E,650.00 (27.34 per running foot of street) GONTRAGT ED COSTS Several contractors have ventured a guess as to what their bid on a project like this might be. A figure of 15� per square yard, or 504 per running foot of street, is most often quoted. fiowever, under pressure, one said that a bid of as little as ll� or 12¢ was possible. The least, then, would amount to 404 per running foot on a contracted basis, or a total bid price of $27,400.00. In addition to this cost to the Village, there would be the additional cost of preparing specifications, inspecting the work, posting notices, barricading,.and the other overhead costs associated with any contract work. Another important considera- tion is the lack of direct control of the work when done by contract. It will be done at the convenience of the contractor and not necessarily the residents, which will place the Village administration in the middle as usual. ME SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Aside from cost, one of the most important considerations should be the ability of the Village crew to take on this large project and yet keep up with the general maintenance work which remains. From past experience it would appear that such a task could not be completed with the present crew, unless other services are reduced. The various jobs of the maintenance crews expand each year, and it seems unlikely that this trend will not contiiiue. Manpower is the problem, not equipment. The year -round operation of these crews does not warrant addition of more full- time mend The solution seems to be, at least in the case of the sealing program, taking on union laborers during the period of this work on an hourly basis for the time actually worked. As operations expand in the future, the same theory may be applied to other projects as well. The Village should retain a nucleus of trained personnel for year -round work, and draw from this nucleus the superi /Isors of seasonal. work. crews. List of ijou- evarda._. Trier Ies, Turn- arounde & Islands 1. Sunnyside A. v t GrInes 2. Sunnyside :Rt. at Drexel 3. Sure ye1416 jet, at Casco 4. Sum 7sida M. at iooddale 5. Sunnyside Rd. at 'Ediva Blvd. 6. Sunnyside id. at Deal End lswsst 7. Country club !d. at :)re =l 8: Country Club 3K. at Wooadale I 9. Country club ::`�d. at Wooddale 1I 10. Country Club -+d. at _;ror WRle 11. Edina Court and Corner 12. Hill Top Tans 13 • 50th Wit. & Eden Ave. . Ido FAm Ave. & Villales Nall Parking Lot 15. Orchard Lane 16. circle r;ast Triangle 174 Spur Road Dead 18. Ci.rele Best Forth dead End 19. Herrilane & Pcidook . 20. Paddock .4. 13. Dead ath'td 21. Annaway ?fir. at �- errame 22. Hlerrilme N. dead and 23: Rolling Graven rkwy. & Annau►r W Or. 24. eolli.ng Green. Mm7. & Crescent T;rraoe 25. Sky Line gr. 26. Blvd. a +;dine mghland , trance on Ayrshire 27. Du acraig tad. N. dead end 28. Ayrshire Blvd, & Lo& a.oy Dr. 29. Lochloy I)r..& croy ?an Lam 30. Northwood Dr. 6Fiengarry Tkwy. 31 Northwood Dr. & Dundes -4. 32. Dundee f1d. !V4 dead and 33 • ' 111-ent do Warwick Pl. 34• Parkireod Rd. & taudor circle 35• Knoll Dr. & Kaymer .Dr. �d may/ a -� i jo o K v Ad � Z/,Z� . A. 11 -5t�� IR� AP 5. F 11, A I Whits Oaks Minneapolis 94, Minnesota December 16, 1957. Mr. Warren C. Hyde, Manager, Village of Edina, 1801 West Fiftieth 5t., Edina 244 Minnesota. Dear Mr. Hyde: the Julys no�teu0aaks the Subdivision as the membertofnthe the street White Oaks Improvement Association, Inc. The Street Department responded with promptness, id a good j ob of patching and applied a heavy seal with the re- sult of the work done, we are going into streets in White Oaks Subdivision in the beat condition in which they have been for a good many years. I would feel remiss in my responsibility if I failed to express to you my personal appreciation and the appreciation of the members of the White Oaks Improvement F.ssociationj, Inc., for putting our streets into a satisfactory sae of repair, This was splendid cooperation on your p My best wishes to you for 'a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Sinc � • e Reuben A. Scott. e June 13, 1957 1 Mr.- Will= A. Miller 5504 Dundee Road °. Edina 24, Minnesota Dear tic.- MtHeici l Although we have rec ;el.-ved your petition, dated May 29, for the Oiling.i �?.' of Dundee Road, tie 4 ;mot give you the service for Avhich you ask for o two reasons. f first, the petition is -not signed by owners-of 51% of the property of! any portion,of,Dundee Road; and:, second, that portion of the street /fqr which you• havb received signatures is: a short .stretch. in the middl�b of a block„ and It is not customary t6--oil less_then.a ones -block strot&. We are, sorry to have delayed so long in smiting you, but we ha-V--O' attempted repeatedly to call you,without result.• Ware returning your petition to'you, -for the addition 'of the signatures necessary *..and hope that it can be returned in the;,verp near future that we can give you service. Sincerely,: Village Clerk gsa r. i I I ' •� - Minneapolis, Minn. April 4, 1957. Mr. W. Hyde Village Manager Edina Village Hall 2801 W. 50th St., Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: With further reference to the writer's letter of February 26: I am attaching herewith two Photostat copies of the registered survey plat covering Lot 1 Block 4 Edina Bel -Air 5th Division. On the registered survey plat received you will note that the attached Photostats do not carry the name of Cartwright & Olson who were the Land Surveyors registering this plat as surveyed by them on the fifth day of May, 1954, signed by Harold R. Olson. You will note that this lot as discussed in our con- versation with you projects considerably and such projection into the street area will increase more so due to the fact, that the village property will extend beyond the boundary limits of the lot in question. We would appreciate your bringing this matter to the immediate attention of the Village Council, advising the' writer at your earliest possible convenience as to the result of their decision relative to dedicating a portion of this property as mentioned in the writer's previous letter. Yours tr , J. *R. Lace 6132 Chowen Ave. South Minneapolis, Minn. Z_ Lurt i I� ll � C • 0 8 ¢ .ea, 1 CA140 BEN f L .l� C jor o u l / L+ 6'. fI L_. Minneapolis, Minn. February 26, 19 57. Mr. W. Hyde Village Manager Edina Village Hall 2801 W. 50th St. Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: The writer resides on the property of Lot 1, Block 4, Edina -Bel Air 5th Division., at 6132 Chowen Avenue South. The writer's property is platted in such a manner that it is undesirable for the writer as tax purposes and inconvenient for street travel due to the fact that basis being a corner lot it projects to "an adverse point not conducive to improving neighbor- hood appearance or street travel. The writer would like to dedicate or deed a portion of the above - mentioned property to the Village of.Edina for,the pur- pose of improving the street in such a manner that it would benefit the community and the writer in general. As you are aware, Chowen Avenue and Chowen Curve were only graded as of last fall and still would not meet with the approval of the Village Engineers Office, and this is the.reason why it is, therefore,,requested that con- sideration be given to acceptance of an agreeable portion of the above property so that improvement can be made before final accept- ance_ for grading is made by the Village Engineers Office. The writer has requested.a copy of Registered Survey Plat on the-aforementioned property from Mr. Harry Thernell, who was contractor for this area, but same-has not been received due to.the fact that he has been out of town on vacation for the past several weeks. We would appreciate your approaching the above to the attention of the Village Council and advise the writer as to de- cision reached with reference to the deeding of property involved. In the eventthat further information is needed from the writer, would appreciate your contacting me accordingly for con- ference regarding the matter in question. rs truly, 6132 Chowen Ave. South . R. Lace Minneapolis, Minn. _edw. Z'L4. 5Zeat1f1g cogency THE EQUI,TA -BLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY 990 BAKER BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2. MINNESOTA September 28, 1956 Mr. - Warren C. Hyde, Vi I lage `Manager Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Ed na, Mi nnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: I do not know what the plans are for repairing Inter - lachen Boulevard between Bedford and Williams Avenues but as you doubtless know, following the sewer excava- tion, that stretch of the boulevard has been, in very bad shape. Even though it may not be the plan to completely repave this stretch of road this year, at least it could be put in satisfactory condition by black -top patching. Also the junction of Interlachen Boulevard with High- way 169 has been in poor shape for two or three years. I would appreciate your looking into this matter and your advice as to when somethi y be done regarding this road. b h �o U e14 truly yours, Edw. H. Keating 9,Merilane, Rolling Green � yy STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 1246 UNIVERSITY AVENUE ST. PAUL 4 May 7, 1957 FROMS L. P. Zimmerman Commissioner of Highways T0; All City and Village Clerks for Att. Mayors and Councils SUBJECT; Laws Prohibiting Use of Trunk Highways for Local Celebrations Due to the fact that changes occur from year to year in the personnel of governing bodies and law enforcement authorities in cities and villages, it periodically becomes necessary to restate the provisions of the state laws govern ing the use of streets that carry state trunk highway routes. Established regulations definitely prohibit obstructing traffic on state trunk routes in connection wi —fie holding of community celebrations, carnivals, festivals and similar public assemblies. Municipal officials have no authority to detour traffic from trunk highways for such purposes, and members of any local governing body who attempt to so detour traffic are acting outside of their authority. In order to clarify prevailing regulations I am transmitting herewith, with the request that you bring it to the attention of your mayor and municipal council, a statement of the policy ou in�T d to `?sTr et'ne ginders and district maintenance engineers of the Department of Highways and to officers of the Highway Patrol. The regulations referred to have been established for the safety and protec- tion of the public, and to assure both personal and commercial traffic on Minnesota's Trunk Highway System of the uninterrupted traffic service to which they are entitled. Cooperation on the part of your municipal officers and civic organizations in upholding-these objectives will be deeply appreciated. LPZ;rb Enc. Very truly yours, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS L. P, Z n Commissio r of Highways - .Ak :: -;tN►_ .':mot, STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 1246 UNIVERSITY AVENUE ST. PAUL 4 may 7, 1957 FROM: L. P. Zimmerman Commissioner of Highways T0: Division Heads District Engineers District Maintenance Engineers Chief Highway Patrol Officer SUBJECT: Blocking of Trunk Highways for Local Celebrations Apparently there is need for restating the policy of the Department with respect to the closing off of trunk highways in municipalities for the hold- ing of celebrations, carnivals, etc. Although we can appreciate the desire on the part of local businessmen to hold such celebrations on the downtown main streets, the fact remains that neither this Department nor any governmental agency has legal authority to close off or permit the closing off of a trunk highway except as it may be necessary in connection with construction or repair opera ions. Consequently it is nct possible for the Highway Department au orities o consent to the closing of a trunk highway for any other purpose. It is obvious that trunk highways must be kept open, except in the case of an extreme emergency which might arise out of an accident, or perhaps during the actual movement of a procession or a parade which might temporarily blockade the highway. In no case can the erection_ of stands, buildings, tents, con- cessions or other similar encroachments be permit ed. It is our intention to insist, in accordance with law, on keeping the trunk highways open to traffic and to bring such action as may be necessary to prevent the illegal obstruction of trunk highways. In case of any inquiries local officials should be advised accordingly. The central office should be notified of any cases whero local authorities, through any misunderstanding or unfamiliarity with requirements of state laws, take such action as would be construed as approving any celebration or other civic affair which would require the closing of a trunk highway and interfere with trunk highway traffic. LPZsrb Very truly yours, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS L.-P. Zimm man Co ner of Highways DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA THE MEDICAL SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS 14 let. 14 dA DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA THE MEDICAL SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS 14 7A,� Pta,a� 4,�y V l March 1,.1997 i, • Mrs. Berle B. Else 4625 Lexington Ave. Edina 24# Minnesota Dear Mr. Else# In response to your inquiry of this morning, concerning improvements in Lexington Avenue between wooddele and St.Johns Avenue# I am pleased to give you the attached transcript- -which would seem Ostablish a policy of non - assessment against the Oak Drive properties. \ At the time you were in the office, I was attempting to i recall who else had asked foi this informations and I now remember that blr. Homer KS nney* 4513 Oak Drive* had inquired and had received this information. t Yours very truly, VILLAGE ar EDINA BY Village Cletk gsa ' r i 0 MIP+U'I°FS OF THE REGbia:i XXI-TIRG OF T:.G EDI1 +A VILLAGE COUNCIL, HID MG11,I)AY, DTCEI.OW 13, 1948, AT 6 :00 P.M. AT TIM EDINA VILLAGE :TALL Members nresent were Child, kaen, Willson, Cooper. Willsones mot_ °on, a; proving Fdinu'.cs of Regular i•Ieeting of November S, Special Meeting of November 15, and Regular Xweting -)c ircvc: ber 1)46, as submitted. was seconded by Palen and carried. Public Hearing on Petition to Vacate Lexington Avenue between 'aioodd4le ant St. Johns Avenues was called, with Clerk re :lUki affidavit of publication for Notice Of Hearing, as published in Suburbaa Pret.e c-�; December 2,. 1948. Messrs. Jairea Thorne, Jr., 4503 O�,. Drive, Hubert J. B.srtlett, 4505 Oa;c'Drive, and Laurence A. Schow, 4509 oak Drive, wizose properties back to Lexington Aver:,ie, recuested vacation of the street, c?.aimin t:1at t .ey derive no benefit from it and that it is not necessary for access to pro-pertles. Per. Aii-;ust Denk, Ch-n- Irmn„a of Board of Colonial Church - -which owns several inl.:izid lots faring Lo+:ia. ton Avenue -- -cited the Church1s need for Lexin - ton as w.ceso to t :ese Iota which t-e;; eXUect to use as parking lot for the church, �v, d opposed vac,�,,tion. 14r. Eloi B2uers- owner of lot at corner of St Johns en:'_ Lexington Avenues, reviewed hie plans for private driveway,. s tat ir,,,, he would derive no 'aenefit from t--.e opening 'of Le.�ington. Motion by Willson, for denial of the petition for v;- (cation of Le:r:ngton Avenue between Woodda.le and St. Johna Avenues, was seconded by Hawt::orne and carried. During; discussion on the above, Oat: D ~ive resi. eras �-,�id 1•ir. Btouers protested possible assessments for the blapkto -oning of Lc, iagton- Avenu ®-- asowners of Abut', ing pro,:,erty. Air. Willson cited. precedent set by f_ssessi::ent for black op. ;ink of Lexington Avenue between 0011COrd a,'d `he r.::nd, ti� erein oal, t..ose ; ro,)erty owners. �+: o face I+e .incton were benefited. H- awt}..orns e !notion, that the Minutes read that it is t'le seY.s® of this Council `tat 3sses:--:ients for futlire _ fa -,irove:ierts of Lexington Avenue be levied ac; ;.ins t :�fi tgd ,ro -• s : "by Willcon and unanimioueiy carried. 0 0 i October 16, 1956 I DdNx� John W, Wind 1orst rsey, Co]man,.Harker, Scott & Barber Firm National• -Soo Line Bldg; Minnenpolis Minnesota i Near, 'Mr, Windhorsts Re: Stow Fte Strip on' w049i Street Attached is a resume of the special assessments outstanding on the above, after payment.of taxes due in 1956. (Because of the method of assessment used for these various projects, there is only one on which Mr, Stow could expect any relief --that is for the Street Lights Improvement No.., 340 which-was-assessed.-at . 47-Front-Feet-for 55.20 per foot. You will note that. the Lateral Sewers Lateral Watermain and Blacktopping Improvem9nts were all assessed on the footage abutting W.49i Stof that "Buffer Strip and R/W" Improvement No. 18 assessed on a equate -foot basis took into cone siderahon the possible dedication of 7; Ft. for street right of way (assessed at 69 Ft.,x 39.5 Ft.); that'Street Improvement No. 1 was assessed cn.a front footage of 39.5 Mr. Stow should be relieved of,71 Ft. x $5.20. I hope this gives you the information you wish. Please•eocuse the penned list. Yours very truly, VILIAGE OF EDINA BY Village Clerk goa \■ Ak AhdA"- WAInut 7 -8861 VILLAGE OF EDINA -4801 West 50th Street. =j] Edina 24, Minnesota December 23.0 1956 I Mayhi.11 Builders 317 Midland Bank Building M nneapolist Minnesota Dear Sara On December.18j, 1956, you sent a letter to the Building Inspector regarding the excavation work being done at . Jackson and Belmore ?vane in the Village of Edina, by your excavater. 7he Village of Edinats. Ordinance No. 564 nAn ordinance regulating the excavating,,, digging-and maintain ing of open pits and excavations.,.the impounding of waters., 'and requiring a pernit "s would apply in your case. We' are enclosing a copy. of this ordinance for your files . If you have any further questions' regarding this matter please contact us at the Village Hall. Very truly yours., Joseph Zikan Village Engineer -JZtrh cc Gretchen Alden Eno ". December 4e 1956 - Mr. John,W, Windhorst Dorsey, Owen, Barkerp.Scott & Berber First National -Soo Line Bldge "Minneapolis,'Minnesota Dear Fir. WJ iidhorst a Rea Recording of "Street Opening Instruments We are enclosing copy of setter received recently from Mr. Fiirsimmons# Hennepin County Auditor. l The Auditor +s keeping his records current will be of great help to - us, and we are anxious to cooperate with anything which will facilitate current County records.. We have notified our staff to make all "street opening" documents in duplicate, and ask that your office do the same on those deeds and easements made up by you; and that such documents be recorded in the County Auditor's office, at; dell as in the office of the Register of Deeds. Yours very truly, V:ILIAGE CP EDINA BY . i .�_� .. Village Clerk gsa t r f!k Mrs. Gretchen S. Alden, Clerk Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Ifinneapolis 24, Minnesota Dear Mrs. Alden: ROBERT F. FITZSIMMONS, County Auditor GEORGE B. HICKEY, Chief Deputy 4"4-64 HENNEPIN COUNTY 106 COURT HOUSE FEDERAL 9.5811 MINNEAPOLIS .15, MINNESOTA November 23, 1956- Vie are experiencing some difficult;; in keeping our "road opening" records up to date, and respectfully solicit your cooperation in our effo-rts to keep such records current,. As the Quit Claim deeds or easements for these street or road openings are filed in the office of the . Registrar of Titles and carried as a memorial on their records, we lose touch with this information, These changes should also be recorded on the plats in our office, but this is not possible under the present system. Might Tae request and urge you in the future to file a - duplicate instrument with the Drafting Department in our office in connection with road openings.. This will not only assist us in keeping our plats current, but future corrections- and,abatementsj which result in time and material costs, could• be, .avoided,. �. Thank you. Very truly yours, 0 rt F. FFit immons RFF% jdh County Auditor I— -4500-4 6 r/ eg • 41 0 .e7 i — - - z 0 ff,5, r Minneapolis, Minn., October 2, 1956• Mr. Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager Edina Village Administrative Office 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minn. Lear Mr. Hyde: The people of Southdale are concerned with the condition of our streets. They are bad and unless something is done this fall, before winter sets in., they will be impossible by spring when the breakup comes. 68th Street crosses from Cornelia Drive to Southdale Road and then,on to the new Drive. It is this short piece from Southdale Road to the new Drive, which needs grading and black topping. This is a short out to 66th & France Avenue and the traffic is heavy. The condition of our streets where Cornelia Drive and Southdale Road meets West 66th Street is bad. Some minor grade consideration and black topping should also be done before winter sets i.n. Your kind consideration to our local problem will be appreciated. Very truly o Claren a J. ce 6808 rnelia Drive October 1, 1956 Mr, John W. Windhorst Dorsey# Owen, Barker, Scott. & Barber First National —Soo Line Bldg. Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Windhorst: RE: Possible Appeal on Village Oiling Procedure Pursuant to our conversation of Friday, I am giving you below the procedure ..followed by the un Village Council. with regard to the Oiling of Sherwood Road from Highway x#169 to Richwood Thrive, about which procedure there seems to be some dispute and which may-possibly be appealed by Mr. John McCartin: ° 1. ORDINANCE NO.' 165 — ADOPTED MAY 230 1955 (See Attached) 2. k'R, DeFOR.EST SPENCERIS OPINION ON COMBINING COSTS - JANUARY_ 19, 1956 (See Attached). 3. MINUTES of APRIL 23. 1956: ' bars answering Rollcall were Bredesen, Crinkley, Fronk :e.nd T�:pa. Mayor Pro Tem Bredesen presided in Mayor Erickson's absence. "OILING POLICY FOR 19% — Manager Hyde explained. that, 'with. Council permission he will notify the newspaper that Oiling Petitions presented by Friday will be honored during the next week provid:.ng weather conditions permit;,that Oiling petitions, from week to -week,, will be progranm4ed' according to location In order that savings can be effected by oiling one section each day. Consensus of opinion was that Manager's idea was .a good one and that.he proceed along policy outlined." 4. .MINUTES OF Z1AY 7J;. 1956 ."Member& answering rollcall were Bredesen, Crinkleys Fronk, Tupa and Erickson. �► ar ar of � sr � ar as � . "Mayor Erickson was excused from the meeting at this time, and mayor Pro Tem Bredesen presided for the balance of the meeting. UPETITIONS FOR DTRAVE4MRS! QThd following petitions were submitted, and were accepted and ordered placed on file by motion Crinkley, seconded by Tupa and carried: I - B. — Oiling - Sherwood goad., Hwy. #169 to Richwood. ` 5. MIMES OF SEPTE,CM &L 1956 "Rollcall was answered by Trustees B.-nk, Bredesen, Fronk and . Tupa, and by Mayor ,Erickson* "PUBLIC. FMARINGS ON PROPOSED ASSESST4ENTSt Clerk presented the following Affidavits of Publication from the EdinaqEorningside Couriers 3. "Notice of Assessment Hearing for Oiling Improvements," published Sotember 6th and 13th. S, "Said affidavits were approved as to form and ordered placed on file, ands pursuant thereto, the following Special Assessment.Hearings were held and action takent 39 "PUBLIC HEARING' ON PROPOSED ASSESSMEWS FOR OILING IMPROVEMENTS. 'Mayor Erickson announced that there are acne sixty -eight streets on' which Oiling has. been accomplished in 1955 and 19561, that - mailed Notice of Hearing has set -forth the proposed assessment per assess.foot on each street benefited by Oiling In 19551 that, in 1956; costs of Oiling have'been combined, and the cost per assess. foot will be $.18 for all streets oiled. Objections were raised an the proposed assessments for the following streets= A. Sherwrood Road from Hi Ja Z #169 to Richwood Drive, Oiling in 1956, Cost per Assessable Foot,, .16. Mr. John•McCartin, 5264 Richwood Drive —who is to be assessed along the side of his lot-- complained that Sherwood Road was in -good shape until such time as it was dug up for.the.Village pump; that this contractor never did get around to repair the street; that the .Village established a gravel storage lot in the area, using Shenmd Road, ,and that the heavy trucks helped in the roadls deterioration; that, inasmuch as everyone in the Village received benefit from the gravel storage lot, (1) the Village should pay the cost of the oil; or (2) the cost of the oiling should be spread against the'entiie subdivision (rather than only the abutting properties) because this is the only entry to the subdivision. (See Resolution of later in 14eeting, approving assessment). lie are attadiing a plat showing the status of the petition, although-we don't know that this will have any bearing on the subject at hand. As I told you Friday, I am not certain that Mr: McCartin will actually appeal, but he intimated that he intends to do so, and I thought you might like the above before his appeal 1.1 filed. ` Yours very truly, VILLAGE OF E'DIVA BY: / Village Clerk r , i r All DORSET, COL AN , BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER C 0 P Y January 19, 1956 Honorable Village Council Village of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Attention --Mrs. Gretchen S. Alden RE: Street Oiling Assessments Gentlemen: Regarding your problem on street oiling assessments which we discussed on the telephone this morning, we doubt that including a cost figure in the petition for the improvement mould legally bind parties assessed for the improvement to pay assessments based on such cost figure. For instance, there might be persons who did not sign the petition. Also, even if present property owners to be assessed did sign the petition they might still be able to claim that the assessment can- not constitutionally exceed the cost, and the petition cannot constitute a contract superior to the constitution. There is also the danger that oiling costs might be higher per front foot than the figure mentioned in the petition, in which case property owners might be able to argue successfully that the Village cannot charge more than the latter figure. Since the purpose appears to be mainly to give the public in- formation as to oiling costs per front foot, it would seem that the purpose can just as well be accomplished by inserting in the petition some language such as "the cost of such oiling to be assessed to adjacent properties being estimated at 15$ per front foot ". From your letter it appears that cost records are kept on each street oiling, It appears to us that this is unnecessary, and it :mould be sufficient merely to keep a running account of street oiling costs on streets where the Council has ordered oiling to be done and later assessed to adjacent properties, without breaking down the cost to the individual atreets. Very truly yours, DFS :Yegd (S.ive4k) DoForest Spencer, Jr. { 00 0 �f ,ODD __q Peav4on flixotheir.4 pSSp�1ATI0Na�H�� G E N E R A L CONTRACTORS L 2202 Bryant Avenue South MUD Minneapolis 5, Minnesota KEnviood 5520 January 199 1956 Honorable Village Council Village of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina,. Minnesota Gentlemen; We are the owners of lots 13., l4s 15 and 16, Richmond Hills 3rd Addition facing westerly on Hanson Road, We have discussed the following proposition with Mr. Joe Zikan and Mrs, Fred Jonas and they agree with our thinking on this matter, These four lots lie quite high over Hanson Road, and Hanson Road in this area is a 33ft street lieing, to my knowledge, on the line East side of center line, We would like to build four high quality homes on these lots, but do not feel justified doing so on a 33ft right-away. What we propose_is this; We would donate to the Village all excess dirt on this property which would be-required to build up the West.side of Hanson Road opposite our property. Excess dirt could also be used to fill the ?lest side of Hanson-Road from Highway 169 South to the railroad tracks. This land is rather heavily wooded and we would be happy to let the Park Board log the property where dirt moving operation will take place. We- believe that Hanson Road has to ultimately be a full width road, and by obtaining the necessary fill in this manner would save many tax dollars& Thank you for your consideration on this mattere I remain. Sincerely yours, PE SON BROS �/ ,•James E. Pearson JEP /sab cc: Joe Man JndU.4hial Residential Commez al i .. September 17; 1956 4 i 1 ' Xro those Me Lively !1004 Wesley Temple Bldg* j Minneapolis 3, MI=esote 1, Dear Sir: Your letter of September 10th has been referred to me for ✓ 8nswer'e T r 'Our Village Engineer tells me that there will be no possibility of getting a bituminous surface on`Birahcrest Drive ,J I b ®fore the coming winter season - -even with pebit9.one This is because his cream have a large backlog of-work, wtlidh he must take In order of date of receipt of petition. i We are enclosing a petition for bituminoua'surfacing, and sugg6st.that you have it signed by owners of 51% of the property and,lreturhed to uae Actuallys a petition vacs signed by the d0eloper some time ago, but, because,Estimates of Cost are much higher this year, we. believe it better to'have the new Omers petition& now6 Yours very truly VILLAGE OF EDINA BY " Village Clerk- _ r � gsa j e 1 � I` THOMAS M. LIVELY CONSULTING SAFETY ENGINEER 1004 WESLEY TEMPLE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 3, MINNESOTA FILLMORE 5831 September 10,1956 Office of the Mayor Village of Edina 1801 W. 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir: The writer resides at 6017 Birchcrest Drive, Edina acid would like to respectfully request that consideration be given to paving Birchcrest Drive, at least through that section extending from 60th Street to Code Avenue, At present there is remaining only two vacant lots in this three block stretch and the residents would appreciate anything that you, through your good office, could do to assure this work being "done prior to the start of the coming winter season. If you feel that a petition would help in this regard, would you please so inform the writer and oblige, TML:mll t Mtruly yours, . ve OFFICE 2700 BROADWAY N. E. GR. 3565 OUALITY, SERVICE CONCRETE CO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Apr. 20, 1956 PLANT 5105 BROOKSIDE AVE. EDINA WE. 9-4689 I Village of Edina 4801 W. 50th Edina, Minn. Gentlemen: Inconsideration of being allowed to haul on the streets listed below we will stand a reasonable share of the cost of repair of such streets. We think that the condition of the streets as of March 15, 1956 should be a factor in determining our share. Brookside Ave. from Highway 169 south tc entrance to our plant across the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern R. R. tracks. Eden Avenue from the entrance to our -plant east to Highway 100. Thanking you for courteous handling of this, we are Yours t ra :�y, QUALITY S CE C BETE CO. By A. J AJEJd Genq�r, 1 Man, ejr i " JAMES E. DORSEY DAVID E. BRONSON KENNETH M .OWE N LELAND W. SCOTT L E A V I T T R. BARKER HUGH H. BARBER DONALD WEST WALDO F. MAROUART JOHN W. W I N D H O R S T HENRY HALLADAY J U L E M. H A N N A F O R D ARTHUR B.WHITNEY JOHN G. DORSEY RUSSELL W. LINDOUIST DAVID R. BRINK H O R A C E E. HITCH VIRGIL H. HILL ROBERT V. TARBOX DEFOREST SPENCER ROBERT J. JOHNSON MAYNARD B.HASSELOUI5T PETER DORSEY GEORGE P. FLANNERY CURTIS L.ROY ARTHUR E. W E I S B E R G GREGG S. O R W O L L J O H N W. J O N E S DUAN E E. JOSEPH ... ROBERT E- K A U L DORSEY, OWEN, BARKER, SCOTT $ BARBER Mr. Warren C. Hyde Edina Village Manager 4801 West Fiftieth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: ATTORNEYS AT LAW March 2, 1956 FIRST NATIONAL SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2,MINNESOTA TELEPHONE FEDERAL 2 -3351 Re: Severance of Gravel on Public Streets by Private Persons You advise that a certain property owner whose land abuts on a Vil- lage street claims the right to remove gravel from the street down to the established grade, and to use or sell the gravel as he pleases. The Village, however, would like to grade the street and remove the gravel in question and.use it as fill at another place where the same "street -is low. It is true that where a street has been dedicated for public use, title to the street does not pass to the municipality, but remains -in the abutting owners, subject to a public easement. Technically, therefore, the soil and minerals in the street are the property of such abutting owners. However, the dedication of the street is a grant to the municipality of some broader powers. We quote from the opinions in some Minnesota decisions: "There can be no doubt that, upon a dedication of land for a highway, although the fee remains in the dedicator, the public acquires the right of 'digging the soil, and using the timber and other materials found within the space of the road, in a reasonable manner, for the purpose of making and repairing the road and its bridges. "' St. Anthony Falls W. -P. Co. v. King Bridge Co., 23 Minn. 186 (1876).. . . . The right of the public is limited to the ease- ment of a public way, with such powers and privileges as are incident thereto, such as the right to use the material found in the street for its improvement or repair." Althen v. Kelly, 32 Minn. 280 (1884). DORSEY, OWEN, BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER Mr. Warren C. Hyde -2- March 2, 1956 7. - . Whenever it becomes reasonably necessary, for purposes connected with the use or improvement of a public street or for the enjoyment of the public easement therein, to have earth or rock excavated and removed there- from, and where it is impracticable, in view of the public purposes to be accomplished, to commit to the owners of the soil the work of excavation and removal, the public authorities may do this, unembarrassed by claims of pri- vate ownership and right of disposal. The public may dispose of the material which it is required to remove in such manner as may be most for its interest, without accountability to the owner of the soil therefor.% . Thus it is a familiar rule of law that the earth and stone taken out of a street by the public authorities for the purpose of its improvement may be used by them for street purposes elsewhere,. and of this the owner -of the -soil cannot complain." Viliski v. City of Minneapolis, 40 Minn. 304 (1889). "In this state the title of the owner of land extends to the center of a street or highway abutting thereon, and includes all trees, sand, gravel and other appurten- ances situated or being upon or within the same, subject to the general public right to take and use any thereof as may be necessary in the improvement of the highway for public use. That is settled -law in this state and else- where." Town of Rost v. O'Connor, 145 Minn. 81, 176 N. w. 166 (1920). . Though the underlying stone did not belong to the city, it had the right to use it in improving or re- pairing the street, and the defendant did not have the right to put it to a use incompatible with the use of the street, or to disturb the established grade." City of St. Paul v. Bielenberg, 164 Minn. 72, 204 N.W. 544 (1925)• The foregoing decisions seem to justify the Village in contending that since it plans to use the gravel in the street for street construction elsewhere on the same street the owner has no right to remove the gravel. In the Attorney General's report for.1922 there is an opinion (No. 82) which is contrary to such contention, but it would seem that this opinion is erroneous, in the light of decisions of the Supreme Court. Very truly yours, D0RSEY10WENjBARKER,SC0TT & BY - DFS:bgd .f R.A N D T O W E R l I I T H I U M CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC. 1 M I N N E A P O L I S 2 , M I N N E S O T A F E D E R.-A L 2 - 7 4 5 1 August 7, 1956 Honorable Reuben F. Erickson Mayor of Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis 10, Minnesota My dear Mayor Erickson: Recent heavy rains have washed a considerable.quantity of sand close to the storm drain in front of my residence at 4800 Westbrook Lane. Unless removed in the near future this sand residue is likely to block the storm drain and I am. calling it to your attention as a precautionary measure. I am hopeful that it may be removed in the near future. FFC :hk Yours very truly, Fremont F. Clarke Vice President ... fJ1end !W M&atu l 7!" 1GLfZL,m. September 20, 1956 Village Council 4801 W. Fiftieth Street Minneapolis 24, Minnesota Gentlemen: Thank you very much for fixing Brookside Avenue so nice for us. We appreciate that very much but the next thing is this. It iDuld be blacktopped or it will be ruined in no time. It is getting holey already and terribly dusty. Then could you also do something with Brookside Terrace? We so - seldom ask for anything and it would be a thrill to us to have a nice road and street. The dust and -- is impossible when it is so dry. Again we thank you and you may be sure of compliments when this job is done as so many people will enjoy it. Sincerely Mrs. L.K. Washburn 5135 Motor Street Minneapolis 24, Minnesota Oda / op //2c�Go _ V� 4 4—e Of — —lei July 26, 1956 Jay W. Craig Company 1814 N.E. California St, Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlemen: Attention ter. Samuelson . tie are enclosing herei -aith three copies of Contract for Blacktop Replacement. One copy is for your files, one is for your bonding 1 company, and one should be fully executed and returned to ua, together with required Performance Bond and Insurance Certificate. We will appreciate return of the proper documents at your earliest convenience. Please consider this letter official notice to begun work within ten working days from date of receipt hereof. Yours very traly, VILLAGE OF EDINA BY Village Clerk gsa moor 40 1956 I Tot ADAII 'At tie. ca=ou 149stIAS of October 0, the ftmall VOted to $aGept for the Pw Joe Man rooAW tb4it it mold to ua ce�aa to gmv al the et tp� Vauey Vlaw X64, South for d1"t 1�9 *_s to p4t it up to the d.e of -V iV V to got des, y The GaMd a voted to -do We gm►v"Ui; In od moction Win the 0m.4.6 Em3+. Will you please talk With 4ee about tbla sat# � in oar that- amn bo dme yet th x faUs If pa"Iaeo 'Sapiembgr 129 1956. TOI � ADl1 ' we now have petition for 0121he the folloviAgt !� 4 Mirror. Laee Dr. from 9tdi- of ;Blooktop to Lot 6 81. Yut i.s e88n. (too. 5524) i "4 A$-ca ite B10.9 Rd. to- girrov 'Lakes IDvIVG. Will you ple"e , *heck i1th Joe Hihan bofofe Oilihg? 1 ` i 1 l /I 1 o TO ADA3r1 Since rwa. Leery ,gave. you the trucuonr on Quing's ws/ba►ve reoeiv," W23 fallowing potitiono 1e OLMS COCA AVest C3"VO 5t• to W*57th -Steg L�s���el��o`c y Lra a D_riro Code Ave., to Ave* i��3iIL1� Ave * } �19wd3' Lkee Dre to Ve S th Ste A net's atudwd to . the poltion atatee ovo not wit on until aft" istrette aa" "Iled a bMt. ton dM "e l beUWM the dwdoperb to ado the ga"aveliYW (Manson Brose) but you hM bttor shook v th 400 Man on tumo \ EZA i `!epxt_.aber_ 3a 1150 - r ' r Mi OIL ' °To S MI Following Fat tion. tms now been received: 0.11ing. Dircha rent Prive, '.80th :.t. to Hansen ltd;. ;, Code Aae..a ','*60th, 'A & to Piroharest Dr. � • Z +Est. Code Ave. to ' h en Road Joys Fly". a &YO It is OA. to On 119 also told We you p1r to- (Fib., today, F omnnr -lo Co -qzt_ in re�gonsa to Unt yearOv petition #1290 08 f 12* 19A ASE Tot AIM T hom. the tole P ttao car OLUVA91 7106 » York Avsoo U-05fth 34 to Womb ate 7C9N unima A+dr, (�Uvs Slade)* Vo?$th . ft• to Vildth Ste' (They hWM thou jisiittm ft SUdhoof, IAA r4 A r : Tt# 8 to Bwt= Ave* B00a -A #s VIDOUU A"i to 'Jdsep Ava.. $Wtcfa Ave * 00WOAnt Ave#: to ft .gip: llenWd F.l3es. U* 56th St. to Orme St , . Juno 29+ 1956 RE; SKYLUM Wft TO # ADAMS BA's KO At the meeting of June 2,5i after a plea by two owners In Skgrline Drive that their Md be maintainedi ands, after a report by Mr, Ha.MT Jonah that repair to the road would mean scarifying, pulverizing End OIL St de Ve s Tana, directed . --- --- -- - C 0 AND PISAINTAIIM IN THAT gCKD.ITI0HA,. Motion seconded by Crinkley• and carried, GSA J � i ' r 1 _. +0 Qum Ade to V� IW mat. w' t O * I we 'Of' W, h 134 to $* lu Of. Mu SPA Jane 70 1936 RD M ADAM petitions 'The ftdlowlnaftvo now bow received for ai] vas 6/06 •• thdais U49, W.66th st• to D 4f I: Amon bake` thdas lid, to may, Low HInA "t Lane, Southd to Rd.. to wdmTy law 6/5/56,w Hamh on Aveeip Boleore tww to done'. A ". \ 6/5%56 Mfth ah, $ n, drum Ago* to st.Johne Avef ' 6/6/56 + W6 th ft.e Na ndele Rd, to TingQ a ATOe �b , S Jum is 1956 RE$ Old TQs ADAM We have now received the followJag petitions for tailings 5/23/56 - Dale Avenue ` W* 56th St o to Grove at. - Code Aveme - W*,57th St. to Melody L&W Drive ' :3/25/56 .64th 5t. It rwada10 2d, to RyaY Ave* §hereood Aver. -- W.63rd Ste to W,64th at* 5/28/56 Sto Joie Ave* - 14.63rd St, to W"64th St. 5/29/.56 Concord Ave* **'Valley View Rd. to. W.62ad St„ 5/29/56 w TingdaU- Ave. -► Benton Ave. to NAM St. 5/31/56 + Chomen Ave •► W,,61ct Ste to W*62nd St. «► MOM Curve - Chowen Ave. to Ong Ave. before y=- start this wmrky ' please check with Joe Zo He WY have e ? ms comtrat-tion work WA f _ i Mrs • Vaal erWoort. 6709 SoUthdate Road MimeapoUs 24, Minno Dear Madams Manager Hyde has asited tae to forward to you a petition � for Street 011ingp which is enclosed herewith. According to our records, a ".petition for oiling South- dale Road Road has not been filed this year, although we do have one for Cornelia Drive* The attached petition cari� cover more streets than Southdale Road, if you -,wish to circulate it in the - balance ;of Southdale. Because of the Council's policy of applying dustcoats of oil -on petition -only (at a- cost - of approximately 200 per assessable foot), it will be necessary to have your petition before action can be taken. Tours very truly# VILIAGL OF EDINA BY Village Clerk goa a . , May 24s 1956 REs 0 TOs ADAM We now have the folio LM petition for Oiling ins Meadow Ridge R dgeview Drive to Duggan Plaza Duggan Plaza .. Service Rd* to Ridgeview Dr..' t; Danens Drive — Duggan Plaza to RIdgeview Rd, Naomi. Drive - Danens Drive-to %,66th St. Warren Ave, Danens , Dr. to 11166th St. Ridgeway Die -0 Danens Dr+ Co W,66th St. J Circle Dries Petition states "The streets shown on this petition which make up the complete first addition of Brockview Heights ape to be improved as follows# Crushed rock addeds scarifys grade, roll and pil." Mr,'Hyde asks that you see him before programming this work GSA i . Q ".tip 1 r a r ' 220 1956 t On= TOT ADAX The following .OlUns POMmns have now bem meelveds 5/x.5156 -CitinS of Board AO, be w"n %Mh St* and r ah no R40t This PAItIott *Utesl ± ffEbe work to eomist or Awns UP- the loose sard ubere there Is an wmess ar.4 Ming it . vvhevx she -fiW49 is needed near the cutj sproyins a t or 6A on trot at the Wes ire them 3s looms d,j absping the street with s ma aFr grader,, to Pom a b=d with tha o uting oiled surface In Centex of streetg then a sew d! t i, ot 41 to be .spryer on* 5/15/56 •. Oiling of Sid Temee (Mifax . from W*54th St. to NoodIPM C9 de. GSA N I � � I I � 1 I 1 r/ 17,E 1956 REs 0 TO# - ADM ft following petit 9 hevo bem filed, as per dates U46dt +$ .5/36 W, &60th St`# Abbott Avo. to Prince Are. 5/ 6 4a Aftoo W064th St, to WOO Sto As to W',60th Ste* p0bW $ou sheaf ash Joe Z, abort " TheV have A job\ of tntflas and 444CUO to have rouft,► T No been meh tondo abmt ghat to' do with their eta• f OSA 1 E May Us, 1956 REr' OILING TOt, ADAM A lady was In on last Friday, concerning the folloxing Oiling Petition,, which was filed in the Spring of '1955, She said the street was :& oiled In 1955' beemse of seiner and water improvements, and asked that It be oiled this yearn: ' 1+/15/55 - Oiling of Benton Aver between Tingdale Ave, and Code Ave* Also, we have renalved the following Oiling petitions' since you were last notifieda: Cornelia ,Drive, W.66th St, to W.70th Ste 5/3/56 +,Wooddale Avee, We-56th to W,3?th St. (Hold up on this one,until we decido .about Blacaktopping project, here -- Hearing MW 29.) 5/3%56 Scuthview Lanes. Norftmdale to Concord; and Concord Ave.1; Southview law to 'W.60th Ste . 5/9/56 .: W.60th St. j - Code, Ave. to Tingdale Ave. GSA 1 yo ►' . _ 4/23/56 % 1 RRt OILING 03 ADAM As a supplement to my earlier note of today# the'Yollowing petitions have now been Piled f or. Oiling (They ask that street.be: blocked off 4/23/56 W.60th St,* Fairfax Ave. to Wo©ddale Ave.(for 24 hours after constzuotion). 4/23/56 Parnell A1t6, , W.60th 5t. to Valley View Rd. GSA 1 r April 23, 1956, REa OILMG , TOs ADAM we have the following Petitions for Oiling on our books at the present.time. I am putting the date these petitions were fib, because Barry might poeisibly have oiled some of these streets late in 19551 9/7/55 p Edenmoor St., Sherwood Rd* to R chwood Dr* 9/15155 W.5gth St*, Fairfax Ave, to Ste john Avee 10/18 /55•Normerdale Court, Lots i to 6, Ia01e - This Is for the South and N. -I]Lv part of the street, and - does not include the new street ehich is an extension of W:57th Ste 12112/55 -19*66th St., Highwav No. 100 to'Tingdale Ave, 5IW56 -v r,ginia Ave,, We60th Ste to Valley View Road*." 3/27/56 - Chantr6y Rde j fty*#169 to Northwood ire _ 3/26/56 -8eird Ave., w66M St. to 13e62et Ste 3/2?'/56 - Weh'oxd�d Me, Concord Ave, to Wooddale Ave* d� /10/56 -John St., 24a3oney Ave. to Turn Around* 4/19/56 -- W*60th St., Fairfax Ave. to St.Johns Ave* 4/20156 -* &459th St*, Kellogg Ave. to oaklsun A"* (This petition reade, s$. the past we have been very dissatisfied with the oiling job because . of improper preparation and not enough one We-don't mind the assessment (believe it to be fair) but think we should defiAtely get a more thorough Jobe) 4123156 *Sherwood Rd., Hvgo#169 to Richwoode Will you please aheak with Engine Man bef®re going ahead on' these* it may be that a c 0struction project ie going forward this summer on same of these streets: _ i GSA 1 • / v J April 23, 1956 R -8 OILING TO: ' ADM- We have the following Petitions for Oiling on our books at the preswit time. I am putting the date these petit4one were filed„ because Harry ndEht possibly have oiled some of these streets late in 19551 9/7/55 — Edenmoor St., Sherwood Rd. to Richmod Drs 9/15/55— 1- t.56th Stop Fairfax Aver to St. Johns Ave, 1048 /55.Normandale Courts, Lots 1 to 69 Inclo — Thie is for the South and h*Y pest of the street, and does not Include the now street vhicch Is an extension of ?-:'157th St, 12 /12,55 - .€i6th St., Highway No* 100 to T dale Ave, 3112/56 - Virginia Ave., 1460th Ste to Valley View Road. 3/27/56 — ChantreV Rdo, Hwy. #169 to kdorth.wood Dr. 3/26/56 —Beard- Ave.,, 1,J060th St. to ,.61st St, 3/27156 — W.lfoodUiid 8d., Concord ' Av€ . to Wooddal.e Ave. 4/'0/56 -John at., tuloney Ave. to Turn Around. 4/19/56 - Vo6oth St.; Fairfax twee to :�t..�rou 11ve, 4/24/56 1-1959th St., Kellogg Ave. to Oaklamn Ave. (This petition roads, "In the past we have been very dissatisfied with the 'oiling job because of improper preparation an,d not enough oil. We don't mind the assessment (believe it to be fair) but think we should definitely got a morn thorough job.) 4/23/56 - Sherwood Rd., Hwy.,'r169 to Riehwood. Will 701 please check with Engr. Zikan before going ahead on these. It may be that a construction project is Going forward this amwer on some of these ..streets, GSA ' 0 J July 180 19560 Yr. Theodore S. Hanson 5109 Eldst 59th Street., Edina, Minnosota.' _ Dear 1x' . Hansont Thank'you for your suggestion to Mayor Erickson that 66th Street between France Avenue and Highway: 100 in the vicinity of Luke Cornelia needs gizard 'rails. This road is under-the jurisdiction of Hennepin County Highway ..Depart=t• and I have -referred. ypur: request to AIr. Kirkland, the-Maintenance superintendent of•the. Hopkins shop, who s#d that he would see that additional guide posts were put up. Thank you for., the tuggestion. Sincerely .yours, Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager. r 6aCH:B CC$ Dr. Erickson Kirkland r T 1/ C ?w THEODORE S. HANSON PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT SOUTHDALE CENTER, INC. 10 SOUTHOALE. EDINA 10, MINNESOTA / WA 7 -8811 November 6, 1956 Mr. Warren Hyde Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Warren:: I am enclosing a letter from a Mr. Theodore Hanson and a copy of my letter to him. Question:: Is 66th Street actually regarded as hazardous, and if so, does the Village plan to do anything about a guard rail, etc.? Best regards, WC:rma Will ear, Jr. 66TH STREET AND FRANCE AVENUE. EDINA. MINN. r J f November G,1 1956 Nr* Theodore S. Hanson 5109 west 59th Street Mimgeapoliep Minnesota Dear Mr. seasons Mr, Donald won is out of tom for a. few days and has asked me to reply to your letter regarding west 66th Street as it m -asses Lake Cornelia. I have forwarded w1jr letter to. Mr. Warren Hyfts, Edina Village Tbna3ez j, with the request that he give your suggestion every consideration. Asa matter of informations neither the State nor the County has to do.with this.section of 66th Streetg since the impro meht of Valley View Read this is no longer a part of County Road 62, but is now a Village Street. As you knows Valley Vier Road has been improved and now offers easy and safe access to Southdele. Thar you very much for writing use WCs raga CCt- warren Hyde,, Village Manager Yours trulyp William Crean, Jr. Emecutive Vice President J ti /A Mr. Donald Dayton Dayton C®. Mpla., Minn. Dear Mr. Dayton: ww- 6W",-r' 5109 Test, 59 Street Mpl a. , Minn. flovember 1, 1956 This letter concerns the hazardous conditions on Nest 66 Street along hake Cornelia. I am an Edina resident and have written repeatededly to the State. and County Highway Departments and the Village Manager about the situation. A car eould easily go .off the road into tine lake. I have not received much satisfaction as yet. The Village is now supposed to put up guard rails but that has not been done. Now especially with all the traffic to Southdale something should be done to make the road safe. Winter is coming and icy conditions make the situation even worse* perhaps with your .influence being .Rdina's largest. taxpayer yeLx could jet the village to correct the situation., I don't like to spend, your compwWs money lout perhaps if the village won't correct the situation your company should. In fact someone once told me they dont care to go to Seutkdale `because of the hazardeum read. Thank you for your trouble in this matter. I .am sure we are doing a putilie servile and probably saving somebody's life. Tours truly, �j 44a� Theodore B. Hansom THEODORE S. HANSON PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT C. R.. CA1Rz.80X, Ja. June 25, 1956 Edina City Manager Edina Administrative Offices 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: I live at 5121 Lake Ridge Road and with the help of George Townsend and some others worked out a basis of apportion- ment which was accepted by the City Council to black top Lake Ridge Road. This, as you know, is a dead end street and there is a large gravel turn -about which Mr. Lampe- graded. -I - would personally appreciate it very much if in planning the black top of this turn- about - -and I am the only one affected by it - -you would maintain the present circle. It is very ample for maintenance tractors, plows, fire equipment etc. If you do maintain the present circle, rather than attempting to adhere strictly to the street line, as long as there are no curbs or gutters involved, it would very vastly improve the appearance and beauty of the street. There is no point to blacktopping a greater area than necessary and I am sure thatt if you will inspect it per - sonally or have someone in the City Street Division inspect it, they will agree with me. Sincerely yours, CRC -dw r `� June 26, 1956. A'MIC TO: Joseph Zikan, Village Engineer. Attached is a letter from C. Carlson, Jr., 5121 Lake Ridge Road, concerning the amount of blacktopping to be put on the turnaround. Offhand,'this seems to be a reasonable request. Please check it and if we cannot comply with Carlson's request, let me know why. Please return the letter so I may answer it. Warren C. Hyd e; Village Manager. WCH: B .Encl.. R. H.FRYBERGER & G. W.TOWNSEND ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS 1126 BAKER BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA April 12, 1956 Mr. Warren C. Hyde Manager Villa';a of Edina 1 Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir I enclose herewith petition signed by all property holders re blacktopping of Lake Ridge Rodd, which represents a compromise agreed upon by such property owners. Will you please advise as to the effect given thereto by the Council. Very truly yours, G. W. TOVIfNSEND GW T; JM Enc. I Village of Edina-, April 18, 1956. 1 MEMO TO: Joseph Zikan, Village-Engineer, Adam Batko, Public Works Supt., Gretchen Alden, Clerk- Treasurer: Subjects Procedure,-on, Oiling for the Summer. If I remember correctly, last summer we oiled on a very hit and miss basis, doing it generall in order of receipt of the petitions. I think we.could,probably do a better job by scheduling the work in the various locations and by requiring petitions to be� filed by Friday afternoon in order to be done bhe follow - ing week. This would give us a chance to put the various petitions together.and oil longer stretches than we have done in the past. Does this sound feasible? If it does, we will give the Courier a story on it'and when petitions are accepted in the office, they should.be accepted with that understanding that we will not.necessarily oil'the next.day. We are probably going to have to do a great deal more than last year, and we will probably save some time running from scattered locations. Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager. WCH iB. April 23, 1956 , BE: O1=G TO: ADAPT . We have the following Petitions for Oiling on our books at the present time. I am putting the•date these petitions were filed, because Harry aright possibly have oiled some of these streets late -in 195$' 9/7/55 • WenmoOr Ste, Sherwood Rd, to Richwood Dr: 9/15/55- W.56th Ste, Fairfax Ave, to St. Johns Ave, 10 /18/55- Normandale Court, Lote I to 60 Incle " This is for the South and NWly part of the etreet, and -does not include the new street vhich is an extension of W* Vth- St. 12f 1255- W.66th St., Highway No* 100 to Tingdale Ave. 3/12/56 ••Virginia Av6:, W.60th St. to Valley Vier goad. � 3/27/56 +- Chantrey Rd.,'HjJ169 to Northw000d'Dre 3/26/56 - Beard Ave., W,60th Ste to W.61st Ste _3/27/56 -W Woodland Rd., Concord Ave. to Woaddale Ave. 4/10/56 -John Ste., Woney Ave. to Tub Around„ 4/19/56 - 11.60th St., Fairfax Ave. to St.Johns Ave, 4/20/56 - We59th St "., Kellogg Ave. to Osklawn Ave. (This petition reads, "Ia. the past w® have been very dissatisfied with the oiling job because of improper preparation and not Enough. oile' We don't -dmd the assessment (believe it to be fair) but think we should definitely . get a more thorough job,)- 4/23/56. -S,herrrood Rd., ffiWe#169 to Richwoode Will you please check with Engr. ZIkan before going ahead on'these; It may be that a construction project is going forward this summer an sane of these streets. GSA r e 1 1 X11 1 i M. A. ANDERSON COMPANY 5125 SKYLINE DRIVE MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA WEST 9 -6506 June 21, 1956 Mr. Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Hyde: I am writing you on behalf of the Skyline Addition Taxpayers Association in response to your letter of June 6, addressed to R. F. Molzahn, Our Association meld a meeting on June 12 and noted with interest your remarks relative to the fact that we have never been assessed for surfaced streets. During; the meeting, members of the Association pointed out that the road installed by'the developer, Merrill Hutchinson,, in 1946, was not merely an oiling but rather a process-called a'Tar.Mat. It was further pointed out that the Village of Edina accepted tiuis road as a permanent installation and at that time agreed to repair and maintain the road in its original condition. In addition, it is our understanding ttiat-Merrill Hutchinson turned over additional property to the Village of Edina to be used for park purposes and in consideration of this the Village was to make no assessment on the individual property owners for surfacing and maintaining the roads in the Addition. In view of the.above, it is the position of the Skyline Addition Taxpayers Association that the Village of Edina is obligated to maintain our roads in their original condition. We have, therefore, drawn up the enclosed peti- tion and ask that it be presented to the Village Council,for due consideration. We would that you may have on can be worked out to concerned. MAA : rp be very pleased to hear any further views this subject and trust that this matter the complete satisfaction of all parties Yours.very tru ., M. A. Anderson Skyline Addition Taxpayers Association Enc. cc:i P. Fronk, F. J. Tupa, .R. A. Crinkley, Dr. Rueben Erickson, A.' � • Bredesen, Jr. PETITION FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE: Dated June 12, 1956 TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA: We the following-signers being the majority property owners in Skyline Addition hereby respectfully petition the Village of Edina to properly repair and maintain the roads in Skyline Addition in the.ir original condition. 4 Mr . %'errill Hatchfnsoh 1 6000 Interlachen Blvd* Minneapolis 3.0# Winnesota Dear Ilre Hut ch inesons . T,7e aro attachin hereto four delivery slips caQerin cutback asphalt delivered by Jay "?. drab,; Company to Skyline d.uriuU, the ^io th of AuCruct . This material cells, to «s, for @,.10 per ` Callon, and rather t bnn. have the trarxac't ion , enter our books tuice, we would pref or your for- ywdi.ng a check for U8000 direct to Jay 17., Craig Cx-.�arW, with a' notation" that it is to apply on our account. Yacirs -very. truly, VILIAGIN I 'fT iNA BY Vi lleg ®e OU er i MIS go N q VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA June 16, 1956 RE: OILIivG OF SKYLINE DRIVE TO: MR. HYDE, I have searched the Minutes of the Old Meetings as well as I can, but am unable to find anything which would suggest that Skyline Drive was surfaced in return for a Park Dedication byyMerrill Hutchinson. It may possibly be there, but I am unable to find it. Airs. Molzahn was in this office Wednesday. She talked with me quite some time about the surfacing of the street, stating she feels there must have been more than a simple dust coat of oil put on the street if .it lasted, ten years. I told her it was' possible that an Oil Mat had been put on the.street, but that I knew it had not been blacktopped. Mrs. Molzahn explained that residents do not want a blacktop job at this time because they feel sure that sewer and water will be installed within the next couple of years; but that, on the other hand, they do not want the present oil job ruined by scarifying it. Mr. Hyde, I have tried to check back with the people here at that time, concerning the type of job actually done for Skyline Drive; and I get answers which conflict a bit. Phil Bailey, wfto was Foreman of Street Crew at that time, stated that only a durst coat was applied; Harry Jonas told Fred (at my request.for information that a Mat was mixed late in the fall of 1946. For your information, it was the policy, in the years right after the tsar, to put Oil Mats on the street - -and, where they were assessed, to assess some 13� per front foot for them. This was in lieu of Blacktopping and was heavier than dust coat. Mrs. 11olzahn told me that the "Skyline Drive Improvement Association ", which was formed last week, would have a delegation at the Council Meeting of June 25, to present its plea for street maintenance. GSA r CC: Joe Zikan, Adam Batko, Harry Jonas June 6, 1956. Mr. gland F. rolzahn, 512 ' Skyline Drive, Minneapolis is 24, ?lint. Dear Ere rolzahn; You called the other day about the surfacing on Skyline Drive and the chuck holes: I 'tdvi sed' you 'at the time that it would be necessary to check.the roads to determine whether the abutting property had ever been Asseassed' for bl.aektopping r -end whether the original surface was blacktopped or just oil dust coated. ` I find that',in May of .1954,, .Yxe. Molzahn was advised .as follows: The road was. put In in 1946 by the developer, Merrill .Hutchinson. The material used cost 10¢ per gaallon arud the property was never �'- aassasa3sed. It is, therefore, our. position that Skyline Drive has had only. an oil,. coat, Which is put6ly for dust laying, and we. a3re not able to patch streets having, this typo of surface, partieularIj after ten ye6rs of service. We therefore suggest that the two alternatives open -to you and your neighbors are to petition for either an oil coot, 'which - is a one year. job and which we estimate will cost 200 a front foot, or for black- topping, which would run in the - neighborhood of "x',3.00 a front foot. - Should you arA your neighbors desire'to petition for oiling, it cen be done within as few days after receipt, of the petition. It is to be understood that oiling, is a one year deal &W that we do not patch oil. Should you. desire to petition for blaacktopping, it would be necessary to follow the legal realuirments and hold a3 hearing on the estimate and then award the .contraact. Actual ty, the. Council, early Last fali, decided that no petitions would be accepted for assessment work other than oiling in 1956 after January 19 We have as great quantity of peti- tions facing us for .engineering now and I cannot promise that a blacktop petition would be carried through construction,very iuickly. Should you and Your neighbors not want either oiling, or blacktoppin3s our alternatives are to leave the street in its present condition, which we grant is very poor, or to scarify it, which would leave it 'in a very dusty condition. By scarify1n3 it, we' uould, of course, break. yap the present thin oil surface. The Village Council has adopted as general policy that until property is assessed for a minimum blacktop surfaaeing, we cannot guarantee any. reasonable standard of maintenance *thaer than as a3 graveled sstreet. I am enclosing a petition for oi.linq and one for blacktoppIng and we � will appreciate hearing from you ,as to the sentiment of the property owners in your neighborhood. We are just as mudous as you are to get this straight- ened out, as I see in the tiles that the matter has come up about every two yearse Yours very truly, EC'�ZaII Warren C. Hydee Village Manager. I i June 16, 1956 12 O1WG OF SKYLM DAM - TO MR, AYDM I have searched the :Mimtes of the MA 'stings as Well as I can, but am unable to find anything which would suggest that ftUne Drive Kai surfaced In return for a Park Dedication by Merrill INtchinsoa. Zt day possib)y be thy, but I an unable to find Its ifis' rTolzahn me is this office Wednesday, • She • talked with me quite, song throe about the surfacing of the serest, stating she feels there have been mE►re than a simple duet coat of oil put on the street if tt.lssted ten years # -.I told her it was that an Oil Mat had been put on "ha: the streets bat that I knew it been b . o.w-eda Mrs. No1whn. eVIalned that ' residents> do, not went a blacktop job at this time because they feel sure that seater and water wiU- be installed within the next couple- of years] but that, an the other hand, they do not Kant the present 4i job ruined by scarifying ito . Mr. Hyde, I have tried to check back with the people here at that tines conaernIM the type of 'job actually done for SkVUw Drive$ and l get answers which conflict a blto IPbll Bailey , who %as Foram of Street Crew at that time, stated that only a wan app3,4 , Barry Jonas told Fred (at mW west for inform8ti. t a Nit tires misted in the fall of 19460 For your iaformat9,on� it ar8s the policy, in the - years right after the war, to put Oi! .Math on the cure -read, inhere they were ae ®eased, to assess + 00 per front foot for then, This was in � lieu of Hlacktopping and was heavier than dust coat, we* noliu t told due thQt the "SIWIim ' Drive Improvement Association ", which whwhich was foxed last week would have a delegation at the Council Mesting of June 95, to present Its. 'plea for street maintenance, GSA z� /449 33 Gi344 ' ell 4"dPI9 U47" 4w/ D , 0 41�-p �I-nfk PROPOaED ROAD OILIidG IOROG AILI FOR 1V47 TUB DONE BY VI LL,7' G L: CR W; � DUST COAT Halifax Avenue - 52nd Street to 54th Street. SEAL COAT Warren .,avenue - 64th Street to 65th Street T s T Avenue ue Valley View Road I:3ormandale Road to 6dooddale .. -_ Oakl€ wn Avenuo - 54th wtreet to 55th : treet BrookviewAvenue 54th Street to 55th wtreet s Puller 6treot - France Avenue to Beard Avenue bb.ot.t Place---2! 54th Street to Peard Avenue � t 4% b5th L-treet - :�r€nce - avenue to Peed :v© �� V4 � Su.+�nys F Road- �1eat en ,�� ' R' Mackey Avonue - block pt. � Brook Avenue - 2 block • OIL '-�11T � .�' P Valley View Road - iJooddale ilvenue to France Avenue '{ 60th ,:street. - France Avenue to .derxes Avenue d,,00ddale f,venue - 50th .23reet to Valley View RoaB �� tt,. �. Iv ' V'doodland -Road - 1 ooddale Avenue to 56th .street oL !venue -th :street to 55th tr et Minnohaha Blv . ..,�. 'tom et to 54t ,-tree 4 _ ✓ Oak Drive - Concord Avenue t Noo �e Avenue 6.vc v 4htre ®t' i €aple -Road to France Avonue ` v 52nd ;street- Unlifax Avenue to Corgae. 1venue Drew Avenuo - Fullor. Ltreet to 55th 'treet v Beard avenue - .94th Street to 55th atreet Edon avenue - 50th :- -treet to ?Yi6.h. -7ay 0169 ,�rBywood. 1 block � -,6s per action of Council 8/11f47 — Charge 13¢ per front foot for this job. � 6 MEMO TO: Gretchen Alden, Deputy Village Clerk. ear Gretchen: May 27th, 19540 Residents of Skyline Drive are bringing up the perennial question of blacktopping for Ueir"street. They are not sure that this has been assessed but they all seem of the opinion that there was some black JJ top and that it is all broken up. From talking to them, it seems that a Mr. Hutchinson put in this road and possibly gave it a coat of oil which lead them to believe the road had been blackto ed I doubt this pp r as it looks like a gravel and oil job to me. Will you,.therefore, tell me whether, according to the official Village records; this road was .ever blacktopped and assessed. If not, please call Mr. Molzahn at Mohawk 9 --8348 and ask him to get started on the blacktop petition if that is what they want. r • VILLAGE OF ED1NA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA oil _ - June 10, 1952 Will you''please check in your records and see whether or not Skyline Drive has ever been assessed for Grading, Gravelling, Oil or Blacktop? Advise. MV SRM SRM:gsa No. Skyline Drive has not been assessed. I believe the developer, Mr. Merrill Hutchinson, did whatever work has been done, at his own expense. GSA I� 1 JAMES E. DORSEY JOSEPH H.COLMAN DAVID E. BRONSON KENNETH M. OWE N LELAND W. SCOTT L E A V I T T R. BARKER HUGH H. BARBER DONALD WEST WALDO F.MAROUART JOHN W. W I N D H O R S T HENRY HALLADAY J U L E M. H A N N A F O R D ARTHUR B. W H I T N E Y JOHN G. DORSEY RUSSELL W. LINDQUIST DAVID R. BRINK H O R A C E E. H I T C H V I R G I L H . H I L L ROBERT V. TARBOX DEFOREST SPENCER ROBERT J. JOHNSON MAYNARD B.HASSELOUIST PETER DORSEY GEORGE P. FLANNERY CURTIS L.ROY- A R T H U R E. W E I S B E R G GREGG S.ORWOLL DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER Honorable Village Council Village of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota ATTORNEYS AT LAW January 19,' 1956 FIRST NATIONAL -SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2,MINNESOTA TELEPHONE MAIN 3351 Attention - Mrs. Gretchen S. Alden Re: Street Oiling Assessments Gentlemen: Regarding your problem on street oiling assessments which we discussed on the telephone this morning, we doubt that including a cost figure in the petition for the improvement would legally bind parties assessed for the improvement to pay assessments based on such cost figure. For instance, there might be persons who did not sign the petition. Also, even if present property owners to be assessed did sign the petition they might still be able to claim that the assessment can- not constitutionally exceed the cost, and the petition cannot constitute a contract superior to the constitution. There is also the danger that oiling costs might be higher per front foot than the figure mentioned in the petition, in which case property owners might be able to argue successfully that the'Village cannot charge more than the latter figure. Since the purpose appears to be mainly to give the public in- formation as to oiling costs per front foot, it would seem that the purpose can just as well be accomplished by inserting in the petition some language such as "the cost of such oiling to be assessed to adjacent properties being estimated at 150 per front foot ". From your .letter it appears that cost records are kept on each street oiling. It appears to us that this is unnecessary, and it would be sufficient merely to keep a running account of street oiling costs on streets where the Council has ordered oiling to be done and .later assessed to adjacent properties, without breaking down the cost to the individual streets. Very truly yours, DFS:bgd �. J- January l8t 1956 Mr, John W. Uindhorst DorsoyjCo1mansBarker*Scott & Barber First National–Soo Line Bldg. Ximeapolies, Minnesota Dear We Windhorets Re: Oiling Assessments Messrs, Hyde and Dalen are attempting to siMP11,41 our accounting procedural and we have already secured Mr. Spencer's December .1955 opinion (subject, "Street Maintenance) to the effect that we may lump all Oiling coats Into one accounts dividing total cost by the total number of front. feet to be assessed# to get gge_ assessable rate for an streets to be assessed during one year.- -(We have heretofore kept accurate cost records on each street oiled--and costs have ranged from about 40 to 150 per front foot.) Because It is felt that 150 Is an equitable cost for an oil coat,# Mr. Hyde is hopeful that a flat charge of-150 per foot can be made; and he is asking your opinion on the legality of our petition forms reading as- followes "Wet the undersignedt being omens of not less than in frontage of the real property abutting on the following streets do hereby petition'thatsaid'streets be improved by OILING and that the cost of said Improvement—being 150 per front foot—be assessed against abutting property." Your early opinion will be appreciated*. Yours very trulyo, VILLAGE OF EDINA BY Village Clerk g8a, 9 V3 1 -6 -56 WMr.Rob7pllp.�FLOO, ' 1+705 Valley View Road, called to tell you the meeting is at his house tomorrow morning at 9 :30 = Call him at Fe. 9 -6717 He asked me to look up the attached information and have you bring it with you tomorrow. LB January. 6, 1956 RE: Blacktop - Valley View Road from Normandale Road to Wooddale Avenue No record of owners of property on Valley View Road ever having been assessed for the Blacktopping of Valley View Road. It was a County Road at that time. Amounts included in Sewer and Water assessments for Blacktop replacement on Valley View Road are as follows: SANITARY SEWER N0. 78 - Valley -View Road between Parnell Ci- Avenue and Hwy. #100 $ 31000.00 SANITARY SEWER N0. 50 - Valley View Road between Concord Avenue and Parnell Avenue 4,434.60 SANITARY SEWER N0. 54'- Valley View Road from Concord Avenue to Ashcroft�Avenue _ 550.00 SANITARY SEWER N0. '65 .. Valley View oad between Brookview Avenue and S Ave �� 2,500.00• WATERNIAIN N0. 63 - Valley View Road from Ashcroft Avenue to St. Johns Avenue - 0 - Note: Existing blacktop and gravel on Valley,View Road will be windrowed off to the side of the road before any construction begins. This work will be done by a Road Patrol only, furnished by the contractor and will not be done by the Village of Edina. After construction of the Watermain has been completed, inspected and approved, the road will be brought to the proper grade. The same material will be placed back on the road and bladed to uniform cross - section. This will r - be done at no additional cost to the Village. . $10,484.60 � � � O // 7 ALL *�� � .� • Form 306 6M 9 -64 b8998 17 O. I i ORDBR NO.. 2_ 5t2 It is hereby ordered that the desi&uttion of State Aid Road No* 310 as made by resolutions adopted on December 22, 1953. December 29, 1953s, and September 2% 1955, by the HEHDTVIN County Board, and concurrence therewith by resolutions adopted on January 29, 1954, by the Rinneapolis City Council, on Jaauary 25, 1954, and September 26, 1955s, by the Edina Village Council, and on December 29, 1953, and October 10, 1955, by the Richfield Village Comail, be and hereby is approved. Beginning at a point on State Aid Road No. 20, at the interseotiont of 4* Street beat and Xerxes Avenue South, in the City of Minneapolis$ thence, South on Xerxes Avenue South to 5th Street t":estm thence continuing south on Xerxes Avenue South+ along the oorporate boundary common to the City of Minneapolis and the Village of Edina, to 62nd Street Wests thence continuing south on aeries Avenue South, along the corporate boundary ocown to the Village of Richfield and the Village of Edina, to State Trunk Highway No. 100, at the intersection of Xerxes Avenue South and 78th Street rest, and.there terminating. Dated November 7, 1955• M. J. aoffva= Comnissioner of Highmylt STATE OF MINNESOTA, OOUNTY OF RAMSEY, I, M. J. Hoffmann, Commissioner of Highways of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have compared the above and foregoing copy of order No. with the original thereof on file in my office and in my custody, and the foregoing is a true and correct copy thereof and transcript therefrom. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name nd affixed my official seal at the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, this Q day of 186 S Cd i o f Highways i i 0 Rp. No Q. sou "m / City 04%DM City lbu fto SUS at: Srdkt* no turd► PO. 31 xo =s Avows tm 44th sts"t lb to loo dt rt sbo oopporot* bwa4m ot tM vamp of wt " Ume 4t Mum " sukto Am t "d lip. $10 �._ .. . top at t o dadvAt4on sst td for racer"* Yager var uv4ys Co"ty ftlow L MOrd 41i S *;; mot or wo x #vt" w Who OWN* nua a. N. lw 201 l to"Co, +s ont" 6 �t ORMR 6 0 . 2 1 It is hereby ' -Ordered that the d ®aignation of State did Road Eon 31, as =do by roaclutions adopted .on December 22, 1953, ID©oember 29, 1953, &ad SaptMbor 2D, 1955, by the kiMUTA County hoard, and oonourrenoo theroulth by revolution@ adopttodd on dannary 29, 1954, by the Kinneapolis City COUncil, m Jm '25, 1954, and S®ptembor 26, 1955, by the Mina Villago Council, nad an e�gbaor 29, 1953, and October 10, 195, by the Richfield Village Conrail, be and hee4% i® approved. at a point on State did Road M o. 20, at the inters "ti,om of 44th Street West and Zaraes deanue South, in the City of iIisnQQpoli a j thanao acuth an lames dvewao South to 54th Street Wootj thence continuing a®uth on Utz*@ dvanu® South, along the corporate boundary ea== to the City of Minneapolis and the Village of Edina, to 62nd Street herstj thecae eontinglag aouth an lorzaa Av&aao South, along the corporate bouaada.ry oonson to the Village of Ri.ehfi®ld sod the VIllag® of Edina, to State Trunk-Higher loo -. -1,00, at the rote rsectim of lerzbN AvGzmG South and 78th Street Wont, and therm terminating. Dated N ovember 7, 1955 E. =t 25153 6-7 Mr. Warren Hyde, Village Manager, Village of Edina. Dear Mr. Hyde: . This letter is addressed to you by a committee appointed by Minnehaha Grange. We are authorized to act in behalf of the Grange in the matter of Eden Avenue and the Grange property. The Grange members were shocked to have a village crew remove the boulevard trees on the Eden Avenue side, of the Grange Hall without first letting the organization know that this was to be done. We do not beleive that such action would have been taken on any re- sidential street. The Grange has been an honorable and constructive organi- zation in Edina for about eighty -five years. Grange members were re- sponsible for the organization of Edina as a village and the same men were responsible for the establishment of the farm school at the univer- sity and other worthwhile projects. The present members are trying to carry on in the same constructive manner and are active in the interest of better agriculture in connection with the State and National Granges. For years they have handled the Hennepin County booth at the State Fair with honors. Vie are going into,this detail merely to establish the re- cognition that we feel we are entitled to. We find that most of the Council were'not fully cognizant of what had been done and seem to want to be fair in the matter. There is very little through traffic -on Eden Avenue and tIB road bed is practically as wide as Interlachen Boulevard which carries thousands of cars daily, so we can see no reason for widening. The entrance gates are historical in tha -t they came from the old Browndale Farm. The village moved them up there for the Grange and village hall. The village sold the land to the Grange with the understanding that it would be preserved as an historical monument. Novi what we would like to ask is that the village replace the sod to a line about two feet south of the entrance gates' and-, if at all possible, replace the seven trees that were removed with three or four elms. Lastly, we want to ask that the Grange grounds be not spoiled in order that a new and controversial enterprise can be seen from a greater distance. -if, at some future date the State carries out a proposed plan, something else will have to be done. Sincerely, Y • October 19; 1955 RFt onma TOs HARRY JONAS This week we received a•petitioii for the Ming of Normandale Court from 5307 Normandale to 5025 Normendals'Court- ••which is the South part of the Court and the Narly'Pert (not the north part just being put in Perhaps you should confer with Joe fkan before putting on this 011 Coat this late lm` the seasone ' GSA VI• VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA September 7' 1955 ti RE: OILING TO: HARRY JONAS . Petition filed today for Oiling of Edenmoor St. from Sherwood Rd. to Richmond Drive. — They are very anxious to have it done. Please check with Joe Zikan to see if O.K. to oil. GSA. ! � _ �'��� f/ �� -� Q .. .. 7 .� . -� . -I •' -I 7 - � . � , �'-I -1 y -., � • - y _. �� �-i " � .. . � .• � � •4 �� ,1 -i F I � v . .i '--i -� ;J _ � � .v -. � y � - - � `-1 � • � 1 -� 1 .i ' ., ..� 7 ` i l 7 �i �`. Sept®ber 7, 1955 RE: OILING TO: HARRY JONAS Petition filed today for Oiling of Edenmoor St. from Sherwood Rd. to Richmond Drive. — They are very anxious to have it done. Please check with Joe Zikan to see if O.K. to oil. GSA M�� r� Asst 3, 1955 t oatr T03 iiA= JCTA3 We have - nor received the, i'o ng 0111ng Petitionst l•. ,St;Johns Awe *81462nd St, to W,663rd St,* and, W,62nd Stiff SteJohne Ave. to Ashoroitt twee ' 2e W.60eh St., Parnell. Avee to SteJohns Ave, 3.. Concord 'Ave,i V*Vie* Rd, to %62nd St. Vix�a Lane# Concord Avei to Ashcroft Ave. 4s. Fr•W May between York & 8ams and both Wj"h and W,60th. St, (On thle ' one q they, aak that no work be ' done ur i after - pwitng is finished on Yorke Unless a .Zi,..:has some reason mr these &reets should not be oiled, please go ahead. Also a lacy in the 400 Mock on Harrison Avee. inquired ' as to wben they could expect oji& and i toad her probably adore _ time this week." Some to mee thou that you gave some.reason wIW you couldn't oilj, now. WOl you'please see •me on thine? GSA «49 w bur- s June 2, 1955 REs OILING T03 HARRY The following Petitions have been received for Oiling' and unless Joe Man says there is some reason "why not ", streets may be,oiled at once: Division St., Brookside Ave. to Hillrbrb-Idw- W.59th St.,, Wooddale to Kellogg C3A , N 5/12/55 RE: OnING TO: HARRY JOr1AS In case I have not already told you, the following petitions for.Oiling were approved by the Council at the meeting of May 9: - Ashcroft Ave., from W.60th St. to W.61st St. V1.59th St., Fairfax Ave. to St.Jobns Ave. xerxes Ave., W.60th to W.62id St. (better talk again with Joe Z. on this). Concord Ave., Southview Lane to W.60th St. The following petitions have been presented since the'Council Meeting of May 9a Spruce Road — Blake Road to Grove Place Join St. — Spruce Road to Belmore Lane The Council also approved, at meeting of lay 9, Mr. Donald C. McLeod +s request for oiling, at his dense, W.51st St. from Oxford to Alley. Will you please keep your costs on this and notify Bernice, sa that it can be billed? GSA �, ` y o 5/3/55 REt AILING PETITIONS TO: HARRY JONAS, _ You asked mg ti-do morning,. about Oiling. -It .is my understanding that the Council will accept Oiling Petitions and will do the oiling on the same emergency basis that it was done last year; with the Hearing to be held after the Oiling,,if necessary. - it id also my.understanding thoughR that -some of the streets are up for some underground improvements# so• x3.11 you ,please check with Joe Ulm before proceeding _ with any of these ,projects? The following is a-list of petitions received to date,. with the dates on which they . were received: . OILING PETITION , N0. - DATE RECEIVED - LOCATION 9 7/27/54'. We58th St. s dt ohs 'Ave: to Concord Ave. 70 $/9/54 -. Brookview Ave.,.W;62nd to W.63rd Stj, 71. 8/16/54 Virginia Ave.,'W,60th'St. to'V.View Rd. -. 74- 8/23/54 Maloney Ave. to, One Block So. 75 8/24/54 Philbrook Lane,- Wooddale to.Brookview y 76 9/21/% W.63rd St.; Normandale to V.View Rd. _ 77 9/10/54. W049th St. -'5100 Block ffi 81 (10/22,/54 Meadow Adge No.R Danens Dr. to Ridgeview Hve Ridgeview Ave`.; Danens Dr. to W.66th St. o 1/10/55 ` W.'59th' St. - St.Johns Ave, to Ashcroft Ave. - , W.59th Ste; Ashcroft Ave. to Concord Ave. 93 ,'. 02/55' Ashcroft Ave.' V.View Rd. to W. 62nd St. 84. 4/12/55 We 59th St'e', Oaklawn Ave. to Kellogg Ave. 85 4/12/55• A11 -Stse in Brookview Hts, 1st & 2nd Addns. 86 4/15/55 _ Benton Ave., Tingdale to Code-Ave. 87 4/15/55. W.56th Ste, Philbrook Lane to Brookviex Ave... 88' -4/26/55" Ashcroft At be W.66th to W.61st Ste 89 5/2/55 We 59th St., Fairfax Ave. to St.Johns Ave. GSA 5301 Oaklawn Avenue Edina Minnesota .—July 6, 1955 Dr. Rueben Erickson Mayor Village of Edina Edina Minnesota Dear Dr. Erickson Once again, as. I did a few years ago, I am writing to you for help in a street problem* It that time I had contacted the street depart- ment but to no avail and so I took the liberty to write you, and in a short time the condition was relieved. ._And so, after much conversation tith the village engineer and no results, 1 am again writing you in hopes that you can help me solve this present problem. °hen our street was reconditioned a few ,years ago,after it had been torn up to install water 1iains, the crown was left too high and as a result When our car leaves the drive and enters the street, we have to exercise the greatest caution or else the bottom of our trunk of the car scrapes the street. The previous car we drove was chewed up very badly underneath the trunk from this street condition. We are very anxious to have our drive black - topped and feel that the village should install a drain tile of some sort before this is done. we live at the corder o.f Oaklawn and 53rd Street. Dotil of our neighbors on 53rd have a drain and they were installed by the village; the village engineer does not want to install one for us. The company that will.repair our drive cannot raise the end of the drive with black -top because the street is so faulty now it would a_-7.m dam up the water of a heavy rain and flood our lawn.', The lawn already has been eaten away at least a foot by'this street condition which causes,the heavy rain to surge down our lawn It would be such a simple matter to lay a piper he and our black -top company could then extend the black -top over the pipe. In this way our car problem would be solved and the water taken care of, too. I sincerely hope that you will find time to consult the proper authorities regarding this matter, and that there will be some action real soon. "e are getting very impatient to have our drive repaired. It does not seem fair that the village streets are allowed to remain in a state where they do damage to a property owner's car. I hope I am not imposing upon by writing you the above, but helpful the last time I have to ask your assistance now. your kindness you were so very taken the courage i er ly, Perle B. Rodger Bredesen,offered the following Resolution and moved adoptions RESOLUTION FOR DESIGNATION OF . XERXES AVENUE AS STATE AID ROAD HE IT RESOLVED by the Council: of .the Village of Edina, Aiinnesota, that a request be made to the Board of.Hennepin County Commissioners and to the Minnesota State Department of Highways that Xerms Avenue between *46t4; and W.78th.Streets be designated as a. State Aid Road. Motion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Fronk, and -on Rolicall there were five ayes and no 'nay$;` as follows; Bredesen, aye; Danens, aye; Fronk, aye;- `!'upa, aye; and Erickson, aye; and the Resolution was adopted, ATTEST; - (,5 REUBEN 76 ERICKSON ,(Signed) GRETCHEN S. ALDEN Mayor Village Clerk STATE OF MROMOTA SS 1 COUNTY OF HENNEPIN I, Gretchen S. Alden, being the duly qualified and acting clerk of the Village of Edina, Hennepin County,. Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have examined the attached and foregoing resolution, entitled "RESOLUTION FOR DESIGNATION OF XOMS AVENUE AS STATE AID ROEW,11 with the original thereof on file in my office; and the same is a true and correct copy of such resolution as duly passed-by the Village Council of said Village on Ju,,y 11,. 1955. Witness ny hand and the seal of this Village this 19th day of August, 1955. Village Clerk Village of Edina a �9�/� .���e _� ,_ ,�� �����. -�° mss/ � , �� � - ��. �/' ��% dx"� � a i WON. P-MAP 4811 MAPLE ROAD MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINN. ��r /AAL 61c-'L> HOSMER A. BROWN ATTORNEY - AT - LAW 3801 WEST 50TH STREET MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA WALNUT 6 -6737 May 12 , 1955 Village of Edina, 4 801 West 50th Street, Minneapolis 10, Minn. Gentlemen: Re: Culvert at 60th & Porter Lane. In behalf of Howard E. Brush, Jr., I wish to call your attention to the fact that the above described culvert was covered at the time Porter Lane was put in. Since that date negotiations with the developer, Roy Peterson, have resulted in his attempting to uncover the drain, but to date the drain is still covered and still blocking drainage of the property of Howard E. Brush, Jr., north of and adjoining 60th Street. - In fairness to Mr.-Peterson I wish to state that he did attempt to uncover the drain and though that did result in drainage of some of the surface waters from bar. Brush's property the difficulty has still not been ade- quately met. Mr. Brush is attempting to sell his property and finds it exceptionally dif- ficult to do.so under present conditions. Inasmuch as the culvert or drain seems to be directly under Porter's Lane, one of the streets of the Village, I am calling the matter to your notice and trust you will give it your immediate attention. HAB -ret ,;F Very truly yours, G� SII l ' % i✓- ��� � ,,, ,�� �,�c �� n� � n T IJ� /.,k.�.ti..�� VILLAGE OF EDINA H EN N EPI N COUNTY A Abbott Avenue ...... H -3, H -4, H -5 Abbott Place ............... H -3 Abercrombie Drive ....... E -6, E -7 Adams Avenue ..............A -1 Akers Lane .............. B -3 Andover Road ......... .F -7 Annaway Drive ..........0 -1, D -1 Antrim Road ............ C -6,C -7 Arbour Lane ................D -4 Arcadia Avenue ............ E -2 Arden Avenue ..........G -1, G -2 Arrowhead Pass .............A -5 Arthur Street ................ B -1 Ashcroft Avenue .......... F -4, F -5 Ashcroft Lane ............... F -5 Aspasia Lane ................ F -7 Ayrshire Blvd. ........... D -2, D -3 B Balfanz Road ........... F -6, G-6 Beard Avenue ....... H- 3,H -4,H -5 Beard Place ................H -4 Bedford Avenue .............E -2 Belmore Lane ............A -1, B-1 Belt Line (#100) ..... E -1 thru E -8 Belvidere Lane ............... F -7 Benton Avenue ........... D -4, E -4 Bernard Place ............ E -3, E -4 Birchcrest Drive .............. E -4 Blackfoot Pass ............... B -6 Blake Road .......... B-1, B-2, B -3 Blossom Court .............. D-2 Bridge Lane ... .G -1 Bridge Street (46th St.) .... F -1, G -1 Brittany Road ............. F -6 Broadview Road D -4 Brook Avenue ............... F -1 Brook Drive ............. C -6, D-6 Brookside Avenue ......... E -1, E -2 Brookview Ave... G -2, G -3, G-4, G -5 Browndale Avenue ........ F -1, F -2 Bruce Avenue ...........G -1, G -2 Bruce Place ................. G -2 Bywood West ............... C -1 Cahill Road ............. D -7, D -8 Cascade Lane ...............E -1 Casco Avenue ........ ...G -1 Chantrey Road ....... C -2, C -3, D -2 Cheyenne Circle ............. B -6 Cheyenne Trail ..... ........B -6 Chowen Avenue ..... H -3, H -4, H -5 Chowen Curve ..............H -4 Church Place ................ E -6 Circle Drive ................. E -6 Circle East ................. D -1 Circle West ................ D -1 Clark Avenue ...............E -1 Cleveland Avenue ........... E -1 Clover Ridge ................ E -4 Code Avenue ............ E -3, E -4 Concord Avenue ......... F -3, F -4 Concord Terrace .............F -3 Coolidge Avenue ............. F -1 CooperAvenue .............. D -1 Cornelia Drive ..............G -6 Country Club Road ....... F -1, G -1 County Road #18 ....A -1 thru A -8 Crescent Drive ........... D -4, D -5 Crescent Terrace ............0 -1 Crest Lane .................. D -5 Creston Road ...............F -6 Croyden Lane ............... D -2 i Dakota Trail ............ B -5, B-6 Dale Avenue ............ E -3, E -4 Dale Drive ......... F -1, F -2 Dalrymple Road .............F -3 Danen's Drive ............... E-6 Dawson Lane ...............G -6 Dearborn Street ............. B -1 Dell Street .................. D -5 Dever Drive ................ G -3 Dewey Hill Road .........0 -8, D -8 Division Street ............... E -1 Dodd Place ................. H -5 Doncaster Way .......... D -2, D -3 Down Road .................0 -7 Downing Street .............. E -2 Drew Avenue ........... H -3, H -4 Drexel Avenue ..............G -1 Dublin Road ................0 -7 Duggan Plaza ............... E -6 Dunberry Lane ........... F -6, G -6 Duncraig Road .............. D -2 Dundee Road ........... C -2,C -3 E East Road .............. D -2 East View Drive ............. E -4 Eden Avenue ............ E -2, F -2 Edenmoor Street ............. E -2 Eden Prairie Rd. ...... B-3, B -4, C -3 Edgebrook Place ............. F -1 Edina Boulevard .............F -1 Edina Court ................G -1 Edinbrook Lane .............. E -1 El Rancho Trail .............. B -1 Everett Place ............... E -6 Ewing Avenue ........... H -3,H -4 F Fairfax Avenue ........... F -3, F -4 Forslin Drive ................ E -4 France Avenue ....... G -lthru G -8 Fuller Street, West ........... H -3 Galway Drive ...............D -6 Garden Avenue .............D -3 Garrison Lane ........... F -5, G -5 Glasgow Drive .............. D -8 Gleeson Road ....... B -4, B -5, B -6 Glenbrae Circle ......... D -2, D -3 Glengary Parkway .......D -2, D -3 Glenn Place ................. F -1 Golf Terrace ................ F -3 Gorgas Avenue .............G -2 Grandview Lane ............. E -2 Griffit Street ................ B -1 Grimes Avenue ..............G -4 Grimes Lane ................G -4 Grove Place ................ B -1 Grove Street ............ D -3,E -3 H Halifax Ave. .... G -1, G -2, G -4, G -5 Halifax Lane ...............G -3 Hankerson Avenue ...........E -2 Hansen Road ..... D -3, D -4, E -4, E -5 Harrison Avenue .............A -1 Hawkes Drive ............... D -3 Hawkes Terrace .............. D -3 Hazel Place ................. F -5 Hidden Lane ................0 -2 High Street ..............E -1 Highland Road ......... .D -4 Highwood Drive .........0 -2, C -3 MINNESOTA Street Directory Highwood Drive, West .... C -2, C -3 Hillcrest Lane ...............G -6 Hillside Lane ...............D -6 Hillside Road ...............D -5 Hilltop Lane .................F -2 Holborn Avenue ............. E -5 Hollywood Road ............. E -1 Hopkins Road ............... E -2 Hunter Street ............... D -4 1 Idylwood Drive ..............0 -3 Indian Hills Circle ............ A -5 Indian Hills Pass ..............B -5 Indian Hills Road .....A -5, B-5, B -6 Indianola Avenue ...........G -2 Interlachen Blvd. ....B-1,C-1,D-1, Josephine Avenue E -1, E -2 Interlachen Road ............B -1 Iroquois Trail ...............A -6 J JacksonAvenue .............A -1 Jay Place .................G -2 Jefferson Avenue ............A -1 Jeffrey Lane ................0 -3 John Street ................. B -1 Johnson Drive ........... D -3 Josephine Avenue ........ E -4, E -5 Juanita Avenue .............G -2 Judson Lane ............ F -6,G -6 1 Kaymar Drive ............ B -3, C -3 Kellogg Avenue .....G -2, G -3, G -4 Kellogg Place ............... G -3 Kent Avenue ................E -3 Kerry Road .................0 -7 Knoll Drive ................. B-3 7 Laguna Drive F -6 Lake Ridge Road ............0 -2 Lakeview Drive .............. F -3 Lakeview Drive, East ......... F -3 Lakeview Drive, South .........F -3 Lakeview Drive, West ......... F -3 Lantana Lane ...............F -7 Larada Lane ................B -3 Larkspur Lane ...............F -7 Laura Avenue ...............E -1 Lee Valley Circle ........0 -7, D -7 Lee Valley Road .............0 -7 Lexington Street ............. F -3 Library Lane ...............G -1 Limerick Lane ............... D -6 Link Avenue ................ E -6 Lochloy Drive ....... .D -2 Londonderry Road ....... A -2,A -3 M Mackey Avenue .............F -1 Maddox Lane ............... E -5 Madison Avenue .............A -1 Mait Lane ............. .0 -1 Maloney Avenue .........A -1, B -1 Maple Road ................G -1 Margaret's Lane .............A -5 Mark Terrace Drive ........... B-6 McGuire Road ...........0 -6, D -6 Meadow Ridge .............. E-6 Meadow Road G -1 Melody Lake Drive ........... E -3 Melody Lane .............. E -3 Mendelssohn Lane ........... B -1 Merilane ................ D -1 Merritt Circle ............... D -3 Mildred Avenue .............. E -5 Miller's Lane ................ F -5 Millpond Place E -1 Minnehaho Boulevard ........G -2 Minnewawa Avenue ..........E -2 Mirror Lakes Drive ....0 -2, C -3, D -2 Mohawk Trail ...............A -6 Monroe Avenue .............A -1 Moore Avenue ..............E -1 Moorland Avenue ............ F -1 Motor Street ................ E -1 k- NancyLane ................. F -5 Naomi Drive ..............E -6 Normandale Court ........... E -3 Normandale Road .....E -1 thru E -8 North Avenue ............... E -1 Northfield Avenue ........... D -5 Northwood Drive ........ C -2, D -2 Oak Drive .................. F -3 Ooklawn Avenue G -2, G -3, G -4, G -6 Olinger Road ........... C -3,C -4 Orchard Lane ............... D -1 Oxford Avenue ........... E -1, E -2 P Paddock Road ..............D -1 Park Lane ............. .D -5 Park Place .............G -3, G -4 Parkwood Lane .............A -3 Parkwood Road ...... A- 2,A -3,B -3 Parnell Avenue ........... F -4, F -5 Peacedale Avenue ...........G -5 Philbrook Lane ..............G -3 Point Drive ................. G -6 Porter Lane ................. E -4 Post Lane .................A -5 Pukwana Lane ...............E -1 R Rabun Drive .......... E-6, E -7 Richmond Circle ............. E -3 Richmond Drive .............. E -3 Richmond Lane .............. E -3 Richwood Drive .......... E -2, E -3 Ridge Place ........... F -1 Ridge Road .......... B-1, B-2 Ridgeway Road .............D -4 Ridgeview Drive ............. E-6 Roberts Place ............... E -5 Rolf Avenue ................. E -5 Rolling Green Parkway ....0 -1, D -1 Roushor Road ...............A -4 Roycar Road ................F -6 Ruth Drive ..................F -4 Rutledge Avenue ............. E -1 Ryan Avenue ............ F-4, F -5 S St. Andrews Avenue .......... F -3 St. John's Avenue ..... F -3, F -4, F -5 Saxony Road ..............0 -3 Schaefer Road ..............B -2 School Road ................F -4 Shady Lane ................. F -5 Shannon Drive ..............0 -7 Shaughnessy Road ...........0 -8 Sherwood Avenue ..... F -3, F -4, F -5 Sherwood Road ..............E -2 Shore Drive, West ............ F -6 Skyline Drive ............... D -2 South Drive ..............0 -2 Southcrest Drive ........... .F -6 Southdale Road ............. G -6 South View Lane ............. F -3 Spruce Road ................B -1 Spur Road ........... .D -1 Stauder Circle .......A -3, B -3 State Highway #5 .0 -8, D -8 State Highway 1 #100 .. E -1 thru E -8 State Highway #169 -212 .A -4, A -5 B -3, B -4, C -3, D -3, E -2 Stuart Avenue ..............D -4 Summit Avenue .............. E -2 Sunnyside Road ......... F -1,G -1 Sunnyslope Road, East .... F -1, F -2 Sunnyslope Road, West .... F -1, F -2 T Thielen Avenue ..............E -1 Third Street .................A -1 Tifton Drive ................. E -6 Tingdale Avenue ......... E -4, E -5 Tower Street ................ F -3 Townes Circle ...............G -1 Townes Road ... .G -1 Tracy Avenue .... D -3, D -4, D-5, D-6 Tralee Drive ................0 -7 Trillium Lane ................ F -7 Tyler Avenue ...............A -1 U Upper Terrace ............... F-6 1/ Valley View Road .A -7, B-6, B -7, C -6 D -5, D-6, E -4, F -4, G -5 Van Buren Avenue ...........A -1 Vandervork Avenue .......... E -1 Vernon Ave. (Highway #169) ... E -1 Virginia Avenue .......... F -4, F -5 Virginia Lane ...............F -4 1J Walnut Drive ...............A -4 Warden Avenue ............. D -3 Warren Avenue ..........E -5, E -6 Warwick Place .............. E -3 Washington Avenue .........A -1 Waterman Avenue ...........B -1 Waterman Circle ............. B -1 Westbrook Lane ............. E -1 West Fuller Street ........... H -3 West Road .. ..... . D -2 West Highwood Drive .... G -2, G -3 West Shore Drive ......... F -6, F -7 West Trail .......A -6 West Woodland Road ........ F -3 Westridge Boulevard ..... D-4, D -5 Westwood Court ............. B -2 Wexford Road ...........0 -7 White Oaks Road........ .G -1 Whiting Street ..........D -5, E -5 Wilford Way ............... F -6 William Avenue ............. E -2 Willson Road ................ F -2 Wilryan Avenue ......... E -4, E -5 Wind Road .................F -3 Windsor Avenue .............E -3 Woodcrest Drive ............G -3 Wooddale Avenue .....F -1 thru F -7 WOO dale Glen .............G -2 WOO dale Lane .............G -2 Woodend Drive ............. G -3 Woodhill Way .............. F -1 Woodland Circle ............G -3 Woodland Lane ........ .G -3 Woodland Road ......... F -3,G -3 Wyman Avenue .............E -5 X Xerxes Avenue ...... H -3 thru H -8 Y York Avenue .... H -3, H -4, H-6, H -8 Yvonne Terrace ..............E -3 Z Zenith Avenue ...... H -3, H -4, H -5, H -6, H -8 West 44th Street ............ E -1 West 46th Street ........ F -1, G -1 (Bridge Street) West 47th Street ............G -1 West 48th Street ......... E -1, G -1 West 49th Street ..... E -1, F -1, G-1 West 491/2th Street ..........G -1 West 50th Street ......... F -2, G-2 West 51st Street ......... E -2, G -2 West 52nd Street ........ E -2, G -2 West 53rd Street ........ E -2, G -2 West 54th Street ......... G2, H -2 West 55th Street ......... G -3, H -3 West 56th Street ..... C -3, E -3, F -3 G -3, H -3 West 57th Street ......... E -3, H -3 West 58th Street ...... E -3, E -4, F -3 F -4, G -3, G -4, H -3, H -4 West 59th Street .. E -4, F -4, G -4, H -4 West 60th Street .. E -4, F -4, G -4, H -4 West 61st Street ..... E -4, G -4, H -4 West 62nd Street .. C -4, D -4, E -4, E -5 F -5, G -5, H -5 West 63rd Street ......... E -5, F -5 West 64th Street ...... D -5, E -5, F -5 G -5, H -5 West 65th Street ......... E -5, F-5 West 66th Street .. E -5, F -5, F -6, G -5 H -5, H -6 West 67th Street ............. H -6 West 68th Street .0 -6, D -6, G -6, H -6 West 69th Street ..... C -6, F -6, H -6 West 70th Street .. C -6, C -7, D -6, D -7 E -7, F -6, F -7, G-6, G -7 West 74th Street ............ H -8 West 75th Street ............ H -8 West 76th Street ............ H -8 West 78th Street ..... C -8, D -8, H -8 (Highway #5) 2 3 5 7 L C 3CALl E F fZEv i5ioN9 :- ADDITIDX! i CDIIIICCTIONS, To SEPT 10 1949 To DCC to 1951 C H 2 3 I 1 ........... r� DL� .: /I qv 22Z,&4 May 23, 1955. RE: Complaints on,dust, holes in streets and status of petitions - Your. Memo of 5/17 TO: Mr. Hyde 1 - Vicinity of Division, Circle East, Spur Road — Petition was received 6/14/54 for Oiling Division St., Spur Road to Rutledge. Street was oiled and assessed in 1954. If Division St. wants oil again this year, we should have new petition. As to "Spur Road" and "Circle'East," these two streets,were "Blacktopped" several years ago, by developer. of Hilldale„ Mr.'�Merrill Hutchinson, I believe that any repairs, on these. twp streets, are changeable to the General Fd,nd,`ah& that no petitions are necessary. lie have no petitions for repairs to any of the streets. 2 - Mirror Lakes,Drive and Northwood Drive -'In 1954, we received.petition for Oiling on Northwood Drive, from Mirror Lakes Drive,to Glengarry Parkway. This was oiled in 1954, and assessed. There is no 1955 Petition for Oiling, -on our books, and one is needed, if we are to oil this year. As to Mirror Lakes Drive = In September of 1954, we- received a petition for .Oiling Mirror Lakes.-Drive-from end of present blacktop to Ayrshire Blvd. (This is the portion of the street on which Mrs. Sundblac resides). Petition carried notation that it would be valid onLy if oiling were done in 1954. Oiling was not done in 1954; ,.and I believe that new petition should be presented if Oiling is to be done in 1955. 3 - On Concord and on Virginia Lane near Valley View Road (Mr. Glomsrud) - Virginia Lane, .between Concord Ave. and Virginia Ave. is under contract to Earl Sewall for Blacktopping, pursuant to petition of 5/28/54. Petition for Oiling Concord Ave., from W.60th St. to Southview Lane received 5/5/55; but no petition for either Oiling or Blacktoppnj of Concord, South of W.60th St. I talked with Engr. Dept., and they state that there is no underground improvement to preclude petition for Oiling on Concord between'60th and Valley View-Rd.; but that between Valley View Rd, and 64th St. sewer and water is being installed, now. 4 - Mr. McGuire at 4608 Ilest 58th St. Harry states that W-58th- St. has now been oiled. 5 - Mr. Leslie at 60th and Ewing - W,60th St., between France and Abbott, was oiled last year, and assessed,-pursuant to petition filed 6/28/54. If residents wish another oiling.job this year,.there should be petition filed for same so that it can be assessed. Same goes for blacktop. 6 - Carl Moline at'5120 Oxford - Petition filed late in 1952 for Grading Oxford between 51st. and 52nd. Project approved summer of 1954; bids taken and rejected 11 /8/54 (too high). Council determined`to use part of this street as dump for excess fill (hole at South end), and to postpone contract for grading until hole.had been at least partially filled. As to when grading gets done - this depends on Engr. Depts: determination of time for contract.' 7. - Mrs. Pauly,6224 Brookview - Harry says this street :is now oiled. V1 8 - On Valley View between Parnell and Woo ddale - -This street was formerly blacktopped. At the time various construction projects were , an Estimate was made ato the amounts needed to replace Valley View Road to its former condition; and said amounts were assessed as part of cost.of construction,, as follows: San.Sewer No. 50 - V.View Rd.; Concord to Parnell X4,434.60 San.SeVrer No.54 - V.View Rd., Ashcroft to 289 Ft. W' 550,00 W.M. #65 - V.View Rd. and V.View.Rd. Extended, Ashhroft 1 to Southdale(Brookview Ave.) 2,500.00 5/23/55 for a total.of $7,484.60 as a reserve for repairing Valley View Road from Parnell to Brookview Ave. which is three blocks East of Wooddale.. Therefore, if no more underground improvements are contemplated for this stretch on Valley View Road, it can be blacktopped by Harry, or under contract, without General Fund expenditure -- payable from Construction Fund, 5/23/55 RE: Sanitary, Sewer. and Water J�= and Blacktop for 5100 Block on W. 58th St. Your 5/17 Memo I take_it that most of this memo is for Joe- Zikan.. As to the Blacktop, tiro --a petition was filed on March 10, 1953; and on June 8, 1953 Council tabled petition pending further construction in this block (it has been policy not to blacktop until most of the property is improved). Petition was signed by Mr. Wells J. Wright, who was then owner of all the property abutting the street. Mr. Wright subsequently sold to Carroll Const. Co., and most of the lots have since changed hands again. I do believe, tho, that if the Council wishes, it may proceed under the petition by calling the necessary Public Hearing for the improvement. If, however, these people determine to have Sanitary Sewer and Water, it will be undesirable to blacktop this year, of course. For the information of the petitioners, CARROLL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DID NOT PAY FOR BLACKTOPPING. 5/23/55 RE: Petition.for.Watermain on Benton between Tingdale and Code. 1954 The petition for Sanitary Sewer was filed on July 7, and considered by the Council on July 12, at which time.Council took action to postpone procedure until 1955. Fred Jonas says the Engrs. hope to have Hearing on June 13. As to Watermain - -Mr. Hyde, to the best of my, knowledge, a petition was never filed for Watermain in this particular block. In the fall of 1953 the Council called a Public Hearing on Its own motion, for the construction of Watermain in this general. area; and' ,I note thet,-the Minutes of the meeting of October 12,1953, say "at one point in the Hearing five owners in the 5100 Block on Benton asked to go on record in favor of this improvement; it was pointed out that insurance yrates are lowered within 11,r0�j000 feet of as hydrant." $,��AVC�Yi NfRA /'A 7V N�X1MA StiA WiP lP9X��XyR�C' " ^\Yi1l�AT��nwXI. IN IN Y(L@W ��Y7 Ywi P1fA XDiW�X�X.A� XlMg. This hearing was adjourned to No- vember 9. At the Hearing of 11/9/53, petitions were received Melody Lane and Melody hake Drive from the improvement; and another petition by some 39 property owners in the area, objecting thereto; and the Hearing gas continued indefinitely "with the understanding that Council will notify affected property owners of the date to be set for continued hearing ". There is now a contract for Watermain across W.59th St. to Code Avenue, rather than on Benton Ave. Therefore, if the people on Benton want Watermain, I believe a petition is necessary. GSA J April 19,o'1955 . Mr. John 14, Windhorst e Dorsey9Co1manDBarker,Scott & Barber ' First National -Soo Line Bldg. � J. Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Viindhorsts Engineer Mikan has inquiredNof the Council as-to, whether it will be possible to arrange to open sealed bids on improvemnts and on materials and supplies in this office,.without the -presence of any member of the C ouncilp Hi.s •idea is to open bids at 10 =00 A,M. on the day of a. Council..Keeti.ngm tabulate bide during the-day., and be reader with recommendations to the Council the night of the meeting. The Council is v 1i ling., if this is legal. We wv4d appreciate: receiving, your recommendation by April 25, if possible, in,order that we, may know how to write up our advertisements for bids.: Yours . very truly VILLAGE OF EDRJA Br ,. Acting Village Clerk Pa COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT 8, BARBER ATTORNEYS AT LAW April 21., 1955 S ' The Honorable Village Council Village of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlemen: FIRST NATIONAL -SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA TELEPHONE MAIN 3351 Mr. Zikan has raised the possibility of opening bids for im- provement projects and on materials and supplies in his office at 10 :00 A. M. on the same day on Which a Village Council meeting will be held, so that the bids may be tabulated and presented with recommenda- tions to the Council at the meeting the same evening. The general statute regarding village contracts (WA 412.3.11) imposes no.requirement as to where and by whom bids shall be received _ and opened. As to improvement contracts, however, which will be paid wholly or partly from special assessments, the statute requires that the bids "be opened and considered by the council ". MM 429.041, sub- division 1. There appear to be no further authorities in this state on the question. I would therefore conclude that when assessments will be levied on account of the work involved in the contract, the council should open and consider the bids and then refer them for tabulation and recommenda- tions to the village engineer, as heretofore. In the case of other con- tracts which are publicly awarded it would be possible to follow Mr. Zikanla suggestion. If the Council considers the above procedure unsatisfactory as to improvement- assessment contracts, perhaps the Council may wish to authorize Mr. Windhorst or the writer to amend Section 429.041 at the 1957 legislative session, such amendment to be, if possible, approved in advance by the League of Minnesota Municipalities. Very truly yours,, . D0RSEY2C0LMANj,HARKER *SC0TT & E DFS:bg i I '� 1 c.c. Mr. Zikan Mr. Windhorst JAMES E. DORSE'Y JOSEPH H.COLM AN DAVID E.BRON5ON DORSEY, KEN N E T H M. OW EN LELAND W. SCOTT LEA ' I T T R. BARKER ' HUGH H. BARBER DONALD WEST WALDO F. MAROUART J O H N W. W I N D H O R S T HENRY HALLADAY JULE M. HANNAFORD ARTHUR B. W H I T N E Y JOHN G. DORSEY RUSSELL W. LINOOUIST DAVID R. BRINK H O R A C E E. H I T C H V I R G I L H. H I L L ROBERT V. TARBOX DEFOREST SPENCER ROBERT J. JOHNSON MAYNARD B.HASSELOUIST PETER DORSEY GEORGE P. FLANNERY CURTI5 L. ROY ARTHUR E. W E I S B E R G GREGG S.ORWOLL COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT 8, BARBER ATTORNEYS AT LAW April 21., 1955 S ' The Honorable Village Council Village of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlemen: FIRST NATIONAL -SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA TELEPHONE MAIN 3351 Mr. Zikan has raised the possibility of opening bids for im- provement projects and on materials and supplies in his office at 10 :00 A. M. on the same day on Which a Village Council meeting will be held, so that the bids may be tabulated and presented with recommenda- tions to the Council at the meeting the same evening. The general statute regarding village contracts (WA 412.3.11) imposes no.requirement as to where and by whom bids shall be received _ and opened. As to improvement contracts, however, which will be paid wholly or partly from special assessments, the statute requires that the bids "be opened and considered by the council ". MM 429.041, sub- division 1. There appear to be no further authorities in this state on the question. I would therefore conclude that when assessments will be levied on account of the work involved in the contract, the council should open and consider the bids and then refer them for tabulation and recommenda- tions to the village engineer, as heretofore. In the case of other con- tracts which are publicly awarded it would be possible to follow Mr. Zikanla suggestion. If the Council considers the above procedure unsatisfactory as to improvement- assessment contracts, perhaps the Council may wish to authorize Mr. Windhorst or the writer to amend Section 429.041 at the 1957 legislative session, such amendment to be, if possible, approved in advance by the League of Minnesota Municipalities. Very truly yours,, . D0RSEY2C0LMANj,HARKER *SC0TT & E DFS:bg i I '� 1 c.c. Mr. Zikan Mr. Windhorst August 150 1955• Mr. Sven Wolds 4405 Valley View Roads Minneapolis 10s Minn. Dear Mr. Wolde 1. Please consider this as official notification that the Village of Edina will exercise the option granted by you and your wife to'purchase approximately 0.13 acre of your property, at• 4405 Valley V IOW Road for the sum of $9s?15.00. This .action was approved'at the meeting of the Village Council on August 8th: You have already submitted to us the Abstract for examina- tion purposes and it will be examined by'o{r Attorneys. Payment will be made as soon after August 23 as title is completely cleared and full conveyance is made by you to the Village.' w We appreciate,ycur cooperation in'this matter. —� i i Very truly yours s A Warred C, Hyde,, Village Manager. WCHtB NZO M1 Dr. Reuben F. ErWwons Xayor Mr. J. A. Dane nes $:r. Mdl Pronks Mr. Frank TUpa* : l:r: Art 3redessns Jr. Subject:. Oiling Talley Viet* Road between Brookview and Gentle: In view of the. condition of Valaay Vieae Road between 3rookvie v and Highway ¢ _f1QQs I think it absolutely neceosary that use give some rallef Imediatelys fr= the dust to the pmperty* owners on Valley View hoad. In the estintes for 3anit&PY Sewer #50s Hanitax T vewor ,#5b arA Wate main #65s 'm= were p vvided for restoring; the tit "+tt to its. former conditions grad. a total s m of alwat "7500 � is available. Acts ally$, the street was black - topped before the sewers and weetormains were installed* it ie now apps ent that the County Ailrway Oepartzcant will not be resurfacing Valley !"Low this year* mouse of the question as to the width of the streeet, - -don't think it would be advissblo for us to put in blacktop €,t the present width now zaul, then haver. the County cote in` in a year or eos arrd put In a wider street. The $75W avaiUble would not be sufficient to blacktop the on- tire length iere seller and vatermaine have been put in. Accordingly., we are going to proceed with oiling Valley View fr m. Highway #1W to Habokview as roan as possible and as soon as weather conditions permit. In come pUces the street mill be oiled the whole width, while in other stretches, only one ride will have to be oiled. The intersection of Par. x ell and Halley View will be out down as previously plemned ands after the Intersection is out dorms the block West of Parnell to Highway, #100 vM be oiled. The underground construction in. this block is just about finished. If you have any serious objections to the above. arranggementst please let nta know Tuesday,* W 91. C W a G. e, Villergeanayges. W H lB V111 age of M n - - . _ l 27th' 19516 M0 M o" ` 4 - - Dr. Reuban F. Erickson, MWr < . . J. A. Danene, _ Lr. X12 'F��s, - • - r. Frank TPa1. ,. Mr. Art -9red0seav J?. SW�jecLe QLUng Vaney Vier .Road betweesa Ompkview and Hl ay 010D. erm in v_ !e-i of tree condition of .Vail ey View Road. hatween aokview 1 thidi it dboolutely nace6sw --that W giw sme relief inmedi tely, frc the duat to- tho 'yrope_-ty MMM - -on V:�ey. View Roads. In' the eswizates for wilt Sewer. #50y' Sanitary Sewer' 654 -and Watera,ain #650, sums wom provided for \ _restoring the etres to its former/ conditions, and a tom am of s3mst W500 is available.. Actually, the street: w, as black- toyMd. before the .sire and vatu=Lins were Uotalled. It Is nbw apparent- that the County Highway artrmt'-will not be resurfacing V&:ey View this . year. Because of the queetiOn , As a to the e-: din of tho,street, 1 dory °t 'tl t..it; would be advisable. for us to putin blacktop at the present ' width now m4 theca have the C�mty came ins in a der or so,, 'a n fit' a Ydd stmt. The x,7500 favallable weld teat be aufficiei t to ,blacktop the en,- tlr® length *here sewer .and watermairm have ,T en ,put in: ; AceordW.Lyq we are going to proceed with.. eiling Volley View - Mn Highway g= to Brovkview as soon as poedi'ble and as soon -as weather conditions pelt®. 16 e©rm places ae street win be olled the wrhole. width, Ails in -other- etatch" .p. only one side will have -to be oiledo The intemectidn of Parnell and V&ll.ey V %131 be out down, aw ga ougl,v plmvwd , after the intersection le out do ni, the block West Of Tamll to. iii g �A00 will be ollado The undez*ound rnmAruction In this block is .just , about fia3� i. if you have any sericsus objections-to the above 4rr&ng=mtG1p glean® let _ae3 know 'itiesday9 !y 31• - Warren c o Hydes Card a�# NOTE: AT MEETING OF _MARCH 81 ATTACHED REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO PUBLIC UTILITIES C044ITTEE FOR �J. - ITJVESTIGATION' AND REPORT (This is not an actual petition -- r February 25, 1954• just a request for cost). Mr. George Ettner, 4801 Valley View Road,, Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Xr.,Ettnera _ Your petition for Storm Sewer received this date and-we are putting it on the agenda for the March 8th meeting, at which time the Council will consider -the possibi4ty of setting a hearing to see whether'or not a storm eowe.r should be constructed, as you suggest. We will advise you of the outcome: ` Yours very truly,, S. R. Mitchell, ' Village Manager. S101 B Edina, Minn., February 20, 1954 Edina Manager Engineer 4501 West 50th Edina, Minn. Mr, S. Mitchell; Before the Black Top is replaced on Valley View Rd., we would like to know the cost of a storm sewer, starting at 4900 Valley View Rd., running to Virginia Ave., to Virginia Lane, and empty in the lake below. FOurs Truly `�� q 7 oq v O July 9,, 195+ Village of Edina Peti=tion for hearing for storm sewer, on valley view road. 0 JAMES E. DORSEY JOSEPH H.-CO LMAN -- DAVID E. BRONSON KENNETH M.OW'E'N- LELAND W. SCOTT LEAVITT R. BARKER HUGH H. BARBER CHARLES F. NOONAN D O N A L D W E S T WALDO F. MAROUART JOHN W. WINDHORST HENRY HALLADAY JULE M. HANNAFORO ARTHUR B.WHITNEY JOHN G.DORSEY RUSSELL W. LINDOUIST DAVID R. BRINK HORACE E.HITCH VIR GIL H. HI LL ROBERT V. TARBOX DEFOREST SPENCER ROBERT J. JOHNSON PETER D O R S E Y GEORGE P. FLANNERY C U R T I S L. ROY ARTHUR E.WEISBERG DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT 8, BARBER ATTORNEYS AT LAW February 22, 1955 Mr. J. Zikan Acting Village Manager and Engineer �- Edina Village Hall 4801 West Fiftieth Street Minneapolis; Minnesota - Re: Proposed Plan for Grading, and Paving Contracts Dear Joe: FIRST NATIONAL-SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA TELEPHONE MAIN 3351 Graveling Last week we discussed on the telephone whether the Village could lawfully award contracts for grading, graveling and bituminous paving in the manner suggested by members of the Village Council. We understand that on such jobs, which will be assessed eventually against abutting property owners, instead of holding the improvement hearings and then awarding the contracts, it has been suggested that the Village should advertise in the early spring for all grading, graveling and bituminous paving to be done during the year in the Village, the bidders to state unit prices for cubic yards or square yards of such work, based on estimated quantities. This would result in getting the Village the benefit of quantity prices, and eliminate the sometimes embarrassing variations in unit prices from job -to job resulting from there being a separate'contract for each job. As you know, Chapter 429 of our statutes, which is the exclu- sive procedure available to villages for the levy of assessments,'pre- scribes a definite sequence of events leading up to the financing of public works by the issuance of bonds and the levy of special assessments. The law states very specifically that an improvement contract may not be awarded or the work ordered done by day labor until a hearing has been held and the making of the improvement authorized by proper resolution of the Council. We had something to do with the drafting of this law in 1952 and 1953, at which time we wrote a special provision into it (Section 429.041 (4)), authorizing the Council to advertise for the hire of equip- ment and the purchase of materials for all grading, graveling and bituminous surfacing improvements to be done in the municipality in the ensuing twelve month period, subject, however, to the work being done by day labor hired by the municipality. This provision was written into the law - primarily to benefit Edina and St. Louis Park, and we had conversations c 406 Fk DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER Mr- J. Zikan -2- February 22, 1955 with Sid Mitchell at that time about this provision. We understood from him that all the Village wanted to do was to advertise for the hire of equipment and the purchase of materials for such improvements in the early spring; the Village would also hire a work crew during the summer months to use the equipment and materials so contracted for. It is too bad that the aforementioned section does not authorize the presently proposed contracting procedure. We therefore conclude that such proposed procedure would violate Chapter 429, in that the improvement contract would be awarded before the hearing or hearings on the various improve - ment.projects. Unless the Council wishes to get legislative relief, we sug- gest that the Village proceed by scheduling as.many hearings on proposed grading, graveling and bituminous surfacing improvements in the early . spring as possible, and then join together all of such improvements as are ordered to be made into one advertisement for bids. If further such improvements are ordered during the spring and summer following the first letting, they could be all joined together into another advertise- ment for bids sometime in the summer or early fall. If the awarding of contracts can be scheduled in this manner, there would be only two lettings a year for such street improvements, and this system might be found satisfactory. DFS:bg Very truly yours, DORSEY�COIMANOBARKERISCOTT & BARBER By 1 e (�— May 23, 1955 REa Complaints on•dust,'holes in streets and status of petitions - .Your;jMemo of 5A7 TOt Mr, Hyde 1 - Vicinity of Division, Circle East, Spur Road - Petition was received 6/14/54 for Oiling Division St., Spur Road to Rutledge. Street was oiled and assessed in 1954. If Division St, wants oil again this year, we should have new petition., As to "Spur Road" and "Circle East," these two streets were "Blacktopp #" se*eral years ago, by developer of Hilldale, Mr. Merrill Hutchinson. I believer than any _ repairs, on these two.streets, are chargeable to the General Fund,, and #.hatino petitions are necessary. We have no petitions for repairs to any of the streets. ` • in r , 2 - Mirror Ickes Drive and Northwood Drive - In 1954, wee received petition for, 011ing on Northwood Drive, from Mirror Lakes Drive to Glengarry. Parkway. This;was,oiled in 1954, and.assessed. There is no 1955 Petition for Oiling -on our boobs; and'one is needed, if.we are to oil this year. As to Mirror Lakes Drive - In September,of 1954, we received a'petition'''Yor Oiling Mirror Lakes Drive from end of present blacktop tp shire Blvd. (This is the portion of the street on which Mrs. Sundblac resides Petition carri ' notation that it would be valid onl if oiling done in 1954, Oiling was n done in 1954; and I believe that new petition should be presented if Oiling into be done in 1955. 3 - On Concord and on Sir Lane near Valley View_ Road (Mr. Glomsr,•ud) Vi ; -• rgi,ni�e► Lene, between Concord Ave and Virginia Ave. is under contract to_Ea4 Sewall for Blacktopping, pursuant to petition of 5/28/54. Petition for Oiling Concord Ave. from W.60th St. to Southview Lane received 515155; but no petition for either Oiling or Blacktopping of, Concord, South of We60th St. .I talked with'Er 's Dept., and they state that there is no underground improvement to precludeipetition for Oiling on Concord between 60th and Valley View Rd.j but that between Valley View Rd. and 64th St, sewer and water is being installed', now. 4 - Mr. McGuire at 4608 West 58th St. - Harry states that W.58th St, has.now been oiled. 5 Mr. Leslie at 60th and Ewing y We60th St.r between France and Abbott was; oiled, last year,.and assessed, pursuant to petition filed 6/28/54. If resident's wish another oiling job this year, there should be petition filed for sameiso'that it can be assessed.' Same goes for blacktop. .6 - Carl Moline at 5120 Oxford - Petition filed.late in 1952.for.Grading Oxford between 51st and 52nde Project approved sumer of 1954; buds _taken and re jected -3.1/8/54 (too high)# Council determined to use part of this street as dump for excess fill (hole at South end), and to postpone contract for grading until hole had been at least .partially filled; As to khan grading gets done - this depends on _Frier. Deptsl detenhi.nation of time for contract. r�1 7: Mrs. Psaly,6224 Brookview - .Harry saws this street is now oiled.,'1. 8 - On Valley View between Parnell and Wooddale - This street was formerly blacktopped. At the time various construction projects were assessed, an EOAmte was made as to the amounts needed to replace Valley View'Road to its.former condition; and said amounts were assessed as part of cost of construction, as follows0 San.Sewer No. 50 - V.View Rdei Concord to Parnell X4,434.60 San.Sewer No.54 - V.View Rd., Ashcroft to 289 Ft, W. 550.00 W.MJ65 « V'.View Rd. and V.View Rd. Exi:ended, Ashbroft to Southdale(Brookview Ave.) 2.500.00' 5/23/55 for a total of $7,484.60 -as a reserve for repairing Valley View Road from Parnell to Brookview Ave. which is three blocks East of Wooddale. Therefore, if no more underground improvements are contemplated for-this stre -tch.on VaUey View Road, it'can be blacktopped by Harry, or under cantract, without General Fund expenditure— payable from Construction Fund. 5/23/55 . REi Sanitary, Sewer and Water fmz and Blacktop for 5100 Block-on W.58th St�. Your 5/17 Memo I take it that most of this memo is for Joe Zikan. As to the Blacktop,,'tho —a petition was filed on March 10, 1953; and on June 8, 1953- Council. tabled petition pending- further construction in this block (it has-been policy not to blacktop until most of. the property is improved). Petition was signe4 by Mr. Wells J. Wright,. who was then owner of all the property abutting the street. Mr., Wright subsequently sold to'Carroll Const. Co., and-most of the lots have since changed hands again. - -I do believed tho, that if the Council wishes, it may proceed under the petition by calling the necessary Public Hearing for the -improvement, -If, however, these.people.determine to have Sanitary Sewer and Water, it will be undesirable to blacktop this year,- -of course. _ - For,the information of the petitioners, CARROLL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY D.. LAY FOR BhACRTOPPING. - �. 5/23/55, REs Petition for Watexmain on Benton betweea Tingdale -and Code. 1954 The petition for Sanitary Sewer was filed on .July 7, -and considered;by the Council on July 12, at which time Council took action to postpone procedure until,1955. Fred Jonas says the Engrs.. hope -to -have Hearing, on June 13. As to Watermaint -44r. Hyde, to the best of my knowledge, a petition was never filed for Watermain in this particular block. In the fall of x&53 the Council called a Public Hearing on its own motion, for the construction-of Watetmain ;in this general -area;-and I note that the Minuteq of the meeting of October 12, 19530 say "atone point inthe Hearing five -owners in the 5100 Block on Benton asked to go -on . record in favor of this improvement) it was pointed out that insurance rates are lowered within 1,000 feet of a hydrant." TRUTH This hearing was adjourned to November 9, At-the Hearing, of.l1/�/53, petitions were received Melody Lane and Melody Lake Drive from the'improvementl =4, another petition by soave ; 39 property owners • in the areal objecting thereto; and the Hear n 4g vas continued indefinitely "with the understanding that Council will notify affected:prgperty owners of { "the date to be set for continued- hearing".. There is now a contrac ,.,;or Watermain across W.59th St. to Code -Avenues, rather than on Benton Ave. Therefore, if the people on Benton want Watermain, I-believe a p9t. tign is necessary. GSA 1 May 17, 1955• MEMO TO: Gretchen Alden, Joseph Zikan, and Harry Jonas. General Subject: Complaints on dust, holes in streets and status of petitions. During the past few .days, I have had calls on the following locations and I would like each one of you to go over them and let me know where each one stands. 1- In the vicinity of Division., Circle East, Spur Road, there is supposed to be many chuck holes. Mrs. Raugust called on this and wanted to know when -the street was to be fined. Just what is to be done and'what'should be done? Are any petitions in for improvements in this vicinity? 2- There is supposed to b6 'considerable, dust.on Mirror. Lake and Northwood Drive. .Is there any petition in`for oiling? 'What is the situation here? Mrs. Sundblad called. 3- On Concord and on Virginia Lane near,. Valley View, Mr. Glomsrud called. Is Virginia Lane under petition to be blacktopped? Is there any ssibility of a petition for oiling on Concord or on Virginia; 4- Mr. McGuire at 4608 West 58th Street wondered what could be done about the dust on .58th. 5- Mr. Leslie at 60th and Ewing called about 60th Street, which was oiled last year. He wondered whether this warranted a general fund expenditure for oiling or blacktop? What are your recommendations here? 6- Carl Moline at 5120 Oxford says that a petition for grading on Oxford was put in in 1953 or 1954, and to the best of his knowledge, it has not been done. Whatts the status of this petition and when does the grading get done? Mrs. Pauly at 6224 Brookview says that a petition. for oil or blacktop was filed last year but that the street was not oiled and that the street is very dusty. She says that all sewer, water and gas is in. What is the status of this petition and why wasntt it oiled last year? 8.- On Valley View between Parnell and Wooddale, we agreed that it could be oiled now. Mr.' Dunker.'was in on this. Will this require general fund appropriation, or just what is the status. ?. .Warren C. Hyde, WCH:B Village Manager. May 171. 1955. MIHO TO: i Joseph Zikan and d Gretchen Alden. At the Council meeting.of May 9, the residents of 58th Street i in Edina Heights Addition requested sanitary sewers and water— mains on West 58th Street in the 5100 block. ' Their feeling was that, inasmuch as sewer is being put in on Benton and on Tingdale, they could save some money by getting this done now. We scheduled a hearing for the first meeting in June.. As I understand it, . the estimate will ,be ready' for the hearing. What is the progrom,on the plans and, under normal conditions, Joe, when would this be put out for bidding? Mr. Springstead was in recently and wondered what the situation was as far as getting blacktop. He states that John Carrol4- the subdivider and builder, was supposed to have paid for this. Has there ever been a petition filed for blacktop on this street? Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager. WCH:B / May 17, 1955._ MEMO TO: Joseph Man and Grethhen Alden. Subject: Petition for watermain on Benton between Tingdale & Code. Mr. G. A. Kelly of 5100 Benton Avenue has presented a petition for watermain on the above location. He states that they thought they had applied for water at the time they petitioned for sewer, the sewer petition having been filed July 7, 1954. He also says that the minutes of one of,the meetings held in the fall of the fall of 1953-would show.,ihat the request was made for water, but that the request was not granted because a majority of the owners concerned did not favor the program. The Council -. is supposed to have said that water would be given at the proper time. What is the status of the sewer' main in this location and how soon can this petition for water be considered? I think it should be put on the agenda for the meeting of May 23. A1114 Warren C. Hyde, Village Manager. WCH:B C 0` P Y. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS . ENGINEER+S'DEPART)M, HUGO G.`ERICKSON CITY ENGINEER November 9�. 1955 Mr, Joseph Zikan Village Engineer 4801 W. 50th St, Edina, Minnesota Dear Sire In reply to your letter of September.6th regarding maintenance of Xerxes Avenue between 54th Street and 62md Street and also maintenance of 54th Street between France Avenue and Zenith Avenue. We are in agreement with the plan as outlined in your letter in which Edina agrees to maintain the street.between 58th Street and 62nd Street on both sides of Xerxes Avenue, and we will maintain both sides of the street between 54th Street and 58th Street and on 54th Street Edina will maintain both sides between Chowen Avenue and France Avenue and we will maintain both sides between Zenith Avenue and Chowen Avenue. In this agreement, both parties agree to do a complete.job of blad3ng., graveling, oiling and patching with hot mix, cleaning and com- plate maintenance of the above mentioned streets. We would prefer this agreement to become effective April 1st, 1956. Regarding winter maintenance such .as snowplowing and sanding, it is our.understanding that.Edina and Minneapolis will continue to plow and sand their own side as has been done in the past. Very truly yours, Hugo G. Erickson, City Engineer, by H. H. Lund ' .Street Maim. Supt. � Original - Zikan J cc - Alden i. - H. Jonas k. C P ti CITY OF HINNWOLIS ENGINEERS DEPARTMEW HUGO G. ERICKSON CITY ENGINEER November 9, 1955 Mr. Joseph Zikan Village Engineer 4801 W' 50th St. Edina, Minnesota Dear Sirs In reply to your letter of September 6th regarding maintenance of Xerxes Avenue between 54th Street and 62md Street and also maintenance of 54th Street-between France Avenue and Zenith Avenue. We are in agreement with the. plan-as outlined in your letter in which Edina agrees to maintain the street between 58th Street and 62nd Street on both sides of Xerxes Avenue., and we.- will maintain both sides of the street between 54th Street and 58th Street and on 54th Street Edina will maintain both sides between Chowen Avenue and France Avenue and we will maintain both sides between Zenith Avenue and Chowen Avenue. In this agreement,'both parties agree to do a complete job of blading, graveling] oiling and patching with hot mix, cleaning and corm plate maintenance of the above mentioned streets. We would prefer this agreement to become effective April lst, 1956. Regarding winter maintenance such as snow plod ng and sanding, it is our understanding that Edina and Minneapolis will continue. to plow and sand their cnm side as has been.done,in the past. Very truly yours, Hugo G. Erickson, City Engineer, by H. H. Lund Street Maint. Supt,, Original - Zikan cc - Alden - H. Jonas 0 P Y CITY• OF MINNEAPOLIS ENGINEEBrS DEPARTMERr W= Go MICKSON C1TY ENGINEER November 9. 1955 W4 Joseph Zikati Village Engineer 4801 4...50th St. Edina, Minnesota +I Dear Sirs In reply to your letter of September 6th regarding maintenance. of Xerxes Avenue between 54th.Street and 62ad Street and also maintenance of 54th Street between France Avenue and Zenith Avenue. - ll 111, are In agreement with the plan as outlined in your letter in which Fdina agrees to maintain the street between 58th Street and 69nd Street on•both sides of Xerxes Avenue, and we will maintain both sides of the street between 54th Street and 58th Street and on 54th Street Edina will maintain both sides between Chowen Avenue and France Avenue and we will maintain both sides between Zenith Avenue and Chowen Avenue. In this agreement, both parties agree to do a complete job of blading, graveling, oiling and patching with hot zix, cleaning and com- plate maintenance of the above, mentioned streets. lie would prefer this agreement to become effective April let, 1956. Regarding winter maintenance such•as show plowing and sanding, it is our understanding that Edina and 21iuneapolis will continue to plow and sand their own side as has been .done in the past, Very truly yours; Hugo G, Fri.cltsonr City Engineers 'by Be He Lund Street Kaint. Supt. ' Original - Zi:tar► - Cc o Alden - N. Jonas THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITYJN MINNESOTA VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD JUNE 23, 1954 MR* Se Ro MITCHELL& VILLAGE MANAGER& EDINA& MINNESOTA* RES 76TH STREET LYING TEST OF XCRXCO AVENUE* •w.r ;w 00 PORTLAND AVENUE SOUTH RICHFIELD (Mpls. 23) MINNESOTA ROckwell 97521 THIS 18 TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A SERIOUS CONDITION WHICH EXISTS ON 76TH STREET AT THE ABOVE LOCATION* 76TH STREET IN EDINA 18 A DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD WHICH ERODES RATHER READILY AFTER EACH RAINo CONSIDERABLE BAND AND GRAVEL 18 WASHED DOWN INTO 76TH STREET OF THE RICIfIELD 810E AND 18 CARRICO INTO OUR STORE SEWER SYSTEMe ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO A TENTATIVE ARRANQCKNT WAS MADE WITH YOUR PREDECESSOR RELATIVE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THIS STREET* AT THAT TIME IT WAS AGREED THAT THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD WOULD SELL THE VILLAGE OF Emu OIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF OILING SAID STREET TO HELP PREVENT EROSION* AN ECONOMICAL METHOD OF PREVENTING EROSION ON THIS STREET WOULD BE TO MIX THE SUBGRADE TO A DEPTH OF TWO INCHES WITH SC2 OR 3 AND BUILD UP A BITUMINOUS CURB ABOUT 6 INCHES IN HE.IGH o THE COST OF DOING THIS IS VERY SHALL AND 1 AN SURE THAT THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD WILL BE GLAD TO COOPERATE IN ALLEVIATING THIS CONDITION* 61L WEFALD VILLAGE ENGINEER A. F. DENK 5701 Zenith Avenue South Minneapolis 10� Minnesota Edina Village Council 001 West 50th Street MinneapolislO., Minnesota Gentlemen: On December 1, 1951, or early in the morning of December 23 1951, one of your snow plows while plowing 57th Street on the North side of my house went over and dug up approximately 1a -1/2 to 5 feet of.my lawn with his snow plow blade. In talking to one of your men in regard -to this he informed me that the Village would resod and grade that part of the lawn that was damaged in the Spring of 1955. I am just con- firming this in writing so that there will be no misunderstand- ing this Spring as to the lawn repairs to my property. Yours very truly AFD:dk THOMAS M. B Y R N E S MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE S 5116 WEST 59TH STREET MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA October 25,1954 Dr Ruben Erickson Mayor,Village of Edina Bdina village Hall Minneapolis 10,Minnesota Dear Mayor, This evening I had my first opprotunity of seein Democracy in Action.I attended the meetin g of the Edina illage Oouncil.I was greatly impressed.Favorably and very disfavorably. I would like to commedd you on the dignity and fine 15rocedure of your meeting.I would also lil- to tell you that the Hall is beautiful and ind &ed functional. There is one thing which hits a very unhappy cord with me and that is-the discrimination shown by the council in permitting the Electrical Industry to display thier clocks,and Irefer to advertising clocks and 4 to the motivation,in a building that belongs to all of us.Not only do I think the displaying of the clocks in bad taste,but I think the advise they are trying to give is very poor.I feel that our people could be encouraged to cook woth even a better.fuel than electricity.Keresene,for example. I feel t:at the matter has never been brought to your attention and that you will see that the clocks.are removed. ZiMk. ry truly, ccHE.Hansen,5307 Kellogg n M.E.Dahl,5012 Kent F.H.Andrews,5603 St.Andrews Ave. E.J.Boyer,5111 woodale A.W.Kynberg,4517 Oak Drive J .M .I- lm p s 5733 Yrk x. uppk6,5316 Blake Road. WILLIAM M. STEINKE Executive Vice President RUSSELL - MILLER MILLING CO. EXECUTIVE OFFICES MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINNESO"�A September 2 7, 1954 Edina Village Administrative Office 4801 West 50th Street Edina., Minnesota Attention: Street Repair Department Gentlemen: During the past year or more I have., on several occasions., brought to the attention of someone in your department the problem I have. There is a low spot at the entrance -of.my driveway where water will not run off properly. The same situation applies on the other side of the street. It has proven to be a nuisance and I hope some atten- tion can be given to this problem before cold weather sets iris H 4520 Browndale Ave. Edina Yours v /er7 truly 1,97," s HENNEPtN COUNTY -+- MINNESOTA PREPARED BY MORELL & NICHOLS INC. IN COOPERATION WITH . iLLAGE ENGINEERS --W1UN11eu or MARIIrr fVVAryT AJJVC.1A1tb, 616 Fifin Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fillmore 6847 ORDON THERNELL BUILDER, INC. RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION Village of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth Street Edina, Minnesota To whom it may concern; Tel. KEnwood 1874 4 R "N't 536 Janalyn Circle MINNEAPOLIS 5, MINNESOTA March 1, 1955 We agree to cut the road one (1) foot at peak on West 61st Street between Chowan and Drew Avenues and drop top of manhole one (1) foot. THERNELL BROS. CONSTRUC ON 0. BY r January 5s 1955 • o mac'. C, E. Coulter 3300. lndale Ave. So, Minneapolis# Minn. -Dear Sir: In complian6e with your recent requegt -to Manager Mitchell, we are pleased to enclose herewith a certified;; COPY of "Resolution Res Southdale Road Patterns adopted by the Edina Village Council at their meeting of December 27, 1954. Yours very truly, VILLAGE OF ED7NA BY Deputy Village Clerk gsa o March 210 1955. _ o 'Gordon Thernell Builder, Inc: 536 Janalyn Circle _ Minneapolis 5, Minnesota -� Gentlemen: Please be advised that, at their meeting of March 14" the Edina -Village Council acted to, accept your offer to -cut . the road one foot at peak-on W.61st Street between Chomn.and Crew Avenues and drop top of manhole one foot, at no cost to Village of Edina. - '- - Acceptance was made on the basis_that'you would put the - street back into its present condition (or better), as part ", s of this- job.. n Yours very truly, VILLAGE OF EDINA' BY ' Acting Village Clerk - gsa EXTRACT nM 14MUTES OF THE RE== Y=, ZG OF THE EDINA VIJAM COUNCIL, H1W XONDAY, aEC MM 270 19540 AT THE EDINA VILLAGE.HALLe Members, answering Rollcall. veret Bredeseen, Child, Hank and Bricksone Tastes Child offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: Ri9OLUTION REt SOi IMIMAi , PATTERN RESOLVED, that the council of the Village of Edina approves the street plan relating to Prance Avenue,, Valley view Road* V*66th Ste and W,69th Ste, ell as set forth In the detailed plans marked Exhibit A and dated December 13, 1954, containing twentyweight shedte, which plan is can filedin the office of the Village Engineer and which le incorporated herein and to which reference is hereby made. - FURTHER RESOLVW, that the County _ Hoard of Hennepin County bed, and it hereby is, authorized to proceed with the construction and reconstruction of county roads in accordance with the plan sect forth in said U3*dbit A, provided, however;* that the said County Board of HoWspin County is not authorized to takes as+>ay action uhich would Involve ashy► liability on the part of the Village of Edina ,in connection with the following matters until further specific action in connection therewith is approved by this Councils (a) The acquisition of any street easements or slope easements which will involve the payment of funds by the Village of Edina to the property omen involveeed$ unless arrangements are first made by which payments am be assessed against benefited property owners; (b) The changing of existing street grades if, in the opinion of the VilUge &Igineser, the changing of such street ,grades will result in any lialAUty on the part of the Village to abutting property omeres by reason of such change of ate, provided, however* that if arrangements can be made to asses* damages pfd by reason of such liability against the benefited property owners, the Village tenser' is authorized to m ve this restriction) (c) Any construction which will necessitate the moving or replace - meant of the 24 inch gas main is Franca, Avenue or In 70th Street, unless prior thereto orrangeaente have been made with the YAnneaapolis Gas Company for su* UOVIts9 or resacemot %dit"t cost or liability to the VIIUge or for the assessment of the cost of such moving or rreplacamt stain st the benefited property Omer$* Motion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded bar Rrudeesws and en Rollcall - theere were four ayes 4wA . no b4 s, as follevat Wedesmo Vol ftild, ayel * "aye) and - Ericson, yet mud -the Pe svbAlon was adopted. Adopted .thi* 27th day, of December, 1951, ATTEST s' SJUMedl Rai Fs 2ICK90N ...... Slaneds EVALD Co BANK Mayor i]lage Clerk' STAT13 OF HnarmiOTA VZ uds CF ED]NA is the undasigaed, being the duly qualifiesd and acting Deputy Village Clerk for the Village of rdina* Hennepin County, Mmosota, do hereby certify that 3 have mamined the foregoing E9 ,W;T FRW HINWES OF THE RECDL& I= IN'G OF TM MINA VnI.A,GE COUNCIL. 1= MOND,Ay, ELF. UM- 27, 19%) and that the same Is a ftoU, true and correct Copy of the Official Mimes of aas3dd December 27, 19% Meeting, insofar as said Ex raest pertains to the adoption of Reesoluticna Re Southdale Road Pattern. WITNIM MY HAND and the Official Seal of they "o of Edina, this, the 30th day of December, 1954, Gretchen S+ Ahdeft Deputy Village Clerk VrL=E OF ZDINA. EnANMCiA December 30, 1954` _ Hoard of Hennepin County Commissioners Room M. Court House _ Minneapolis, Whesota Gentlement Res _Resolution - -Southdale �. Road Pattern We are enclosing'herewith "Resolution Rea Southdale. -Road'_Pattern,#" adopted by the Edina ®illage Council at its meeting -held December 27. The set of, detailed1plans,,dated December 13, 1954, and referred-to as Exhibit A in the above resolution,, is being forwarded. to ynu.under separate cover today. BY ORDER, OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL . . Village. of 'Edina HY Deputy Village Clerk gas December 28th, 1954. MEMO TO: Mrs. Gretchen Alden, Deputy Village Clerk. Dear Gretchen: Regarding the Southdale,Road pattern Resolution, which the Council passed on December 27th. Will you kindly make up the Resolution, as amended, and submit to the County Board sometime..this week for sure. Mr. Gilbert will have to give you Exhibit A, which is the set of plans which is to accompany this Resolution. Yours very truly S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager— Engineer. SRM:B . December 2nd, 19540 . MEMO M: Lloyd McGary, Captain of Police. Hear Mac: An old wreck of a car has rolled down into the pitch on Antrim Road on the West side and about 200 feet North of 70th Street. Please contact' the owners and-have it taken awayq right away, as it may interfere with County snow- plowing operations. Besides, it looks very much out of place there.. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell,' Village Manager —Engr. SRM:B Ilk November 24th, 1954• To: _MEMO Lloyd McGar _ Captain 'o Police: ` - Dear. acs Will you kindly check near 55th_and Oaklawn, where it has 'been reported that there - has been some excavating. done at' this location and the contractors have left dirt on the - street. 'Will you make an attempt to' find 'out which . con- tractor left the dirt here and contact him - regarding the removal of it. In case he does not remove ita I think you, should bring -action against him. Please check.and advise.. Council discussed, at the last meeting on November 22nd,- and would like to have: the Police department, 'in their patrolling throughout the Village, keep an eye on places, where contractors are getting dirt all over blacktop ro4da, etc. and leaving the road condition unsightly and unsafe, _ in many cases. In rare cases, or extreme cases,, I think you are entirely warranted in issuing�a tag when you find - the roads in this condition and this will be a way, to ire _ sure that he takes proper steps at once. Please handle this,and advise. - Yours truly, - S. R. Mitchell, Village ManageiS-Engr. EMI sB - �,' - lr . I-, ,'�, 1?1� Ir � �_ �i�lr I � V , � , ; . � X �l , # ." J. A. ®AMENS & SON, INC. Excavating — Grading — Power Shovels — Tractors — Trucks 5106 BROOKSIDE AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINN. WAInut 7464 November. 10, 1954 Mr. S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager- Engineer Villeg e ' of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth Street Edina, Minnesota Dear 1&. Mitchell: Thank you for your letter of November 9th concerning our operations in'the Town's First Edina Addition -and in which you included an extract from the minutes of the Council Meeting of November 9th concerning removal of dirt from the Village right -of- way at Hansen Road and Grove Street. Concerning the grade on Hansen Road, the lots were level with the street and we have filled them in to bring them up to the required 1 -1/2 feet above street level. On Grove Street we did remove approximately 300 to 400 cubic yards of clay from the Village of Edina right -of -way. On October 15 and 16 we rented our backhoe to the Village to dig out a frost boil on 58th Street and Fairfax. Since the Village did not want to leave the hole open over the weekend and in response to your request, we loaded the Village trucks on Sat- urday with our one -yard dragline from this pit on Grove and Hansen. We understand you were ihformed that we were charging the Village W per cubic yard for this gravel but at no time was there any mention of any price to be charged the Village, hence we did not keep an accurate.count of yardage. However, there probably was between 400 and 500 yards. The Village. was charged for the rental of the machine only at an hourly rate, bill for which has been rendered to you. i Earlier this summer you and Harry Jonas asked me where you could get several hundred yards of.good black dirt for your park on 50th & Wooddale. At that time I had a project going on at 62nd & Washburn and had available some of the finest black dirt in the country. You will recall I told you and Jonas that if the 'Village wanted to do so, they could put their loader out there and haul the black dirt for the park and I would give it to the Village. This Was done, the Village taking.several hundred yards of dirt for the park for which there was no charge. We mention this only to remind you that the gravel and black dirt mentioned above more than offsets any loss to the Village because of dirt removed on right -of -way at Grove Street. Mr. S. R. Mitchell - 2 - November 10, 1954 In the future we will make amore determined effort to get in touch with you, Mr. Mitchell, whenever our operations are such that Village property may be involved. We shall be glad to make every effort to see to it that we have a clear understanding on any matters that may come up. We wish to thank you again for your courtesy in sending us your letter of November 8th and assure you we appreciate the opportunity of making this explanation. Yours very truly, J. A. DANENS & SO INCORPORATED C JD:AGM Secretary CC-- Messrs. Dr. Reuben Erickson Mr. Evald C. Bank. Mr. A. C. Bedesen, Jr. J. A. Danens Fred S. Child November 9th, 1954. J. A. Danens & Son, Inc., 5106 Brookside Avenue, Minneapolis 10, Minnesota. Attentions Mr. C. J. Danens Re: Town's First Edina Addition Gentlemen t Yesterday, November 8th, 1954s I happened to be driving in the vi- cinity of Grove Street and Hansen Road and noticed that you were removing dirt from the Village right of way of Grove Street from Manson North about 200 to 300 feet and also that you had removed the dirt from the right of way along the'entire length of Townts First Edina Addition on Hansen :load. On both Hansen Road and Grove Street a steep bank projected up from the gutter line approximately. Some time ago you had been given authority to grade down.the land on this subdivision and you were not to excavate below an elevation of one and one -half feet above Grove'Street, Hansen Road, and the pro- posed street on the North side of this property. I note that you have dug a large crater, considerably deeper than the figures men- tioned above. At no timle was any authority given by myself or Vx. Marry Jonas for you to remove dirt or gravel from the Village right of way. I re- ported these facts to the Edina Council and its five members at the Council meeting held on November 8th. This was not done until after all of the spectators had left for the evening. As a result, the Council took action as indicated in the extract of the minutes which follow: nMr. Mitchell reported that J. A. Danens and Son Company is removing dirt from the Village aright of way at Hansen Road and Grove Street. Bredesen moved, directing the manager to write 4. A. Danens and Son that the Village expects reimbursement for the dirt taken from the Village right of way and that if this happens again, there will be criminal, prosecution. Motion seconded by Bank and unanimously carried." I did not ask or recommend that this action be taken; however, you can see what followed. I was attempting to get a clarification of Council policy on this matter. Similar events have happened on at least two other occasions that I know of, one being when you removed the dirt from Halifax Avenue South of 62nd without orders from the Village, and also the removing of the gravel from the alley between William, Hankerson, 51st and 52nd. From the above, I think you will realize that the Council wants this practise stopped at once. J. A. Danens Son - page 2 11 -9 -54 There are times when it is to the-Village's interest to have a contractor; who is cutting roads through for a developer, also remove dirt from Village right of way; which'would otherwise have to be handled by the.VilUg®.,, In.,these Wee$ however, an agreement must be entered into between the Village and the grading contractor before he could proceed to remove this property. 1 wish to call to' your' attintion that Village property is just as much real, property as though it, belonged to a private party. In this case it is more "serious because all of the dirt or, material on Village right of may belongs to all of the taxpayers in the Village. As in the past, we will be glad to co- operate with you on any problems that arise. I will contact you later regarding the reimbursement for the dirt taken mentioned In the minutes above. Please consider this an official order from the Village of Edina to stop'exoavating on any Village property and do not. , begin on any other street . until approved,by the Village of Edina. Yours very truly, S, R. Mitchell$ Village Manager- Engineer. `. SAA1 e D November 9th, 19%0 J. A. Damns Son., Inc., 5106 14mokside Avenue, Minneapolis 10, 144nesota. Attention: Mr. C. J. Danens Re: Tmm's Firat;Bdina Addition Gentleman: - Yesterday, Novmber lath, 1956, 1 happened to be driving in the vi- -- cinity of Grove Street and Hansen goad and.noti.ced that.you.here re=ving dirt . from -the. Ville right of way of Grove Street A)= Hansen ►forth about 200 to 300 feet and also that you bad refired the dirt, from . the right. of way along tree entire length of. Toana s - First- Edina dina Addition on I;amen Rai. On -both. Pw.wen oQd and Grove Street Fa steep bank projected up from the gutter line` dpproxlmatelye Some tIme ago you had bee_ n given mthority to grime demi the laud on this: subdivision and you- were root to excavate below an elevation of. one. and one-half feet above. Grove Street- Hansen Road, . and the pro - _ posed street on the Nlort "Ide of this property. i note thet you have dug , a lame crater, considerably deeper than the figures mBn- tioned above. _ At no time- was any authority gi'van by myself o1r. Mr. Harry 4onae for you. to �csmotre dirt. or gravel: from the 'tillage• right .cif ersy® ire- . Wt thoss� fa i cts to t.%-- t.%-- Edina Coumi? ari its five manbere at the Couml meeting held on November 84.h.. " This was • not done until- after all ,of the spectators had left for the evening, As a result, the - Coancia took c ction as indiciated in tho extrac # of the n4mutee aihich follows ":fir. Mitchell reported that J. A. Danens and. Son Company is removing dirt from "the Vil lag(f right of way at. Manson Road and Grove :street. Biodesen moved, directing the mahager to -write J A. Danens and Son that the Village expects reimbureemant for.the dirt taken frgm the ° Village right of Fay and that if this happens egain, there will be criminal 1rosecution. Nation seconded by Bank quad wanimouely .carried." I did not ask or recommend that this action be taken; however, you can see what followed. I.was attempting to get a_ clarification of Council policy on this matter. Similar events have happened on at • least two other'oecasions that I know of,.one teing when you removed -the dirt '.from Halifax Avenue South of 62nd without orders from the Village, and also the removing of the.gravel fkvt.the alley between William, Hankarson, 51st and 52nd. From the above, S think you will realize that the Council wants this practise stopped at once. A J.. A. Danene Son page 2 - 11 -9 -54 There are times whbn it is to the Village's interest to have a contractor, trio is cutting roads - through for. a developer, also ; remove dirt from Village might of w4y, which do +il.d otherwise have to be handled by the' V°1.3 -1a. gee In these cases., however,, an agreement �must be entered into between the V13 ge -a and the grading contractor . before he could. proceed to armwe this -pmperty. I -Veish to' cull to .,;rour attention that Village groperty.is fast as much veal property as though it belonged to a private party, In ®: -this case it is more serious bec���e -alb. of the dirt or material on � Village r g..4i of w4 - belongs. to all of ;the taxpayers- in, thd': Villrageo As in the past, " we. will be. glad to co-operate -tdth you on any problems . that arcs ee 'I, Will contact you later regarding, the reimbursement for the dirk .taken a;6nt'loned in the. minutes abaveo r Please consider. this an bfficicl -order _fmm 'ih© Village of Ed:.na to atop G=nvat on any Village. prciperty and do not begin on any, other_ . a street until approved - by the Villag of Edina. - 1 Yours very truly, S. R. Kitche118 Village Manager-Engineers �._ OP May. 28th, 1954* 'J. A. Danens 6 a Inc o,# 5106 .,Brgokeide Avenues Minneapolis 10, ' fUhhesota. Attentions Mr. -C. J. Da tens Rea Towns First Edina. Addition r Gentlemen Your letter of Hoy 10th received regarding the proposal - to grade this area down to a.level not lower than the adjoining streets .'and- to..remove excess dirt. The Edina. Council . considered this matter and instructed me to ' handle . with ' you. They have approved this . grading providedyouu ;do .not leave any hole in the ground and that you do not excavate below -one and one half feet above the presently constructed: roads on the=West_side and South side of this land and furtherq provided that you do 'not. cut down below .one and one half feet higher than t_ he pro- posed road on the Fast side of-this property. As you men - tioned in your, letter, you are to -level all the area in .a neat manner beforo'leavingo if you -agree and -will comply with. the aboves 'then this letter will be your authority to proceed:on this. - basis. ' Yours very truly, - S. R. Mitchell,, Village, Imager -LIW. MOM J. A. DANENS & SON, INC. Excavating — Grading — Power Shovels — Tractors — Trucks 5106 BROOKSIDE AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINN. WAInut 7464 May 100 1954 Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis,. Minnesota Gentlemen: Res'Towns First Edina Addition We propose to grade the above mentioned area to a level with the adjoining streets and remove excess dirt. We propose to leave the black dirt in stock piles and level all the area in a neat manner. We would like'the approval of the Village. Sincerely, J. A. DANENS & SON, Inc. by � CJD: m Y 7, v�; NOTE: MRi MITCHELL - - D TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 5/17/541F0R INVESTIGATION AND ACTION � GS �� (< Edina,. Village Council, Gentlemen: 4600 Ca scaae Lade Edina., Flinn. Alarch 12.1954. vie live on t1 e cornier of Cascade Lane and Lauri. 've- nue which is just a few feet in from Highway one - hundred on about Forty-sixth Street. There is a short,--twelve feet or so--incline ' inter she highway from this intersection. ','U to often cars pull off the highiay at too high a rate of speed and skid making the hair- pin turn into Laura Avenue. The immediate residents in this cir- clo a we.l1 a,,Tere of the necessity for taking this turn slo tly but others taking this route as a short cut back to forty- fourth Street present the problem. There is no sidei =mlk or curbing along here nor is there likely to be. We planted trees and bushes on Edina boule- vard property at our m7irn exT ease to keep cars off of our pro- perty and to keep our yerd safe for children. However within the past month a beautiful five year old cherry tree was knocked down and broken off at root level and another car damaged a Rus- sian olive tree. .Three or four iron guard posts could protect us and our pro_ ,)erty from further harm or damage. We would, therefore, like d.i: inspection by the village engineer and the consent of the Villa :� e rounci.l to the installation on boulevard property of such propective devices. If necessary t ^re 3` }ill pay the total cost. At this apparently strategic point alongside the hill, ��Te have been called uDon innumerable times to be of ser- vice to Edina, residents or visitors -- calling police, fire deb partment, tow trucks for accidents or breakdo��rns slong the .h.igh- way. Scarcely a week goes by that we do not pull out a_, reap and direct at least three drivers to t.'neir d.estina.tions. We ha -.ve been bn,ppy to be of service but this round we do need your help. 7e are heartsick over the cherry tree and frightened over the safer^, of the family. and of the children who play frequently in our yard. s7e ask you, therefore, to act upon this promptly and assure you we will be deeply appreciative of your cooperation! Very truly yours., Mr. & Mrs. Lien C. Sarles 4600 Cascade Lane, Edina Telephone - Mo.9 -7362. L A\ June 23, 19520 � c Mr. M. E. Cuttersen, � 4512 Cascade Lane, Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Mr, Guttersen: Your letter of June 5th, 1952, received and referred to my office, We will make a survey of the situation you have explained in your letter and will contact you within a few days to discuss possible corrective action.- Due to the tremendous works load we have,at the - present time, we will be unable to do-anything about -it immediately, but we will get to it just as quickly as is� possible under the circumstances. Yours very-truly,- y ' Sidney R. Utchell., ' Villa:g.e 14anager. SftiicB - t.� REGISTERED ARCHITECT BUILDING CONTRACTOR ME L. FHER ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA Village Council of Edina Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Gentlemen: 4612 CASCADE LANE, EDINA PHONES: WA. 0212-WA. 5389 June 5, 1952 Regarding black top surfacing job done in late fall of 1949 and spring of 1950 on Cascade Lane, Edina, I am writing to protest at the request of the following listed property owners on Cascade Lane, Edina: Harold Hunt, 4601 Cascade Lane Richard Olson, 4605 Cascade Lane A. C. Christensen, 4609 Cascade Lane E. L. Mooney, 4613 Cascade Lane H. J. Sneller, 4617 Cascade Lane M. E. Guttersen, 4612 Cascade Lane S. E. whitiiey, 4610 Cascade Lane Myrtle R. Butter, 4608 Cascade Lane . We desire to call to the attention of responsible village officials and request appropriate corrective adjustment or replacement of the above work to comply with standard specification and reasonable lasting expectancy. To start with this road was a well graded and packed gravel and clay base. The base work done in late 1949 was deteriorated by the spring of 1950 when top sealing coat was applied and has since continued to deteriorate, crack ands break up to clearly indicate village approval of inferior substandard work. May we have your advice as to appropriate action to be expected on the above. Respectfully, 1 M. E. Guttersen Telephone ATlanti c 2391 U Lithium Corporation of. America, Inc. Rand Tower Minneapolis 2, Minnesota September 28, 1954 City Engineer Edina Village Hall Minneapolis 10., Minnesota Dear Sir: During the spring and summer approximately three tons of fine sand has accumulated in front of my house close to the city drain.- I feel sure that this sand will clog the drain if not removed. Your attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated. My address is: 4800 Westbrook Lane. FFC:hw Yours truly, Fremont F. Clarke Vice President r � September 29th, 1954, Mr. Sheldon C.,Burgeson, 4231 Xerxes Avenue South; Minneapolis 10, Minnesota. Dear Mr. Burgesons This letter is .in compliance with your request a short tire ago regarding the hearing for the grading and gravoling and placing of curb and gutter on Cleveland Avenue between Division Street and Hollywood Road. Flease be advised that this hearing has been set by the Sdina Village Council for October 25th, 1954. At this time the Council will hear the pros and cons of this project and decide whether or not to go ahead with the construction. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager -Engr. SST: H 0 November 222 19540 Mr. H.- B:.Opheim, #2 ..Circle East, Edina, Minnesota, Derr Mt. Oph®im: - Thank'you for your letter of November 13th, 1954 regarding the eloping of your-lot. Mr.,Zikan reports that you and he discussed the situation on the ground' on November 19th and he feels that 'you propose to do ' is. erg. irely coa-rect and Mould be an improvement for everybody concerned. This letter is your authority to proceed on'the basis that you and Mr. Zikan talked about.on Friday, _ - Sours very truly, ` - - S. R. Mitchell, - Village F lanagerngr. SRM: B G. B. HERBERT H. B. OPHBIM Cash Register Sales Company ° 7 6 - ct y � p y All Types and Makes Of Office Machines JTew 1121 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis S. Minnesota Phone: ATlantic 6238 Nov., 13, 1954• Cash Registers • Village of Edina, Adding Machines 4801 W. 50th St., Minneapolis, Minn. • Calculators Att. Mr. Mitchell, • Typewriters Dear Sir; I talked to Mr. Danen of the Danen Excavet- • ing Co. today about "squaring off" our lot on 2 Circle Mimeographs E., He suggested that we drag line the dirt in from our 0 lot and extend it to whatever slope we would desire. Addressographs This fill would come from a.1ow area which is • cattail or plain grassy area. Multigraphs We would extend the drain line which 'you re- quested me to put in last year, to drain the upper area to take care of this situation. Dictating Machines Please give this your immediate attention as Mr -Danen said that it would be better to put it in the check Writers fall of the year. Etc. May I suggest that Mr LaLone, was very enthusistic- The eineziag -Sb EP&out this project; this is prompted in my desire to im- prove my lot as well as the Hilldale area. Yours very truly, come k d4d see it • ask for demonstration T H E D E P A R T M E N T S T O R E OF O F F I C E MACH I N E S Established Over a Quarter of a Century �� �ral�G q !a�a �e races 4/ o -17? �i�d w. // 2XCC ✓�1c i� . . f�C /�•`v ca rCCr � �r��� Cr 7 1-111,5 . o6 c/ •�c-o.n m �d `je r a t August 26th, 1954• MEMO T0: R. E. Olson, Assistant to the Mgr. Dear Dick: I have been trying for some little time, without success, to get some information on this matter. I wish you would look into.it right away., investigate, and report to me as soon as possible. The problem -is this: Mr. Al. Hiatt, as you know, serves on the Planning.Commission and asked'.me.some time ago if I would recommend a blacktop contractor, to repair his driveway. I said I would have Mr. Earl Sewall see him and go over his problem with him, as Mr. Sewall has several contracts in the Village. Evidently,- Earl. went .out and talked to him at one time and then didn't bother to .go back again to follow up on the job. Mr. Hiatt has called me several times, since and it is getting quite embarrassing. I wish you would, at once, call Earl Sewall and see whether or not he intends to do anything for Mr.. Hiatt or 'not. Tell him you don't feel that it is fair to keep stalling the man along in this mariner and if he is not. interested in it we will call somebody else,.to go over and see Mr. Hiatt and.-straighten out his proalem for him.' Mr. Hiatt, of course, will pay the going price on whatever work is required, In the scat Earl Sewall is not interested in doing this work for him, then will you kindly call Mel.Astleford at Blacktop Service and ask• him if he will go out and see Mr. Hiatt. Please check on this right away and advise me in short order what the present status is, Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell SRM:B Village Manager- Engineer.. z1:9 6`� Z-15 August 26th, 1954. , MEMO TO Mr. Mitchell and Dick Olson Gentlemen: Since I have talked to Earl Sewall twice and Mr. Hiatt once -about this matter, I thought you.should.know what I know -about it, also. Earl Sewall .told me he had contacted Mr. Hiatt several times last winter when things were slow and was willing to do what- ever Mr. Hiatt wanted him to do about his driveway at that time. According to Mr. Sewall, Mr. Hiatt wasn't sure just what he wanted to do about it at that time. Mr. Hiatt told me that Earl Sewall had contacted him a couple of times and had".given him a price on a complete•new driveway. Mr. 'Hiatt didn't know if he wanted to go that fax or not and asked Mr. Sewall to give him a price on a repair job only. Mr. Sewall said it would be hard to repair this driveway but that he would contact Mr...•Hiatt again about it and that when he had some repair work to do, he would do Mr. Hiatt's at the same time, if that is what he wants. Since this is a very small job, he felt he couldn't drop what he is doing and do Mr. Hiatt's driveway during his busy season, but he would be glad to help Mr. Hiatt out and promised to contact him again right away. I spoke to Mr. Sewall again about it when he was in about a week ago and he said he had tried to contact Mr. Hiatt but hadn't been able to reach him yet. He said he would keep trying. W1 } Fxs.' a. "F: Chandlers 5425 Kellogg Avenue, Minneapolis 10; Dear Yxs. than4lert This letter is in 'reference to-your telephone call to the undersigned a week or so agoe. At,that time you advised that the block to the North of you had been blacktopped this year and_the block to the South of you had been blacktopped in 1955 and you felt that the road was in bawl condition betweeri 54th and 55th and should be blacktopped during the year 1954. Accordingly, Z took this matter up with the Public works Ccmmittee ttdch met on August ibth. Our Street Supori*tendent, tir. Harry Jonas, was present , and he advised that this road, whereas..-not in 100; condition was still in very-good condition as compared with other streets needing attention in the Vil ages He felt that the conditions of this blacktop was not such that it , would require blacktopping this year but probably wmad be` during 1955. The Public Works Committee accepted fir. Jonas.', opinion on this and decided to take . up the blacktopping.proposition of Kellogg between 54th and 55th early in 1955. The Public Works Committee is composed of Mr. Dahens, as Chairman, Mr. Child and Mr. Bredesen. 'Mr. Jonas will look over your street, however,'again and get it ready for winter in case it needs any maintenance work, such as patching, I hope.this answers your question. Yours very trulyo d S. R. Mitchell, Village 14aanager—Engr. SRMi$ . July 9th, 1954°- e . Mr: Roger W. Buckhols, 3912 Grimes Laney Minneapolis 100' Kinn. - Dear Mr., BuckholS -i r _; Ragardirig your'. request to have -the gutters iril front ' of your house,repaired. Please be advised thit the Public works Committee has - revieared .the , situation and has 'decided to • have Str ®et • . Superintendent Jonas-fix up these gutters by,placing ._ blacktop there -to prevent future washing, We also plan to do this on other streets in :the Village where the - - grades are as'severe'as in front of.your douse., - Mr. Jonas nom has the instructions to-go-ahead with this\ work but due to the great work load -that he has., it:,may ' be a,f6w days, or even a few weeks, before he gets around to it'g , however; you may rest assured that ' it will be done - sometime this summer. - Yours very_, tlulyi fttchell, - Village. Manager -EW. { SRK:B - 9tho 1954• Contrac for a ' 06a alar,, 3924 Dakota Avenue,. iiilneapous 16, YA1Mftota. ' bear Z7r. Lmpe9 r in accozxd me with the instructions of the Counil at their meets of &no 14tl* 19540 1 am wr9it#� you a letter adviaing .yo of tM, varioas speoificati6ns eh- th' 97 Council -set cap - eald speo3. eati ons to be toped to the letter- 9:0 holding jerLdta ,,casnnot be securled to pint up houses on these lots- on. Gr Hit between Selsore lane aiad.Ahe North Viliaae Bruits. des® speai icatians are as follow6s 1- You are to pro4id6 the Village with a. dedication of fha' West 20 feet of these lots t,tich lie a the Last side oP t3ariffit betwe al r® la}e ard th© Nord V, l ;e, lUdta. Ta Want 20 feet of these -lots which Ile along the' t' side of GrIffit betserin .691nora lane and the north_.. Village 11mite are to . be dedicated for road purposes to the Village of FAInav _ 2. Uo Wig; clearing or grubbing to be peabme4 an, the ice$ 20 feet of Griffite ''this ate' tv be ' retained as a'. btffar . st 3- The road is to ,be graded to a width of 30 feet and a 10 inch layer of; good pit run gravel, acceptable to the Village �atnevr, to be applied to the surface of this road. 4./The fInAhli. grade" of the road will be is conformance with _the profile as laid by the aigineering department of the Village, 5° Mr. Ian willl provide his own kagineer and have -trim• dry all of ..the neeesaw7 stakIng, and superAsign of constr< ctione 'apse V3.3, age � neer reserves the. right to .make whatever motions he :needs and .to take. whatever tests he- d necessary and Mro_ laqw xn ma.ke a' corrections which the itlllage Phggneer orders in order to ci4dy with Village specYft® cations for, road, buildire. 6- Mr. Lamps 4s to provide an .fit -West .ca3veit to dasin twin potholes about Lva-meads d the way fr m Berra' Lane to the North village limited Furthermore, this. pothole lying on the Bast-side of Griffit is , to be drained lay an adequate sized the line in a Southerly. dimtion over property which, is .deeded to the 9illages, or an eesar.'entl provided for, such the 11ae, -which drain such pothole Into the largest pothole which touches ire Lam. 7 -11r. L is to grade *he road In sach a vay so that no water is trapped on tide, West aside Of t d road and he . either,, by providing ditches or Instal ng culvwts, &Uov this water to proceed in-a', Southar4 direction to a point opposite Lot 59 Mock 4, Mmdelssohn, theme by adequate sized culvert this. water will be drained in an Basterlg direction into the large potholes on Lot 5. -2- Mr. Lampe 7-9-54 6- Ar. ?pe to pzwdde the Vinage with a drainage easement over all of Lot 5, A6ck'2a maid es�meut to be valid until',sudh time " atom serer is installed in'Flaloney Avmue9 match will, drain all of the low- area which inc4 des lbt ,% block 29 .titan the foregoing, speciflcatlone have been' kindly contact- -me bore proceeding wiO the grades of this street: iCoti'� very truer, G. $. 141tcholi, Village CC: Joe ' ?akan Fred Jonas Gretchen Alden March 9, 195 —" ESTIMATE OF CO GRADTi-G &GRAVELLING ON: Griffit Street nelson Avenue to Belmore Lane (Street to'be Graded full Width; 30' Traveled Roadway & Sidewalk Benches) 6sl0 Cubic Yards of E,,xcatiation ,50 $ 340.00 460 Cubic Yards of Fill Needed 075 $ 345000 1963 Square Yards of Water Stabilized rase' 9? X40- $ 687005 (6" Compacted to 4 ") _ (Grater Included in Price per Square Yard) TREES TO BE CLEARED, GRUBBED & DISPOSED 1 361, Oak ) 1 30" Oak ) 2 18 11,Oak ) 1 121 Oak ) Not Buried in.Street 1 101 Oak ) 3 g!1 Oak ). 7 611 Oak 600.00 112 Acre of Brush to be cleared, grubbed & disposed 100000 (Not to be Buried in Street 2,072005 Add 8.0% Engineering & Clerical 165076 2,237.81 1,000 Assessable Feed. o $2 21+ Per Assessable Foot 4r - Village Manager m Engineer Prepared by :® Checked by:� Oyked PHONE MESSAGE For � Date From R-M: Time P.M. MESSAGE: OR i Taken By Form S -1 1✓ PHONE MM I - For Date J Fro, m �� Time A.M. M. MESSA E: Taken By / v Form S -1 �2�) -�- �-� I 3oY (�, E. vell- lip C V 9q 7 m _d o 3v IL 9L W L� ag d 0 16 16 W N 0 a D D V 2 Mr.-S. R. Mitchell City Engineer Village of Edina 1801 W. 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Mitchelli May 27,'1954 It has been suggested that I write to you regarding the -drainage problem that exists at the corner of Griffit Street and Belmore Lane. Unfortunately I was out of town last Monday evening at which time I understand this problem came up for discussion. TYB reason I am so concerned is because our property is located on the corner of Belmore Lane and Griffit Street and the drainage from the areas to the South and West of our property drains into the lot directly West of our property, out into the street and backs up directly in front of our drive. Griffit Street, from Belmore Lane West approximately 200 feet is actually lower than Belmore Lane, thus the reason for the water backing up directly in frontof our driveway. There is a drain tile whose outlet is on the lot directly West of our property. I understand at one time this drain tile continued under Griffit Street and eventually dumped into the new area East of Belmore Lane. I have also been told that because of the new homes built on the East side of Griffit Street, the then existing drain tile was sealed. I understand the Works Planning Committee, of which you are a members will person- ally inspect the above described area Saturday of this week,'so I would like to call to your attention the problem that exists insofar as we are concerned. Last Fall, during the rainy season and again this spring when the snows were melting, it was impossible for us to use our driveway. I'think this situation could be relieved - either by the use of culverts or some sort of an underground drainage system. I would appreciate it very much if you'can work out a suitable arrangement, whereby, the problem that now exists is eliminated. Yours very truly • Wayffe W. Wilson 400 Griffit Street � • 1 3 � b Edina, Minnesota Alp M �M ee7 Allot �, ax Zr4 w a,u�. aLx IOC OIJ May 4th, 194,, MEMO - To s Harry Jonas, Street.Supt; At the hearing on the 3rd of May, residents of Skyline Drive requested -that their road' be, fixed up •:and also that the street sign at Int�erlachen'be. moved out Brom behind the tree so that people can see it. Kindly handle this as soon as practicable and advise when done, Yours. very truly, S.'R. Mitchell,. Village Manager: October 27th, 1954. Mrs Fred V. Rogers, 5623 Concord Avenue, Minneapolis 14, ,Minn. _ Dear Mr. Rogerse This letter is in-reference to your previous letter .and. bur telephone conversation of October 25th regarding-the installa- tion of the retaining wall_on your property. From our telephone conversation I gather that in the construc- tion'of thiss retaining wall, you will leave a four foot wide strip of land between the wall and the present gutter line to. allow pedestrians to walk there in case scars are running in the street. 'You will leave-this a little higher than the road, possibly six or eight inches, so-there will'be no mistaking the gutter line of the road and cars will not then-.drive on this four foot safety strip. I believe you mentioned that the wall will not be over 41 feet_- high at any one place. If you intend to proceed on,-this basi.e, • you have the authority of the Village Council and can proceed accordingly. They.approved.the installation of this wall, provid- ing the details could be worked out between you .ard me. - I am aasuming that there will be no cost at all to the VibAge, Yours very truly, S.- R. Mitchell, ' Village Manager- &gra: SRF4rB October 20th, 1954. hr. Fred V. Rogers, 5623 Concord Avenue, - Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear. . Mr. Rogers: This letter is in answer to yours of October 4th, to the . 77dina Village Council. F The Public Works Committee and also the Council have con- sidered your problem and have approved it, providing the details can be worked out between you and me. I believe your letter is -quite fully explained; however, .I must knots where you plan to -place this retaining wall with reference to the North butter of the road as constructed and ha%f high . a wall you plan to put in. If you could call me with the answers to this question, then perhaps I could meet you in the field to look over the situation. We will not hold you up any, longer than necessary in giving you the approval to go ahead. Please check with me at your earliest convenience. Yours very truly, S. R. Kitchell, Village Planager -Engr. SW1 t B 0 ORM 239 BERTELSON HROS. SUBJECT To ff / d DEPARTMENTAL C RESPONDENCE DEPT DATE FROM DEP'T Z;— 970 Gentlemen; I- - , r I FOR BOYS FOR GIRLS CAMP LINCOLN PREP CAN, LAKE HUBERT PREP CAW LINCOLN ATNLETIC CAMP CAM, LAKE HUBERT COUNSELOR TRAINING CAMP LAKE HUBERT, MINNESOTA COUNSELOR TRAINING CAMP e C ounct 1 Village Hall Almesda. October fourth, nineteen fifty four. At the suggestion of the Village Engineering Department, I would like to submit the following request for your consideration. In the spring of 1951 previous to building cur home at 5623 Concord Avenue, we checked with Mr. Olson (then Village Engineer) regarding anticipated rand grade& in front and at the side of our property. I was advised at that time that the plan was to raise the grade of Concord Avenue about a foot and a half and on the side road (now named Woodland Drive) to coincide with Concord at the west end and continua in a natural rise through to Wooddale according to the existingcontcur of the property. Mr. Olson advised me to build accordingly, Since our home was to face onto Concord Avenue, we built along the pattern of the homes on Concord Avenue and hauled in some SO loads of fill for the front of the 1 ot. Last fall, contractors purchased all adjacent property and were granted per- mission to level the grade from Concord to Wooddale. This means that the road at the scuthside (Wooddland Drive) is now 4J feet lower than originally planned. As a result, there is a sharp drop Oapproxi.mately 5 feet from my lot level at the point of horse construction to street level. Even if I were to use the full 10 feet granted for boulevard on this street, I would still have such a steep terrace it would be practically impossible to maintain. The prabtical solution seems to be to build a retaining wall, but if I build such a wall, and keep it entirely on my own property, it will be a sheer drip of 5 to 6 feet to street level, and since my lot is only SO feet wide, it brings my home Imecariously close to that drop. Also, this would leave a boulevard width from the wall to the street of 10 feet, which would be untended and thus an eyes sore. I would like the Gouncil's permission to build a smaller retaining wall to Include as much of the 10 foot boulevard as possible and taper the terrace fro* ay lot line to the top of the wallp making it possible to landseape and maintain it in an attractive manner. I would apprecite your consideration and notification of our your convenience. Fled V. Rogers 5623 Concord Ave., Edina Res pe t a m phone — res. Walnut 35s — office Wa.255 A ��. deciRion d ?JJr4goge44pr4 SUMMER RESORT GRAND VIEW LODGE C , SUNSHINE RAIQCH DESERT WILLOW RANCH L�\ FORM 239 BERTELSON BROS. DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE DATE SUBJECT To DEFT FROM DEFT 47 Y 0 L< ,Z �: bT 0r 41 February 14th, 1955. o Mr. Fred V.•Eogers, '3940 West 49j Street, Minneapolis 10.,. Minn. Dear Sirs } The Village Council, at the meeting of January 24th, 1955, requested that i_ contact you in regard to your letter dated January 21, 1955, regarding the transfer of property owned by the Vi2Uge on the Southwest corner of Southview _. Lane and Concord�Avenue. I. believe that. you have spoken to Mr. Windhorsta who ;has made all of,,the arrangements with the School Board in re- lation to this transfer of property. If 'you have any, fur- ther questions on this matter, kindly contact us at the _ Village Hall. - Very truly yours, Joseph uikan, - . Acting, Aianager-- Engineer; - _ pillage of Edina. _ JZ;B - Gentlemen; y r 1 ' • FOR BOYS FOR GIRLS CAMP LINCOIN PIE, CAM, EASE NUBERT .REP CAMS IINCOLN ATHLETIC CAMP CAMP LAKE NU BERT COUNSELOR TRAINING CAMP LAKE HUBERT, MINNESOTA COUNSELOR TRAINING CAMP Village Council Edina Village Hall Edina, Minnesota. January 21,1955• Before the recent bond issue came up for vote of the village residents, for the construction of schools and the procurements of property by the School Board, several of my neighbors and I met with the Edina School Board relative to the site for the construction of the proposed Junior High School building. We were given specific information as to the exact position where this building would be construc- ted. The Northast corner would be at a point 100 feet south of South View Lane and as close to the village property on the east side as they could get. This lat- ter we were led to believe wound be a minimum of 200 feet since according to infor- mation which we looked up at the village hall, the property is described as 300 feet by 200 feet on one occasion and "approximately and acre and a half an another occasion. Those of us who own homes in the immediate vicinity of the proposed build- ing felt then, and still do that the value of oar propgrty is depreciated in propor- tion to the nearness of the building to the two streets (Concord Ave. and South View Lane). We requested then that the building be moved as far west and south as was possible and were told that they would make no promises except that there would be no encroachment on Village property. We felt the security of the village property and went along with the plan. We have heard rumors that the School Board h'as requested some use for, or is seeking condemnation on that property (abutted by Concord Ave. and South View Lane). I respectfully request, in behalf of my neighbors and myself, that I be noti- fied of any hearing or discussion on any proposal that may concern this property and that I, and /or any of my neighbors be granted an opportunity to express ourselves concerning any decision relative to the use of this Village property. If this request is not properly handled, will you please notify me of any proceedure necessary to achieve my end. Thank you. 3940 West 49j St. Minneapolis 10, Minnesota.; Ar4ase4oM SUMMER RESORT GRAND VIEW LODGE Sincer 1 Fred V. Rogers 1411ep" SUNSHINE RANCH DESERT WIDOW RANCH -- = -3 - l� -- -= "40" rc� 7' L-� s - a-Q. -cam,_ /�� Z;-- �-, '. JF /t o� p- /�,�c 14 I I / I July 26th, 1954. MEMO TO: Gretchen S. Alden, Deputy Village Clerk. Dear Gretchen: I would like to have you check over a matter for me Tuesday or Wednesday of this week regarding the Hayes property on the Northwest corner of the Village. Mr. John Cbounard called his lawyer for Mr. Hayes as to information on a road along the South line. What-he is interested in is the stretch of road from Trunk Highway #5 along Section 8 to Section 7, where the half section plat shows a dedication of road'. He claims that there was a road on this line, which is the South Hayes property line, from 1932 to 1937. He is very anxious to find out whether you have any recollection of a dedication of right of way here or information about the road whether there is anything in the official records on this. I know this is along time ago and it may be very difficult for you, if not impossible, to get any information for him but he portainly would appreciate any information that would help to establish whether there was an official road here at any time in the past and especially during these dates. I think what he is driving at is access to his property so that he can plat it, otherwise it means acquiring expensive property across private property in order to provide access. I would appreciate it if you would call Mr. Chounard's office at.At. 8264. He may be out of town now but will call you when he comes back and receives your call. /p Friday night, when leaving the Vi age Hall at about 6 o'clock, I walked thru' the basement and oticed that the basement vault iJ door was standing open.. I clo ed it and twisted the dial but I wish that you would take wha ver steps are necessary to have some member of the administrati staff delegated the responsibility of checking on not only he u stairs but the lower vault to be sure that they are closed c sly before they leave for the dap. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager•Engr. SF44: B r <e_ .AJ , 954 TO MR. MI C LL FROM: DICK OLSON SUBJECT:- DAMAGE TO LAWN.AT 5025- Edinbrook `It- appears that this lawn. -has been damaged by-the snowplows and that a certain portion of the'lawn will-have to be re- sodded. It is estimated thst the damage•would cost about.thirty dollars to repair if done by a private concern..- - Mr. Bill Zirk.and myself looked at the damage and are in agreement that it can "be repaired with Village labor and materials for very little. Much of the sod that has. been torn up -can -be replaced and then in about a - month the rest can be patched -with 3 or 4 rolls of new sod. I would reccommend that the council authorize this to be repaired by -Bill Zirk. R.E.O. r— -,:- FRANKLIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (formerly Franklin Transformer Manufacturing Company) MANUFACTURERS UNDER PRIVATE LABEL FOR MASS MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS 65 -22nd AVENUE N. E. * MINNE-APOLIS 18, MINNESOTA 1 " March 17, 1954 Edina Village Offices 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Attention: Village Council Gentlemen: On Saturday, March 13, 1954, Edinbrook Lane was plowed out by.the snow plow and in turning a corner around my property ripped out approximately 40 feet of my lawn. Please advise me what procedure I must go through to have the cost of repairing this damage paid by the Village of Edina. Very tj�AAy yours, F. R XEinbrook isch 50 Lane E' n nnesota FRJ /jmk REFRIGERATORS • HOME FREEZERS • CLOTHES DRYERS . CLASS OF SERVICE This is a full -rate Telegram or Cable - gram. unless its. de- ferred character is in- dicated by a suitable symbol above or pre - d; h n_,, U I �IO� /� SYMBOLS DL =Day Letter NL —Night Letter LC =Deferred Cable NLT -Cable Night Letter m eng t ea rtes W. P. MARSHALL. PRESIDENT ShipRadlogram The filing time shown in the dateline on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin: Time of reoiipt is S ANDARD TIME at point of destination LD010 PD MINNEAPOLIS MINN MAR 27 645P !f M Pt4 EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL � 54 .CARE EDINA CITY HALL 4,801 WEST 50 EDMINA MINN r DUE TO IMPROPER STREET GRADING•AND SEWER DRAINAGE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WATER OVER FOLIR FEET DEEP HAS ACCUMULATED BETVEEN ABBOTT AVENUE AND BEARD AVENUE IN THE 5600 BLOCK THIS CONSTITUTES A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION DUE TO THE GREAT NUMBER OF SMALL CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. SINCE THE EDINA STREET DEPARTMENT HAS THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT WE BELIEVE IT BEHOOVES YOU MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO ACTT _IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE THIS WATER PUMPED OUT THEREBY REMOVING.THIS HAZARD BEFORE TRAGEDY - STRIKES ANY OF OUR EDINA CHILDREN. ROBERT E BIEL ORVILLE PARSONS V R BIERLEY HOWARD MELLEAIA AND E H BANKE s �11 C THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE - - _ February 26, 1954 EXTRACT FROM NIINWES OF MEETING OF FEBRUARY_22,,1954a WITH REFERENCE TO MANHOLE COMS "Manager Mitchell asked for clarification of Council action of Januaalr 25, regarding manhole repairs.' Bank's motion, that Council clarify its action of January 25; .that it shall be the duty of the Street Department to make' continuous check of Alli holes,, protruding manhole covers and catch basins, . other obptructions and hazards in-the Village streets; that it shall be their' responsibility.to repair those which they.can repair and to report- others to Manager Mitchell for his decision as to whether repairs shall'be- made.by others, Motion seconded by Child and carried," Mr, Mitchell— This'is verbatim insofar as I'am concerned, However, I have not -yet- written this into the Minutes. If you think I have once again omitted something, let me know, GSA - - Februar3► 15, 1954 Mr. Mitchells Re: Manhole Covers — Meeting . of January 2 5 . Your memo of January 268 , I am sorry to say that I have not given Harry Jonas with regard to.. Council action of the 25th on the above subject. This is because I believe the-Minutes may be erroneous, or at least incomplete, from your mein, Minutes of January 25, state: Street Cozmdssioner Jonas and Grader Operators. Dahlgren, Jensen and Hatole, were present to request,the lowering of all manholes below the surface of the.blacktopp in order, that the',operdtors-might be saved personal hazards.'.They-,explained that -they cannot determine the positions of those above-grade while they are on the graders;- that they- attempt to plow directly to the blacktop to save icy-conditions; and that contact with _ these manholes means damage to the machines and�ofttimes injuries to the , operators. .Child,stated he believes the road ca°ow should make a survey.-. in the spring,.to find those manholes which will give troubleb Somne'considerable discussion was.had on this matterl and Danans moved that the Ropd Crew and Police Department be asked to inspect the-strestse and to report those manholes- which will give trouble to the gradersg, ,�rith the road crew td take care of those -which they can take cars.ofg with report to be presentdd',to the 9ilia_g® Council. Motion seconded by bank aid carried. These minutes say nothing about future construction, etc., so it,might be a good idea.to have Council action clarified.at th® meeting of February 22t : before - sending Harry a copy of action.` What:'do you- think? - (Sorry,'I`was so late about this explanation) GSA i 1 AN, MEMO TO: GRetchen Alden, Deputy Clerk January 26th, 1954. Re: Council minutes, wherein Harry Jonas and several members of the Street Department attended the meeting and the decision of the Council regarding the responsibility-for inspecting manholes several times a year to see whether or not some manholes should be lowered or raised. This applies not only to old construction but to new as well. Mr. Jonas was to make or have made several times a year an inspection of each manhole, correcting all those that he could take care of with the street crew and furnishing a list to the manager of those which he could not handle and would have to be done by some other department. Please send Mr. Jonas an extract of these minutes. * es Pete Dahlgren's injury. Council instructed that they be advised of the exact status of people that are injured in line of duty, including sick leave requirements, / compensation, etc. Kindly prepare a report,giving me a copy, to be submitted to the Council at the next meeting, also advise particular status of Mr. Dahlgren regarding sick leave. *-r,-3: f ,/Re: Voting Machines. Please answer County Commissioner Matthewts letter in accordance with Council's desires on the voting machines* accordance with Council's action off January 25th, kindly arrange to 2 publish an order and have posted on all Bulletin Boards the selection of a personal physician in connection with injuries sustained on the job. S. R. Mitchell, SRM: B Village Manager. rr JAMES E. D O R S E Y JOSEPH H.COLMAN DAVID E. BRONSON KENNETH M.OWEN LELAND W. SCOTT LEAVITT R. BARKER HUGH H.BARBER CHARLES F. NOONAN DONALD WEST WALDO F. MAROUART JOHN W. WINDHORST HENRY HALLADAY JULE M. HANNAFORD ARTHUR B.WHITNEY JOHN G.DORSEY RUSSELL W. LINDQUIST DAVID R. B R I N K HORACE E.HITCH VIR GIL H.HILL ROBERT V.TARBOX DEFOREST SPENCER ROBERT J. JOHNSON PETER DORSEY GEORGE P. FLANNERY CURTIS L.ROY ARTHUR E.WEISBERG S DORSEY,COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTTa BARBER Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis 10, Minn. Gentlemen: ATTORNEYS AT LAW FIRST NATIONAL -SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA TELEPHONE MAIN 3351 November 27, 1953 Re: Grading of Glengarry Parkway I have your letter of November 19, 1953, with respect to the above matter, and this letter will confirm the advice verbally . given to the Council at its meeting of November 23, 1953. I see no reason why the Village should not pay the amount of the claim from Mr. Rosendahl with the possible exception of a question which might arise by reason of the fact that the claim is in excess of $500.00 and there was no public advertisement for bids. As I have heretofore advised you, the Village is undoubtedly liable to Mr. Rosendahl for the reasonable value of the--services rendered to the Village, even though the requirements of the bidding statute were not complied with. Furthermore, it is my understanding that in this particular case, it was uncertain at the time the agreement was entered into whether the cost would be more or less than 4$500.00. Under these circumstances, I believe that the Village is liable to Mr. Rosendahl and should pay to him the reasonable value of the services rendered. In this connection, it is my understanding that, on Mr. Mitchell's advice, the council has concluded that the reasonable value of the services rendered is at least $822.00. I, therefore, suggest that the action of the council in approving this claim, which was taken last Monday night, be evidenced by the following motion: "Mr. Windhorst, the Village attorney, reported that he had reviewed the minutes of the meetings of September 10, 1951, and September 22, 1952, concerning the agreement of the Village to assume one -half of the cost of the work of grading Glengarry Parkway where that street runs equally between Village owned property and privately owned property; that Harold R. Rosendahl had submitted a statement to the z cr`' t - r i DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER Village of Edina - 2 - November 27, 1953 Village in the sum of $822.00 representing the Village's share of this work; that Mr. Mitchell had reviewed the work and had concluded that the reasonable value of the services rendered to the Village were not less than $822.00. Mr. Windhorst further stated that the Village was liable to Mr. Rosendahl for the reasonable value of the services rendered, even though the amount of the bill is in excess of $500.00 and there had been no public advertisement for bids. It further appeared that at the time of the arrangement in 1951 and 1952, it was uncertain whether the cost of the work to the Village would be in excess of $p500.00. "On motion of Mr. , seconded by Mr. , the claim of Mr. Rosendahl for $822.00, representing the cost to the Village of grading Glengarry Parkway where that street runs equally between Village owned property and privately owned - property, was allowed in full." JWW:hj Very truly yours, J hn W. Glindhorst / November 19,1953 '4 i r Mr, John W. Windhorst Dorsey,Colman,Barker,Scott & Barber First-National-Soo Line Bldg* .Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Nr. Windhorsts Rea Grading of Glengarry Parkway Pursuant to,our telephone conversation of this morning, we are quoting from an inquiry written to you July 150 as followsa "We are in receipt of a bill from Harold R. Ronssndehl in the amount of $622.00• This Bill covers "Village portion of grading'Glengarry Parkwa4ye" "Mr. Mitchell is delaying .payment of this bill until he secures your opinion on legality of same. "We quote from the minutes of the Village Council meeting as per the attached sheet, "Mr. Mitchell tells me that the Rosendahl Company did not contact him before this job was completed; that they called him after completion oP the job and informed him'of tine amount of the Village portion. The work was actuallry done by J.A. Danens & ion and we have received a confirmation from Danens that the amount of the bill to the Village is one -half the cost of the actual project. Mr. Rosendahl is anxious to receive payment, and-if it is legal to do so we would like to pair him at the Village Council meeting of July 27." For your information. wee still holding up payment; pending your opinion. Inasmuch as this project is not a special assessment job, no public hearing was held before. the work was done; and the Rosendahl Company made'no request to the Village for an advertisement for bids for the "work. , It is quite important that the . Councikde_ tide what action to take before the end of. the year• ' Yours very truly, , VILLAGE.'-OF EDINA Deputy Village Clerk Sea vU - K EXTRACTS FROM MINMES OF VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETINGS, WITH REGARD TO THE IMPROVEWT OF GLENGARY PARKWAY., From Meeting of September 10, 1951: "Mr. S.V. Bjorklund of ,Edina Development Corporation requested action on the Corporation's July 9th- request for acceptance of proposed Park Dedication;. the grading of Glengarry Parkway and Mirror Lakes Road from north line of developer's property at Village expense; and the grading of Glengarry Parkway along lake and park area, with Village to pay one -half the expense. Park Board's recommendation of September 10, signed by Messrs. Lewis, Scoggin and Strachauer, was read as follows: 1. That Glengarry Road be graded as indicated: 2. That the Village .assume half the .cost';of the work where Glengarry Road runs equally between Village -owned property and privately owned property. 3. That the Village assume the entire cost at some.future time of 'Glengarry "Road where it runs entirely through. Village -owned property. 4o That Glengarry Road lie. graded, through ,Village -owned property' on the west end of East. Mirror Lake at such ;future time as it is considered necessary_ and desirable on the part of the Village Council. 5. That subject to dedication by Spring Realty Company of some 14 acres in the southern portion, of East 'Mirror-Lake. Basin, the entire Village - owned property in the-East Mirror Lake Basin area be developed for park and playground purposes at such time in the future as this development is needed and funds are available, Hawthorne's motion, that Council adopt - the recommendations of the Park Board in principle and instruct Village Engineer to prepare cost of improving Glengarry Road from the North line of developer's property to Ayrshire Blvd. was seconded by Danens and carried." From Meeting of September 22,'195 "Mr. John Cardarelle presented copy of Spring Company's Edina Highlands (over -all plat), stating that the plat for Rosendahl.'s Mirror Lakes, which is a part of the over -all plan, has been held up by the Council. pending Spring Company's dedication of park property; that Spring is reluctant to dedicate until they have Village assurance of aid in constructing roads through said park property. Park Board's Recommendation, and Council Action of September 10, 1951, were reviewed, Mr. Oardarelle being assured that Council would act in acovdance with action of September 10, 1951, Meeting. No Further action taken. \� o Wes: o IL % CL O Mem- E z W a� x d 3 o � O June 30; 1953 July 15.9 1953. Mr, John Nindhorst, Dorsey,-- Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber, First National-Soo-Line Bldg.# Minneapolis,, Kinn. Dear Mr. Windhorst We are in receipt of a bill" from Harold R. Roseridahl in the amount.of $822.00. This bill covers !'Village portion of grading Glengarry Parkway." Mr.- Kitchell is delaying payment of this bill until he' secures your opinion on- .legality of same. ° We,quote.from the minutes of the Village Council meeting as -per the attached sheet. _ Mr. - Mitchell tells me that the Rosenilahl Company ,. 'did not contact him before this job-was completed; that they- called him after completion of-the,job.and informed.him of the - _ amount of the Village- portion. The work was actually done by J. A. Danens & Son and we have reaceived a confirmation from Danens that the aunt of the b mo ill to the Village is one half the cost of the acutal project. W Rosendahl is anxious to ` _ -receive payment' and if, it is legal to pdo- so we would like to _Pay him: - at the Village Council meeting of July 27. We would appreciate hearing from you before that - time. - Yours very truly, VILLAGE OF EDINA by Deputy, Village Clerk _ (9bina -�Debeiopment Corporation 4289 SHERIDAN AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS 10. MINNESOTA i 0 July 9,.1951 Edina Village Council Edina,. Minnesota ,Re: General plan for arrangement of Sub - division known as Edina Highlands, Edina, Minnesota. Gentlemen:_ The plat above referred to prepared by Morell and Nichols, Incorporated in.1948 has been submitted to Mr. Olson and was discussed by the Planning Commission at their meeting of July 5th. Vie assume that their decision ,will be available to you for your council meeting on July 9th so that you may have their recommendations and can study the overall program together with the following information. As the area covered by this plat is too large for opening as one unit, it is our intent to secure preliminary approval of the general plan so that we may subdivide the ground into sections and plat them into blocks as outlined in the enclosed suggested plat. Glengarry Parkway has been laid out for an eighty foot road; however, only thirty feet will be graded and established by the developer. In the future, if it is necessary, the road could be widened and should be the councills responsibility. The Edina Development Corporation is willing to grant to the Edina Village Park Board the south portion of East Mirror Lakes together with the land lying south of the lake shore, together, constituting approximately fourteen acres which has been designated on this plat for park purposes. In making this grant, zve feel that the Edina Village Park Board should accept the plat as their proposal for park improvement and stipulate that they are in favor of the improvements and that they study ways and means to culminate as quickly as possible. Also that the council and/or Park Board agree to grading Glengarry Parkway from Mirror Lakes Road to the north line of the developer's property and also pay one -half the cost of grading Glengarry Parkway along the lake and park area as designated. I,% are very pleased to submit this plat and information to you and it is my intention to appear at your meeting to answer or discuss any portion of this so that we may secure approval as quickly as possible. urs very truly, S. V. jorklund Vice President SVB /ln Enclosure f' - • f July 98 195 Edina Vil.Uge CaunOII rdina, Minnesota Re 0 General pUn for arnmgenent of Sub- divialon knot, as Edlna Hleh?.mu% Eck, �IUMsata* Geht3eraemt The plat above ref orred to prepared by HorOU and Hieholet Incorporated in 2948 has been submitted to qtr, Olson and u*a dieftimesd by the PlannI4C Ca=isSion at their meeting of July 5tho We assume that their docision vJU be av&i3Able to you for your counall meeting on July 9th so that you wq have their reca =endations and can Audit thy► overall prngrf togothor ,with tho foMWAM 34fOrOAU0 0 Aa the o cover b,� this plat is too 'fie for opening as ono Una# It is our intent to secure plminftT approval of the general p1sn so that wo r4y subdivide the gds ad into sections 4nd pUt than into bloako as outlined in the enclosed su=osted pUt► Gloncwn7 Pa izway has boon LLW out for an eight' Coat IV"$ however# 044 tWxt�r foot wM be grade and esUblished by the developer. In the fines if it la necessary, the maid could be VidenOd and should be the councU18 rsspangibi�lty« The Edim Development Corporation is erl.11itg to &MAt to they TI-CUM Vilira$e part Board tile south porUou of East Mrror Lkes together with tho land IVIM South of the lake; shore, togetherf constituting appsoxiaate2F folUAe04 acaee shish has been designated on this plat for parry purposes, In making this grant# we feel that the Edina Village Park Board should accept the plat " their proposal for paeA Jzpravwj tt and st3.puUte that they are in favor of tits :imprcvaraMte and that tW #U17 ways and mew to tit State as guldcly as possible. Also that the council s e41or Pans Board atgree to grading Qlenga=7 Pa ter from Mirror lakes Road to the north line of the &- veloperve property and also pay one• -hall' the cost -of grading GicncAM Patkmq along the lake and pa k area as deaig oted. 17o are very pleased to submit this pUt and informe►tion to you and it is ny intention to appear at your n eeting to aamr or discuss alt portion of this so that we =w secure apprcmal an qxt ckly as poszsUa%. SVB/3i% Enclomo YAM vez7 tnays y . �, /1, A;' S. V • D,jdeUund Vice Prcori&nt l.:�a,? RE: PLAT OF MIRROR LAKES IN EDINA From Minutes o Planning Commission Meeting of Tuesday,''October 8, 1946: "Mr. H.R. Burton presented Preliminary Plat of "Mirror Lakes in Edina," a tract of land extending south from Interlachen Bled. to Mirror Lake, Mr. Burton stated that the developer would be willing to dedicate for park purposes an area about 200 by 800 feet, a portion of which is lake. Motion by Yoerks that plat be referred to Smith, Krafft, and the,Park Board for further study, was seconded by Odell and carried. From Minutes of Planning Commission Meeting of Tuesday, November 12, 1946: "With regard to Preliminary Plat of "Mirror Lakes in Edina" by H.R. Burton, which was presented to the Commission at their meeting of October 8, Chairman Krafft recommended the Village accept the property between -Block 1 and East Mirror Lake, to be used as part of the proposed through- street from Interlachen Blvd. to Highway No. 169. Chairman,- Clark-of the Park Board recommended that this property be accepted, for development by the Village-as street and park at some future date. Odell moved that Preliminary Plat be accepted by the Commission subject to suggested.change of right -of -way from Interlachen Blvd, to the North dnd of the plat and subject to the acquisition by platter of property necessary to complete the plat as submitted; and that the Commission recommend that the Village Council accept the proposed dedication of land between Block 1 and the West side of East Mirror Lake, to be used for Village purposes. Motion seconded by Steinke and carried. "' From Minutes of Council Meeting of December 30, 1946: "H.R. Burtonts letter of December 21, with regard to the dedication of property bordering East Mirror Lake for street or park purposes, with restriction that property be returned to owner unless improved within five years, was read. Council directed Engineer Smith to prepare estimate of cost.for construction of road through this. property, and to invite representatives from the Planning Commission to Council Committee Meeting of January 6, for further discussion on this project. From Minutes of Special Council Meeting of January 6, 1947: "Messrs. Krafft, Nichols and Steinke, representing the Planning Commission,' and Mr. H.R. Burton, subdivider of "Mirror Lakes in Edina" reported on Mr, -,Burton's proposed dedication, on a,5 -year option, of a parcel of land bordering East Mirror Lakes in Edina. The Planning Commission recommended the acquisition of this property, and Mr. Burton stated that if necessary, one -half the cost of construction of such road could be spread over all the lots platted. in "Mirror Lakes in Edina ".. The gentlemen were informed that Mr. Smith had been instructed to prepare estimate of cost of tie construction of such road." From Minutes of Planning Commission Meeting of January 7, 1947: "The Commission discussed the plat, "Mirror Lakes in Edina ", by H. R. Burton, and its relationship to the over -all area; and, after consideration of the contours and topography involved, motion was made, seconded, and unanimously carried that the Commission reaffirm its position that the proposed thru -road running west of East Mirror Lake at the toe of the bank, and its proposed extension southerly through adjoining property, was properly located as shown ,1 +� A -2- 4 on the plat and the development study." From Minutes of Council Meeting of January 13, 1947: "Mr. Smith reported he had again been over the H. R. Burton plat, with reference to proposed road; that he believed such road would be of prime benefit to the developer, in diverting thru- traffic from his hill road, and that the cost of such road should be borne in no part by the Village of Edina. Mr. Utley pointed out that the lower end of East Mirror Lake could not be utilized until it was filled in; that the adoption of what the developer is requesting is, in effect, assisting the Spring Company to develop their property at the expense of the taxpayer (pro- viding Village pays one -half the cost of construction); that the snow removal cost of maintaining such road would be high; and that a park immediately adjoining such road would be hazardous to the safety of children. Mr. Willson reviewed the re- quest of the Fire Department that a thru -road from Interlachen Boulevard to Highway No. 169 be established in this - general locality, for the purpose of adding to fire protection. Mr. Willson's motion of .September 9, 1946, was reviewed, and Mr. Willson stated that it was not his intention . to require the Village to stand any part of the construction of thru- streets on proposed plats. Mr. Willson stated he would have an amendment to his motion, for the next meeting of the Council, and Mr. Smith was directed to clarify the position of the Village Council to Mr. Burton." From Minutes of Council Meeting of February 10, 1947:, "Messrs. Krafft and Nichols of the Planning Commission, and Clark of the Park Board, and Realtors Spring and Merritt of the Spring Company and H. R. Burton, Inc. re- quested information as to plat of Mirror Lakes in Edina and study of proposed plat of Edina Highlands 2nd Addition and their relation to the over -all area. Mr. Burton asked.that the preliminary plat of Mirror Lakes in Edina be approved by the Council- - with Lot A dedicated to the Village but carrying a clause that, in case Village did not improve Lot A within five years, said property would revert to owners of abutting property. "Mr. Burton stated that, in his opinion the proposed thru -road at the West end of East Mirror Lakes was not of particular benefit to his subdivision; and Mr. Spring of the Spring Company gave the opinion that the southern extension of. this road through his proposed subdivision would not benefit the subdivision. Mr. Nichols, Planning Engineer, stated that the road was planned by him to fill the often cited need for a road in this general locality, running from Interlachen Boulevard to Highway No. 169; and that the topography would best lend itself to a road at this particular place. Chairman Krafft reviewed the Planning Commission's recommendation that such road be constructed to provide sufficient outlet for future owners in the two subdivisions concerned. "In inquiring about the property on his plat to be dedicated for Park Purposes, such property to be a large tract to the South of East Mirror Lake, as per Mr. Nichis' over -all study of the area, Mr. Spring was informed by the Council that plat would be approved with this dedication providing the Spring Company would fill in this property sufficiently to make it usable for park purposes without further filling expense by the Village. "Willson moved, Utley seconded, that the Council approve preliminary plat of H. R. 1, Burton's Mirror Lakes in Edina and study of the Spring Company's proposed plat now known as Edina Highlands Second Addition with dedications for an eighty -foot roadway, as presented, with the proviso that the developers assume the cost of grading and.l -3- blacktopping a thirty- -foot roadway at this time, with the Village to assume one -half the cost of such grading and blacktopping on park and playground frontages. Motion carried." From Minutes of Planning Commission Meeting of February 18, 1947: "Chairman Krafft reported on the February 10 action of the Council with regard to the thru -road from Interlachen Boulevard to Highway -No. 169. Motion was made, seconded and carried that the Commission extend vote of confidence to Chairman Krafft and Messrs. Nichols and Smith for their work in carrying through this project. 3� Zle- - Z C7 �- 20 N J ED4 11; 9 EDI A, MINNWOTA GENERAL PLAN rm ARRANGEMENT SUBDIVISION PREPARED FOR WHOL EDINA DEVELOPMENT CORP. MINN&APOLF5. .4-E-TA ADgIL, 1x46 I Pim.!1 11; 9 EDI A, MINNWOTA GENERAL PLAN rm ARRANGEMENT SUBDIVISION PREPARED FOR WHOL EDINA DEVELOPMENT CORP. MINN&APOLF5. .4-E-TA ADgIL, 1x46 I VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA September 10, 1951 Village Council Village of Edina Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: At the request of the Spring,Realty Company, we herewith submit this report as our recommendation in connection With the development of certain plats in their Edina,Highlands Addition No. 2. Although initially, we were opposed to certain road recommendations in this development (due to the fact that we had incomplete background information and history in connection with this area) , ire have since had a meeting with the Chairman of the Village Planning Commission and its consultants, Morrell,and. Nichols, who informed us that the roads which we had objected to had been laid out after careful study on their part back in 1946, 1947, and 1949, when the plats were given preliminary approval by the Commission and the then Park Board. Consequently, we wish to go on record as approving,-the following items as they appear in the roposed plat:- (1) that Glengarry Road be graded as indicated. that the Village assume half the cost of the work where Glengarry Road runs equally between Village -owned property (to be dedicated by Spring_ Company) and privately- orrmed property (3) that the Village `assume the entire -- cost (at some future time) of Glengarry Road where it runs entirely through Village -owned property (4) that Glengarry Road be graded through Village -owned property on the west end of East Mirror Lake at such future time as it is considered necessary and desir- able on the part of the Village Council (5) that subject to the dedication_by the Spring Realty Company of some 14 acres in the southern portion of East Mirror Lake Basin,we are of the opinion that the entire Village-owned property in the East Mirror Lake Basin area be developed for park and playground purposes at such time in the future When this development is needed and funds are available. BOARD OF PARK 09741SSIONERS By Village Council Village of Edina Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: September .10, 1951 At the request of the Spring Realty Company, we herewith submit this report as our recommendation in connection t. ,rith the development of certain plats in their Edina -Righlands Addition. No. 2. , Although Initially we were ported to curtain road recommendations in this development %due to the fact that we had `!� incomplete background information and history In connection with thin area), we have since had a meeting with the Chairman of the Village planning Commission and its consultants, Morrell and Nichols, who informed us -that the roads which we had objected to 11947, had been laid out after careful study on their part back in 1946, , And 1946, when the -plats plate were given preliminary approval by 1 then 'ark board the Commission and the eri Coniequently wa r4ph to go on recore as approving the following items as Uey appear in the reposed plat: -(1) .that Glengarry Road be graded ,as indicated ' (2) that the Tillage assume �' ha],f the cost .of the -�rork where Glengarry Road runs dually between Village -owned property (to be dedicated by Spring Company) and privately -owned property (3) that the Villages assume the entire cost (at tome fatnre tame) of Olerngairry Road where it runs entirely through . Village -owned property (4) that Gleangarry Road be grafted through Villago-owned property on the west end of :Cast Mirror ;. 'Lame at such future time . as it In considered necessary r►nd desir- able on-the part of the Villa pe Council (5) that ' subject to' the dedication 'by the Spring Realty Company of some: 141- acres in the. sogtbern portion of East ft-rror Lek* Basin, we are of the opinion that the entire 'Villag"oamOd property In the Z&ot Mirror Lake Basin area be developed for park and playground -ptirposes at such time in the future when this development is needed end funds are . available. OFA �. MINNEAPOLIS -MOL. NE COMPANY September ld, 1951 V111age Council Village of Edina Dina, Minnewota Gentlemen: At the request of the Spring Sealty Company, we herewith submit this report as our recommendation in connection *,rith the development of certain plats in their .Edina Bighlends Addition No. 2. Although Initially we were opposed to certain road recommendations in this developuset tdue to the fact. %bat we had incomplete background information and history in connection with this area), we have since bad a meeting e4th the Chairman of the T111a a planning 0ommission and its consultants, Morrell and .-� Alahols, who informed. as that the roads which we had objected to had been laid out after easeful study - on their part back In 1946, ! 11947, and 1948, when the plats were given preliminary approval by j j ' the CoNaleteion and the than Park Hoard. Consequently we •-i sh to go on record as approving the following items as they appear in the proposed plat: (1) that f , � Glengarry Road be graded as indicated (2) that the Tillage tsetse +; ! half the oost of the *pork -rhrr* 4leagarry Road runs equally between -'� V111age -owned p=oportr (to be dedicated by Spring Company) and I I privately -owned property (3) that 'thee Village assume the entire most tat some future time) of Glengarry Road wheer* it runs entirely through 'Village -ovaed property (4) that GleaKarrf Road be graded threugh Village-owned property on the west and of Cant Mirror ti �,� Lake at such future time as it is considered . necessary and de!sir- able on the part of the Village Council (5) that subject to the 1' dedication by the Spring Realty Company of some 14 mores in the southorn portion of bast Xlrxor.Lahe Rasln wo are or the opinion that the entire Villages- owned property in the rast Mirror Lek* Basin area be developed for park and playground - arposes at euoh time in the future -*hen this development is needed and funds are available. JWAHn OF PARK 00KV13d10p F"R3 By MINNEAPOLIS -MOUNE COMPANY . 3Vtombor lOg 195. village counall Villages of Edina Main&, itnuemots Gentlemm's, . At flee reru est of the Spring *fealty Ooapany, ve her*wIth submit this report as our rw�swadation In comaeallon +4th the .submit ot. eertaia n�.ate to th*lr ldina 1�ighlsnds ' AdditIeU No. 2. Although Initially we were o nosed to certain road ss reeo *ndaltl,ons in this d*voloprrnt idue to the fact that we bad incoaplAo baekgrou:W .tnforslatinn and history In oonnection with Ole area), we have sins* had a setting with the 4hal mar of the Village Planning Gorsiaalon and its consultants,, Morrell and llabols, who informed us that th* roads vhich eve had objected to 1 had been laid out after enirend study an their part back in 1 i 4b, 11 1947, and 1949, when that plats were gives preliminary appruva by i the Cotamisol,on atad %b+e them perk board. ronsequentIr we wish to go on rpoor0 as aporoving the following I l P e as ;t ey appear in the roposed rl*t: (1) that Gloogarry Road be graded *s fndloated (2) that the Village assume half the oo st of tbo wort ~hero 61va parry . Road runs etqu l ly between village► -ovnod property (to bay dedicated by Rgring, Qoep*viy) and privately -owmsd propprty 0) that the Village assume the entire �I a*** (at some - future tire) of dlengarry Road where it runs entirely throwdi Village- oaned property (4) that 01mgarry Road bet gradod throvA vilUgo -owned property on the vest eetd of last Mirror �LAO at s►eob future time .as It is considered nonessapy, rayed desir- ��§abj* on the pnrt or the flllag* Qounail (5) - that atfoJect to the dedloatl;on by the Spring Realty Company of some 14 acres in .the south .-rx p6ptIon of last Rirror Loke 13asie,, wo are of the opinion that the entiro l UlAgewo -,med proporty In 'the gnat Xlrror Lake, basin Lj saes be developed for park and playground nurpaaos at stmh time in the futup* t�jien this 4eve3Apso*t. is unedod and funda ors availablo. WAAL) UP PARK 009a$3109KR3 MINNEAPOLIS- MOLINE COMPANY 3ffptembar 10, 1951 village Couneil Village of 9d1n4 TAI". Minnesota tfentl~: At the trocufat or the spring Aealty Company, we herewith EOV601t this report as our re tedatlon' In oemeatinn with the dsysl.opNent of *,ertaln plate in their Mdina Sighlands Addition No. P. Althea lAltlally use *sere o posed to osrtela road reeomtondations 1te this developAmt time to the taot %het wo had �'Imomples# baotXmuM lnrorwatlon and history in oonneetion with this we 3 Ys since had a sleeting yd,th the Chrilrom of the Village Ylmning 4oweelsslon sad Its' nonsults ats., Xorroll and Mlabols, who intormied us %b al the roads whiah we had objected to I hmd been laid out after earetol study on their part bne -k in 1946. 1 47, awe! 1948. vheat the plats wore Irlven rwrellmUmr7 approval by L) the, Comlooion and tho thin York hoard. tfonsreauon%ly, we wish to ,go on reecore as.approving the following iteaes as the appear in the propoW plot; (1) tbat F� 81mngarry Aaad be graded as lndloatod (2) %het the Village asa+mar 'halt the oast of the wrk -Aert fteagarry Road runs *qually "between -J Mlllage -ownod property (to be dedieat ed by Spring Coma mW) and 1 prIva%sly- *vn d proportr (1) that the V11lop* asaunq the entire oost (ot enme future % n*) of tilmWorry Road *there It r%,anz ontirely throoO Village -osned oroporly (h) . that Glmngarry WW he gxnde d throwh ViZtagee-ownod property on the west end of Xast. Mirror �'§LzLk e at onoh fluture. times as it is eoneld�►red >seefossary and desila• abl* on the pert of %be Y111ax counall (5) that sub,jeot to the dodlseetinn by the Spring Realty Uonpany of some 14 aaxws in the *authArn ortlim of last Mlrrbr Lake ere of the oulnlon tM% the aentiri Tilla,Rew• owned proppqrlW in that Est Mirror ILA* Basin rJ a7rom be developed for park and !playground -rmrpoefte at snob time In the futuro when ftis fievolopmeee# is needed P-ad funds are available. BOARD 0F PARK OOMWATQX,,�R3 _ i` ,_p ---- l e e Ile" If �. Mr. S. V. Bjorklund of Edina Development Corporation requested action on the Corporation's July 9th request-for acceptance of proposed Park Dedication; the grading of Glengarry Parkway from Mirror Lakes Road to north line of developers property at Village Expense; and tha grading of Glengarry Parkway along lake and park area, with Village to pay one -half the expense. Park Board.'s recannendation of September 10, signed by Messrs. LevL s, Scoggi.n and Strachauer, -was read as follows: 1. That Glengarry Road be graded as indicated: 2. That the Village assume half the cost of the work where Glengarry Road runs equally between Village -owned property and privately owned prop erty. 30' That the Village assume the entirexpxx cost.at some future time of Glengarry Road where it runs entirely through Village -owned property. 4. That Glengarry Road be graded.through Village -owned property on the west end of East Mirror Lake at such future time as it is considered necessary and desirable on the part of the Village Council. 50 That subject to .dedication by Spring Realty Canpany of some 14 acres in the southern portion of East Mirror Lake Basin,the'entirecVillage- owned property in the East Mirror Lake Basin area be ?developed for park and playground .purposes at such time in the future a this development ; is -needed and funds are available, x Hawthorne' s mot ion, that Council adopt the recommendations of the Park Board in principle and instruct Village Engineer to prepare cost of improving Glengarry Road from the North line of developer's property to XMMUZWKWOOM Ayrshire Blvd., was secrnded by Danens and carried. e, Ile 'a?, x ROWM 7 • 8M M D CO Claim No..— VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 W. 50th St., Minneapolis, Minn. .... To Hino Ic1... 8. ... 8asandahl ...annatr.....Co ........ Dr. State of Minnesota e.a. County of Hennepin I declare under the penalties of perjury that this cl m is jus c rre and no part of it has.b n pai . /b - S3 Date Signature DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSE Aceount Fund Number Amount VERIFIED ACCOUNT Claim No.. ....... Of Audited and Allowed in the sum of $---------- -------------- - - - - -- ................................................................. President --------------------------------------------------- --------------- Trustee -------------------- ------------ --------------------------------- Trustee -------------- ------------------- ---- ------------------------- -- Trustee ................................................................ Clerk --------- .......... day o£... ...........--- ..............._. 195 ..... . ............... Village Clerk VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA Paid by order No.. Dated.................................................................... ................................................................................ J. A. DANENS & SON Inc. 5106 Brookside Avenue MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA WAlnut 7464 July 7, 1953 Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlement We are in receipt of.your letter of June 30th concerning the work we did for Harold Rosendahl on Mirror Lakes Drive. Enclosed, herewith, are copies of the invoices as we billed Mr. Rosendahl. Hopl.ng this is the information you want, I am, Yours very truly$ J. A. DANENS & SON, Inc. by j INVOICE J. A. ®ANENS & SON, INC. Excavating — Grading Power Shovels — Tractors Trucks Garage Wa.7464 5106 Brookside Ave. FAb MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 8arold Rosenclaiii° _ Village of -'F-diA& portion Undercut unsuitable,imaterial Grading 400 mi yds. - grand! @.0086 Total 250.00 252.00 320.00 822.00 ' INVOICE J. A. DANENS & SON, INC. Excavating — Grading Power Shovels — Tractors — Trucks Garage Wa. 7464 5106 Brookside Ave. MINNEAPOLIS, MITC, Feb. 1- 19�� Grade and gravel roads in Mirror Lakes as agreed 0 40630.00 December 16s, 1953 a Mr' Robert F. Fitzsimmons County Auditor and Seely- to County Board 106 Court House i0nneapolis 15, Minn, Dear Sirs' We are enclosing herewith certified copy of resolution adopted by'the Edina Village Council at their meeting of_ + December 14# 1953, requesting designation'of a state aid road. Yours, very truly, VIU AQE OF M NA BY j Deputy Village Clerk gea ' S FA Bank offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption; RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of Edina, Minnesota., that a'request be made to the Minnesota State Department of Highways. that a road beginning near the junction of Trunk Highway No. 100 and County Road No. 39 in the Village of Edina and thence running easterly along Valley View Road to W.62nd Street; thence along 62nd Street to France Avenue; thence along France Avenue to 60th.Street; thence along 60th Street to Xerxes Avenue-, be designated as-a State Aid Road. Motion for adoption of Resolution was duly seconded by Bredesen,, and on Rolleall there were five ayes' and no nays, as,tollowst Bredesen,, aye; Child, aye; Danens., aye;'- Bank,q aye; and Erickson,, aye; and the Resolution was duly 'passed and,adlopted. Dated this l4th day of-December'. 19530" ATTESTS (Signed) EVALD C. BANK Village Clerk (Signed) REUBEN F. ERICKSON Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HKINEPIN SS' VILLAGE OF EDINA CERTIFICATE OF DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK I. Gretchen S. Alden,, duly appointed and acting Deputy Village Clerk for the Village of Edina., Hennepin County,, Minnesota,, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing Resolution with that Resolution adopted by the Edina Village Council at its Regular Council Meeting held Monday,, December 14, 1953,-and that the foregoing is a full,, true and correct copy of said adopted resolution, of record in the official book of minutes of said meeting, .WITNESS MY HAND and the Official Seal of the Village lage of Edina,, thisv the 18th day of December' 1953. Deputy Village Clerk VILLAGE OF EDINA HENNEPIN COUNTY,, MINNESOTA August. 27th, 1953. Mr.- Cordon Nolsen, 65ol Belmare Sane, , Hopkins,, Minns seta. _ Dear. 41r. Nalsens You will recall meeting with the Public Works. Co#itt,ee about three weeks ago at your house and the discussion of the roars work necessary to tying Belmocre.Lane Into a good.road as soon as possible.. At that tine I believe you .stated that you were going, to secure an oiling ,petition .from at least 53% of the int ®rested .property owners and, that as soon as this petition was filed and the correct priority number dame up that Belm re Lone would be .scarrdfUd, shaped and re--oilede 'To date we have rd received such a petitton� which. is noes be €ore its oars proceed. Our Street departmait has gone through • { priority ,ons. and two. already and we have by,-passed Belmore. Lane temp6rarily until this'-petition is received. if , 4 . alb. possible„ we would like to have this petit:" - sYiortly so that we. can, go ahead with Up wank - that you deeire-to. have - dozy. . Douro Very. truly, S. R. MItcb&j1,O Village Manager.. - SIM:B CCC Mr.Child 1 i AW 0 August 14th,1953. 0 Mr. Duane W. Knops, Chairman The Roads Comittee, Northwest Angle of Edina, 312 VanBuren Avenue South Mirmapolis 10, Minnesota. Res .Letter from Mr. Knope dated July 16th. GerAtlemens As per telephone conversation with Mr. Knops of August 12th, wish to advise that the Public 1,1orks Committee has inspected the streets in this area and have instructed the Street Super- intendent, Mr. Hatay Jonas, to proceed with the scarifying, oiling and shaping of Belmore Lane East of VanBuren as soon as a petition is received in the Village Hall. He is also to place a blacktop mat over the present road on Maloney betteeen County Road #18 and Blake Road. These two projects have priorities number three and number four on the -Street Superintendent's; list, and should be started within two or .three weeks providing we get sobe cooperation from the elements. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell, : Village Manager. SRI.. B 3 Citizens Committee Northwest Angle.of Edina July 16, 1953 Edina Village Council 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis -10, Minn. Gentlemen: ' We have been hopefully awaiting some unsolicited action on the part of the,.-Engineering Department to correct the bad condition of the; streets iri this area. The summer _is'now.well underway and relatively little has been done about the problem. We do not expect to get something for nothing, but feel 1t is our right as taxpayers to receive some sort of satisfacti -- Either by direct improvement or by way of explanation as to why we are not entitled to this type of. • rsqp,air work. Principally; we are concerned about the conditions- existing on Malloney Avenue and Belmore Lane -- not to mention many other rough intersections in.this vicinity. In order-to effect a.solution that will provide better street conditions in this area, we would be perfectly willing to discuss the problem with the Engin- eering Department at any future meeting you might arrange. 'The Engineering Department-cooperated very satis- factorily on the problem of snow removal last winter. We sincerely hope that this spirit of mutual cooperation will continue to prevail with respect to this much needed repair work-. We shall be anxiously awaiting your-reply-to this very urgent.request. Respectfully yours, q 1 1' / �,/� The Roads Committee Duane W..Knops G,.� Chairman- 10, 0- IK 0 I CL 0 , OMO- F E. OW C2, Septewbe "r' '13, 1954 •��Carl Bolsnder & Sons Company, Contractors 2933 Pleasant Avenue �(Yt Minneapolis, Minnesota 30 1 Gentlemen: Befinning about the first' of September, 1954, your Company as trucks have been doing heavy hauling from the Hopkins aemote.ry and have been running on Balmore Lane past residential property belonging to the undersigned.,,, During this process, the trucks have "broken the surface of belmore Lane which was recently piled by the Village Crv_ of Edina on the property- owners' petition and for which � we will be asseeeed at the rate of 15X a foot. We, therefore, request that, upon completion of (� our Company's hauling activities, you restore Belmore ,�k ane to the condition in which you found it before be- a� ginning hauling. M ay we hear from you in regard to this matter at your earliest convenience. Please address all corres- pondence to: Mrs. .John o. Heald .� `N. Oi�eC� al 6601 Helmore Lane Sao c �c� Hopking, Minnesota / Yours truly,. 'i'lars. John Be Heald cc: Engineer's Office Village of .Edina C&.iA-,,v.�d I r G � 71A o �, s. J. b. Heald Be e ane %iikwd"m—vX 0 Z3mL1m%XwdftvK 1j=jt*R0UK= MINNESOTA Hopkins, I S T El- 3 a 1 SEP 19,5 4 N0. `�/ Village of Edina Engineering Office Minneapolis 10, Minn. LAW OFFICES KELLY, MANGAN & KELLY MCKNIGHT BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINN. December 11, 1953 Village Council Village of Edina Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Gentlemen: Mr. Robert L. Henretta and the writer represent a substantial group of residents of the Village of Edina who are interested in and opposed to any change in the traffic system between France Avenue and Normandale on 66th5 as well as any changes in Valley View Road between France Avenue and Normandale Avenue. We, therefore, wish to be notified in advance of any meetings of the Village Council or any other governmental bodies of the Village which will hear petitions on, consider or take action upon any matters relating to the above described streets or highways. Very truly yours, C, William C. Kelly WCK/is _ Copy to Edina Planning Commission - CHARLES F. KELLY MAIN 5892 GORDON J. MANGAN _ WILLIAM C. KELLY LAW OFFICES KELLY, MANGAN & KELLY MCKNIGHT BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 1, MINN. December 11, 1953 Village Council Village of Edina Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Gentlemen: Mr. Robert L. Henretta and the writer represent a substantial group of residents of the Village of Edina who are interested in and opposed to any change in the traffic system between France Avenue and Normandale on 66th5 as well as any changes in Valley View Road between France Avenue and Normandale Avenue. We, therefore, wish to be notified in advance of any meetings of the Village Council or any other governmental bodies of the Village which will hear petitions on, consider or take action upon any matters relating to the above described streets or highways. Very truly yours, C, William C. Kelly WCK/is _ Copy to Edina Planning Commission GEORGE A. WERNESS 3700 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA October 7, 1953 Village Council, Edina Minneapolis, Minne.D ota. Gentlemen: This spring I purchased the home at 18 Woodland Road, and the drainage condition in front of my home is such that when we have any rainfall to speak of, the water backs up ten to fifteen feet on ny lawn, and considerable water . remains in front of my home, so that it is impossible for ourselves, or any of our friends to park their cars. Due to the above condition I respectfully request to install a catch basin, and will give eajement to storm sewer, which is about 60 feet away. As you know, I also own the property where it will become necessary to connect the storm sewer. I would appreciate your grant- ing this request. Sincerely, gaw -bc 6 7 Community Service Council of Qdina October 5,; 1953 Mayor Reuben Ericson Village Hall, Edina, Minnesota Dear Mayor Ericson: • We heartily endorse your recent open letter to the Governor in order to effect a lowering of the speed limit on Normandale south of 50th Street® We are enclosing'a copy of-the supporting letter we have sent to Governor Anderson. Very sincerely yours, Frances Patterson for the Traffic Committee of Normandale Community Service Council Shirley Carmody, Reco ing Secretary l M„ Community Service Council ofc�ina October 5, 1953 Governor C. Elmer Anderson State Capitol St. Paul, Minnesota Dear Governor Anderson: The traffic problems of our section of Highway 100 have long been the concern of the Normandale Community Service Council. tie are a group of residents living in the general area of 62nd to 66th Streets west of Normandale Road (Highway 100 in ,Edina). Its October 1952, after a series of serious accidents in our neighborhood, our group met with Mr. Darrell to request a low- ered speed limit on Normandale in order to safeguard the pedestrian and resident traffic in this vicinity. The result of this meeting was a survey conducted by Mr. Darrell's staff which determined that there was a high propor- tion of speed violations (i.e. driving in excess of 50 miles per hour) in this area. However, Mr. Darrell would not consider lowering the speed limit. Accidents in this area have continued to mount. Near ac- cidents of residents entering and emerging from side streets happen daily. r.e stand solidly behind Mayor Ericson in his appeal to you for the lowering of speeds on those ,portions of Highway 100 which pass through the congested school and residential areas of our village. We earnestly request your intercession for the installation of this safety measure before another fatal accident occurs. The next time it might be a child.. Very sincerely yours, Traffic Committee of Normandale Community Service Council 7 V/cc-Mayor Ericson Ethel Armstrong, Chairman September 29, 1953 Governor C,'Elmer Anderson St. Paul, Minnesota ` a -Dear Governor At! a meeting of the Edina, Village Council lest• might, the Council unanimously passed a motion to instruct our.Police Department to intensify their efforts t(miard the enforcement. of our traffic laws — particularl as those laws apply to , careless driving, speeding',and drunk drive lie wish'to• cooperate with your Administration in eves 1 way possible, to try to reduce the slaughter on the Status streets and. hightiayso We would most respectfully" ask your assistance in securing, eooperation.from the State Highway department in the lowering of speeds on those portions of Highta y.No. 100.which pass through a congested school and—residence—district in our Village, There have been a number of" serious accidents on this.portion of the Highway this year. Sincerely yours, EDI14A VILLAGE ODUNCIL BY Mir - � � �� 0, �y 75� . r PEI . r PEI 4w f� rUPWA September 11, 1953 . J Mrs.•Thomas Avallon 9901" Ashcroft Avenue ' Minneapolis 10, Dear rs. vallona Your recent letter addressed'to Mayor Erickson has been turned over to me for answer. ` The , Public Works Committee upon receipt .of this letter made two trips into the field to view the problem first —hand, and as a result they - issued instructions to Street Superintendent Jonas to mike whatever corrections are necessary, which are a Village responsibility." He, of course,. was not authorized to make corrections or do any" -work on private property, which is the respons,i'bility of the property . } owner.., Since these meetings, Mr. Jonas has done considerable,work on Ashcroft, and ale o o n 59th Street, and hao, I believe, broig ht everyth ing up to a satisfactory condition. If this is not true, kindly, contact ' me . further. Yours very truly, S. R." Mitchell. Village Manager SRM /lw ` REQUEST DENIED AT MEETING OF OCTOBER 26, 1953. (Did not answer letter, because there was no'address thereon) GSA September 3rd.,1953 Edina Safety Council Edina, Minnesota. Gentlemen: Re: Lakeview Drive -. T ish to call your attention to the traffic hazard on the short stretch or continuation of Windsor Ave. crossing highway 100 going east to the lake. This short road is a very dangerous steep stretch and believe that something should be done to correct it. Formerly there was a straight road coming directly west from Pvood.d.ale Avenue that has been recently illiminated but which certainly was less hazardous for traffic as it was not as steep as the present Lakeview Drive approach to highway #100. Hoping you will give this matter your,attention. Yours very truly, �i i o ' September 1,. 1953 Mr. Robert M. Heidbrink .. 5532 Code Avenue Minneapolis 100 Minnesota. - Dear, M•r., ' Heidbrink s i, Your letter regarding the boulevard adjacent to your house on- 56th Street and Code has been referred to me for answer. A short time ago I inspected -the,--circumstances with the Committee of the Edina _Village Council, of which Mr. J.A. Danens is chairman. It' was apparent that quite a bit of work had-been done by our street department since your .letter was written. In- fact,, at the time the inspection was made by the — committee, they felt that the situation was satisfactory. \ 'Roars very truly, S. R. 14iit shell Vilaage Manager r SRM /1w " 1 - t I ., 1.. s Ilm L. AL f.'. ter!` :' +. � "'•w�'�� T3r'"'ft WR I Edina Village Council Edina 10, "Minnesota Gentlemen: June 10, 1953 5532 Code Avenue Edina 10, Minnesota If you will recall on June 27 we.had.a considerable -r ll. At,' that. time .and' also" prior "to that- time every time" it'rained' 56th _ street above .Code- Avenue washed sand; gravel' ' " - T-clay' iii to. our ,back .yard:. ' _" In- "fact-- if our neighbor in .the' "rear sprinkles, it washes: We contacted`Mr, Jonas who was to come out but failed to show up for 2 weeks now.... we endeavored to call Mr,. Danon but as yet he'has not returned our call. I' do not enjoy the sit uatiIon' nd I- 'am .pretty "'disgusted' in-- that-aothing seemixigly is tieing" done'., As you 'can see by tYie'" ccompaning "photo my b ek yard'is and -eye sore and also proper drainage off to 56th Street has not been provided.. I'.'expect" the' village "to remove` the. 'dirt efrid "replace the sod and provide proper- drainage so this will not happen again. May I have some action, Please. Yours very truly, r/ August 14th, 19530 Mr. W. D. harden,; 6140 Concord Avenue S.9- Minneapolis - l0, Minnesota. - Dear Sirs, This letter Us in' answer to yours of August 8th' in which you requested •that a culvert be installed across 'your driveway.on Concord Avenue. - Please be advised that the Public Works Committee, -on August Sth9 inspected the circumstances arkd inasmah as 'it is against Village policy to install culverts at similar locations, I am sorry to advise that we mill hot ' be able' to comply with your requdst. , I believe that you will be able to create a smoother riding . connection to Concord "Avenue with a small anount of leveling off. in ycur d rive-�ray. ' Yours very. truly, S. R. Mitchell, Village-.Manager. S %IsB i o. j�terriat�onal M I L L I N G C O M P A N Y 0 G E N E R A L O F F I C E S M I ,N N E A P 0 L I S I, M I N N E S 0 T A August 8, 1953 Village of Edina 4801 W. 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Attn: City Engineer Gentlemen: Under date of May l8th I wrote a letter to the Village of Edina requesting a culvert be installed across the front of our driveway at our residence at 6140 Concord Avenue South. I have talked with Mr. Barry Jonas about this several times and he has promised to see that a culvert is,installed, but up to this date nothing has been done. Could you arrange to expedite this matter for us? We have a bad washing condition.at the present time which gets worse everytime there is a heavy rain. Yo very truly, W. D. Nordell 6140 Concord Ave. So. WDN /pt Minneapolis 10, Minn. Senate Members STATE OF MINNESOTA House Members A. 0. Sletvold* Chairman HIGHWAY S T U D Y COMMISSION John A. Hartle* Vice- Chairman Homer J. Covert Roy H. Cummings Joseph J. Daun (Established by Laws 1953, Chapter 692) Aubrey Dirlam* Norman J. Larson Lawrence Hoeg Archie H. Miller 202 -3 STATE CAPITOL ® ST. PAUL 1, MINNESOTA Charles Halsted C. C. Mitchell Cedar 3013, Ext. 487 Reuben Tweten B. G. Novak Roy Voxlond Citizens Committee . Citizens Committee (Appointed by Senate) L LOYD F. WILKES Executive Secretary (Appointed by House) C. C. Ludwig` Howard Bussard Secretary Hialmor Petersen Gordon Conklin E. L. Murphy, Jr.* C O N S U L T A N T S Chester Graupmann James Morton* Edwin H. Christianson E. Roy Cory Automotive Safety Foundation Public Administration Service O. Z. Remsberg J. B. McDonald WASHINGTON, D. C. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Gideon Seymour Robert B. Morris (Needs Study) (Fiscal Study) George Shepard* *Executive Committee *Executive Committee October a, 1953 To Government Officials: You and other government officials throughout the state who are concerned with roads, streets and. highways are invited to attend a public hearing of the Minnesota Highway Study Commission in the Auditorium of the State Office Build- ing, St. Paul, October 21st and 22nd. The Highway Study Commission was established by the 1953 Legislature (Chapter 6921 1953 Session Laws) to investigate and study all matters relating to high- ways. The law specifically directs the Commission to make a comprehensive, detailed and complete investigation and study of all factors contributing to a sound highway policy for the state, including (but not limited to) the follow - ing: 1 The adequacy of existing highways and the need for additional highways; 2 The use of available funds and the need for additional funds; 3 The adequacy of present taxes for highway purposes and the need for new or increased taxes for highway purposes; 4 The present distribution of taxes for highway purposes and the need for revision thereof; 5 Weights and lengths of trucks and wear and tear caused by the use of trucks and buses upon public highways in the state; 6 Toll roads and turnpikes. In order to complete such a comprehensive study the Commission requires, and has been receiving, the utmost cooperation from all levels of government. The statute cited above authorizes and directs all state, county, town and munici- pal officers to cooperate with the Commission and make available upon its request all records and information pertaining to the highway study which are under their control. The Commission has engaged the services of Automotive Safety Foundation,Wash- ington, D. C., to conduct a "needs" study, and Public Administration Service, Chicago, to conduct a "fiscal" study. Upon recommendation of the Commission, Advisory Ccmmittees have been appointed by the State Highway Department, the County Engineers Association and the League of Minnesota Municipalities to assist Automotive Safety Foundation in its "needs" study. Meetings are also being scheduled with the Minnesota Association of Township officers. f -2- 1015153 Government Officials Although P.A.S. and A.S.F. are scheduled to present their factual reports by February 15 and October 1,1954, respectively, the Commission wants to discuss certain highway problems directly with you men on the firing line,who plan and administer road policies and programs. The Commission would like to know your suggestions and opinions, as follows: 1 What are your most important road or highway needs? (For example, better maintenance, snow removal,new construction ,policing,drainage,etc.) 2 How can the counties, townships and municipalities work more effectively together and in coordination with the state to build and maintain the best roads for the citizens of the state? (What is the proper relation- ship between your department and other highway and road departments with which you are familiar? and which relationships can be improved, in your opinion ?) 3 How would you propose to finance adequately the roads which we need to construct and maintain in Minnesota? The time which will be available for the.hearings on October 21st and 22nd has been allocated as follows: OCTOAER. 21 TIME GOVERNMENTAL CLASSIFICATION 10:00 A.M. to noon - - - - - - - - - - - -State Highway Department 2:00 P.M. to adjournment- - - - - - - - - Counties OCTOLER 22 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. - - - - - - - - - Townships 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. - - - - - - - - Metropolitan(Twin Cities & Duluth 2:30 P.M. to adjournment- - - - - - - - -Other Cities and Villages areas) A portion of the time the Commission has scheduled for your group will be re- served for any governmental organization in your classification which desires to make a presentation of its commitments and general observations. Thereafter, each member of your group will be invited to participate and discuss his problems. You are invited to attend the hearings on both days even though you are schedul- ed to appear on only one of the days. If it is impossible for you to attend the hearings at the time and on the date scheduled the Commission would welcome a written statement setting forth your answers to the three questions listed above. We will appreciate it greatly if you will inform us whether you plan to attend. If you have any peculiar problems which will necessitate discussion at great length, please send us a written statement in advance. Obviously, the time allotted in a formal hearing will permit only brief remarks. With kindest personal regards. Sincerely yours, MINNESOTA HIGHKAY STUDY CCMM ISSION By Ll ilkes,Executive Secretary P.S. A public hearing for the highway users will be scheduled in November and you are also welcome to attend that meeting. June l6th 1953. =10 ZO r FIarry. Jonas, - Street "Supt Dear Harry: - Kindly place on your list of .blacktop maintenance projects the', following: _ The intersection at 58th and Beard: As " -you know, this intersection was lowered and the blacktop - destroyed about two years- ago and it .has never been zeplaced. _ The curb and gutter which runs from the intersection North _ on-" Beard has now been. installed; Kindly check with Bob' Ober- _ meyer for grading stakes to .insure the proper draining of this intersection and then- apply' a- bUcktop 'mat over a suitable base _ as soon as-it--can. be arranged, laeeping' in mind priorities on other jobs which- have' already been approved -by the Public Works Committee, w _ Yours very't rely, - S.• R. Mitchell, - Village Manager._ SRM: B . , June 8, 1953 I have talked to Fred Jonas and also Harry Jonas about this. They tell me that nothing.can be done as Mr. Gage's lot is low. I also went out and talked to Mr. Gage and he - realizes that the problem lies with his lot being so low., R.E.O. T/1 '!, Minneapolis, Iinnesota June 4, 1953• City Council City of Edina Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: I am attaching a copy of a letter I have written to Mr. Jonas as of April 28. This condition represents a tremendous problem to me and I have not even had the courtesy of a reply to this letter. DRGA g Enclosure 61 Very truly yours, .R.Gge C 0 P Y Mr. Jonas, City Engineer City of Edina Edina,I nnesota Dear Mr. Jonas: April 28, 1953. I bothered you and your department all last summer regarding the road condition in front of my property at 5701 Brook Drive in the Buena Vista development. Your Engineers came out and ran levels, and .as a temporary measure, somebody dug a shallow ditch across Tracy Avenue. Now, your graders have filled this in again and I am back again with the same problem of water lying on top of my cess pool due to poor street drainage. I want to make this a matter of record for I have been trying for some time to work out this problem...What action are you going to take — and when? I am trying to put in my driveway and cannot do so until I know what the street level is going to be. DRG/tg Very truly yours, D. R. Gage August 21, 1953 �1 We the undersigned, taxpayers residing in the area of Inffan Hills in Edina, hereby petition for the improving of the roads in Indian Hills. We request that temporary repairs be made this fall in order to make the roads reasonably passable this-A nter, and that when the budget for hext year is made up in October, that sufficient money be set aside to put the roads of the subdivision in first class shape. The roads at present have been in need of -repair for some time and it is likely that shouts they be left in their present condition this winter that they could cause costly damage to the winter maintenance equipment. In several places the condition of the road is such that after each rain fall that large porttons-of the road have washed away and'into the lake. This_ -has caused a hazard for cars on the road and further it is building`up a large new area of ground at one end of one of the lakes which is a hazard to children, particularly those not familiar with the area as the water is about four feet deep just a few feet from shore due to the washing down and piling up of the roadway at the end of the lake. In other sections, the condition of the road is such that the drainage from the rains pours across the property of several people of the subdivision and it is requested that this.matter be taken careof, perhaps through the installation of culverts to carry the water under the read and into the lakes C Elell Co August 24th s, 1953. Mr. Harry Llndberya 6901 Maloney Aveuuei Minneapolis 10,0 Minn.: Res The, condition of the. roadway. and ditch on the South side of Maloney, adjacent to your property known as the Cemetery property. Dear Sirs Regarding my letter to you of June 18th and subsequent telephone conversat iond... On last Saturday, August • 8th, the Public Committee drove over this section ' of road and were not well pleased with the ditch which you had constructed -along the South side. They feel that it was much too close to the blacktop road and that with -a moderate 'amount of rain the blacktop road itself is -Ln danger of being washed out. What they want is a ditch constructed further South of the present one and demand a berm or shoulder four feet wide f:vm the edge of the blacktop before the ditch construction begins. It is, quite imperative that you start this work-and complete. it .as .soon as possible. :'he Committee has ordered that the blacktopping of •Maloney.be held_ up until the construction of this ditch. As you knows there is a great need and demand for- this bladctopping job- and it will be to- your benefit to accomplish this work as quickly as possible so.that a.blacktop mat can be put over the present base and the Council, will have no -fear that the new work will be washed out. They- wish to' have me point out to you that this is your responsibility �. inasmuch as there was a proper ditch at the prdper place prior to the time that you started stripping up the sod to your property and allowed 1 and still allows the clay to sash down and fill the ditch and,00ver the road after each rain. • Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell$, Village Manager. SR4 sB - June 16th, 19531,R _ Mr. Harry Lindberyf 6901 Maloney Avenue, Minneapolis 10, Minn. . _ Rea The. ,condition of . the roadway on the South_ eide of Maloney adjacent to,yqur propeZtyj known as the Cemetery property, in the Northwe t section of Edina, - Dear Sir; I have had ` several . calls from residents . and : also - fra m 'the Edina - Councilmen regarding the situation here, The situation" as I see Up �s as: follows; - _ fast fall you commenced .a. lar ge-scale grading operation and you promised Yxe Joe Mikan of this office that you would cut a ditch. along -the South side of Maloney in order to relieve the drainage situation. To date this has not been, done and, as a matter of . fact, the' ditch th =at was there before has Been filled in and due to the vegetation being stripped of f on. the South' side by your equipment, much material has been mahed dawn from the hill on to f the - road. We now have a very unsightly road and A very dusty •one. "Maloney, although it was not the smoothest .road in the country, had sufficient oil'in it so that.there were no duet complaint®. Now we are - getting dozens of dust cor4aints due to this clay' which washed down from #our property getting in the road lard causing.cloads of duet. I have been ordered by members of the'Village Council to contact you -and insist that you re- estabUsh a ditch alongaVde of this excavated .property and-.also clean up the road rich will eliminate . -the dust situation. They also infbrm.me th(:t this not be done- in the near future and If it is not dome in the near future; . the Village is to do it with its own. labor aM equipment and bill you for the _ cost of such work. Needless to say, you will be able to save money if you do this work with your own equipment. I hope you will take care of these matters at once. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Yours very truly, ° S.- R. Mitchell] Village Manager. SIZI 3 B July .31st, 1953. Mrs.'.R. E. Kramer ' '5844 York. Avenue South, - Minneapolis' 10, Minnesota. " Reg The sodding of your bank on the 59th Street side of your' lot. Dear Mrs. Kramere This matter came before the Public Works Committee, of which Mr. _ Danens is the Chairman, recently: The Committee does not recommend the re— sodding with Village forces or expense, dug. to the fact that this is- against the Council policy. - Several years ago Council decided that any resodding or shaping of property adjacent to'street grading :operations would be borne by the ind ividual property owners, - In .other communities, •when this work is necessary and included in the project, the cost of such sloping and sodding Is borne by the b ensfiting property . owners.. On this Project it was contemplated by the Edina Council that the property miners perform this operation themselves., The Committee also wishes to point out that the sodding of this bank lies upon street property and not.upon your private property. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager... SRMtB r FORM 239 BERTELSON BROS. r DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE DATE 7- P2-5.3 SUBJECT_ PUBLIC SAFETY To Mr_ Mi t.che 1 l DEPT FROM L Berry DEPT Mrs. Danley, who lives on Spur Road in Hilldale, Mo. 9 -7746 called and said if something isn't done very soon to fix the roads out there, there will be a serious accident. There are large chuck holes in the streets, blind corners due to brush on Village property, and she would like something done about them before there is an accident. She has talked to someone previously about the situation and was promised relief but nothing has been done. April-27th, 1953° Mr. F. S.- Armstrong, Vice President Ilickels & Smith Company, 515 2nd Avenue .South, Minneapolis 2, Minnesota. _ He: Warden,Acres , Gentlemen: Your letter .of, April 20th, 19530 received. We have 'checked _ • our records and it, a ppears that we do not have 30 foot Easements over •the -following described property: ` The Fast_30..feet of the East of _Lots 1 and.2, Warder. Acres _ -The lest 0 feet, of the 'South 247 feet of hot 5, Garden Park. Before the Village Council can contider the opening and improving , of this load, the dedications would have to be received on the above, property, which iould make•a 60 foot right -of -way. I bel.ieve.it would spped up the procedures considerably if you _ ,were to secure these Easements and deliver them to the Village. However, if you are unable -to do so, kindly advise as soon as Possible. ` Your petition does not state so, but I would assume that you want this road graded and graveled •-and possibly an oil coat placed on it. For this purpose, I am ericlosing two copies of our standard Grading and Graveling petition form. If you'do not -want Grading and Graveling,•kindly change the form to fit your desires. Instead of typing up the descriptions and going to the #rouble of securing additional signatures, if you will kindly send the.•Petitioh, along with -the description of the work to be done, and, also a statement contained thereon referring to the.petition which you submitted.ori ° January 15th and which we have i;n the-office of the Village.Clerk, _ I°think we can work it out and possibly save you a little trouble.. Otherwise,'• the petition would have to .be- filled, out. in ;the usual - manner. o Yours very truly;, s. He Mitchell,- i_ _ Village Manager. SRM: B Encl. r e� 7-0 : IV 4:, Mi rc h/E L G ,�E - PETir�oN F�oi % Nic.KELS � SMi r'H CO, FOR 7'I-,I E. OPENING OF ST- Rr- -ET FROM H\MY. 1409 TQ GRov ST R E ET E.A SE MINTS ON RECORD D 0 c -7/Z3979 WA R 0.6 •9c E'. 30 o f L!o 7s .3, 4- S of Lo4,5 43 4¢ ¢S <Gf¢¢r> /¢a�a�'of- on ,5,-¢ Ac �) GARDEN PARK, W. 3 0' 0)f Lo Xs l.) 3J 4. o 7/ S n EASEMErtTS Raou Itza-D BEFORE ®PE.N t c-4 G- WA P,DF_t--! ACRES -'4 Xe ©f ZO / -S' / f' -'--> GARDEr/ PARK' W. 30" of 4Ae S. 247' of 1-04 s' 6�� , J 1 60 V 60 i 4- a T / MAin 3431 Nickels & Smith Company Realtors 515 Second Avenue South Minneapolis 2 April 20, 1953 Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota r�. Attention:Village Council Re: Warden Acres Gentlemen: Your records will indicate that the Village of Edina has a 30 foot easement over part of.the Easterly line of the above referred to- addition for highway purposes. The owners of the property are desirous that this road be opened as soon as possible. We are, therefore, enclosing one copy of a petition for the opening of this road. The signers to this petition own in excess of 75 feet of the abutting property. After this matter has come h we would appreciate being ad PSA/c j a Enclosure Since 1886 January 15, 1953 Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Attention: Village Council We the undersigned ..owners of the following described properties, over the Easterly 30 feet of which your Village has a highway easement recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, as document #2123979, do hereby petition that this highway be opened from Highway 169 at a point approximately 475 feet East of the intersection of Highway 169 with Tracy Avenue South a distance of approximately 1100 feet to intersect Grove Street at a point approximately 475 feet East of the intersection of said Grove Street with Tracy Avenue. Owners of East one—half (1%2) of Lots One (1) Lee M. Warden and Two (2), Warden Acres; Lot 4, Warden Acres; /� ) ) and 1 Z/f »r L�f�/i� ) That part of Lots 3' 4, and 5, Garden Park, Blanche L. Warden ) Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office ,; ) of the Register of Deeds in and for Hennepin Marion E. 'garden ) County, Minnesota, described as follows,to -wit: Beginning at a point on the West line of Lot 5, Garden Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota3 which point is 16 rods North of the Southwest corner thereof; thence North along West.line- of said Lots 530 4 and 3, a distance of 808.2 feet more or less, thence Easterly a distance of 292.02 feet along the North line of Lot 3, thence South and parallel to the West line ,of 'said Lots 5, 4 and 3, a distance of 808.2 feet more'or less' to a point 16 rods North of the South line of said Lot 5. then West 292.02 feet more or less, to a point of beginning. And 'All that part of Lot Five (5) in Garden Park, Hennepin Co.3 Minn., described as follows: Commencing at-a point on the South boundary line of said lot distant 170.66 feet East from the Southwest corner'of said lot, which point is also.distant 682.64 feet West from the Southeast corner of said lot; thence running_tNorth at right angles to said South boundary line a distance °of 16 rods; thence.running right angles West and parallel with said South boundary line 170.66 feet more or less to the West boundary line of said lot: thence South along said West boundary line of said lot to the Southwest corner of said lot; thence East along said South boundary line 170.66 ee to the point of beginning. Owner of Lot 31 Warden Acres, Hennepin County, Minn. C. C. P`ingry Owner of Lot 5, Warden Acres, Hennepin County, Minn. Rex Kiser aA. r" et- Owner of Lots 43 & 44, and Westerly 370 feet of ward J. ter Lot 453 Warden Acres, Hennepin County, Minn: �W= May 20, 1953, e J To Edina Village Council Via.Attention of Village Engineer We are bringing to your attention the poor surface condition of 54th Street between France Avenue and the Minnehaha Creek bridge, and request that black top surfacing be applied to remedy this sit - uation. A temporary treated surface applied in 1952 is wearing out, and the section between Halifax Avenue and France Avenue is in particularly bad condition since the sewer line was put in about a month: ago. We believe this portion of 54th Street is one of the heaviest traffic bearing streets in Edina, - in the number of vehicles and in weights carried. A large percentage of this traffic is composed of heavily loaded trucks, school buses. Village maintenance equip- ment, construction equipment, etc. Within the last couple of months, several attempts have been made to patch the street surface but this only partially corrects the condition and the patches do not hold. Touch of this section has only gravel surface remaining. The heavy traffic under these conditions causes considerable vibration within our homes, that could result in permanent damage, plus constant dust and annoyance. Now with the Twin City Lines extension routed over this street, the condition is being seriously aggravated by the heavy buses. The Bus Line schedule shows 66 one way trips each week day and 52 on Saturday. The Edina bus line extension beyond 54th and France provides no added convenience to the undersigned people. Proper surfacing of this street has been postponed for one reason or another for over three years. In 1951, we were invited to a council meeting at which time the Village Engineer recommended that the curb and gutter be constructed because of a street drainage run -off problem and to permit a better job of permanent black topping. After discussion, the Council voted to assess the adjoining property owners 75,9 of the cost of the curb and gutter with the Village to carry the remaining 25% of that cost and the cost of the permanent black top. The curb and gutter was installed in 1951. Except for ZOO, the brief period in laying of the sewer tion for the traffic \2- 1952 between the line, the street it has to bear. May 20, 1953 temporary surfacing and the has not been in proper condi. We, the undersigned adjoining property owners, are by means of this letter to the Village Engineer. requesting that permanent sur- facing be applied to this portion of 54th Street. If the Village Engineer does not find -it within his jurisdiction to take early action, we are.requesting that this matter be brought to the atten- tion of the Village Council for discussion at the May 25th meeting. Respectfully submitted: NME ADDRESS �""W_' April 16th, 1953. - Mr. John W. Windhorst, C/ o- Dorsey,,Colman,Barker,Scott -& Barber, First National Soo Line_ Building,' Minneapolis .2, Minnesota. y� Re: Procedure for Blacktopping Streets by Day Laborers, Dear Johns Kindly advise if there is anything nevr_in the way of legislation regarding the above matter. The Village is considering doing some work by day labor., such as black -topping work. Wd. desire to levy special assessments - against the benefiting property ovmers. ' Lie want to be sure',that we know what the law is-at the present time before we proceed-in this work. We have your letter describing the former method. We Mould appreciate your early consideration of this matter and your recommendation to us. - Yours very truly, a S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager. SRM `B . 1 March 318t, 1953. Mr. Walter Carlson, Victor Carlson & Sons Co:, ' 2854 Columbus Avenue, - Minneapolis, Minnesota. Re: Curb and Gutter job on Beard between-57th -and 58th'Streets Dear Walter: We have had an inquiry regarding the curb and gutter job on.Beard Avenue bAween 57th and 58th They are - wondering approximately -when you would be starting this project. I realize it is quite early in the season now.but if you can tell "me approximately when you plan -to start,- I will notify these people accordingly. Yours very truly, S. R. ,Mitchell, Village Manager. 1 SRI,: B • 1 March 24th,, 1953i, Mr. L.• P. Zimmerman, County Engineer, . Henn. County Higtway Dept., _ -410 Court House, _ Minneapolis 15, Minnesota, Re: Drainage,on County Road No. 20 (Blake Road) ' Dear Mr. Zimmerman: ' Thank you £or'your letter of March 6th, 1953. I concur in all of the remarks in your letter. You hit the nail . on the head when you-stated that there is going to be drainage difficulty at this point again anti there appears to be no simple remedy. 'Please be advised that we are in the process of making . preliminary studies of this entire area, with the thought in mind that a storm sewer is required to solve the problem which you have mentioned,. as well as many others in this _ particular area. Perhaps some of this trouble can be allev- ` 'iated by a regrading of a portion ,of Blake Road. When our survey is completed, i will contact you again. I 0 not , believe anything can be done except - possibly a little blade work in the gutter between'Belmore Lane and Maloney until the results of this survey are -known. Thank you for your interest in this matter. I Yours very truly, - - S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager'. SRM:B HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT COUNTY OF HENNEPIN 410 COURT HOUSE . RinnwP01 s f5, . /j'l ww5-fa L. P. ZIMMERMAN. ENGINEER s s GENKVA 4341.4342 March 6, 1953 Mr. S. R. Mitchell, Village Engr. Edina Administration Office 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Sir: Re: Drainage on County Road No. 20 You will recall that during last summer some work was done along in front of Rollie Johnson's and across his driveway in order to remedy a drainage situation which had been aggravated by the building operations along the street. We made the temporary arrangements last year to get rid of the drainage in a low lot just to the south of Rollie Johnson's home and now notice that two new houses have been built in the low spot. We believe from all appearances that there is going to be drainage difficulty at this point again and there appears to be no simple remedy. It is therefore our suggestion that steps be taken to place a storm sewer that will, of course, be the permanent solution. Very truly yours, Zimmerman Engineer LPZ:ek cc— Com. Ainsworth Com. Matthews L. P. Pederson March 24th,. 1953- , Mr. -Wm. H. Olson, Olson Construction Company, \4638 - France Avenue South, Minneapolis 10,. Minnesota. Dear Sir: Re: 4638 France Avenue South. This letter is in answer to yours of March 23rd, 1953,.regarding the sod and dirt in,front of your house due to :'a snow plow opera- tion: _ Please be advispethat the Village of Edina does-not plow France Avenue between 46th Street and-50th"Street as this.is done by the State Highway Department: L recommend that you contact,the State Highway Department for an adjustment on this particular matter. Yours very truly, - S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager. SRM:B r •WM. H. OLSON 4638 France Ave. So. Walnut 6615 GA" BUILDE 4638 France Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota March 23. 1953 Village of Edina Gentleman: During the first part of winter about December 15,,1952 the village snow plow ran over the curb and on to the newly approach to the curbp and tore up the sod and dirt that was put in -last fall at 4638 France Avenue - South. I would like to,have this repaired as soon as possible. Hoping to hear from you soon. Yours Very Truly/, Wm. H. Olson FORM 239 BERT ELSON EROS. r DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE DATE %A�i= 2, SUBJECT r �D TO DEPT FROM ! DEPT -FORM 239 BERTELSON BROS. DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE DATE 3 -10 -53 SUBJECT To Mr. Mitchell DEPT FROM MT nrmql I - 5709 rho_wen V DEP'T He lives in the third house from the corner of 57th and Chowen. Says that when this Street was graded and blacktopped, there was a mistake made in the grade and there is a rise in the blacktop in the wrong place. Water won't drain toward the North as it normally should. Wants to know if you will look at it and have it remedied. Thinks our Street Department could . take care of it. 61-1 CD ALEXANDER WILEY, WIS., CHAIRMAN . ALEXANDER SMITH, N. J. WALTER F. GEORGE, A. BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER, IOWA THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN. R. 1. CHARLES W. TOBEY, N. H. J. W. FULBRIGHT, ARK. ROBERT A. TAFT, OHIO JOHN J. SPARKMAN, ALA. WILLIAM LANGER, N. OAK. GUY M. GILLETTE, IOWA HOMER FERGUSON, MICH. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, MINN. WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND, CALIF. MIKE MANSFIELD, MONT. FRANCIS O. WILCOX, CHIEF OF STAFF JULIUS N. CAHN. COUNSEL Cuff eb .cif of ez Zenaf e COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS January 27, 1953 Honorable Reuben F. Erickson Mayor of-Edina- 4801 West Fiftieth Street Edina., Minnesota Dear Mayor Erickson I have taken the liberty of having the resolution which you sent me of the Edina Village Council requesting additional funds for highway and road use inserted in the Congressional Record. You will find it on page 550 of the Record of January 24 1953•' I thought the subject so important that it warranted the attention of the entire Senate. Thank you again for sending me the resolution. Sincerely yours.. Hubert H. Hum rey enclosure ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR FUGHWA'Y AND ROAD USE , 'MP HREY. Mr. President, I pr for appropriate reference and ask nimous consent to have printed in tl;e RECORD a resolution adopted by the Edine Village Council, of Edine, Minn., on January 12, 1953, requesting additional funds from the Federal Gov- ernment for highway and road use. There being no objection, the resolu- tion was referred to the Committee on Public Works and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: RESOLUTION REQUESTING MORE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD- USE - FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Whereas the American Municipal Associa- ion at its meeting and convention this year assed a resolution asking the Federal-Gov- ernment for more funds for highway and road use, and inasmuch as this resolution contains the following information: That the Government collects approximately $2,000,000,000 each year from the States, and only about one - fourth of that amount is returned, the balance being diverted for other than highway purposes; and Whereas none of the Federal funds so returned to the States are spent in munici- palities of greater size than 5,000, which eliminates several-of our cities in Hennepin County from having this money spent in their corporate limits: Therefore be it Resolved, That the village of Edina, Hen- nepin County, Minn., go on record favoring this resolution as passed by the American Municipal Association, and also favoring three other resolutions correcting wordings which are now contained in the Federal act, namely, to define more properly secondary roads so that Government funds are avail- able for portions of these roads that traverse Incorporated municipalities, and so that the cities of more than 5,000 population can participate in the expenditure of Federal funds; and be it further Resolved, That we send copies of this resolution to our United States Senators, our United States Representatives, and our Hen- nepin County delegation,- to the State of Minnesota legislators, to the Minneapolis City Council, and to the cities of Robbins- dale, Golden Valley, Hopkins, St.. Louis Park, Richfield, and Crystal; and that we request their support in this resolution. This resolution adopted by the Edina Vil- lage Council on January 12, 1953. Attest: REUREN F. ERICKSON, Mayor.. -� EVALD C. BANK, Village Clerk. 1 Represents is next meeting will be held on , J i Senate SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1953 ,egislative day of Friday, January.23, 195 or if there is any other.routine business to be transacted, I ask unanimous con- sent that an opportunity may now be afforded for that purpose. The VICE PRESIDENT. Without ob- jection, it is so ordered. EKE_ CUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following letters, which were referred as indicated: REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS COMMISSION A letter from the Secretary of State, trans- mitting, pursuant to law, the Fifth Semi - Annual Report of the International Claims Commission of the United States, from July 1, 1952, to December 31, 1952, submitted by the Chairman of the Commission (with ac- companying papers); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. REPORT RY ADMINISTRATOR OF CIVIL AERoNAU- _ TICS ON OPERATIONS A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Second Annual Report by the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics on Operations (with an accom- panying report) ; to the Committee_ on Inter- state and Foreign Commerce. REPORT ON OPERATIONS of BUDGET CIacuLAR No. A-45 RELATING To DEPARTMENTS, AGEN- CIES, AND CORPORATIONS OF GOVERNMENT A letter from the Director, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the operations of Budget Circular No. A -45 upon departments, agen- cies, and _ corporations of the Government (with accompanying papers); to the Com= mittee on Appropriations. PETITION The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the .natn a_ raanhitinn arinntprl by Flnrirla. P% i� a: From the Office of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey 140 Senate Office Building Washington, D. C. NA 8 -3120, Li;ct. 881 .i- • ii FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 4s 1953 - P.M. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D.- Minn.) today introdaced a bill to provide for payments -in -lieu of taxes to state and local governments on federal real estate now exempt from local property taxes. The proposal has the support of the Bureau of the Budget. "My own experience as Mayor of Minneapolis ", Senator Humphrey said$ 'land as Chairman during the 81st Congress of the Senate Subcanmittee on Inter governmental Relations has persuaded me that the Federal Government has a respon- sibility to state and local governments in this vital area affecting the financial solvency of our communities. Local governments have lost a great deal of tax rev- enue since 1939 as a result of federal government defense activities. In addition, because of federal operations, many communities have had to build schools, hospitals, houses, and otherwise provide for the influx of new population." "I am presenting this bill in the hope that it will provide a basis for further hearings and intelligent action so as to solve the problems today facing local and state governments. The adoption of a reasonable solution will spread government costs more equitably, ands in my judgment, will strengthen our federal - state systcn of government. The integrity and independence of the local govern- ment is at stake." The bill would authorize five types of payments to state and*local governments- - (1) Regular ad valor::m taxers on properties oi,ned by the federal government but leased to private users or sold to them undc,r conditional sales contracts. (2) 1 nnual p alme -rots determined by each f e deral property - owning agency on the bcsis of an anplic._t�_on from the affected state or loccl governm�;nt and in conformity with government -wide standards and procedures for properties in each class. This would be the most common type of payment under the: bill.. (3) Transition payments on a declining basis over a 10 -year period. (4) Special- payments in unusual situations ahem a taxing jurisdic- tion can demonstrate that f cderal activities are imposing a local hardship for _ _ -- which no other aid is availably: _from the_ federal. gove=rnment. (5) Special ass-:ssmunt for local improvements, substantially the same as for private property. The bill would repeal more than twenty statutory provisions authoriz- ing special types of payments and would substitute general provisions applying to specified properties of all federal agencies, Rules and regulations to guide the property - owning aLgencies could be issued by a Commission consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. The bill would not apply within the District of Columbia and the island possessions, which usually have been the subject of special arrangements adapted to their special relationships to the federal government. Likewise, the bill toes not covor public domain lands Which have never been on the tax rolls; most of these lands are subject to present revenue- sharing arrangements Vhich would not bu disturbed by the new bill. RESOLUTION REQUESTING MRE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEREAS, The American Municipal Association at.;_its meeting and convention this year passed a resolution asking the Federal Government for more funds for Highway and road use, and inasmuch as this resolution contains the follow - ing information; that the Government collects approximately two billion dollars each year from the States, and only about one- fourth of that amount is returned, the balance being diverted for other than highway purposes; and WHEREAS, None of the Federal Funds so returned to the States are spent in municipalities of greater size than 5000, whic h'`eliminates several of our cities in Hennepin County from having this money spentLin their corporate limits; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Crystal, Hennepin County, Minnesota go on record favoring this resolution as passed by the American Municipal Association, and also favoring three other resolutions correcting wordings which are now contained in the'Federal Act, namely, to define more properly seoondary roads so that Government funds are available for portions of these roads that traverse incorporated municipalities, and so that the cities of more than 5000 popilation can participate in the expenditure of Federal funds; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we send.copies of this resolution'to our U.S. ;Senators, our U.S. Representatives, and our Aennepin County Delegation and to the cities of Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, - Hopkins, Edina, Richfield '.and' St. Louis Park, and that we request their support in this resolution.. Harvey 'Heise, r ATTEST: Clara Hillstrom, Clerk VILLAGE OF CRYSTAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, 5510 WEST BROADWAY MINNEAPOLIS 22, MINNESOTA PHONE ORCHARD 7 -8421 Y Village Clerk Village of Edina. 4801 West 50th St. Minneapolis, Minn. Dear Sir: February 2, 1953 We are enclosing herewith a copy of a Resolution passed by the Council of the Village of Crystal on January 26, 1953, "REQUESTING MORE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ". Very truly.yours,' VILLAGE OF CRYSTAL Clara Hillstrom, Clerk CH /fml Encl. Bank offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION REQUESTING AVRE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEREAS, the American Municipal Association at its meeting and convention this year passed a resolution asking the Federal Govern - ment for more funds for Highway and road use, and inasmuch as this resolution.contain.s the following information: That the Goverment collects,,afproximately two billion dollars each year from the States, and only about one - fourth of that amount is returned, the balance being diverted for other than highway purposes; and 11HHEREAS, None of the Federal Funds so returned to the States are spent in municipalities of greater size than 5000, which eliminates several of our cities in Hennepin County from having this money spent in their corporate limits; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Edina, Hennepin County, Minne- sota, go on record favoring this resolution as passed by the American Municipal Association, and also favoring three other resolutions cor- recting wordings which are now contained in the Federal Act, namely, to define more properly secondary roads so that Government funds are available for portions of these roads that traverse incorporated muni- cipalities, and so that the cities of more than 5000 population can participate in the expenditure of federal funds; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we send copies of this resolution to our U. S. Senators, our U. S. Representatives, and our Hennepin County Delegation, to the State of Minnesota Legislators, to the Minneapolis City Council, and to the cities of Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Richfield and Crystal, and that we request their support in this resolution. Motion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Da:iens, and on Rollcall there were five ayes and no nays, as follows: Bredesen, aye; Child, aye; Danens, aye; Bank, aye; and Erickson, aye; and the Resolu- tion was adopted. - ATTEST: (si -ned) REUBEN F. ERICKSON Mayor (signed) EVALD C. BANK Village Clerk This resolution adopted by the Edina Village Council on January 12, 19530 Bank offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION REQUESTING,NARE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 10iEREAS, the American Municipal Association at its meeting and convention this year passed a resolution asking the Federal Govern- ment for more funds for Highway and road use, and inas -ach as this resolution contains the following information: That the Government collects,;aroproximately two billion dollars each year from the: States., and only about one - fourth of that amount is returned, the balance being diverted for other than highway purposes; and WHEREAS, None of the Federal Funds so returned to the States are spent in municipal-ities of greater size than 5000, which eliminates several of our cities in Hennepin County from having this money spent in their corporate limits; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Edina., Hennepin County, Minne- sota, go on record favoring this resolution as.passed by the American Municipal Association, and also favoring three other resolutions cor- recting wordings which are now contained in the Federal Act, namely, to define more properly secondary roads so that Government funds are available for portions of these roads that traverse incorporated muni- cipalities, and so that the cities of more than 5000 population can participate in the expenditure of federal funds; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we send copies of this resolution to.our U. S. Senators, our U. S. Representatives, and our Hennepin County Delegation, to the State of Minnesota Legislators, to the Minneapolis City Council, and -to the cities of Robbi.nsdale, Golden Valley, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Richfield and Crystal, and that we request their support in this resolution Motion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Danens, and on Rollcall there were five ayes and no nays, as follows: Bredesen, aye; Child, aye; Danens, a, ire; Bank, aye; and Erickson, aye; and the Resolu- tion was adopted. ATTEST: (si ned) REUBEN F. ERICKSON Mayor (signed) EVALD C. BANK Village Clerk . This resolution adopted by the Edina Village Council on January 12, 19530 Bank offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION REQUESTING MDRE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT I,J?EREAS, the American Municipal Association at its meeting and convention this year passed a resolution asking the Federal Govern- ment for more funds for Highway and road use, and inasmuch as this resolution contains the following information: That the Government collects - approximately two billion dollars each year from the States, and only about one- fourth of that amount is returned, the balance being diverted for other than highway purposes; and WHEREAS, None of the Federal Funds so returned to the States are spent in municipalities of greater size than 5000, which eliminates several of our cities in Hennepin County from having this money spent in their corporate limits; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Edina, Hennepin County, Minne- sota, go on record favoring this resolution as passed by the American Municipal Association, and also favoring three other resolutions cor- recting wordings which are now contained in the Federal Act, namely, to define more properly secondary roads so that Government funds are available for portions of these roads that traverse incorporated muni- cipalities, and so that the cities of more than 5000 population can participate in the expenditure of federal funds; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we send copies of this resolution to our U. S. Senators, our U. S. Representatives, and our Hennepin County Delegation, to the State of Minnesota Legislators, to the Minneapolis City Council, and to the cities of Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Richfield and CrRrstal, and that we request their support in this resolution. Motion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Danens, and on Rollcall there were five ayes and no nays, as follows: Bredesen, aye; Child, aye; Danens, aye; Bank, aye; and Erickson, aye; and the Resolu- tion was adopted. ATTEST. (signed) REUBEN F. ERICKSON Mayor (sinned) EVALD C. BANK Village Clerk This resolution adopted by the Edina Village Council on January 12, 19530 Bank offered the follobring Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION REQUESTING YDRE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEREAS, the American Municipal Association at its meeting and convention this year passed a resolution asking the Federal Govern_ ment for more funds for Highway and road use,. and inasmuch as this resolution contains the following information: That the Government collects approximately two billion dollars each year from the States, and oiily about one - fourth of that amount is returned, the balance being diverted for other than highway purposes; and WIEI FFAS, None of the Federal Funds so returned to the States are spent in ?ionici palities of greater size than 5000, which eli,rinates several of our cities in Hennepin County from having this money spent in their corporate limits; therefore., BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Edina., Hennepin County, Minne- sota, go on record favoring this resolution as passed by the American Municipal Association, and also favoring three other resolutions coma recting wordings irh.ich are now contained in ,the Federal Act, namely, to define more yroperly secondary roads so •that. G-overni ent funds are available for portions of these roads that t._- averse i ncor.m rated muni- cipalities, and so that the cities of more titan. `500-0 population can participate in the expenditure of federal funds; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we send copies of this _es- olution to our U. S. Senators, our U. S. Representatives, and oai� Hennepin County Delegation, to the State of Minnesota Legislators, to the Minneapolis City Council, and to the cities of Robbi.nsdale, Golden Valley, HoVxins, St. Louis Park, Richfield and Cr�!;stal, and that we request their support in this resolution.. Motion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Danens, and on Rollcall there were five ayes and no nays, as foll aus: Bredesen,. aye; Child, aye; Danens,, aye; Bank; aye: and Erickson, aye; and the resolu- tion was adopted.. ATTEST: (ai, ned) R_EUBEN F. ERICKSON _ Mayor (signed) EVALD C. BANK Village Clerk This resolution adopted by the Edina Vi:Llage Council on January 12, 19530 i VILLAGE OF ST. LOUIS PARK. MINN. COUNCIL MEETING DECINBER 15, 1952 CResolution On, motion of Trustee Middleton; seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following resolution urge adopted by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: O RESOLUTION REQUESTING MORE FUNDS FOR 'HIGHWAY AND - ROAD'USE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEREAS, the American Municipal Association at its meeting and,convention this; year passed a resolution asking the Federal Government for more funds for ; P Highway and road use, and inasmuch as this resolution contains the following in- formations That the Government collects approximately two,biliion dollars each year from the States, and only about one - fourth of that amount is returned, the balance being diverted for.other than highway purposes; and . YWREAS, None of the Federal Funds so returned to the States are spent in municipalities of greater size than 5000, which eliminates several of our cities In Hennepin County from having this money spent in their corporate limits; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Villake'of St. Louis -Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota eo on record favoring this resolution as passed by the American Municipal Assoc - iatica, and also favoring three other resolutions correcting wordings which are now contained in the Federal Act, namely, to define more properly secondary roads so that Government funds are available for portions,of these roads that traverse incorporated municipalities, and so that the cities of more than 5000 population can participate in the expenditure of federal funds; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we send copies of this resolution to our U.S. Senators, our U. S. Representatives, and our Hennepin County Delegation, to the State of Minnesota Legislator$, to the Minneapolis City Council, and to the cities of Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Edina, Richfield and Crystal Village, and that we request their support in this resolution. TRUSTEES C. L. HURD. MAYOR H. J. BOLMGREN JOSEPH JUSTAD. CLERK C. R. MIDDLETON MRS. A. E. MELBOURNE, TREASURER TORVAL JORVIG Village of Ot. louit Park y#ennepin countp WHMIER 1 811 5025 West M4 0trut Ot. louiz Vark, Anneoota December 26, 1952 Village Clerk Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir: Enclosed is a copy of Resolution passed by the Village Council, -December 35, 1952, !!REQUESTING MORE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM REDERAL GOVERNMENTt1. Very truly yours, VILLAGE OF ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA Josep usta Clerk JJ:ed Enc. �7 tf-�� f r, CITY OF ROBBINSDALE 4184 WEST BROADWAY ALDRICH 4788 ROBBINSDALE 22. MINN. December 30, 1952 Village Recorder 1801 W. 50th St. Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir: We are enclosing a copy of a Resolution passed by the City Council of Robbinsdale on December 1591952, "REQUESTING MORE FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD USE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ". EAJ:wm Yours truly, CITY OF ROBBINSDALE E. A. Jan ch, City Clerk COW Docambar 15, 1952 Aidermrw J'aeD offered tie foUwAug resolution# seconded -ImdqutSt# WA d its adoptiona i ` 101 AS1 00JA"Fion at. its 200146 SMd QftMtIft this year vao resolution 4sUng the TvdCMI Gpwal Meut for fundo far highusy arxd road ure, *nd inwntwh to thtoa resolution contains the folUwing ieoraaa<tiow That the Govermwvb aolUatoa mpAr m%to77 tw b. =Uo a d*Uwa mob year frow the 5tateA, and ab -tut on*-fourth of that mo At its rOturni, the balance being diverted for otbear barn high P%V% Vaarei cad, �ri � fxe�nue of the i'O&M,%j rwAs so returned to the dtiates sxe spot its awdolmutlem of wester Otse than xWOr vhioh eUMInatee Oeveral of oar orities in HerAspin County fvm hAvlmg this aoneg spent ip ter alto It-Atoy $ 1 �1, m'M, in IT R 1Mr- t Twat to go an rsaod 'faorrrls►g we veoo u~. ttorz as pa►s"d by the A- rriaan Aziatj*l 118506iati.ono and ootiU* tmrf.0 tta " otter resolutions aerrreeting wordlLngs which are nay' oont tn" In the ft&%al Apt, rAwly, to def`inm more dryly 10*0 so that Gave mment fmr4s are available Corr portions of these roads that tr&VWPO. iWorpoV*twg K=id— . VoLUtlegg, and to t1ot the oittleo of more tbm OW POPAUMA oa-3 paA'i PAte in , tba expenditure of f6deral f lei saad a. 'S, wont! rnp ow .U' so RsMaivit4t *osm, al & our Hennepin Counto" 4010 ' Ittont to the 8t4ts Ot Xiim6iotA `LGgtSUtWQ "tv t6 1 IMMOSPa":'Otty Councils _ and ;. to the aittao ot - Robbimdales Win VaUoy# « lrn$ s *c, 111"kins , Edimf RiahP#.oid4. b O�tstal Vi�,. and that v _ro "st tbeiv In this no . srr�lution. - gOation Vag on toe ado ptioa of the resoluttoup aid the roll . being oUsdr• there to VJWTll�b* i{Q�CJEI�.�� ` �aielmoroa, �iAO � Copy - Da cee%ber 9, 1952 Cuau::i:�siaaztar r'Atthewts offered the following areac lutious and moved its adopti.ozl: W;iLREAH, Tao "erican MuniciPol. A811001atiozn st its mee :ti.n;j and. oral uovez��nt convention t;jis ygar �assad a resolutiOn asking .i ►u Fed for aaor6 fund: for hijrhw ay ..an -d road use, and inasmuch aa this rossorl.u� tion 4ont4lao the following informations I That. the 0evernmont collect" approximately two billion dollars each year Emu the 51tates„ and only about; one - Fourth of, that amount is roturnW, the balance bola& diverted Brother than highway purposes; and hone of tim federal funds so returned to the St4t4ox a:re spent in municipalities of greater site th&n 50000 which el.imin-itoas sovorsal of our citioa in iitYim epi,n Cotanty from having this tOr► Y spesiat in their corporate limits; i �':� * ", I .i...i�',.t.,, -3� 'W ; C;LV D, That we o on record favoring thle, resolution as pasted by tie Anearican. Runielpaal Association, and also favoring three other rtuolutions' correotinv, wordings which are now c�)nt►ainted in t1le Federal Act, namely, to doti,no more proo*rly aqc nudsary roads soy t•ha4 Government funds ars available for portions of ti ssoi roods that traverse incorporated sarnicipalitioea, and so that t4L. cities of mo. as than 5000 Popul.ation e:ara aaart ici.p�at�r faati� ax-- peadi tore of federal funds; and That w e se#i COP10s Of this resolution to our U.S. !;exn�atorv, our U.J. ftepre�tteenttrtf ves., and our Hennepin :aunty delegations to the ,otate of kA=esota Legislature, to the Minnuapo lia City Wouncil, sand to the cit;ie-s of 1tobbinsdatlee, Golden Valley, ;�t.Loui v Yarn, Hopkins, idins,9 JiLchfield, and Crystal Viz l"e, jud that we rn- quest their supj�ort in this resolution. . i3 . quezItion was on the adoption of the ro uolutloU, and th roll being called, titers were fi.,..,�.,,--. Y 4A$ and no, .,._._WA)(:$, as f*110kss .Ali 40ATH y��ata oa ch ate : f�Ii 'tea SCOTT Yea MAIMAN V ATTH,6' _b yea Resolution 06pted, 4, GEORGE W. MATTHEWS, Chairman S. EARL AINSWORTH, Vice Chairman JENS CHRISTENSEN RICHARD O. HANSON IRVING G. SCOTT BOARD OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS C O U R T N O U 8 I • M I N N E A P O L I S 1 S, M INN 8 8 O T A • M A I N 8 6 7 9 December 12, 1952 Gentlement The information from which the attached resolution was drawn was written by Gus Newmany reporting on the American Munic- ipal Associationts convention, Mayor C. J. Senerchia of Miami, Florida, who-heads the 24- man.committee that has been studying this problem, pointed out that the Federal Government collects approximately two billion dollars each year from the States, yet returns only about one - fourth of.that amount to'the States for highway and road use, and it states as follows: !It is the policy of .the U. S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Public Roads to penalize States that divert highway userst revenue to other than highway purchaseso yet the Federal Government diverts most of the funds it derices from our States9 to its general fund.! Fa there we will ask in this resolution that the Congress of the United States adopt a policy which will prohibit federal funds collected from highway users being expended for any other purpose than highway and roads. All of this money should be used to help build a highway system of which this nation can be proudo Three other resolutions were offered for adoption. One will ask that wording of the federal highway Act be *hanged to define more properly !secondary roads! so that government Hinds are available for portions of these roads that traverse incorporated municipalities. At the present time federal aid funds can only be spent on secondary roads in rural areas or in cities of less than 5,000 population.- Where such roads .enter the boundaries of a large cityp for exampled no federal funds can be expended. A second resolution will call for a national coordinated highway committee made up of the American Municipal'Association, the American Association of'State Highway officials., and the National Associations of county officials. The purpose of such a committee would be to coordinate and unify the aims and requests of the three separate groups$ so as to better analyze highway problems and to better approach.the federal budget bureau, The third resolution will suggest that the-word "urban" be more fully defined where federal money is alloted for urban highway spending, a figure that totals 137 million dollars a,year. There.has been considerable misunderstanding in- that many States' urban funds are spent in areas surrounding and up to city limits, but not within eities,, and it is the thought of this resolution to correct that s_tuationo Sincerely yours, Georg . Aiatthewsj CHAIF AN GWtZtl BOAS OF HEN 'IN COUNTY C0124ISSIOMM s 0 December -23 1952. Mr. L. D. Beard, 4521 Casco Avenue, Minneapolis 10, Minn_._ - ` -Dear Mr., Beard: -This letter is in. answer to yours of December 12th.. I am sorry . that you have had such poor luck with the snow plowing in front of,your house in the past. I have taken this up with our Street-Superintendent,,' Mr, Harry, Jonas, and have instructed him to make corrections,'if at all ' possible. He, will take the matter Up-with his snow plow operators in order to effect a correction of this situation. Sometimes, due to poor visibility' the snow plow operators are not able to see exactly what the situation is. Sometirnes,it is not possible to raise the blade because to do so would loave a•large deposit of snow out in the street; howevers in most, cases it is possible to feather out so as not to fill driveways that have been cleaned out by the residents. When they are in the process. of widening out the roads, on the second or third tine"' through,, �t is very diffi- cult to -keep from filling driveways, especially if the snowfall R ` has been heavy. I am sure that our Street department'will do everything in their power to take cognizance of your problem and yet be able, to do a quick and efficient job of 'snow plowing - !throughout the Village... - s Thank you very much for your letter-. `. Yours very truly, i S.• k. Mitchell, Village 4anager. r SRM:B - i L. D. BEARD 4521 CASCO AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINN. ,J4 �/ ale- Ir l� Cam° 6L41t- ovv a-4 -7 ,� 1"4 m FI- /C� November 2.5, 1952 Citizens' Improvement Committee Northwest Angle of Edina. Gentlemen: Enclosed you will find a proposal for winter snow removal which is one of the problems brought up at the meetings of the Roads Committee for the Northwest Angle of Edina. The problem and the proposed solution are included on the attached statement. This proposal was unanimously approved by the Citizens' Committee and is hereby. turned over to the Village Council for necessary action as requested. The signatures shown are merely repre- sentative and do not.cover the complete Improvement Committee membership. Sincerely, Citizens' Improvement Committee Northwest Angle of Edina D. W. Knops, Chairman, Roads Committee /7 DWK : gw -7 i Z V � "`` oz" '�/ PROPOSAL FOR WINTER SNOW REMOVAL (Citizens Committee of the Northwest Angle of Edina) The question of snow removal came up at the October 8th meeting of the "Roads Committee." Reports were confirmed that the snow plowing crew for this area'was consistently slow in arrival, thereby causing many car - driving workers to be either too late to accomplish_ anything on the job or to miss, a complete day of work. A condition like this should not be left unattended. Our proposal which is offered as a solution to this prdblem is: - WHENEVER THERE IS A HEAVIER- THAN - AVERAGE SNOWFALL WHICH WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY HAMPER AUTO TRAVEL THAT THE EDINA SNOW CREW OR AT.LEAST A FAIR SHARE OF IT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PROCEED TO CLEAR OUR MAIN STREETS AND AS MANY SIDE STREETS` AS IS-POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO KEEP A SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC FOR DELIVERIES, BUSINESS CALLS, AND AS AN AID TO WORKERS WHO DRIVE IN THIS AREA. IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT THIS IS A SERVICE TO WHICH WE ARE ENTITLED AS TAXPAYERS. We believe that if a sufficient number of citizens and eligible voters endorse this proposal, some definite action will be taken: - WE WOULD LIKE THOSE WHO ARE IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH THIS PROPOSAL TO SIGN THEIR NAMES BELOW. WE SHALL THEN ASK OUR REPRESENTATIVE AT THE EDINA COUNCIL TO PRESENT THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING AND REQUEST THAT THE NECESSARY ACTION BE TAKEN THIS WINTER AND IN EACH SUCCESSIVE YEAR. CITIZENS AND ELIGIBLE VOTERS OF THE NORTHWEST ANGLE NAME ADDRESS 47 r i r. JJ J kcss 0 7 //meet cz�,C.. 3/5 1qP December 23, 1952. . Mr. D. W. Knops, f 312 Van'Buren Avenue S.' Minneapolis 1C, Minn. ' Dear bir. Knops s . This letter is in answer to yours of November 25, 1952. I am writing to you as,ycu are the Chairman of the 'Roads Committee, 1 the Citizens Improvement Committee, Northwest angle of Edina. - Your proposals signed,by quite a number of-Edina residents, does not seem at all unreasonable.' Last winterlwe.had a plan which was ,supposed to be in effect, whereby we woikld rotate through the various districts and where one -dist.r#t was last\on one snowfall, it should be first on the next snowfall. We, of course, obviously cannot plow all of the districts of the Village, including 119 miles-of road, at the same time. Tt is our sincere desire to treat your district- just as fairly'as the other districts in the 'Village. -'` "` •- I have, accdrdingly, advised our Street superintendent, sir. Harry Jonas, that you will at least 'be given 'an, even break as .far as promptness .of snow plowing -'is concerned. Yop should observe a great improvement the -next time we have a snowfall of any conse- quence. ; Your letter and•the proposal will be presented, also, at' the next regular meeting of the Edina Village Council on January 12, 1953. However, we will make appropriate corrections before time time, in case it snows. Thank you for calling this,to my attention; - -- -- Yours.very truly, S. R. Mitchell, Village Manager. SRM:B - 11 // 1/14/53 Per. M. - Do you wish to answer these people, now, and tell them what the Council decided 1/1 2/53' "61-1 mo, i (j GSA December 18, 1952, Mr. S. H. Bartlett, 5701 Beard Avenue South, .Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Sir: This letter is in answer to your telephone request that I write you .a letter pertaining to the possible damage done by one of the Village snow plows while engaged in snow plowing on 57th Street, adjacent to your house. You claim 'that the snow . plow did some damage-to, the sod and also'to the blacktop burin which you had - installed adjacent to your house to take -care of a drainage problem. Our Street Superintendant, Mr.'Joms,.and myself took a look at the'situati'on -and it appears that the blade, in widening out the road, did - displace a few layers of sod. Due to the fact -that there was so�much snow, it was im- possible to.see just-,,what the extent of the damage might be at the present time.. Early-next spring Mr. Jonas will make an inspection of the circumstances to see what he can do to correct, with Village forces, any damage that has been'done by the plow. It appears that the only thing necessary would be to lay these pieces'of sod back.in place again. Mr. Jonas will take care of this. As to the black- top burin, I did not notice .anything with reference to it, due to the snow, but an investigation will be made in the spring by.Mr. Jonas to see ghat damage, if any, was done.. If only'a small amount of blacktop material is needed to restore'the'original condition, he will do so, although I cannot make any promises regarding this portion of your request due to the fact that you cannot see what, if any, damage has been done. If we do not get to this early in the spring, kindly give us a telephone call and we will be,glad to investigate and see just should be done. Yours very.truly, S. R. Mitchell Village Manager. SRM:B November 19, 1952. n:. Mr. 2. P. Sanders, `5016 63rd Street, ' Minffiapolis 10, Minn.. '' w Dear Sirs , This letter is in answer to a telephone call received from your house regarding the drainage on the road in front •of; yoty property.- _ Yesterday I was out to see just what the situation was and I can understand why you would have drainage difficulty at this, point. There is.a seg in the road between Josephine and Wilryari:-\�,There doesn't, seem to be any 'easy way in eliminating this probleifi and I : - would suggest that if you are interested in 'solving this, pr8lblem , that you - proceed along the lines suggested in the newt paragraph. I notice from the 'map that the North+30 feet of:the ,road has r dyer been dedicated to the Village for road purposes. In, order to eliminate this drainage problem, this 30-feet should be dedicate ° possibly ail the moray from Tingdale to Normandale. This • would. give us the right of way we need to widen out the ,road , and eliminate' the drainage problem. - After this has been done, a petition should be:. submitted to the Village, Council asking for an. improvement in ,the road by, grading and graveling and elimination of the sag -so that the water will ' run dawn the hill to Normandale. . This petition, should be signed - by 51% of the property owners on both sidesiof the road.i After this has been,done, the Council can set a date for a. hearing and we will make a field survey and draw tip plans to see how best this problem can be sole , I am enclosing a petition blank in case you o wish to use its y advise if there /is anything further we can help you with on this matter, t _ Yours very truly S. R. Mitchell., Village Manager. SRM: B , Q HENRY A.ARCHAMBO 164 GRAIN EXCHANGE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 15, MINNESOTA October 31, 1952 Village of Edina 1801 west 50th Street P:Zinneapolis 10, Minn. Gentlemen 1y previous discussion with you indicates that Mood End Drive would not be black — topped until warmer weather arrived in,1953. Therefore, I asked that you give serious considera- tion to a change in the street grade. When this property was constructed Mr. John Bloomberg assured us purchasers that he had discussed the question of the proper street grade with the Village. He also installed drains to take care of the water which is coming off.from France Avenue from 56th Street and off of 57th :Street as well from 58th and France. When the contract for black— topping was let to Ashworth, said Company proceeded to cut down the grade with the result that the property, particularly that at 1005 7,Tood End Drive, as well as the property directly across the street from it occupied by Mr. Melin, is much too high. If the present street grade is continued the concrete driveway from the 4005 garage would have to be torn up. This is an. expense I would like to avoid and -I am hopeful that the Engineering Department can arrange for a few additional inches of height on the street beginning at the western property line of 4,005 and running east, as far as the drain. Use understand that there are only two (2) inches of black— topping going on the present base. If that plan is followed then, as I stated previously, there is no alternative for me but to tear up the present concrete slab. From the standpoint of drainage, our experience last year proved to us that the drains at the former level took care of. the water flowing from the west as well as that coming from France Avenue without flooding any of the residential property. =ti HENRY A. ARCHAMBO 164 GRAIN EXCHANGE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 13, MINNESOTA -G- The titi^iter is hopeful that the street level for the length referred to, that is the length of the property - 4005 - as well as the Malin property, can be built up to avoid this costly replacement of a concrete drive without any fear of obstructing the drainage. Will you please give this matter your earnest considera- tion with a view of making an adjustment which will eliminate the expense of tearing up and replacing my concrete driveway? xAA:,F Yo _ s very truly, n �� a v i ` November 14,,,1952* T Nlr. Henry A.'Arahambo, � — 164 Grain Exchange. Building, Minneapolis 15, Minnesota, Dear Sir: This letter'is in answer to 3-our letter of October.31, 1952, in which you request that the- street,grade on L•Joodend Drive be raised to avoid having to change your _ driverray., ' The Village certainly desires, to cooperate in every way possible-to aid-the residents and consequent- _ ly, a study of the drainage of Woodend Drive was made. , After studying-the street profiles, at was found necessary for proper drainage, for snow plowing and to provide a safe, uniform grade on the street, to place the street at its present elevation, We regret that it'would not be- .possible, economically, to change-the present grade of the street. , Yours very truly, Joe Zikan, _ / Assistant Engineer. JZ:H _ Dear Harry: Kindly read the attached letter and return,to.me for presentation to the Council, w You should make every attempt to give this section an, even.-bi•eak with other sections by notation.,. After the' last-big 'snowstorm this 'section was about ;the last to` be,' t 1 plowed out. �: They should be.-- one of the, �-ir st the next time it snowu, Please handle. _Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell,-: Village Manager. SRM:B l � i i j 1 1 October 27, 1952, Mr. Richard J. Mitchell, 5624 Chowen Avenue South.. Minroapoli.s 10, Minnesota, 4 Dear Sir: This letter is in regard to your appearance at -a Council meeting several weeks ago, asking for some information on the blacktop road in front of your house. I have found the follow- _ ing informzt ion: The contract for blacktopping Chowen from Beard to the South. lot line of Edina Hills was awarded to Ashworth & sons on'Sep tember 23rd, 1949, and final "payment was made on November 27. , .1950. This work included 4 inches of stabilization and a bi- tuminous surface,including a prime coat, wearing coat and-seal coat. In addition to this, a contract for blacktopping on Chowen. Avenue from the south lot line of Edina Hills to West 57th Street was awarded to J. V'!.-Craig & Company on May 9th, 1949• The total amount of these contracts-was-slightly over $2112.00. I have examined' the road and-it is true that it is breaking. up. I was o not able to find out anything about the actual construction f the road itself, although from all appearances, the stabilized -base under the mat was probably a mixture of a slight amount of oil with the existing material which was there. I am sorry that .I cannot give you any more information than this but would be glad to discuss it with you at any time. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell. . Village Manager. , SRM: B \ �G.. -..�, August 18th, 1952. MO TO: Ben Woehler,. Public Bldgs. Supt. Dear - Ben: ` Please advise do you. have any extra castings and grates for manholes;, The County Highway Departm6nt, Mr. Pederson, are requesting that we furnish one_out on 70th Street, or rather, on Antrim Road where they are performing a grading operation and there is a low spot in the , road which the County is grading. -It wi-n , of course, take care off drainage coming off- from' Village property and inasmuch as the County _ ti is furnishing the Storm Sewer, they.are requesting that we furnish r the casting -and grate for.the manhole. Please talk. Yours very truly-; - ° S. R. Mitchell, - Village Manager. _ S101:B e . A` September 29,, 1952. W. H. Vilett, - President � Northland Electric Supply Co.,, _ __ _521 South Tenth Street,,- VIinneapolis 4, Minnesota. Dear. Mr. Vilett: Thank you for your recent letter. We are checking conditions in the Hilldale addition and will do what we can to take care of the situation. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell, Village Vanaggr SRM:B e W. H. VIL.ETT, PREB.- TREAB. J. M. VILE7T. V -PREB. s GEN. MGR. I. N. GILMAN, V -PREB. O ABET. GEN. Mon. E. C. WHITE, SECT. s ABET.- TREAB. N. K. GULLICK. V -PREB. B ELECTRICAL ENGINEER A. R. KOTTKE. V•PRES. O CREDIT MGR. Northland Electric Supply C®inpany PHONE Wholesale Electrical Distributor - MAIN 4481 521 South Tenth Street September 12, Minneapolis 4, Mina 1952 Sidney R. Mitchell Village Manager Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir: Those of us living in the Hilldale addition get very, very little for the high amount of taxes that we pay and in order to get that little it seems that we have to re- quest it. It is only a matter of time until winter will be'upon us a- gain and the ,roads in our addition need attention, and need it badly. Furthermore; owing to the road work that is being done, it is quite necessary for most of us to drive on Division Street and it is a damn,"-.shame that that short street is left in the condition that it is, and I certainly trust that the request I am making for those who live in Hilldale will receive your prompt attention and the roads put in pass- able condition. Sincerely; PRESIDENT WHV: j jh The Jhfouse of .3ervice • r�'!F GENEVA Vj PAUL LOSS -�� PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHY INC. Mr. Sidney Mitchell Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Mitchell: �^ !„ September 25, 1952 I wish to have the curbing completed on fiftieth Street on the south side of my lot - my address is 4929 Dale Drive. Originally I.had a driveway which entered on to Fiftieth Street. In addition to the ordinary curb opening for the driveway,.an additional .space di•d not have curb, for what reason, I do not know. I am not familiar with the manner in which this is billed against.my property, but I hope it will not be charged in its entirety to me. May I hear from gout " - p Y a�MF: In Cord Paul Foss Printing & Lithography Inc. p,�cc i Sepgember 15, 1952. - Terry Bros., Inc., 6507 Wa].her, Minneapo?ia 169 Minn. ' Gentlemen: - We'have a complaint from C. W. Krahl at 3511 West 60th Street. They claim.that due to your construction operations and du®_to the fact that.your equipment has run across the _ corner of their property, two surveyor stakes have been knocked out. Yx. Krahl insists that you* replace them as - he has just recently had this-property surveyed., Kindly check into this matter -and contact Mr. Krahl to see if you can pacify him, as he is quite hostile at the present - time. ` - Yours 'very truly - S. R.- Mitchell, Village Manager.. 1 SPEtH o e ._ N Septenber S, 1952. _ 'Rev. John Linton,, B.A. 5104 Millpond Place, Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Sirs. , In your letter of September 2nds 1952,• you called to our , attention the condition -of the road at Millpond Place and Westbrook Lane. We appreciate your notifying us of this,matter and have ,referred it to. Mr.,Harry Jonas's our.Street Superintendent. - W017 truly Youray. Job Zikan, .Assistant, Engineer. JZ: B 1 a J a 0 Rea. fi!o4 Z&roa, V. 4 5104 MILLPOND PLACE • MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA • TELIPHONE: WHITTIER 0644 CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MINNEAPOLIS 14, MINNESOTA 1227 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE PR����T OF GENERAL MO'roR5 J August 5. 1752 Mr. Mitchell, City Engineer Edina Village 4801 Pest 50 Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr..Mitchellt C19) On the advice of my attorny I am writing you this letter to clearly state to you and the Village the situation that exists on my property, 5113 Richmond Drive in the Village of Edina' I have made several complaints to'your department by telephone in the past two weeks, with nothing definitely being accomplished. Also, my neighbor to the east of me has made complaints to no avail. According to my attorney, my being a property owner, a tax payer, and a resident in the Village of Edina allows certain rights, and I also feel that paying a tax of over $400 a year on my property gives me these same rights. So before instigating suit against the Village of.Edina and the sewer contractor it was deemed advisable to give you this final notice. The sewer lines have been in over two weeks.and nothing permanently has been done to level the street and make its passable not only Into my garage but in front of the home. After several complaints a grader was sent out and a small area in front of my, driveway made passable. I feel that ample time,has been allowed for fixing this street. - Incidentally, all other streets have been graded and leveled, except the street west of Richmond Center.on Richmond Drive. The rain we had Sunday, August 3, makes the,street impassable. I have spent over $15 in tow charges. I have ruined a $25 peir_of shoes, and because of the improper handling of the road, I have a big puddle of water at the bottom of my drive which cannot drain because of the condition of the street. The water is becoming stagnant and is causing damage to my property. I am having to park my cars over a block from the house and wade through the mud. I just wonder what condition the street would be in if it were in front of your house or the Mayor's. I am sure it would have had attention long before this. PLANTS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA • BALTIMORE, MARYLAND • BAY CITY. MICHIGAN • BLOOMFIELD. NEW JERSEY • BUFFALO. NEW YORK • CLEVELAND, OHIO • DETROIT, MICHIGAN • FLINT. MICHIGAN • INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA • JANESVILLE. WISCONSIN KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI • LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA • MUNCIE, INDIANA • NORWOOD. OHIO • OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA • SAGINAW. MICHIGAN • ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI • TARRYTOWN. NEW YORK • TOLEDO. OHIO • TONAWANDA. NEW YORK t f.. Mr* Mitchell ®.2 - August 5. 1952 I am leaving the city Thursday morning and will not return until Monday afternoons August 119 If nothing has been done to correct this street so that it.drains properly and is brought down to the proper levels of gradings I am instigating a suit. Whether I win or lose is not the questions I don't believe the publicity that the Engineering Department of the Pillage of Edina receives or the sever contractor would be conducive to good business relations with the public and other business firms. It seems the only attention a tax payer receives is to receive his assessment and his tax -due notices. I am tired of being abused possibly because of the property not being in the rich settlement of Edina but just 'in the average. citizen area* You may tear this letter up, -do nothing about the situations or you may correct it* tassure you that I am serious in my intentions* CRFswh cc: Attorney Yours very truly, C* R* Pike City Manager tx August 4th, 1952. x - ' MEMO' T0: Harry Jonas, Street Supt. " Gretchen Alden Deputy Village Clerk. 1 c A Mrs. McGuire was in the office, who is interested in Downing St. She claims this Street was cut through and accepted by the Village sane time ago. She wants it improved now. The question here is - did the Village ever accept this road? The road appears to be too narrow and has very little, if any, gravel on it at the present time. In .order to make a road out of this, which would, of course, improve her property, it would be necessary to widen it and put a lot of gravel.on it- My question.is - why should we do this now, as it should :have been originally when the road was actually cut through? It does not seem fair that this cost would have to be borne out of general funds. Please check into this and advise.. Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell., Village Manager. P.S. Kindly call Mrs. McGuire at Wa. 9645 when we have decided what is going to be done, if anything. MR. M. - I talked with Mrs. McGuire today. She maintains that she, as the developer, graded.,and gravelled Downing Street before it was accepted by the Council. This is a 50 -foot dedication, and.it seems probable that the Village is obligated to maintain. She stated that "all she desires is that the grader go over.the street so that.her real estate prospects can tell where the street is." Mrs. McGuire is a pioneer resident in the Villa ge, and I believe she is truthful in her allegation that the street was graded and gravelled once. Therefore;' it is in order, I think, to do what she asks,' now. If there is any extensive improvement requested later on, however, the matter should .go before the Council, I think. I did not commit the Village in any way, in my conversation with her -- telling her that the Public Works crew is swamped with work, and that we don't know when we could do the work she asks. GSA June 23rd, 1952. Mr, Roger I..Sanford, _ 5"33. Beard Avenue South, ' 1- ilgeapolis 10, Idnn. Dear Mr. Sanford: Your recent letter. received by the Village Council and referred to me for study and recommended action. Shortly after receiving your letter the street was dustcoated with oil and I believe the situation was taken care of in a ; satisfactory manner to remove the dust condition., As you probably know, there is quite a bit of work contemplated_for this areas namely, curb and gutter on Beard between'57th and.58th, also a storm sewer, petitioned for, extending up'�to the corner of 58th and Beard, also.blacktop, petitioned for, in this same - block. If the Village Council subsequently approves the extension of the storm surer, it will be necessary to. install catch basins at the intersection of 58th and Beam. - Therefore, we do 'not 'intend- to' blacktop. this intersection until after this stom 1 sewer has been constructed, due to the fact that the blacktop would be broken-up==and resulting in loss.in taxTayer's dollars - to repair it. _ The sequence of work, then, should be the installation of'the storm sewer, next, installation of curb and gutter, and finally, the blacktopping of Beard as well-as 56th: If the dust condition, in the meantime, becomes serious again, kindly get in touch with me and we will try to give it' another dustcoating of oil, Yours very truly, S. R. Mitchell, _ Village- Manager. SRI : B A I 09�11 May 8, 1952 Honorable Council of the Village of Edina Edina Village Hall Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: During the year 1951, the writer called to your attention on numerous occasions the unbearable situation created by the Village through its Engineering Department with reference to the removal of blacktop on 58th Street between Abbott and Chowen Avenues. For your edification, I shall again recapitulate the circumstances giving rise to this situation. In response to a proper petition, that portion of 58th Street between France and Xerxes Avenues was blacktopped during the summer of 1950, such blacktop presumably having been built upon a previously established grade. In the fall of 1950, the intersection of 58th and Beard was cut down approximat4- two feet or more, the blacktop being entirely removed at that point and ranging east and west along 58th Street for approximately three - quarters of a block in each direction. An unbearable dust situation resulted and there were numerous demands made upon . the then Engineer, Theodore Olson, both by the writer and others effected to replace that blacktop which had been removed. When no action was taken, the writer appeared before the Village Council in late June or early July of 1951 and recited the above described facts. Mayor Erickson directed Theodore Olson to correct the situation. Northing was done even though numerous demands were made upon Mr. Olson thereafter. As of this date, the situation still remains unchanged. The writer is the owner and occupant of property located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Beard and 58th Street identified as 5733 Beard Avenue So. During the course, of this long-period of time, we have been compelled to endure the heavy volume of dust resulting from this situation. Not only have we been deprived of the reasonable enjoyment of our property, but have sustained considerable damage to the premises, all gproximately flowing therefrom. Although the greatest effort was made to mitigate the damage, dust emanated throughout the house, damaging carpeting, furniture, interior decorations, drapes, etc. The exterior of the house was and is still covered with dust, some of which the writer has sought to wash off by scrubbing and the like. There has been a material diminution of the appearance of the house as a result. After the street grade had been established, the writer spent considerable moneys in the landscaping of the property and sodding of the same relying on the established grade. Now, in order to again recreate a reasonably presentable appearance, a good share of the property will have to be reshaped to conform to the new street grade. Honorable .Council of the Village of Edina — page 2 May 8, 1952 During the initial stages of-this situation, the writer sought with the reasonableness of.a civic minded citizen to obtain the accomplishment of that which ought in good faith to have been done without havin;.; to call the same to your attention. . Having exhausted the possibilities of obtaining any satisfaction whatsoever, there remains no alternative but to demand that there be a response to damages for the dimunition of value of the property, both real and personal and for the deprivation of the right to the reasonable enjoyment of that property. Ultimate damages are not yet ascertainable inasmuch as this is an incomplete and continuing tort, but as of this date, the damages approximately flowing therefrom aggregate $1,500. It is requested that immediate -action be taken to remedy the described condition without forcing the necessity of obtaining injunctive relief. I invite your earnest and immediate response. RIS:jp r � �yT NORTHWESTERN LUMBERMENS ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS COLE BERRY WALTER F. BUCKHOLZ E. F. BUFFMIRE L. A. GEISE ROY JANSEN E. H. KUHLMAN HIRAM MUNN R. V. PORTER JOHN ROETHLISBERGER D. B. TAYLOR WALTER E. WILL 1013 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS 4, MINN. ATLANTIC 1262 June 17, 1952 Mr. Sidney R. Mitchell, Village Manager Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear Mr. Mitchell: OFFICERS R. CLEM KNECHT, PRESIDENT W. H. BADEAUX, SECRETARY ROBERT KEMERER. TREASURER N. D. WOODWORTH, V -P. FOR MINN. HAROLD K. WEITZ. V -P. FOR IOWA DEAN PIPER, V -P. FOR N. D. GEO. F. WESTOVER, V -P. FOR S. D. The Deputy Clerk called me this morning relative.to the re- installation of sidewalk and curbing at 4619 Arden. In discussing this with her, I mentioned the fact that we would prefer a wider sweep on the south curbing, where it-blends into the drive to facilitate entry into the driveway. The previous curbing was quite narrow because on the north side is a fireplug and the tree which was destroyed last year was on the south side. Your help in this matter would be appreciated. Verr y o si tan ret y , - FPL:jj // ?� �0��� , 3333 - U/ -sst� �. �o � . ,� �Z� �o� --wee, 7� ,�,,� -� �� s6��� �� �� � ���. ��-� ����� � o�;t�w�, o�� �� ;� �ii .c .. .. , - ..�1' I,1 ,�,,� -� �� s6��� �� �� � ���. ��-� ����� � o�;t�w�, o�� �� July 24, 1952 - M. Harlan D. Burnside W1 Vest 58th Street Minneapolis 109 Minn. _ Dear Mi. - Burnside : Ve have your inquiry of the. 17th with reference. to 4 the.'. surfacing of W, Street. It'is difficulty sometimes,. for new residents to realize r Y .t at. the -Village,nust canply idth Certain fommal.ities established. by ;State Statute, d. before improvement work may be accomplishe _ o For instance, two weeks' published notice 'must be had before • . a .Public Searing can be had on any improvement; and the Councih cannot.. order in an impm vement without a public hearing. Then, after improvement is ordered-in,, Council: t uAt take bids on construction work, publishing advertisements for bids twice; and,,, then there is usually another tiro weeks' . delay while bidders are investigated; before-Village Engineer recommends award of-bids. to Council. 1,7e f ind that the petition for Grading and Gravelling of W.58th Street from France to Brookview came to this -of fide on - April 24;; was returned'to sponsors_ for additional signaturesv,l id. ' was finally presented on M4 19. The required Public Searing was field June .23; and to expedite matters as much as possible,•bids were taken the same evening. Bids were awarded on June 30. We feel.914 •. Burnside- that everything we can do ho expedite this project has been done. The contractor.wil]. begin work within , the next two weeks, and we hope that W.58th Street will very - shortly thereafter meet your _expectations. Yours very truly, VILLAGE OF EDINA Deputy Village Clerk Mr. M - This letter was addressed to me, but will you please answer: I have no idea when Gibbish will start work, etc. GSA July 17, 1952-- 5` a Edina Village Council, Attention Mrs. Alden. Minneapolis, Minn. Dear Madam: It has been suggested.that I.write to you in reference to the. condition of 58th street, Wiest." of'France Avenue. When we bought our home at 3921 West 58th Street in April of this year, we.were assured that not later than June 15th the Village would have completed grading and surfacing the street. It is now past the middle of July and still nothing has been done. It seems to me this delay is entirely unnecessary. I have lived here a little over a week and have been stuck in the mud in front of my house three times. I have to be downtown at 8 o'clock in the morning and certainly a situation like this is a hardship. In addition to this, our builder, Mr. Kirkland, cannot- complete my driveway until the street work_is done and consequently I have never been able to get into my garage.. Will you kindly bring this to the attention of. the council and I would appreciate.it very much is you can give me any. information. Thanking you, I am, Very truly yours, HARLAN D. BURNSIDE, 3921_West 58th " "5t., Minneapolis 10, Minn. VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA June 9, 1952 Mr. R.W. Schelper 5548 York Avenue South Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Sir:- Your letter received regarding the fill which has not been returned. I do not have any information on this, but from what you say some fill was removed when the curb and gutter was installed in front of your house. You state that the average depth was a foot and perhaps it was a foot wide and extended all the way - across -your lot.- This would indicate-tom-e- that about two cubic yards were taken. Is this about what you had in mind? Did you want about two cubic yards.of clay or sand dumped on your lot by Village truck? Kindly advise, and I will see what I can do to line this up? SRM:gsa Yours very truly, BY CAIA ' Sidney R. P#tchell Manager and Engineer VILLAGE OF EDINA f June 9, 1952 r Mr. J. C. wells ' 5332 Oaklawn Avenue- Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Sir: Your letter to the Village Council, dated April 28th,'has been referred to me, for answering. We have taken care of the suggestions. you mentioned -in your letter some little time ago, . -so perhaps an answer isn't necessary. However,j don't like to leave any-letter unanswered. I believe the road between the bridge and France Avenue is in pretty fair , shape, -now, and it will be blacktopped later on. However, a` sanitary sewer is to be constructed in part of this. section and a permanent blacktopping,surface will not --be placed until after this has been allowed4tb settle properly. There is a frost boil at 54th .and Brookview, which trill bQ dug out,,.probabiy within the next week. The section between- France Avenue and zenith - Avenue -is now under joint maintenance_" with -'the 'City of Minneapolis, -and there should be noticeable Improvement there in the very near future. Thank you for your letter. Yours very truly, BY -` Sidney R. Mitchell Village Manager and Engineer VILLAGE OF EDINA SRI: gsa 7 r e i 1 _ JOHN C. WELLS Director of Athletics and Assistant to the Administration ;f0yA E Minneapolis Public Schools Minneapolis 13, Minnesota Y ( / l0000tooc� � " w . l ...... ... f42 C7 r r May 2nd, 19520 a MrO. Fred Jonas, Assistant - Engineers Dear Fredi There: is a Mr. Johnson U;iho lives at 5028 West 56th Street and-whose telephone number is- Whittier 23880 He called in regarding the informatioh as'to whether or not there is a utility easement at the back of his lot. Kindly check this on the plats and call him, giving him this information, not later than May 3rd; -- Yours very.truly, -� Si, R.- Mitchell, - Village Manager. SRM • B - C7 May 6th, 1952 Mr. Mitchell: Re: Johnson, 5028 West 56th Street Sheet 12, 2 section plat shows a 5 foot utility easement in the rear of 5028; I called Mrs. Johnson and notified her of such. Fred Jonas. FJ: B ese�izoec�z May 26, 1952 Mr. Mitchell Manager, Edina Village 50th Street and Belt Line Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Mitchell: After trying to get you on the telephone three or four timez today, I finally succeeded in finding you in, but the operator asked my name and also wanted to know what I wanted to talk to you about. It seems that you are harder to get than the president of a New York bank. Since I am unable to get you on the phone, I thought I would put in writing the following requests: TheWhite Oaks sign has been missing for about a year on the 47th Street entrance on Fiance Avenue. There is a lot of loose sand from the winter on the corner of .47th and Meadow Road and also down in the 4600 block, and I think this should be cleaned up. Ac-- Also, on the corner of 47th and Meadow Road and down in the 4600 block there are holes which should be fixed up. � 5 ` (\ \ t„ v, �) , } c r , `i., q In line with your duty I hope you will take car6 of these requests, and thanking you, I am, 4615 Meadow Road White Oaks, Edina Minneapolis 10, Minnesota BR 8869 - Office 11 \ ';7 - _ - al '(�_ I r DIRECTORS f JOHN ALSOP KARL BENZ WALTER F. BUCKHOLZ L. A. GEISE C. M. HEIMBACH MYRLE V. HILTON GERALD A. JEWETT HIRAM MUNN R. V. PORTER JOHN ROETHLISBERGER D.'B. TAYLOR NORTHWESTERN LUMBERMENS ASSOCIATION Village of Edina Administrative Offices 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlemen: 1013 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS 4. MINN. ATLANTIC 1282 May 1, 1952 OFFICERS R. CLEM KNECHT, PRESIDENT W. H. BADEAUX, SECRETARY ROBERT KEMERER, TREASURER E. F. BUFFMIRE, V -P. FOR MINN. COLE BERRY, V. -P. FOR IOWA WALTER E. WILL. V -P. FOR N. D. MYRLE V. HILTON, V. -P. FOR S. D. During the terrific hurricane which the village suffered in July, 1951, a large tree was up- rooted on the boulevard in front of 4619 Arden Avenue South. As a result of this up- rooting, the public sidewalk was severely damaged and constitutes a public menace and hazard, and the public curb- ing was also damaged. I b rih g this to your attention as I have been instructed that within the near future, the Engineering Department of the village will be requesting bids for repairs on this type of damage. 4612 Tower Str t Minneapolis, nnesota FPL: j j October 1, 1952. _ Mr. Fred Swanson, Contractor, .. Route 2, Hopkins, Minnesota. Dear Mr. Swanson: On driving through the northwestern part of Edina yesterday, I noticed where you had been doing a tremendous amount of excavating'bn Belmore Lane, not only on your own private , property but also on the Villa a street: It appears that - you have taken several thousan5 yar. ds of dirt or sand from the Village street without authority: You'have also left the premises in a very, very hazardous condition, one.I am sure that is much more hazardous than when the two boys were killed at this location sometime ago. As-an employee of the Village and as its Village Manager, I believe you to be solely responsible for this very unsafe con— _ dition and should any accidents or death resalt from this very hazardous condition, it appears to me that you are - solely and alone responsible. I have-notified you through our Police department and they have it recorded.in their daily report. that you were notified accordingly to either slope the banks back or install a fence, or do both, immediately in order to 'protect small children and others from'being buried -by a cave— in of sand or dirt. . You are herby and again ordered to correct this very hazardous and unsafe condition :.mmediately. Yours very truly, Village Manager,* >" — SRM:B ,_ January 22, 1953. Ifr. Fred Swanson, Contractor, Route 2, Hopkins, Minnesota, Dear Mr. Swanson: On driving through the northwestern part of Edina,,it -was apparent that there is an unsafe condition on the extension of Belmore Lane near Monroe, where -you have been doing some excavating. When the spring thaw comes, it is questionable if the banks will hold up with the steep slopes that now - exist there. - A'few years ago, two boys were killed in that area and it would be advisable to slope the banks a little more.to pre - vent any reoccurrence of such an incident. We feel that you should slope these banks before the spring thaw. Very truly yours, Joe Zikan, Assistant Engineer. JZ:B l 4 a Q e- �b \\I w LA c Ju3,v 29, 1952 Mr. John W, Windhorst ' Dorsey ,CoLnan,Barker -Scott & Barber First National —Sao Line Mdg. Minneapolis, Minno Dear Mr. Windhorsts Re: Grading of Belmore Lane at Village Expense We are enclosing herewith a petition for the above named improvement. This petition was originally Filed with the council April -14, 1952, and. was referred to Ar. Mitchell for., .report. -_ "Lasts eeening, one of the petitioners asked for council action- stating that he knows of a contractor who is willing to do this work for the dirt he will receive from the cut: Action by council was as followss "Child'moved'that Village Manager be authorized to- consult -with the Village Attorney imaediately upon his return; and, if he finds that it; is legal. - to - award this•project to a contractor in return for dirt received,. that he be directed to complete project at once. Motion seconded by Bredesen and carried." The people in this neighborhood are most anxious to have something done, here, and we know they will be calling Mr. Mitchell repeatedly, until they- have 'a definite ansker. Y ours very truly. - VILIACE OF EDINA BY, _ Deputy Village Clerk gsa - 11/7/52 r—ql-rrw.M it c hell: – Re: Fred Swans arm – Grading of Belmore Lane. Talked with Mr. Swanson today. He is reluctant to sign contract because of time provisions- - "work to start within ten days" etc. He says we delayed his job and for that reason he lost a fill contract, and now he is hesitant about doing the work, especially as it is so late in the season. H e has $100,000 – $300,000 insurance, and is agreeable to securing required bond, so this part of contract is not difficult. I asked him to call you Monday, November 10, so that Council could be informed. He will call in the morning, for an appointment with you, he said. GSA November 5, 1952• MEMO TO: Gretchen Alden, Deputy Villa.geClerk. Dear Gretchen: What is the status with Swanson, the contractor, regarding the grading of Belmore Lane? Please advise quickly. fti QL N'l g..� '3-br�� �� " � a � \4 I � t- . MR. MITCHELL - RE: SL11MARY OF GRADING AND GRAVELLING - BELMORE LANE, FROM MONROE TO VAUBUREN Minutes of 4/14/52 Petition signed by some seventeen property owners in the neighborhood of Belmore Lane, requesting the opening of Belmore Lane between Monroe and Van Buren Avenues, at Village expense, was .filed. Petition ,states that such opening will l.. Eliminate cave -in hazard td- children;'2. Provide drainage for considerable area; 3. Provide access to persons.in entire I-lest end of Village. - Hawthorne's motion, that petition be referred to Village Engineer for the drafting of plans and estimate of cost for the opening of Belmore Lane, with report to be.at next regular meeting.. Motion seconded by Child and carried. Minutes of 4/28/52 = - A•delegation was present-to hear Council report on the possible opening; of Belmore Lane 'between Monroe and VanBuren- Avenues.' Mr. Child stated that the Public Works'Committee and Manager Mitchell have inspected this site; and that, while they feel that some. action should be taken, it'will need considerable study; that Village cannot legally . use t'he dirt from the street to fill low lots, and that entire matter .has been referred to Village Manager for further study. ..Mr. Fred Swanson, excavator, asked for permission to slope banks.-to eliminate hazard t*o children. 'Permission granted. Minutes of 7/28/52, Mr. Nitz, 401 Monroe Avenue, inquired about status of petition filed sometime apo.for Grading and Gravelling of Belmore Lane between Monroe and Van Buren Avenues, stating that he knows of a contractor who will do the work for the'dirt obtained from project. Child' s• motion, that this matter be ,referred _to Attorney 1lindhorst for his opinion, and that if it is his position that contract can be awarded for dirt as only consideration'for payment,.'that the project be do neat once,r was seconded by Bredesen' and carried. ,. Minutes of 8/11/52 Attorney Windhorst's opinion with regard to Grading of Belmore Lane, was read as follows: "It is my opinion that the council of the Village.of Edina has the authority to enter into a contract for-the grading of Belmore, Lane between Monroe Avenue and Van Buren Avenue under a contract by which the compensation of the contractor will consist of the right to sell and dispose. of the dirt which it is necessary-to remove in order to bring that street to a grade established b�� the council. Inasmuch as this contract involved the expenditure of less than $1,000 by the.Village of Edina, it will not be nedessary to advertise for bids. However, all other applicable provisions of the law with respect to public contracts should be followed, - -If -the Council wishes to avoid all risk of controversy, it would be my recommendation that prior to undertaking the co- nt *ract here proposed, the written consent of the owners of the abutting lots to the removal o€ -the dirt be obtained." Discussion,was had, and petitioners were aced to obtain dirt releases. Hawthorne. - moved to have the matter laid over until the next meeting. Motion seconded by Danens and carried. - Minutes of 8/25/52 Mr. Nitz, 401 Monroe Avenue, presented signatures of.five- property owners releasing their claim to the dirt to be excavated from Belmore Lane -. Bredesen's motion that - releases be accepted, and that matter. be left for Mr. Nitz to contact contractor Swanson with regard to his doing the grading, said, contractor having evidenced an interest in this job, was seconded by'Danens and .carried. GSA 9/25/52 14itchell - Re: Grading of Belmore Lane Here are the releases the Council requested as to use of dirt by contractor. Has anything further been done on this? Do you know whether.Contractor Swanson has been contacted? Where do you want this correspondence filed? GSA b T\n We, the adJoining property owners on Belmore Lane, grant permission to the Village of Edina, to remove any excess fill on Belmore Lane for the purpose of extending Belmore Lane through from Monroe Ave. to Van Buren Ave. J Ar , a r 7-6 3 or /J1 ), o r /� 0,4 K M AM � Vf"�' III, , A40to" -�Vt V4,OL, EIM)AF /J1 ), o r /� 0,4 K M AM � Vf"�' III, , A40to" -�Vt V4,OL, EIM)AF JA�ES E.DORSEY •R` JOSEPH H.COLMAN ,,. DAVID E. BRONSON KENNETH M.OWEN L.ELAND W.SCOTT LEAVITT R. BARKER HUGH H, BARBER CHARLES F. NOONAN DONALD WEST WALDO F. MAROUART JOHN W. WINDHORST HENRY HALLADAY JULE M. HANNAFORD ARTHUR B.WHITNEY WILLIAM A.GREEN JOHN G.00RSEY RUSSELL W. LINDOUIST DAVID R.BRINK HO.RACE E. HITCH VIRGIL H.HILL ROBERT V.TARBOX DEFOREST SPENCER R O BERT J. JOHNSON PETER DORSEY 1 DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT 8, BARBER Village of Edina 48ol W. 50th Street Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Gentlemen: ATTORNEYS AT LAW August 8, 1952 4i5 FIRST NATIONAL-SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAROLIS2, MINNESOTA TELEPHONE MAIN 3351 re: Grading of Belmore Lane We have your letter of July 29, 1952 with respect to the above matter. It is my opinion that the.council'of the Village of Edina has the authority to enter into a contract for the grading of Belmore Lane between Monroe Avenue and Van Buren Avenue under a contract by which the compensation of the contractor will consist of the right to sell and dispose of the dirt which it is necessary to remove in order to bring that street to a grade established by the council. Inasmuch as this contract involves the expenditure of less than $1,000 by the Village of Edina, it will not be necessary to advertise for bids. However, all other applicable provisions of the law with respect to public con- _ tracts should be followed. My conclusion that the council has the power to dispose of the dirt which it is necessary to remove in bringing the street to grade is supported by the decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court in the case of Viliski v. City of Minneapolis, 1889, 40 Minn. 304. This decision requires a.finding that it is reasonably necessary to remove the dirt in order to permit the use of the street by the public and a finding that it is impractical to commit to the owner of the soil the work of excavation and removal. In view of the fact that the pro- perty abutting on the street to be improved is divided into lots and in view of the fact that this was the principal basis for the finding of impracticability in the Viliski case, I believe that the Viliski case will apply to the problem here involved. The Viliski case is clear authority for the proposition that there is no distinction be- tween removing the dirt necessary to bring the street to grade for the purpose of placing such dirt in another part of the public streets and removing the dirt for the purpose of permitting the contractor_ to dispose of it, thereby reducing the cost of the improvement to the municipality. .4 DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER Village of Edina -2- August 8, 1952 Despite the decision of the ,court in the Viliski case, the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota in an opinion dated June 16, 1922 and reported at page 102 of the 1922 Bi- annual Report stated a rule which appears to be contrary to the conclusion stated above and also contrary to the existing practices in the Village of Edina of taking dirt in front.of one lot and using it to raise the grade in front of another lot owned by a different person. I believe that the opinion of the Attorney General is wrong but obviously, the mere existence os the opinion could give rise to some controversy with the owners of the property abutting on the street to be improved. Therefore, if the council wishes to avoid all risk of controversy, it would be my recommendation that prior to undertaking the contract here proposed, the written consent of the owners of the abutting lots to the removal of the dirt be obtained. We return to you herewith the petition enclosed with your letter of July 29, 1952. 10 FE M- - Enclosure Very truly yours, Mr. Sidney Mitchell, ManageryL�°° The Edina Village Council Edina, Minnesota , Gentlzmen; We, the undersigned, hereby petition for the cutting through and com- pletion of Belmore Lane between Monroe Ave. on the west to Van Buren Ave. on the east. We feel this work should be undertaken.at Village expense for the following reasons. - (I)' The partially excavated road right -of- way is extremely hazard- ous to children in the neighborhood. This is the same place where two child - ren were :killed three years ago in a cave -in resulting in litigation to the Village.. (2) The present road right -of -way present a difficult drainage prob- lem to many. people .# the immediate,.Aeighborhood. Cutting through of the street` and. irop�'r �it'ching of the boulevards would provide relief for this problem. (3) -The street is needdd. badly for access purposes for the entire West end_of the Village. (4).Cutting through the street would allow many presently inacessable lots to be developed into building sites abd as a result add a larger tax return for the Village. (5)' It, would be unfair to access Four or Five property owners only for this project as the cutting through of Belmore Lane would be of great - value to the - entire community. We earnestly solicit your prompt consideration of this petition. �L � cz,�J, - ,� J�, Aouvae_ A 9- - J4,. 11 X1/71 3�.3 • Q,c� . Sa r, -: ( E Or N v v I �yllt�y'�J Lvy;l -13' .160t i/ aI.,x s L O-k.: S` J, 4 /3 1.e Ts I -b- 13 ).+.cx.+ w,pvj, N , wajor Nxe) 7 -.. -3 + • I feu ra -Ctq,, III �—\+_ cam+ -„A —� I' 5845 Fairfax Avenue Minneapolis 109 %nnesota April 21p 1952 Edina Village Council 4801 West 50th Street Minneapoliep Minnesota Gentlement I live at 5845 Fairfax Avenue, Edina' which is Lot 13, Block 5. This is a corner lot on the Northeast side. I have completed our home and have lived here for about five months and the back of my lot is very low, which makes it necessary for me to fill it in. I might also mention that I did fill in the front yard last fall and also along the boulevard, except to the rear of the lot. I feel that seeing this is your land that you should be responsible to fill this in. Also in view of the fact that I have filled in a good share of this already. As soon as the road restrictions are lifted I will fill in the back yard and at that time or as soon as possible I would like you to consider filling in the boulevard area that belongs to Edina. Seeing that I have done a good share of this, I do not feel that I have made an unreansonable request. I will be looking forward to hearing from you in the very near future. Sincerely yoursq Jack A. Hammond JOHN L. DENNING & COMPANY. INC. 529 NORTH MEAD AVENUE Box BB CABLE ADDRESS TELEPHONE JONELDEN 4 -2957 BROOMCORN AND BROOM SUPPLIES WICHITA 1, KANSAS April 9, 1952 Purchasing Agent City of Edina Edina, P1inn. Gentlemen: 11,'e are- pleased to offer for prompt delivery, Palmyra stalks in the 26" length, approximately 100# bales, suitable for street sweeper brooms at 14/ per pound F.O.B. Baltimore, Maryland. Also we can furnish 26" Hickory fibre in both the wide and narrow widths put up in approximately 167# bales at 10¢ per pound F.O.B. North Carolina. It will be appreciated if you can advise us as to which of these fibres you are using and if the above prices are com- petitive in your territory. Samples and delivered prices furnished upon request. Very truly yours, ,Y_ w 13 Fred B. Blum FBB/d g r� -A. April 4th, 1952. Mr. J. A. Buehring, - 5929 Fairfax Avenue, Edina, Minnesota. Dear Sir: This letter is in answer to your telephone request of yesterday regarding work on Fairfax Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets. According to the records in this office, this street was graded and grav- elled in 1950. Four inches of gravel were placed on the street at that time. Subsequently, in 1951, sewer and water were installed, which of course, necessitated digging of trenches and a losing of a considerable quantity of the gravel which had been applied. Some of this was later replaced. From the appearance of your street at the present time, additional gravel must be applied after the street has again been shaped to procure proper cross sections and drainage. In my mind, this work (the blading and grav- elling) should be charged to the General Fund and I will recommend to the Village Council that it not be assessed ag4inst the abutting property .owners, as you have been or will be assessed for the original grading and gravelling. We will star`. on this work as soon as the streets dry out sufficiently and we have the men, equipment and materials available. I know you realize the tremendous job we have ahead of us this year, due to the extreme severity of the past fees months on our roads and.highways. The job will take time to complete and cannot ;be done at ,once. You have asked me about the possibility of a curb for your street. This can be done if 51% or more of the property owners affected sigh and present a petition. You can have a black top curb and gutter or one made of concrete. - Concrete will be more permanent, will have a better appearance,,but will cost more money than a black top one. You can view black top gutters.at the follow- ing places: 57th Street between France and Abbott Crescent. Hills - Prospect Hills, 2nd Addition These curb$ are not what I would recommend, however. I prefer the F.H.A. type, which is 1811 wide and 8" thick at the outside. Curbs can be installed after the street has been graded, drained and gravelled. Later on this year you may desire an application or two of oil to keep the dust down. I don't believe black top should be applied until 1953, at which time your street should have a proper set to it. ,Page 2 w J.A.Buehring Approximate- estimated costs follow. These may run higher due to the times. In addition, our specifications may be revised upwards, which will result in higher prices. In the event you petition for some of this work, a very close figure will be arrived at.and you will be'advised accordingly at the Public Hearings* Concrete Curb and Gutter - C2.25 / front foot Black Top 1.70 / front foot Oiling - .15 / front foot Black Top Curb and Gutter w .50 / front foot (This is the last figure we have, but it covered a lighter type of curb, which I would not recommend for your street. The type I would recommend would cost more money but should run less than concrete.) The'width.of tie traveled portion of your street will be thirty (30) feet. Yours very truly, - - -- - - - -- Sidney R. Mitchell, Village Manager- Engineer. MAI: g r 0 April 4th, 1952, Mr, Je Ae Huehring,- 5929 Fairfax Avenue, Edina, Minnesota, r Dear Sir: This letter is in answer to your telephone request of yesterday regarding, work on Fairfax Avenue between .59th and Goth Streets* According to the records in this office, this street was graded and grav- elled in 1950.__ Four inches of gravel were placed on_the street at that time. •Subsequently, in 1954 sever and water'were installed, which of course, necessitated digging of trenches and a losing of a considerable quantity of the gravel which had been applied. Some of this was'later- replaced. r From the appearance of your street at the present•times additional gravel mot be applied -after the street has'again been shaped to procure proper cross sections and drainage. In my mind, this work (the - blading and grav- elling) should be 'charged to the general 'Fund and I will recommend to the Village Council that it not be assessed against the abutting property , owners, as you have been or -431 be- assessed for the original grading and gravelling. We will start on this work as soon as the streets dry out sufficiently ands we have the men, equipment and materials available, - — I know you realize the tremendous job we have ahead of"us this year; due to the extreme severity of -the past few months on our roads and highways, The_ job will take time to ' com plete and cannot be done' at once. You have asked me about the possibility of.a curb for your street. This can be done if 51% or more of the property owners affected sigh and present a petition. You can have a black top curb'and gutter or one made of concreted Coricrete will be more permanent, will have a 'better appearance, but will cost - more money than a black top one. You can view black top gutters at the follow:. ing places;' �. 57th Street between France and Abbott Crescent Hills - Prospect Hills, 2nd Addition These curbs are not what I- would recommend, however: I prefer the F.H.A. type, which is 1811 wide and 811 thick at the out side. Curbs can be installed after the street has been graded, drained -and gravelled. " hater on this year you may desire - an- application _�r two of oil to keep the dust' downy �I don't believe black Lop s�iould be applied until 1953, at which time ' your street should have a>proper set to it, i Page 2 J.A.Buehring Approxithate- estimated costs foIIlow. " These may run higher -due to the time's. In addition, our specifications may be revised upwards, which will result in higher prices.- In the event you petition for some of this work, a vez7 close figure will be arrived at and you will be advised accordingly at the Public Hearings. ` Concrete Curb and Gutter - X2.25 / front-foot Black Top - : 1070 / front foot. Oiling .I5 / front foot Black. Top Curb and Gutter - *50_/ front foot (This is the last figure we havei but it covered 'a lighter type of curb; which I would not recommend for your street. The type I would recommend would cost more money, but should run leas than concrete.) The width of the traveled portion of dour street will be thirty (30) feet* Yours very truly, Sidney R. Mitchell, ' - Village Manager- Engineer. SRI a B VILLAG� OF ED1NA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA April 1, 1952 TO: Iii. HARRY JONAS STREET COMMSIONER RE: ROAD HAT - IALS For your information, the G-juncil has awarded bids for Road Materials for the year 1952 to the following: " 7- AT PLANT DELIVLRSA TORPEDO SAND - Glacier Sand & Gravel - $.98 Yd. 4-1-.Z8 Yd. BUCKSHOT GRAVEL- Hedberg Freidheim 42-31 « 03901 " CRUSHED AUCS - Hedberg-Freidheim $2.31 " 03.01 " PEA GRAVEL - Hedberg- Freidheim $2.39 " 0.09 " 1 CUTBACK ASPHALT MC -1, 2, or 3 Richards Oil Co. 3.0995 Gal. x.1020 Gal. { ROAD OIL SC 2 or 3- Richards Oil Co. $:0900 " $.0925 " ROAD TAR MC4 -10 - Republic Creosoting 8.1600 " HO►r READY MIX ASPHA?,T - Earl Sewall $4,60 Ton } HOT READY 1UX TAR - Earl Sewall $4.60 " Said materials will be purchased from the above sources of supply unless you are otherwise advised by Manager Mitchell. The Council will take bids April 14, on Crushed Rock 3/4" to 1/2" and on Pit Run Gravel, and we will inform you as to source of supply as soon as bide are awarded. Gretchen S. Alden Deputy Village Clerk �-� aL- March 11th, 1952. Mr. Robert Be. Bonn, Jr., 609 Blake Road, Hopkins, Minnesota. Dear Sirs I have just received your letter of March 10th and have looked over Cie situation in the field which you described. It appears to me that the road is not cut through to its full width and that there are not sufficient ditches to carry the weter. I believe what we should do is make a field survey to deter+ mine just where the 'limits of the road are and consider the widening of the road and putting in adequate ditches, at which time a culvert should be installed to carry the drain- age past your driveway. These are only preliminary ideas and I will appreciate discussing these problems with you in the field at your convenience. Please let me hear from sou. Yours very truly, Sidney R. Mitchell., Village Manager - Engineer. SK!,: B 0 j�fLCllni / /lam, �rJ'N�-e;�rl�"� LA4 a�� 9 IL�V ✓vim V March 11th, 1952.. W. H. Ford,-M.D.� ' Route 1:, 401 Blake Road, Hopkins, Minnesota. Dear .Sir: " s I -have your letter of December 5th and am sorry that I have not been able to answer it before. this time.' :T 1 have been over the problem in the field and see ghat s your problem is: I'wou;d like to point out that Blake Road at this point is-a County Hi$hway•and the Village•of Edina has not done any contraction to alter the drainage situation in front of your house.' Therefore, I believe that the drainage problem on Blake Road.is a County affair and not Village. I can see where some of the water on Blake Road does come down Belmore Lane and flows past your house and some of it goes t�) the mow place at the end of your lot. I am at a _ loss to know just where this water can be drained unless considerable expense: is involved. This is a natural low spot and it is unfortunate that it happens to lie on your property, I will be glad to discuss this situation with you in the field at your convenience.. Kindly let me hear from you. Yours very truly, Sidney R. Mitchell, Village Manager - Engineer. SRM s B r: � -= S" - 1 ;k j N0 r rrs'E- t_7 a-! "'L r- F. R i iv Cr D AT. a 1' 1A C I iy (, A N D Go Lt,..( T y a e- A V A -r a ^/ _ ,eVO C .�lF+i✓ _C !,f/i9�,S DOE /�/ Ti`1E .d / � ,E � �'- /O N O .� � L b LI/ _D V A T R /R © Al - (::t- 6 1 0 ,E 150 IF 14 M WANTS DRA1AlAC,E A /4 C- EA6r o r- rs L MHO4L0 7— onJ FaM GMADoy G Q r L M O R C LA N C F O R )3[ry0nl p N_►s o T 5 A N 5 L36EA/ A/,4 7- ORAL D_7Z A i '' G E F o •R a o T/ a LdA T 47 2 O �✓ I� lj L A /o _G� a P _� �' T W G E.✓ /%fig L b ^/+� ✓E • l� E C, i c a .......... v i.t ,1 DR,WILLIAM HAROLD FORD 1033 MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS Edina Highway Dept., Village of Edina, Minnesota. Gentlemen: December 5, 1951 A few days ago your Department dug a ditch along Blake Road, in front of 404 and--402 Blake Road, so that water would drain down toward Belmore Lane. As you know, there is no sewer into which water can drain here. A large portion of the water that drains down Blake Road, from either side, eventually turns and flows east, down Belmore Lane, past our lot. Much of the water remains at the side of our lot on Belmore Lane, causing the road to be soft. At this time, there are ruts where water has drained and settled. In the Spring, when thaw takes place, rivers of water run down Belmore,Lane from Blake Road, and the water that flows past our place ends up`in a low place at the end of our lot. I am asking that before the Highway Department arranges to have any more water drain down thisw ay, they make provision to fill the soft ,place on Belmore Lane, just off Blake Road, and also provide some place other than the low place beyond our lot for all Blake Road drainage. VAA n, i Thanking you for this matter consideration. Yours very truly, W.H.Ford, M.D., R.1, ' 401 Blake Road Hopkins, Minn. x , Jamaay 18, 1952. IEKO tos Gretchen Alden — hie have hired five extra men to work on Engineering ,problems as follotis: Mr. John Leffingweli and Mr. Donald'Pedereeu have been employed, effective, today, to work as Chairuaen. Their pay will be $1.30 hour. r — -- - Also, Mr.. Alfred Jones has been hired as .Instrument man at�$1.60 hour. Mr. John Curran and Kr. W. Ft. ,Nettleton have been hired to work as Chainmen at $10'30 per hour each_,' effective January 21st. As you probably know, we have been authorized to spend $4,000.00 to secure profiles and cross sections on some Village streets. Per. Jonas will give you a distribution of engineers time. toward this - project. 1 want-yvu to give me at the ead of each- month, the amount of monies, both labor and materials, expended against this project together with `the total,amount expended to,date. Village Manager SRM:B CCs Bernice Johnson. January 18, 1952. MWO to: Fred Jonas- Re: Extra men hired to secure levels and cross, sections on -Village streets.- Kindly 'tak -e the'proper steps to account for all labor and material to be charged against this job. Once each week you should give an accounting of the hours to be charged against - this job to Mrs. Johnson. - In the,distribution, keep in mind.that these men will at times be, used for other Village work, so, we want to keep at a mini=m the smount` charged against this project of securinglprofiles and cross sections. I.think you know that we only have $4,000 charged. against this work and this will hardly be enough Ito , cover it so we want to keep the charges ag�-small as possible, accordingly.` i January 15, 1952. Tdr. C. J. Swalen, 4928 E. Sunnyslope Road, Minneapolis 10, Minnesota.. ' Y Dear Mr. Swalens Your- letter of December 19th addressed to Mr. Olson was - - referred to me. Because I am new in the Village and was not acquainted with Village policy on snow plowing, I conferred with the Council regarding this matter at their regular meeting held last evening. The Council has ,informed me that' it is the policy through- out-the Village of Edina to do no driveway plowing. This is because we are attempting to maintain our Maintenance crew at a minimm expense to,the tax payers. _ We feel sure that you=will understand that with approximately 175 miles of Village road to plow, it'is impossible to clean private driveways throughout the entire Village and of.course we can maka no exceptions to this rule. Very truly yours, Sidney R..-Mitchell,, Village Manager. SRMiB IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO C. J. Swalen Mr. Olson Edina Village Hall W. 50th St. Minneapolis, Minn. CABLES: PAKO- MINNEAPOLIS N U F A C T U R E R S PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL- PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & FILMS MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL X -RAY FILMS Dear Mr. Olson: , 1010 LYNDALE AVENUE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS 11. MINN. BRIDGEPORT 7811 December 19, 1951 I would like to recall our conversation of about a year ago.so that you can do as you did last year in properly instructing the men that plow in Sunnyslope's section.• Please caution them about leaving the pie shaped blocks at the entran- ces of East and West.Sunnyslope and Dale Drive together with one or two other spots in the area. Also, we brought up the matter of block - ing the various driveways that have been plowed out or are going to be plowed out by leaving piles of snow when the blade goes by. You were, last year, going to take care of this particular phase by some small piece of equipment that would follow the large grader. I think you can realize it's of no value to plow the main roadway if they leave snow in the different driveways so the people cannot get through. At a meeting a-few weeks ago, it was requested that, I and Mr. Paul Foss - - contact you -with reference to - -this problem soyyou-could . caution_the_men regarding it, and I would appreciate very much in hearing from you as to just what can be done. al Yours /very truly, Swalen ary December 19, 1951. Mr. Paul Strom; 6821 Nom"andele Road, Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Sir: We have received -a call or two from your house regarding, a hole in the black top near your driveway. As near as I can- determine, this road is the responsibility of the State Highdaaay Department for maintenance. I have, therefore, advised the State Highway Department and it should be their responsibility for any-repair work needed. If this is not the case, ki ly advise. Yours very truly, S. -R. Mitchelli Village Manager. SMI:B December,18, 1951. C. M- Z•iatthies; Maintenance Engineer, State Highway Department, 22 Washington Avenue South.. Hopkins, Hinnesota. Dear airs We have a complaint from Paul Strom, 6821 Normandale about a bad hole in the black top near his dAveway. believe this is the : a°esponsibility of the State-Highway Department. If I am inc'errect in this assumption, kindly advise. - Yours wary truly, i S. R. Mitchell, Village Hanagero SM4:H December 11, 1951. III Iametti and ILametti, General Contractors, 615 Drake, St. Paul, Minnesota. Dear Sire: On last December 4th I noted that you had moved a large shovel from a job which you had Just finished on Ewing Avenue between 60th and 61st streets. At the completion of your work the machine was moved over Ewing Avenue to 59th street, thence over 59th street to York Avenue, thence to 60th street and York. The following morning the machine was , moved from that location over to approximately 59th and York. Then on December 5th., Councilman Danens, Road foreman Harry Jonas and myself noticed a heavy caterpillar tractor with lugs on moving over some of these same streets. This practice is'against Village ordinances and must be stopped immediately. I have instructed. our road foreman to survey the damage and give_me an estimated cost. You will of course have to stand the expense of repair- ing the streets so damaged, if necessary. Then it is nec6esary for you to move equipment over Village streets you must check first with this office for clearance in moving heavy equipment. Ueually, this equipment will have to be loaded on to trailers and moved in that manner in order to prevent damage,to Village streets.. Yours very tru3y, . o SRN tIB Sidney R. Mitchell, Village Manager. '�—_ '\\Q, Q,�o a & L o ?\ o, v, +s W. H. VILE7T. PRE..- TREA9. J. M. VILETT. V -PREB. a GEN. MOR. 1. N. GILMAN. V -PREB. a AH.T. GEN. MOR. E. C. WHITE, seer. a ASST.-TREAS. N. K. GULLICK. V -PREB. a ELECTRICAL ENGINEER A. R. KOTTKE. V•PRES. a CREDIT MOR. N®rthland Electric Supply Ciinpany PHONE SSE Wholesale Electrical Distributor MAIN '. SEIdKE 521 South Tenth Street Minneapolis 4, Minn. December 7, 1951 Sidney R. Mitchell Village Manager Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir: Your files should indicate that our Hilldale Association has had more or less corres- pondence regarding the keeping of the roads in the Hilldale Addition in passable condition. Early in the Fall work was done not only on Porter Avenue, East and West Circle, but on Division Street. It-would be rather difficult to con - sider the work done a highly creditable job as it is already beginning to break down and before Spring there should be some beautiful chuck holes on all these streets. We of the Hilldale commun- ity feel that we are entitled to at least decent roads inasmuch as we do not get very much for the taxes that-we pay. We will greatly appreciate that further repairs be made before icey conditions prevail. Yours truly, President WHV:nt P.S. We have no sidewalks. We have no sewers. �oAt�S OrC �p��$ac— We have no water. Tie JLIfouse of,03ervice F JAMES E. DORSEY JOSEPH H.CO.LMAN DAVID E.BRON SON KENNETH M .OWE N LELAND W. SCOTT LEAVITT R. BARKER HUGH H.BARBER CHARLES F. NOONAN DONALD WEST WALDO F. MAROUART JOHN W. WINDHORST HENRY HALLADAY JULE M. HANNAF0RD ARTHUR B.WHITNEY WILLIAM A. GREEN RUSSELL W. LI NDQUIST JACK E.HANTHORN DAVID R.BRINK HORACE E. HITCH V I R G I L H. H I L L ROBERT V.TARBOX DEFOREST SPENCER ROBERT J. JOHNSON PETER DORSEY DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT 8, BARBER ATTORNEYS AT LAW Village of-Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota December 14, 1951 ATTENTION: Mr. Bower Hawthorne Re: Land Title Summons No. 10877. Gentlemen: FIRST NATIONAL -SOO LINE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA TELEPHONE MAIN 3351 You have referred to us for investigation the above .mentioned Land Title Summons which has been served upon you in which you are named as a defendant. We have checked the - proceeding and find that you were named because the County Surveyor had reported that there is a roadway across Lot 13, Block 8, Brookside Heights, which is being presently used by the public. The said Lot 13 is a corner lot on the Northeast corner of the intersection of West 52nd Street and Bedford Avenue, being South of Interlachen Boulevard and West of the Belt Line. This property has been platted and streets dedicated, and we see no reason why the Village should take any action.in this matter unless grounds are present for claiming rights in the property by public use. The proceeding in no way affects West 52nd Street or Bedford Avenue but merely involves the Lot. I would suggest that you make a visual inspection of this corner and see if you wish to assert any claims in the action. Yours very truly, VHH:jat DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER By October 18, 1951 Larry Smith & Company - 318 Central Bldg. Seattle 4, Washington — Gentlemen: Attention Mr: S. W. Fenton Replying to your letter of' October-17,, 1951, regarding proposed extension of 66th Street, or other highway develop - ment extending.said street, I wish to say that I have -not heard of any project of such nature. There has for some years been some discussion about 62nd Street widening . and extension to connect with Trunk Highway No. 100 and Trunk Highway No. 169. This is a pro - posal by. the Minneapolis Planning Commiasion,.but as far as I know, that -prhject;is "very much at.a standstill at present. Noland zequisition.or plans have been completed as far as-we, know. Sorry I cWt bo of much help in this case.. Yours very truly, BY -Villa Pe Manager VILLAGE OF EDINA PTO;gsa LARRY SMITH & COMPANY G " REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS 318 CENTRAL BLDG., SEATTLE 4, WASH., SE. 4982 October 17, 1951 Mr. P. Theo Olsson Village Manager — Village of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, Minn. Dear Mr. Olsson: Thank you for your October 11 letter, replying to our letter of October 8 addressed to Mr. Hobert Pearson, of the City Planning Commission of Minneapolis. Actually, we are interested in determining any and all possible information regarding what we understand is a proposed highway development which, it is said, will connect with 66th St., and will extend that street in a southwesterly direction. Our inquiry was not regarding a housing development or anything other than the highway project. Possibly with this in mind you, or some of your associates, in Minneapolis,.would be good enough to give us information on this subject. Yours sincerely, aSMITH & ANY E. W. Fenton ewf/jlb October 111 1951, Larry Smith &. Company 318 Central Building Seattle 4P Washington. ATT124TION: MR. R. 11, FENTON .Gentlemen: Your letter of October St 1951, addressed to Mr. Bob Pierson,.City Planning Commission of Minneapolis, has been referred to me for attention. Mr.-Pearson has informed me that there is no subdivision in Minneapolg.s-uith that name and, as 66th Street traverses the Village of Edina and Richfield, the letter was forwarded to me. The Clerk at Richfield informs me by telephone that no subdivision or plat with that name has been filed there. One plat called Oaklawn Terrace is on file there and should that be the name, further information may be obtained by writing .'the City Clerk,. Richfield, Minnesota. There is no plat with that,name on record here and I have not heard of arq proposed plat at 66th Street. ; There is one.subdivision -weet of here at Glen Lake, .with the mail - ing address of Oak Terrace, and should that be the subdivision you have in mind, you may obtain further information thereabout by writing the County Auditor, Hennepin County, Court House, Minneapolis, Minnesota. I an sorry that I have not been able -to give you the information . wanted, but it appears that the - description furnished by you is in error as to location. - Very truly yours, P. Theo. Olson Village Manager PTO :avk LARRY SMITH & COMPANY REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS 31s CENTRAL BLDG., SEATTLE 4, WASH., SE. 4982 October 8, 1951 AIR MAIL Mr. Bob Pierson City Planning Commission Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Pierson: We have recently heard of a proposed street development to be known as Oak Terrace. We understand that this will be in the general southwestern portion of Minneapolis and will be a westerly extension of 66th Street. Will you be good enough to tell us a little bit more about this proposed street development. We are not at all sure that we have it properly located and we do not know anything regarding the extent of the development. Possibly you could tell us whether funds have been raised, whether.the right of way has been acquired, etc. We are interested in any proposed. developments which may affect traffic movement to and from the city from this general southwestern area and would appareciate any information that you can give us on such changes. Sincerely, SMITH & EWF ec E. W. Fenton T6 -W.` H. VILETT. PRES.- TREAS. E. C. WHITE, SECT. a ASST.- TREAD. J. M. VILETT. V -PRES. a GEN. MGR. N. K. GULLICK. V -PRES. a ELECTRICAL ENGINEER 1. N. GILMAN, V -PRES. a weer. GEN. MDP, A. R. KOTTKE. V -PRES. a CREDIT MGR. ��E BFST N®rthland Electric Supply Cumpany pNGNE z SSE Wholesale Electrical Distributor MAI N 4481 "E = 521 South Tenth Street Minneapolis 4, Minn. October 3, 1951 P. Theo. Olsson, Village Mgr. Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Olsson: First, I would like to thank you for the work that you have done on the roads in the Hilldale Addition. Second, regret to note that no Improvement-,was made on the -bad drainage situation. Third, pleased to note that.some work is being done on.Division Street and sincerely trust that before winter sets in it will be put in real passable condition. You no doubt appreciate that since our streetcar service has been discontinued that consider- able more. traffic is over Division Street than heretofore owing to the necessity of taking the streetcar at its present terminal. Appreciating your cooperation, we beg to remain, WHV:nt Yours truly, AIL ALE AS OCIATION Re �ouse of Service r October 1, 1951. .' Fir. H. E. Lee,. President Christ C. Lee & Sons, Inc. 3940: Market Street " Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear Sir: We are enclosing herewith copy of Resolution adopted by the Village Council at their meeting of September 24, accepting the public utilities in Dever Drive, Shady Pines Addition. . We know we have been an extraordinary long time in acting on your request of December 29, 1951, but we believe acceptance was de- layed pending the gravelling of the street. -Yours very truly, - VILLAGE OF EDINA r o BY Deputy Village Clerk GSA :avk - August 30, 1951. Mr. John W. Windhorst Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber 1300 - 1st National-Soo Line Building Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Wi dhorst: We are attaching hereto letter of transmittal from Christ C. Lee & Sons, Inc., dedicating the Mater mains and sewer mains in = Dever Drive. , You will note that-this letter is dated December 29, 1950. It was presented to the Council early in January and the_Village acceptance of the dedication was delayed because of the "fact that Dever Drive''had not been brought to grade or stabilized.. This dedica. tion was again presented at the meeting of August 13, together with -Mr. Olsson's rec6MMendation that the'utilities be accepted: No . action was taken because the Council was of,the opinion that a,reso- lution must be adopted "to make acceptance. Will you please give us the proper procedure in order that the utilities, maybe accepted at the next meeting, Yours very truly, VnUM OF EDINA BY Deputy Village Clerk ON: .AT P-1Li7T ING OF JA;`F d.RY $, 1951, 1-T TTFR OF DEDIC IT ION OF STREETS REFERRED TO YOU FOR FUR.T ?:7L 77TESTIGATION AS TO STABILIZATION, AND REPORT TO COUNCIL. GSA wll* . r jFILE E -33 PHONE: WAMut 1.428 CHRIST C. LEE & SONS, INC. BULDING CONTRACTOR - ENGINE01 3940 Market Street, Edina Minneapolis 10, Minn. Village Manager Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir: / 63-' - MERLIN E. LEE Reg. Civil Engineer December 29, 1950 In accordance with our phone conversation yesterday, we hereby dedicate and donate the watermains and sewer mains as installed in Dever Drive, Shady Pines Addition. This work was accomplished by us according to village specifications, and was inspected by a representative of your office during construction. All costs in connection with this work have been paid. We further submit that Dever Drive has been brought to grade and stabalized in accordance with village policy. We ask that the village accept the watermains, sewermains, and street described above,and henceforth the operation and maintenance of -same will be done by the village in the usual manner. Please indicate your acceptance by signing the enclosed carbon copy of this letter and returning to me. Respectfully submitted, CHRIST C. LEE & SONS, INC. -- 7 M. E. Lee, . MELEE: j c Enc. - Carbon Copy For: Village of Edina By: Date: 1 - i i August 20, 1951. Rio., C. H. Posz 5501 Brookview Avenue Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear Airs. Posz: This will acknowledge your letter regarding certain repairs to the blacktop street in front of your property. I am sorry this work has been delayed so long but with wind- storms and - subsequent•.cleaning up.and with showers almost every other days our work has been rather delayed. It is thought that if the weather permits, the crew should, I be around very shortly, and do the necessary repairs. Thanking you very much for your kind letter in the matter., - I am V®ry truly YOWS, ' P. Theo. Olsson Village Manager PTO:avk v -Mzs. e. J/. (J--)osz 5501 Stookview Edina A4inneapoth e nnesota to dUl cl. e. dq. <-Dosz 5501Szookuisw Edina AnnEapolh �-,44lnnewta ol August 10, 1951. Mr. Walter H. Vilett Northland Electric Supply Co. 521 .South Tenth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Vilett: First I want to beg your humble pardon for not answering your letter of'April 25 with reference to road eonditiozis in Hilldale and proposed. improvements. Right, after receiving your'letter, the Superintendent of Strdets and myself made an examim tion' of the condition of the-streets and noticed that beside the, necessary repairs of holes R::w► Uong the -curb lines, it appears necessary to apply a,seal coat on several stretches. This is our intention and if the weather conditions had been more favorable we very likely would have been in doing the work already. Due, hovrever, to the unseasonable and unreasonable excess of moisture and the force of rains and the windstorms we have had, have set us' behind. Hoping that the weather will pewit us to progress with- our program as planned and trusting that you vrill bear with us a little while-longer, I an Very truly yours, P. Theo.,, Olsson Village Manager PTO: avk l W. H. VILETT, PRES.-TREAS. J. M. VILETT. V -PREG. a GEN. MGR. 1. N. GILMAN, V -PROD. a ASST. GEN. MGR. E. C. WHITE, SECT, a weer.- TREAe. N. K. GULLICK. V -PRE9. a ELECTRICAL ENGINEER A. R. KOTTKE. V.PRE9. a CREDIT MGR. BES Northland Electric Supply Company ��E PHONE Wholesale Electrical Distributor MAIN LL I. I 4481 521 South Tenth Street Minneapolis 4, Minn, August 7, 1951 Mr. Olsson, Village Engineer Vill -age of Edina 41301 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota My dear Mr. Olsson: I,wrote you on April 25th with reference to the road conditions in Hilldale. At that time I stated that our Association would greatly appreciate an expression from you as to what we can expect in the nature of fulfillment of promises made to us in the past. I regret to note that I have had no word from you. It will not be long before we will be in the winter months, and the roads need considerable work done on them before the snow flies. I sincerely trust that we of Hilldale are going to get some little thing for the amount of money that we pay into,the Village in taxes. For years past we have gotten.very little return for our tax money. I am enclosing a self - addressed stamped envelope for your convenience, and sincerely trust that you are in position to advise that repair of the roads and drainage will be taken care of yet this year. Very truly yours, WHV:jr Pr Isd ent . Tkie U" lfouse OT ,03e1'Vtce W. H. NICETY, PRE 6.•TREAS. J. M. NICETY. V -PRES. 6 GEN. MGR. I. N. GILMAN, V•PREe. O ASST. GEN. MGR. i E. C. WHITE, SECT. B ASST.- TREAS. N. K. GULLICK. V -PRES. . ELECTRICAL ENGINEER A. R. KOTTKE, V -PRES. 6 CREDIT MGR. o��BFs� Northland Electric Supply bunpany PHONE z pgE Wholesale Electrical Distributor as I N LL I' SEI�I�E = 521 Snuth Tenth Street Minneapolis 4, Minn. "A DREAM COr9E TRITE " -- At last we are in our nex�r hornet The job- of moving has been a big one and we are sorry* for any incon- venience caused you by delay in filling your ordersw We are straightened out now t -o the.point where our service soon will be "tops" again. We appreciate your cooperation and are anxious to have you share our enthusiasm with us in our new home.: We believe you will agree we have now found the best way possible to serve you in the true North- land cus tai,,. Visit us at your earliest convenience. We'll be looking for you at 521 South 10th Street, FREE PARKING Yours very truly, NORTHLAND ORGANIZATION Re Jh'ouse of Service Juuly, 5, 1953' Mr. M.- H. Elliott 5336 colnmbus 4venue Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Sir: This will acknowledge your letter of June 26, re- queeting the installation of a culvert acrose the driveway at 5904 Lee Valley Road in the Village of Edina. 1, have instructed the street superintendent to have a culvert placed at this location and believe the job should be done very shortly. Very truly yours, P,. Theo. Olsson Village Manager PTO:msp 5336 Columbus Ave. Minneapolis, Minn. June 26, 1951 Village Council Village of Edina 4801 - w. 50th Street Minneapolis, Minn. This is a request for the installation of a culvert at 5904 Lee Valley Road. I have started the construction of a house at the above location, which is in Prospect Hills, second addition, and a culvert is needed for the driveway. It is my understanding that the village will furnish and install such culvert on request. Very—truly yours, M. B. Elliott On 1.) 31 V Io,� J � Mr. Olsson: — Re: This was refe `for your answer. ( 6/29/51 St. Andrews Ave. !d to you at the last meeting, eve you stated you had already talked to 14I, . Martin) . � - 16'�r2 GSA CHASE BAG COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1647 3800 WASHINGTON AVE.,NORTH MINNEAPOLIS 12,MINNESOTA June 19, 1951 Mr. P. T. Olson Edina Village Manager 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear Sirs I have talked to you several times regarding the condition of St. Andrews Avenue. Nearly four weeks ago the street was out down and then covered with several inches of light, loose gravel. When the street was out down it left my lot at 5611 St. Andrews and my drive way, between one foot and two feet above the level of the street, making it impossible to use the drive. After talking to you, a shovel was sent over and they gouged out the crushed stone that I had laid down from the concrete drive to the old level of the street and replaced it with the loose gravel, which was mostly clay. I have had to park my car for nearly three weeks- over -on- Concord -,- expos- ing -it to theft and weather because I was unable to get in. Last Saturday I did manage to get the car up the drive, and on Monday, June 18th, I drove it out. Last even- ing I tried to get up the drive but the street was a quagmire in front of my house and W. Tripp's next door. The consequence was that I got stuck in the mud and had to be towed out. My complaint is that the work should have been completed after starting. The loose gravel won't settle and is just mud when wet. You have blank- topped Tower and part of Lakeview Drive in the meantime. I realize there is a lot to do, and I have put up with the inconvenience, I think, with patience. It is now about time that some action be taken. When I built on 5611 St. Andrews last year, I was told by Mr. Carl Hansen to grade my lot one foot lower than the lot north of me. I assumed this was the proper grade, but unless you put in much more fill in front of my lot and Mr. Tripp's, my drive will have a steep incline from the street and it will also involve considerable expense to regrade and sod along the front. I hope that you are keeping this in mind when final grading is completed. Yours truly, G. F. Martin GFM :mg 60. CHASE BAG CO. MINNEAPOLIS Mr. P. T. Olson Edina Village Manager 4801 rest 60th Street Minneapolis 101, Minnesota Dear Sirs June 190 1951 I have talked to you several times regarding the condition of St. Andrews Avenue. Dearly four weeks ago the street was out down and then covered with several inches of light, loose gravel. T3hen the street was out down it left my lot at 6611 Ste Andrews and my drive way, between one foot and two feet above the level of the street, making it impossible to use the drive, After talking to you, a shovel was sent over and they gouged out the crushed stone that I had laid down from the concrete drive to the old level of the street and replaced it with the loose gravel, which was mostly oley. I have had to park my oar for nearly three weeks over on Connor_* a *osing it to' theft and weather because I was unable to get in. Last Saturday I did manage to__ -- get the oar up the drive, and on L%nday, June 18th, I' drove it out. Last even- ing I tried to get up the drive but the street was a quagmire in front of my house and *, Trippts next door. The consequence was that I got stuck in the mud and had to be towed out. Ley complaint is that the work should have been completed after starting. The loose gravel wontt settle and is just mud when wet. You have blank- topped Tower and part of lAkeview Drive in the meantime. I realise there is a lot to do, and I have put up with the inoonvenienoe, I think, with patience. It is now about time that some action be taken. Then I built on 6611 St. Andrews last year, I was told by Lr. Carl Hansen to grade shy lot one foot lower than the lot north of me. I assumed this was the proper grade, but unless you put in much more fill in front of my lot and Mr. Tripp's, my drive will have a steep incline from the street and it will also Involve considerable expense to regrade and sod along the front. I hope that you are keeping this in mind when final grading is completed. Mlamg Blind Copy -Edina Village Council Minneapolis, Minnesota Your ly, ae Fe Martin Penrith, Akers Manufacturing Company I N C O R P O R A T E D BOTTLERS FRUIT JUICES, FLAVORS, P a COMPOUNDS AND EQUIPMENT 1311 SOUTH FIFTH STREET BRAND MINNEAPOLIS 4, MINNESOTA ESTABLISHED I912 June 19, 1951 Edina Village 4801 West Fiftieth St. Minneapolis, Minnesota Attention: Mr. Olson Dear Mr. Olson: Confirming our telephone conversation with you several weeks ago, I) thought I would drop you a line so you wouldn't forget about it. I would like to see the entrance of Meadow.Road from the corner'of 47th to about 4605 resurfaced. Thanking you again, I am - - - - - - Cordially yoiurs, PENRI , RS MFG. CO. e al les Manager CLSchroeder :a MINNESOTA LINSEED OIL COMPANY 25 FORTY - FOURTH AVENUE N. E. MINWEAPOLIS 21, MINNESOxa June 15, 1951 T The Village Council Village Hall Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: For many months now we have been anticipating your fixing up the road on Beard Avenue between 55th and 57th Street. Somehow or other, I was under the impression that it was promised for the summer of 1950 and here it is midsummer in 1951 and no work has been started as yet. Must we once again wait another year before our tax money does us no good or can we expect results at once? Ver truly yours, John M. trate JMS:emo 5605 Beard Avenue So. r,. -� r� s. � _ r- -yy- - , �J � r�P /� , s- � �-� / G �i �� � � l S� , i i r f June 280 1951 Hr. J. X. Strata 5605 Beard Avenue South ' Hinnoapolis, 10, Minnesota Dear Sirs This will acknowledge your letter of June 15 re- garding improvement on'Beard Avenue between Fifty -fifth and Fifty- seventh. The surfacing which was to be applied during 1950 but as you probably know postponed on account of construe- tion of storm sewer as requested by the residents, is now proposed to be applied.this summer The work however has been somewhat,.delayed because of the unseasonable rains which we.have had lately and over which we have no control. but as soon as weather permits the work will progress�as planned. Very truly yours. P. Theo. Olsoon Vi11a4e Manager DICK PALEN 4440 GARRISON LANE • MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINN. N. 0100 �� %a-e- .rte `� �� VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA March 21, 1951 RE: POSTING OF ROADS AGAINST HEAVY TRAFFIC TO: Mr. Olsson: The Office has recently been getting calls about the posting of roads. . For your information, the Village Council, on September 12, 1949, requested by Resolution that County post Interlachen Blvd. and Blake Road against heavy traffic. Then, on June 12, 1950, a Resolution requesting that County post Interlachen Blvd.,-was adopted. Neither Resolution states load limits wanted. The attached Ordinance, adopted in 1948, provides for the posting of Village Roads. GSA March 210 1951 RE: POSTING OF ROADS AGAINST HEAVY TRAFFIC T0: Mr..Olsson: The Office has recently been getting calls about the posting of roads. For your information, -the Village Council, -on September -12,, 1949, requested by Resolution that County post Interlachen Blvd. and,Blake Road against heavy traffic. Then; on June 12, 1950, a- Resolution requesting that County.post Interlachen Blvd., was adopted. Neither Resolution states load It" wanted. The attached Ordinance,.adopted in 1948,.provides for the posting of Village Roads. GSA - '.:ice!,(, •- I i FAL K & COMPANY MANUFACTURERS AND PROCESSORS OF CARNEGIE.PA. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 00! OILS AND RESINS EDGEWATER, N.J. PHCI LAD ELPHIIA, PA. 104 GRAIN .EXCHANGE BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 15, MINN. May 25, 1951 Village of Edina Edina,.Minnesota Street Maintenance Dept, Gentlemen: We moved into our present location, which is 5505 Brookview Avenue, the latter part of October 1948, and since that ;time, the condition of our street has progressively gotten worse. At the present time, there are several bad spots in front of our house as well as a few places up and down the street. The worst trouble we ran into is that several small chunks have been appearing on our lawn and therefore causing me considerable trouble in mowing the lawn. We therefore would appreciate it very much if, at your earliest convenience, these bad spots could be repaired, for which we thank you in advance. Very truly yours, -- �� George Goedhart GG :ed W. H. VILETT, PRES.- TREAS. J. M. VILETT, V -PREB. . GEN. MGR. I. N. GILMAN. V -PREB. . AsST. GEN. MOR. ! .E. C. WHITE, SECT. -. A.ST.- TREAB. N. K. GULLICKS— VTPRES. 9 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER A. R. KOTTKE, V -PREB. . CREDIT NOR. ? Q �E BEs� Xuthland Electric Supply C®Mpany. ,.ON' z �5E Wholesale Electrical Distributor MAIN u I• 4481 307 -311 South Fifth Street - Minneaputis 15, Minn. April 25, 1951 Mr. Olsson, Village Engineer, Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota My dear Mr. Olsson: I can appreciate that owing to the rugged winter that your department has its problems and are very busy. Our Hilldale Association has given me the job of looking after the roads in our addition. For several years we have been promised a real job of drainage and - pavement. So far all we have had for a large amount of.tax money that we pay in was some patch work. `\ I note that there.has -been some patch work done this 3 Spring, but why.is the nasty hole at the lower end of West Circle not filled up? This hole is bad enough so that a wheel could be easily broken and cause a serious accident. We sincerely trust that the above can be remedied soon. Our Association would reatl appreciate an expression � T rr from you as to what we can expect in the nature of fulfillment of promises made to us in the past. Yours truly, President WHV :nt Re Jhfouse of Service April 26, 1951 Fdim-A Highlands Corporation 4289 Sheridan Avenue South Minneapolis. 10, Minnesota . ti Dear Mr.. 'Spring: I want.to thank you very,such for your letter of April 18, 1951 exiressing your appreciation and thanks for the work of our street cue- artme:t durinT the piast winter. As is .very well known, they snowfall during. last wrinter . broke all.previous records and what, made.it still more difficult was the short intervals betwebA the snows, especially.#tiring the . month of March, gluing us Rio .opportus2ity to :widen the roads. It just _tauted our.'efforts to-the ? lalt:, to keep- the .'roads agen and,:.-, man7 were the 'co aints received about snow removal. It there- . fore rakes one feel good t&..receive.a letter like yours, which must indicate that our_ef torts. after allo' we re appreciated by someone, Again tbanking you for your courtesy, T a.��. Very truly yours. P. Theo. 0lsson Village Nana.J, er TI : X S,) I / x,14 I (E. bina '*igb1anW Corporation 4289 SHERIDAN AVENUE SOUTH - MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA April 18, 1951 Edina Village Council 4801 W. 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: I wish at this time to express my personal and our company appreci- ation for the splendid work your road department did this winter, particularly in the Edina Highlands. They were, with just one exception, in there promptly after every snow and kept our roads open under what many times seemed to us insurmountable obstacles. -We have always found them desirous to accommodate and be helpful, and I feel that they are entitled to our thanks* - Sincerelyp EMS /jj ` Presiden X--/Z H. R. BURTON, INC. BURTON --I BUILT Quality Construction e • • • • Village of Edina Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: • e • • • en venueouth Telephone Walnut 0049 Minneapolis 10, Minn. Associated Enterprises Southwest Builders, Homes Indian Hills Corp., Developers H. R. & M. R. Burton, Real Estate • • • • • April 12, 1951 Attention; Mr. Olsson The dirt and gravel streets in Harriet.Manor 2nd Addition (58th to 60th, Xerxes to Beard) are in quite a de- plorable condition and spearing for the one property we own and occupy, six homes in various stages of construction by us, and twelve homes which we completed and sold. last year We urgently request minor grading and oiling of all these streets. This subdivision was largely dormant until early 1950 but there must have been somewhere between 25 an d 50 houses built last year and there probably are about 25 or more houses currently under way.. In general the area appears to be about half built up(including current construction). Yours very truly, J� i- ,, ,� ,�' i � � �'.� �: ,� �� �� _ , � � i � , � � � -,qq� TELEPHONE MESSAG Date For From Their No. Time Ree'd Remarks NO. 2830. "THE EFFICIENCY LINE** 1 �1 1 III I C gtuu Prance avenue ZjOUMI Minneapolis 10, Minn. - Dear Sirs Complaint has come to this office that the sidewalk in front of your residence at 5100 France Avenue South 3s not kept free of snoay., We.wiah to call your, attention to Section 1 of Ordinance 1% adopted by the Village Council February 27, 1926, which reads as "Section 1. Snag and Ice to' be Removed. It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any building; in ffont of which, or adjacent to which, a sidewalk has been constructed for the use of the public, to allow any accumulation of snow or ice to remain upon said sidevalk longer than "twelve (12) hours after said snow or ice has ceased to be deposited thereon." In order for you to conform with this Ordinance, it will be necessary for you to clear your - sidewalk without further delays. - Aours very truly, VILLAGE OF EDINA BY Deputy Village Clerk - gsa- - i Y a f. / / � � � � / � / /" i ! � /: ; , ��;r � � i �' �� ,� `, , i �; � i r �� r � - �% �- ., �, • . , � , �� ,- February 26, 1951 14r' George T; - Whalen 5545 York Avenue South Edina, Minnesota Dear Sir: . Referrin- to our telephone conversation of this fore- noon regarding condition of York Avenue between'Fifty- fourth and Fifty -fifth Street South. Although the platting of the street shows it to extend from Fifty- fourth. to Fifty - fifth Street, the location of Minnehaha Creek which York avenue crosses close to Fifty - fourth Street, makes it necessary to "dead -end" the avenue on the south side o€ the creek. The right -of -way is sixty feet wide and that width has been sufficient to provide a turn- h- 4ound, although no such area is provided for in the plattin -.. The present turn -a.- round has been used for several years, has been satisfactory, and.will be continued to be used until a request is received' from the owners of the abutting lots to extend York Avenue• across the creek.. Some sanitary sewer construction will be done during the early spring and as soon as the trench is satisfactorily settled a dust coating; will be applied. Trusting this is the information you wanted, Y an, F.1. ©LSSON VILLAGE f3ESE :O:mp F L BERGERUO 30TH DISTRICT MINNLAPOLIS MINN y'r r ,r_ -/ State Of Minnesota HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES JOHN A. HARTLE, Speaker Street Department Edina Village Hall Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Gentlemen: COMMI, TEES•. REAPPORTIONMENT. CHAIRMAN TO. Y._S, VICE- CHAIRMAN M Er'LOYEES* COMPENSATION GLNLRAL. Lrms LA ION f_ JUDICIARY -- UNIVERSITY December 7, 1950 I live at 5100 Ridge Road, and when we have a heavy snow storm unless the street is plowed early in the morning I am unable to get out. The same holds true with my neighbors and others in this area. I realize that everybody wants his street plowed immedia- tely after a snowfall and the demands may be unreasonable in view of your equipment. However, we are in a different category than the more populated places since we are a little over a mile from transportation and'thus are unable to walk to the bus or car lines as others are able to do who are close to transportation. The upshot is that we are practically snowbound until your equipment comes thru. Under these circumstances, I wonder if an effort could be made to plan the plowing so these isolated areas where we are unable to get out can be handled as early as possi- ble, taking refuge in the fact that in other places public transportation facilities are available. Sincere ALF L. BERGERUD /mn yours, MR. OLSSON - THIS LETTER WAS REFERRED TO YOU FOR REPLY - 12/11/50. GSA December 14, 1950 Mr. Alf bergerud 5100 Ridge road Edina, I;innesota Dear Dir, Bergerud: Your letter addressed to the street department regarding snowy plowing hae been turned over to me for attention and reply. I am very sorry if this first prolonged and heavy snowfa:11 has caused you some inconvenience in blocking the street or hampering the free and ''easy travel to which one becomesreaecustomed during the "good seasons ". It is unfortunate that tie do not have enough equii.ment and_nap over available to inmiediately clear the streets from snot all over, and we are trying to do our best with the equipment and manpotirer available. We are first concentrating on the main streets and a€erwarils we alternate in_ different sections of the village in osier to make' Yair and equitaVle all over, and thus same area may at_ ti.of be plowed somewhat° later and ° at other times earlier. I can readily see that in this village where there are no transportation facilities except at a dew blocks along France Avenue, a heavy snowfall and the subsequent hamporing-of auto•traffic, will. cause delays and inconvenience but we will do all wG can to eliminate it as much as possible. Should; however, your street be unduly de- layed in plowing,, please .call me and I'll have equipment dispatched to p1out you out. Trusting this will be satisfactory and hoping that you realize the diff- iculty we have in times like this, when "everybody wants to be first ", and that you may overlook,any temporary delay, I atr, Very truly yours,, UILIAG13 OF EDINTA P. Theo. Olsson, Village Engineer PTO:pat ' LAW OFFICES eJOiIN J. KELLY BAND TOWER MINNEAPOLIS . September 16th, 1950 To the Members of the Council of the tillage of Edina, 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlemen: I represent Mr. Melvin P. Johnson, who is the owner of a number of Lots in Prospect Hills Second Addition of your tillage, and you may recall that I have written to you before concerning the maintenance of the roads in said Addition. During the month of July Mr. Johnson had all washouts in the roads in this Addition rebuilt and also had several culverts installed at an expense to him in excess of $2,000.00. It was necessary to have this work performed in order to make the roads passable in said Addition. As you well know, it is the duty and responsibility of your tillage to repair and maintain the roads in this Addition and your failure to do so damages any client. Therefore, on.behalf of Mr. Johnson, I am herewith making another demand upon you to repair, if necessary, and thereafter maintain the roads in this Addition, and in connection with the maintenance thereof, to black top the same in accordance with the petition which was presented to your Council last spring. I would appreciate it if you would advise me immediately after your next meeting just what action will be taken in this matter. Very truly yours, ML ohn J e lly d `77 HOMER R. KINNEY ATTORNEY AT LAW 5828 WOODDALE AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA To the Village Council Village of Edina Minneapolis 10, Minn. Gentlemen: November 14, 1950 On Wednesday, October 17, 1950, a grader owned and operated by the Village of Edina negligently and wantonly-tore up the black top road in the front of my premises at 5828 Wooddale Avenue. Before this act on the part of the Village, there existed, a black top mat varying from two inches to three inches on the surfacb of the West half of Wooddale. During the process of installing sanitary sewer and water mains in the street, the East half of the street was torn up. However, the West half of the street remained in good condition except for the openings made to each lot from the mains. I can find no apparent reason for this wanton destruction of valuable road surfacing, particularly in view of the fact that I was informed by the Village Engineer that the grade of Wooddale would not be changed from the grade which existed prior to start of the sanitary sewer construction. I am reliably informed that the value of said black top road surface based on my.frontage of 125 feet is $375.00, and I hereby make claim for that amount. Should the Village desire to replace the surfacing without cost to me, I would consider that a reasonable settlement providing the replacement surfacing is of equal grade and thickness. Respectfully submitted, HRX:12 Qlbina ftblanbg Corporation 4289 SHERIDAN AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA October 4., 1950 Edina Village Council Edina Village -Hall Edina, Minnesota Re: Edina Highlands Gentl en en: Approximately ninety days ago we'wrote your council re- commending that the engineer survey the roads in the above addition as there were conditions that should have immediate attention. Patching has been done to some of the washed-out areas, but we have found a number of cracks in the black topping that if not properly sealed before'winter weather a serious condition could develop next spring. We would appreciate-having the necessary-seal coat applied to preserve the roads and avoid extra expense in the future. Yours very truly, 4S. V. jorklund Vice President SVB /ln COMMISSIONERS: NATHANIEL J. HOLMBERG CLIFFORD C. PETERSON LEONARD E. LINDQUIST OLIVER A. OSSANNA, SECRETARY A. - - i- �- cxx�tc ' 14 ant, t October 3rd,, 1950 ;fir. J. P. i)ranle3 General W;auage Minneapoiic�jI,'orthfield tz Southern Ry.Co. Pence Building Minneapolis, 3, Wdnn. Dear Sir: REFER TO FILE NO. ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO RAILROAD 8 WAREHOUSE COMMISSION The Co*xission is in receipt of an applicatdon from tae village of Zdina for authority to establish and maintain a public hi &rear railroad grade crossing at the point where Windsor Avenue, if extended westward, would cross the right - of-.vay and tracks of the iiinneapolis, Northfirld and Southern Railway] said locating being described furthor as a point located 230.451 northeasterly aloig the ! inn©apolis, ?;orthfield. and Southern .Rai.lw y. Corrpany.1 s easterly, rig; it-of--ray line from the intersection of the south line of the ; ;orth ono-half of Goverment Lots 1 and 2. Section 33- 117 -21, 'Vifill you have this matter investigated and advise the Com- mission as to the attitude of the 11innoapolia., llo= tlifield and Southern Railway Company toward this petition? ura very truly Secretary men;dk CC a G. L. Martin P. Theo. Olsson September 29, 1950.. Mirenosota Railroad & tJarehouse Corr:csion 401 State Office Eaudinis St. Paul, TlnnBSota Attent ipm 'Er, Lee 1- 01.l af-adnMok Gentlemen: dill -you kindly consider this as our application for the establisimnt of a public street crossing (on gm1e ) acrWs the right- of-vay of the Unneapolis; f'ZoriUleld and Sout -hers: Railway Comp -W in the Village of Mina* The street crossing will be 50 feet wide wd the centerline thereof intersects tiw easterj�y right -of -we y line -of the 4nneapoUe, Norti-Xield and Southern Railway Company at a point located 230.45 feet northeasterly along the I- Unneapolis, Northfield and Southern easterly RjW line from the inter- section of the South line of the North h of Gov. Lots 1 & 2, Section 33,. toumship 117.. Range 21, Hennepin County Unnesota, (which is the center= lire of 'dindsor Avenue if extended vests, and the easterly right -of- line of the said Unneapolie� Nortbfield and So thc� tm �ilr - ComprW. Tile crossing is ccmmonl y called = the Rictmond LrIve "crossing.. Your kind consideration and early decision #,rr this matter vdU be appreciated - Very truly yours -VILd AGL OF P- MA BY cc sir. G; 'L.. Aartin is , eapolis-,, Northfiold and 13outhemr R. ibiar Co.. - 205 Pence Building nneapolia, lwmeaota June 21, 1950 Mr.F,noch Sward 3922 West 49th Street Minneapolis 10s MinnesD to Dear Sir: As per your request9 I am glad to advise that the grade on France Avenue between 59th Street and.60th Street is to remain as is, and not ` be changed, with the exception of some small irregularities in the sur- face which of course would be eliminated should a resurfacing job be undertaken.. Very truly yours, VILLAGE OF EDINA { P. Thoee Olsson,;Village Engineer PTO:ph WAInut 7002 BRUCE CONSTRUCTION CO. GENERAL CONTRACTING 6004 Excelsior Blvd. ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. May 12, 1950 Village Engineer Village of Edina, Dear Sir, . for the This is a request to establish Street Grade/ eet South of 58th Street on Beard and Cho4 ^ten Ave So. , so we can ,,o tD with the foundations on the eleven houses shat we are building out there. Vile would a»preciate notice on this as soon as the grade has been established. Yours very truly, Bruce Constructs; n Cowpany J_3,.� Wa,l'lac -. T. Druclt � -•� � �. � � � � ;. � . :� i 5 � g ^i �/�^"� o rzyo -i� 1 - July 21s, 1950 Mr, Richard Gessner - 7240 lst Avenue South Richfield, Minnesota Dear Sir.; On July is$ 1950, while doing landscaping work at 5737 Drew,Avenue in this Village your men removed or broke down certain grads stakes set on, public property,for the purpose of establishing the street. grade. This. is as you probably know destruction of public property and in violation of existing -laws. - It is therefor requested that im ediate restitution. is made for the paying of resetting these grade stakes.. Payment of the enclosed bin can be made any time in this office during office hours. - -. Yours -:very truly,.: - VILLACM nF EMA PfO hfm ($nc.) AM= & EMNEM µ 1 July 21, 1950 TCh RICHARD =6= 7240 -let Avenue Sogth Hichfieldv Minnesota - FORe DAMAGE TO MAN STAB S - 5737 IW AVE= $10.00 FLASE MAKE CHECK FAYAM TO VIIUW OF EDINA 4 I ia- REGISTERED ARCHITECT M I Im �� U S 4612 CASCADE LANE, EDINA BUILDING CONTRACTOR PHONES: WA. 0212 -WA. 5389 ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA August 15,1950. The Village of Edina Minnesota. Gentleman; The property owners on Cascade lame, Edina,, protest the inferior job of blaacktopping dome on their- street. This job has been completed only about a month and is already badly deteriorated with cracking and flaking off.of thin top layer: The street bad a good solid packed base prior to topping and we can goo little oxcuse for such a poor job booing done or permitted. We ask that rosponsibl© officials investigate this conaplaiat with view of corr©cting work before we are asked to pay for a standard job. Yours ve truly o Q , M.E.Gutterson 4612 Cascade Zf,ne Edina$ Minn. C"16 /'r/k- /-*/ xr. ,; - ALBERT C. CHRISTENSEN, C. P. A. CHRISTENSEN AND BEDFORD CERTIFIED PUBLIC AccOUNTANT9 BAKER BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS 2,MINNESOTA Mayor of Edina Edina Minnesota Dear Sir: H. PAUL BEDPORD, C. P. A. October 2, 1950 The writer owns a home at 4609 Cascade Lane and is one of the taxpayers that must pay for black topping the circle in which he resides. You possibly�Iare not aware of the kind of job that was done in black topping Cascade Lane, but I wish you would call it to the. attention of whoever is in charge of your street and road mainten- ance work.' Some say that the job is supposed to be finished and others say there is other work to be done. I sincerely hope the latter is correct, as the job as it now stands U'I very bad for a new job. The black top is cracking and crumbling practically all over. The writer was also informed at the time, that the ditch which was left when the black topping was being done would be taken care of so that he would not have such a large hump to go over in order to get into his driveway. I know I am voicing the opinion of all of the home owners in the circle, therefore, would you kindly turn this over to the proper offical so °that we can get this situation corrected. Yours very truly, A. C. CHRISTENSEN Certified Public Accountant ACC: fb ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH COMPANY GENERAL OFFICES RUDY HAND ELGIN, ILLINOIS 4431 W. 52nd �Q MINNEAPOLILI S, MINN. 911, rld Only fin ate'es have ®Chel�uraPowerMain print SALES OFFICES. CHICAGO NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS, "ELNAWACO" CHICAGO FACTORIES, ELGIN, ILLINOIS LINCOLN, NEBRASKA AURORA, ILLINOIS ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH COMPANY RUDY HAND 4431 W. 52nd ST. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. GENERAL OFFICES ELGIN. ILLINOIS Only ffl rbi Walehes have -® the I0uraPowerMain prin9 SALES OFFICES, CHICAGO NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS, "ELNAWACO" CHICAGO FACTORIES, ELGIN, ILLINOIS LINCOLN, NEBRASKA AURORA, ILLINOIS October 10,.1950 Mr. A. H. Hand 4431 West 52nd Street Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear fir. hand: replying somewhat belatedly to your letter of September 15, 1950 regarding required blacktop from the.end of your driveway to the street.. This matter was referred to our street foreman for attention and I am now advised that it has been taken care of. Trusting this hrs been handled to your complete' satisfaction, I Very truly yours, VILLAGE OF EDINA P..Theo. Olsson, Village Hnbineer and Manager PTO:pah_ z -/7 lcr- GENEVA 2601 AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES RADIO 11 50. NINTH ST. ,oiin "Valiali.'O 2, '46nn. September 5, 1950 P. T. Olsson, Engineer Village of Edina, Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear Sir: It is disaprointing to come to the realization that we are getting close to cold weather and still nothing done to our roadways. In Your letter of about the middle of August you were of the opinion that something could be done very shortly on this resurfacing, but up to the present time no start ha.s been made. The best part of the year is gone for this kind of work and probably only a. part of the month of September will be suitable for black topping. Will you again Trod the negligent parties and see what can be done to properly rebuild these roads. Resrectfully yours, A. C. Reinhard i _ August 31, 1950:, Mr.. Phil W. Smith v Village Engineer Village Nail St. Louis Park, Minnesota - Dear Phil: I am enclosing a copy of a letter received from Carroll G. Patton, concerning damages to his curbs and sidewalks caused by A contractor when the water mains were constructed. Please have this referred to the contractor and see that repairs are taken .care of. Yours very truly, ViLLLACE OF EDINA - BY: - P.-Theo. Olsson . Village Engineer PTO:avk . Enclosure MAIN 8216.7 CARROLL G. PATTON 334 COURT HOUSE MINNEAPOLIS 15. MINN. August 14, 1950. Village of Edina 4801 West,50th Street Edina, Minnesota Attention: Engineer Dear Sir: Recently the Village of St. Louis Park, with the permission of your Village undertook to extend the now existing water mains from the village limits into the Village of Edina so as to'make a complete circulation of said mains on the side streets to eliminate any dead ends. Due to that the mains were extended on Browndale and other streets run- ning north and'south and on West 44th Street, run - ning east and west. Said work was undertaken by Phelps -Drake Company Inc.,_ a contractor working under direction of St. Louis Park. My property is described as Lots 11 and 12. Block 10, Browndale Park, located at 4650 West 44th Street, which property was damaged in the process of instal- ling said water mains as fol- lows; Breaking of the curb on Coolidge Avenue; breaking of,the sidewalk on Coolidge Avenue and on West 44th Street; damage to the lawn and sod on boulevard on Coolidge Avenue and - lawn and sod on the front part of private lawn on West 44th Street., Also, private tarred driveways, two entrances off West 44th Street and driveway off. Coolidge Avenue were damaged. I would appreciate 'it if you would see that this matter is.taken care of. CGP : hs You W tru f Carroll G. Patton Mr.. W. J. deAnter 5614 Unity Avenue - Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear Mr. deWinter ;. Your letter of August 28, 1950 addressed to the Village Council of Edina, Minnesota, o has-been turned over to for attention, and I will now to the best of my ability -try to Answer and-inform you as to the status of the several points contained in your letter. It has been noticed that. Southview Lane has becom' a 'a.-. - rather popular . thorofare for all-kinds of vehicles traveling from Normandale Road to Wooddale Avenue and it is our in�' tention to have the street s frfacede However due to the installation of a , Storm Seiner" this fall in parts thereof one intend to defer the hard surfacing until the Storm Sewer is in and only oil the street to hold the dust down. This will be done immediately after a hearing is'held on September 11th. Regarding the reduction of speed on Normandale; this matter has been presented to the Commissioner of Highways from other sources. -The Highway Department has made traffic and _ speed surveys of the traffic and the result thereof'(rather startling) are on file in this office.. These surveys however indicate that the average spdled, taken at Wilson Road, is for North bound 38.1 miles per hour and for ;South bound 42.5 miles per hour. At Southview Lane the.survey indicates that the speeds are very much the same. In view of these surveys the. Traffic Engineer hesitated 'very, much to recommend any further , speed reduction. The writer and the Council however realizing that other means would have to be taken to make the School approachable -to side traffic and also realising the difficulity of pedestrian especially the School children walking along the highway have. requested the Highway - Department to immediately begin the construction of a service road on the East side.of Normandale . from W. 66th Street to'Wilson Road. The'land for such service road has'alredy been acquired. It is thought that this construction should be started in the near future. The Highway D ®partment hag also been requested to install traffic signals at the intersection ' of Highway ADO, #169 and W. 50th Street, and also at the intersection.of Wilson Road and Highway #100 (Normandale) . , Contrac# with the Highway Q EXPORT DEPARTMENT CADLE ADDRESS "RUSSELLMIL" OCCIDENT FLOUR MINNEAPOLIS 1,MINX. CAPACITYOFFLOUR MILLS, 40,500 CWTS DAILY. CAPACITY OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 23,100,000 BUSHELS. CODES - DRNTLET'S. ACME A.B.C. BTN ED. IMPR. MASCOTTE 2ND ED, RIVERSIDE UNIVERSAL August 28, 1950 Village Council Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: I reside at 5614 Unity Avenue South and am writing you this letter on behalf of all the residents on our street. As you undoubtedly know, Southview Lane has become a regular thoroughfare for trucks and there is a great deal of automobile traffic going from Normandale to Wooddale section and other eastern parts of Edina. The dust stirred up by this traffic is so terrific that on many days the residents of Unity Avenue must keep their windows and doors closed because billows of dust are pouring in. I there- fore ask that Southview Lane be hard - surfaced ,all the way down in order to stop this dust problem. The School Board owns half of the property and I am sure that they themselves must be in favor of getting this.situation corrected. I am also writing you to ask that much lower speed limits be established for Normandale Road (Highway No. 100). At one time that road ran through the country but now it has many homes on both sides of the street and the cars are speeding by at such a clip that to turn off into one of the side streets is like taking one's life into one's hands. Many of the cars going past the new Edina High School are traveling at a rate of between 60 and 70 miles per hour and this can easily be verified if one of our police- men were to be instructed to check up on the situation. I maintain that at the.present time when so many homels; have been built in new districts whose traffic comes out on Norman - dale the speed limit on most of that street should not exceed 35 or 40 miles per hour in order to make it safe for motorists entering Normandale from the side streets or vice versa. Finally, I am asking you to please consider the erection of traffic signals (Stop and Go signs) at the in of Normandale and Fiftieth Street. A few months ago, after I had made the usual stop at the intersection, a car was coming down the hill at such a speed that I barely missed being killed. I am not looking for tragedy but I am afraid Village Council - Page 2. August 28, 1950 that unless the Village installs the proper traffic con- trols on Normandale itself and at the intersection mentioned, serious accidents can easily happen. Yours very truly, W n 2 t r- � �Q .�i►v��� W.J.de i e 1 Sd� y ,c, s tk �a .. �- le - S -� S !r- 1 v.: 6 3aa .n-�� � ��, / � � � � / � i � � !� / / �. i / � ,, -, �, / � / -' / � / � Ir � /� �� ,•� / �� / /' / / / w / ` .,., ; � � / J 6 3 0 0- August ?J,, 1950 Mr. E.' R. Diss 6300 Xerxes Avenue South Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Dear Sirs ' This will.acknowledge your letter of August 16, 1950, regard- - ing a reported.unsatisfactory condition of the intersection at Xerxes and 58th Street. This intersection has been investigated and it has been noted that-some improvements can be bade to broaden the view at the inter section'in all directions. ` We will, therefore, have the intersection daylighted - that is, trees and shrubbery removed and dirt banks cut back so that the-view will not be obstructed. Should there be traffic signs required in addition to.the above, such signs will be placed when the Police Department makes its recommendation. Very truly yours, VILLAGE OF EDINA. BY P. Theo. Olsson Manager and Engineer PTOoavk - John G. Rossman 5437 Wooddale Avenue. So. Minneapolis, Minn. August 18, 1950 Road Commissioner Village of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth St. Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Olson: On July 12th I wrote you in reference to the condition of the gutter on 55th Street as also on Wooddale Avenue. These gutters are in very bad condition and certainly need repairing. Everytime it rains theres practically a river around my end of the property, both on Wooddale and 55th Street. I trust that this condition is rectified. Yours very truly, of J.G.Rossman mc: VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH .STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA August 17, 1950. MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. P. Theo. Olsson We have several things which have come into the office which' need your attention. The first is a letter from Mr. Edwin R. Bjorkman about which I spoke to you last Friday. Mrs. Bjorkman called on Tuesday and still / J insists that she has talked to Mr: Pofahl of the Gas Company and that the Company will not extend the mains to the Bjorkman home until after the Village widens the street. Then we have this letter from Carroll G. Patton, 4650 W. 44th St., who wishes to have the road repaired after construction of water mains by St. Louis Park. Third, there is a letter from Mr. A. C. Reinhard, 6404 Parkwood Road, who complains about the blacktopping job. .4� This morning Mrs. Moses received a telephone complaint from Mr. R. W. Lannan, 5119 Wooddale Gl., who says he has spoken to you on the resurfacing of Wooddale Glen for drainage purposes. He was quite insistent on knowing when.something would be done. A day or so ago, Village Attorney Windhorst called me about the debris at the back of the Colonial Church property on 56th and Wooddale. He says that some of these trees were dumped on the property some years ago by Contractor Carl M..Hanson and that some of them were put there by the Village of Edina crew at the time that Lexington Avenue was graded. It is somewhat difficult now to tell which are Carl Hanson's trees and which are the Villagds trees and Mr. Windhorst is asking that the debris be cleaned away from this property as soon as possible. He says that there are several large stumps which were dumped on the property by = ' building contractors and that the Church is requesting these contractors to remove them, therefore the Village crew should not remove the stumps. Mr: Windhorst would like to have this debris cleared away by Friday of this week, if possible, and we wonder if you will give the proper in- structions to Mr. Jonas. Mr. Merrill Hutchinson has been in this office several times in the last ten days requesting road repair on Rolling Green. Mr. Hutchinson would appreciate it, I know, if you would call him and let him know what is going to be done about this matter. It will be necessary for us to know the assessable boundariew of the proposed storm sewer District No. 19 for the Lake Harvey, Colonial Grove Area before we can insert either a Notice of Hearing or an Adver- tisement for Bids for publication. The deadline on the Notice of Hearing ., , +. -2- is Wednesday, August 23, at 10 p.m. I will be on my vacation and it will be necessary for one of the girls in the office to handle this. If you will call Helene when you are ready with this; Notice of Hearing and Advertisement for Bids, we will pick it up and have it inserted for you. gsa:avk encs. loo Deputy Village Clerk �Jt c 7/49-- - 14: 0.4ze, .00 o ALE s2��2 Gfddo Ci �i /D �i4�.E�6�1��iC,% A&4-S. lea July 18, 1950 City Enginering. Department Room 203_ City Ha11 Minneapolis., Minnesota : .AT I ir. Hugo Erickson, City Engineer Dear. Erickson; On the Southweste'rn corner -of your -city runs.a street eaamonly called !'ranee Avenue. This street which borders our Village -from We 46th Street to We 54th- Street¢ is also designated as Trunk Highway # 121: It very likely has been reported to you that this. street in certain blocks is in a very poor condition and much in need-of repairs..: The Kinneapolis side'is no better than the Edina side, so in that respect -both municipalities can take no credit. It old be very much appreciated if you could inform tae as-to your City* s plans for arw work which tray. have, been or is staled for this street: , -It; is thought -that if you are considering any iittprovements of'a more permament surface, (temporary repair's -not considered)# it might be Iin order to snake it a. _ joint pro jest. ' It would then affect not.anly Edina and Kirampolls, buts, I suppose -the Street ` RAivay CompazW would also have;to be considereds and how about the State Hignway.Department.4 Is there any possibility of getting them in on the project? Let us know please what if anything is -in your project file -for this street and see, if we cant get something going. ' Your proupt, reply will be,tiery much appreciated. . V ®ry-.truly, yours, - PTO: -hfm _ XAMAMR II -t 7/14/50 Mr. Olsson: Do you wish to write an answer to these two letters? I think maybe you have already talked with Mr. Bjorklund of Edina Highlands Corporation. GSA We -0� TELEPHONE MESSAGE Date fik From Their N Time Rec'd Remarks NO. 2890. "THE EFFICIENCY LINE" ,r (Official Publication) A.ULLAGE OF EDINA . 'Hennepin' County, Minnesota .ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS;= WIDENING OF - BRIDGE THE EDINA VILLAGE COUN- CIL viill _,meet., at_ ,the .Village Hall, +4801, W'. 50th Street, - on Monday, September 12, 1949, 'at 3:00 P. M. to_ open, and consider sealed bids for the widening of the brick-and-con- crete bridge at W. 54th 'Street ,be- tween Minnehaha Blvd. 'and Brook- view Avenue in` this Village. The work on said improvement must be done as described and speci -' fied in the plans and specifications on file in the office of the Village Clerk. All` bids rnusE�_be� submittehd,_ i on the basis of ca h payment -for the work. No bids will be. considered' unless sealed and filed with the un- ders�gned before the time of said i i.meeting and accompanied by a cash i dex;lsit, bill bond' ,,or cer.tified bheck.l payable to the Villige. Clerk in the j amount of ten percent of the amount I 1 of the bid. f BY . ORDER 'OF THE VILLAGE i COUNCIL., BOWER HAWTHORNE Village Clerk Edina, Minnesota ! (Aug. 25; Sept. 1)` I I LAW OFFICES e70I3N J. KELLY' RAND TOWER MINNEAPOLIS June 22nd, 1950 Members of the Council of the Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlemen: I represent Mr. Richard S. Anderson, who is the owner of Lot 4, Block 3, Prospect Hills Second Addition, and Mr. M. P. Johnson, who is also the owner of several lots in said Addition. As you probably know, the roads in this Addition are in a deplorable condition. The lot owned by Mr. Anderson faces on Shannon Drive and this road is entirely washed out - at the present time. I believe you will agree with me that it is the duty of your Village to maintain these roads. Therefore, on behalf of my clients, I am herewith making a demand upon you to properly repair and maintain the roads in this Addition without further delay. If, for any reason, you do not intend to repair and maintain the same, I wish you would advise me of that fact,immediately. ML Very truly yours, AM", Iva 1 :to 7mr Camaltwo at tiles Comml Ftstim or, 121 Ou wft. 4ur # 4t the -. .r ymnt rw surham, u faun ftmanda it at '0� im at MA - - to to Athihou uwUl p ak&e0r WITIAOI�r .abet °. ,wit the asa "ap$ftg: �°' ► . " an qmmlmtfgm.,Of oir raw% Wtd n- •ae, n at p2uw that tbo saw ` a m'. not llatufkdwr V.YA it lute t.. 4TAO Om thoy %wDA be bmlam vo md d1 14 a pout lo .. i.- - be ftn*W to a . * the e►dg," CIA"llm hvw, ox". V bvllwiq i � � R Q'I'bina J04bla W Corporation 4289 SHERIDAN AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA June 8, 1950 Edina Village Council Edina Village Hall Edina, idinnesota Re: Edina Highlands Black Top Roads Gentlemen: It was our understanding at the time of payment to Mr. Gleason for surfacing the roads in Edina Highlands that a portion of his payment was to be withheld until your Engineering Department was completely satisfied with the black topping. We have made an examination of our roads and find in a number of places that the shoulders are not satisfactory and if attention was not given soon they would be broken up and disintegrated to a point of complete loss. We suggest that the Engineering Depart - ment be directed to examine the edges so that we may have an opinion from them. Thank you for your consideration. SVB /ln s ve truly, V. B orklund Vice President i VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA im U, IL Scum vwT is S.T. WorklUM A.fa mid" John G. Rossman 5437 Wooddale Avenue So. Minneapolis, Minn. July 12, 1950 Road Commissioner Village of Edina 4801 West Fiftieth St. Edina, Minnesota. Dear Mr. Olson: I Live at 5437 Wooddale Avenue South on the corner of 55th and Wooddale and the condition of the gutter along the North side of 55th Street and the East side of Wooddale is in deplorable condition. Heavy rains make it a typical river running along there and a mudhole after the dry -out'. I noticed the other day that you fixed the South side of 55th Street but the North side needed fixing much more so. I wonder if pne of these days I could impose upon you to have the South side of 55th Street and the East side of Wooddale fixed up along the gutters. Thank you so much in anticipation. Yours July 7, 1950.' .Mr. D. C. Yoerks 5025 ' Valley Heat Road - Minneapolis 10; Minn. Dear Mr. Yoerkss Your May 12th letter, concerning the grade of Valley View Road, was referred by the Village Council to Mr..P. Theo Olsson,_Village Engineer, and -to the Council Public Works Committee for investigation. ' Mr. Olsson and the Public Works Committee have reported to the - Council, after having inspected the road. It.•was the report of the Committee that, in their _opinion, the grade of Valley- View Road •is .satisfactory, and that there is no cause -' for action to change the grade. The Council has accepted the report of- the'Committee. Yours very truly, VILLAGE OF EDINA BY Deputy Village, Clerk gsa s 5/22/50 MR., OLSSON "AND._ PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEd The attached..was. referred_ to. you, for study.and_ report, with Mr. Olsson to make recommendation to committee. Will be on agenda for June 26,. because of rush of business on June 12. GSA TELEPHONE MESSAGE, For From Their 10To. Time Bee'd NO. 2530. "THE EFFICIENCY LINE" May 12, 1950 The Honorable Mayor and Pillage Council Village of Edina Gentlemen: 1y 3 In connection with the method determined to assess the property owners for the additional , i cost of a larger main sewer connection which will serve the area that my property is located n, I wish to advise you that sometime ago the County with W.P.g, labor proceeded to widen Valley View Egad. The method that was used was to make deep cuts into all high embankments and spill this dirt on top of the road regardless as to how high it raised the grade. The grade was raised from lT to 71. I called Mr. Ben Moore, Village Council member, and was advised there was to be no change is the grade. I attended the Village Council meeting on July 24, 1939, and all of the council members advised me no changes were to be made in the grade, and they didn't even know the work had been started. My wife and I spent a week of my vacation running from the County Engineer's office to the County Commissioner's office and also two or three trips to Excelsior to see Mr. Morse, a Commission member from our district. I finally decided no one was going to do anything, and the only thing left for me to do was to get an injunction and tie up the progress of the road. From then on it really got politically involved and ended up in a buck passing affair with me holding the bag. The road in question was a two rod road for over fifty years. The County Engineers, without notifying me, took an additional rod in width and over 9001 in length and paid nothing for the land. I would not have objected to giving the additional land if some improvement had been realized in the value of the property. The whole thing kkax narrows down to the method of .getting rid of thousands of cubic yards of dirt regardless of whether it raised the grade ten feet. The only thing the County did was to reduce the valuation of the property slightlyto for tax purposes. I talked to the Village Council again and in the discussion I pointed out that before the grade was raised we could drive on to the road from almost any location of the property, and now it was impossible to do so. I was advised that when the time came that I wanted an approach to the road, the Council would then proceed to-work with me towards a solution. The best solution. I believe, is to restore the grade.to; the original heighth in order to replace the lost value of my property. With the possibility of a,sanitary sewer in ths.near- future that would -be running down Valley View Road, the pipe would have to be laid at-least ten to fourteen feet deep is order to get satisfactory drainage. `'go one could,expect -me to fill in acres of land tomake'the property conform with the present road grads. Certainly this damaged property could not be assessed for any sewer connection at this time. We believe the Village Council was partly responsible for allowing this damage to take place after they had been notified.. We wish to do something with the property at this time and would appreciate some action by the present Council to correct this injustice and assist in some satisifactory solution ' My wife and I will be glad to discuss the matter with the.Council at their convenience. Very truly yours,- (Signed) D. C. Yoerks 5025 Valley View Road Edina, Minnesota, i.,• 0 P Y May 12, 1950 The Honorable Mayor and Pillage Council Village of Edina Gentlemen: 1y 3 In connection with the method determined to assess the property owners for the additional , i cost of a larger main sewer connection which will serve the area that my property is located n, I wish to advise you that sometime ago the County with W.P.g, labor proceeded to widen Valley View Egad. The method that was used was to make deep cuts into all high embankments and spill this dirt on top of the road regardless as to how high it raised the grade. The grade was raised from lT to 71. I called Mr. Ben Moore, Village Council member, and was advised there was to be no change is the grade. I attended the Village Council meeting on July 24, 1939, and all of the council members advised me no changes were to be made in the grade, and they didn't even know the work had been started. My wife and I spent a week of my vacation running from the County Engineer's office to the County Commissioner's office and also two or three trips to Excelsior to see Mr. Morse, a Commission member from our district. I finally decided no one was going to do anything, and the only thing left for me to do was to get an injunction and tie up the progress of the road. From then on it really got politically involved and ended up in a buck passing affair with me holding the bag. The road in question was a two rod road for over fifty years. The County Engineers, without notifying me, took an additional rod in width and over 9001 in length and paid nothing for the land. I would not have objected to giving the additional land if some improvement had been realized in the value of the property. The whole thing kkax narrows down to the method of .getting rid of thousands of cubic yards of dirt regardless of whether it raised the grade ten feet. The only thing the County did was to reduce the valuation of the property slightlyto for tax purposes. I talked to the Village Council again and in the discussion I pointed out that before the grade was raised we could drive on to the road from almost any location of the property, and now it was impossible to do so. I was advised that when the time came that I wanted an approach to the road, the Council would then proceed to-work with me towards a solution. The best solution. I believe, is to restore the grade.to; the original heighth in order to replace the lost value of my property. With the possibility of a,sanitary sewer in ths.near- future that would -be running down Valley View Road, the pipe would have to be laid at-least ten to fourteen feet deep is order to get satisfactory drainage. `'go one could,expect -me to fill in acres of land tomake'the property conform with the present road grads. Certainly this damaged property could not be assessed for any sewer connection at this time. We believe the Village Council was partly responsible for allowing this damage to take place after they had been notified.. We wish to do something with the property at this time and would appreciate some action by the present Council to correct this injustice and assist in some satisifactory solution ' My wife and I will be glad to discuss the matter with the.Council at their convenience. Very truly yours,- (Signed) D. C. Yoerks 5025 Valley View Road Edina, Minnesota, 'mss alto wa r4rofted to tot s !*A4 Math , - -will br on M !k for Juno . 266 '%*MOO Of ftsh at bustm s, va d"o� TELEPHONE MESSAGE Date From Their NO. Time Reed Remarks NO. 2830. �` HE EMcwmcY UNE" May 12, 1950 The Honorable Mayor and Village Council Village of Edina Gentlemen: / / -(a/ In connection with the method determined to assess the property owners for the additional cost of a larger main sewer connection which will serve the area that my property is located in, I wish to advise you that sometime ago the County with W.P.A. labor proceeded to widen Valley View Road. The method that. was used was to make deep cuts into all high embankments and spill this dirt on top of the road regardless as to how high it raised the grade. The grade was raised from 1' to 3 -1/2e all along my property, and the total grade is now from 1' to 71. I called Mr. Ben Moore, Village Council member, and was advised there was to be no change in the grade. I.attended the Village Council meeting on July 24, 1939, and all of the council members advised me no changes were to be made in the grade, and they didn't even know the work had been started. My wife and I spent a week of my vacation running from the County Engineer=s office to the County Commissioner's office and also two or three tripe to Excelsior to see Mr. Morse, a Commission member from our district. I. finally decided no one was going to do anything, and the only thing left for me to do was to get an injunction and tie up the progress of the road. From then onc.At really got politically involved and ended up in a buck passing affair with me holding the bag. The road in question was a two rod road for over fifty years. The County Engineers, without notifying me, took an additional rod in width and over 9001 In length and paid nothing for this land. I would not have objected to giving the additional land if some. improvement had been realized in the value of the property. The whole thing narrows down to the method of getting rid of thou- sands of cubic yards of dirt regardless of whether it raised the grade to ten feet. The only thing the County did was to reduce the valuation of the property slightly for tax purposes, I talked to the Village Council again and in the discussion I pointed out that before the grade was raised we could drive on to the road from almost any location of the property, and now it was.impossible to do so. I was advised that when the time came that I wanted an approach to the road, the Council would then proceed to work with me towards a solution. The best solution, I believe, is to restore the grade to the original heighth in order to replace the lost value of my property. With the possibility of a sanitary sewer in the near future that would be running down Valley View Road, the pipe would have to be laid at least ten to fourteen feet deep.in order to get satisfactory drainage. No-one could expect me to fill in acres of land to make the property conform with the present road grade. Certainly this damaged property could not be assessed for any sewer connection at this time. We believe the Village Council-was partly responsi ble for allowing this-damage to take place after- they- had• been- -notified. We wish to do something with the property-at this °time and---would-appreciate some action by the present Council to correct this injustice -and assist in some satisfactory solution. W wife and I will be glad to discuss the matter with the Council at their convenience. Very truly yours, Mr. D. . oerke 5025 Valley View Road Edina, Minnesota 8 NOTE: AT MEETING OF MAY. S. COUNCIL RFFMUM PETITION TO ENGINEER OFSSON AND PUBLIC WMKS COMMITTEE. GSA Maq it 1950 Edina,VillAge Council 4£301 West 50th Street Kinneapolis 10, FAnnesota Gentlemen: It would be very, much appreciated if a permit coald be issued for the construction of two stone pillars at the entrance to Lake- view Drive just E..st of Normandile.. These pillars are to be similar to those built ._t Golf Terrace just West of Wooddalee Your prompt attention to t} -iis matter will be appreciated. Very truly yours, CARL HAM EN & CO. ph Excerpts from MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL, HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1949, at 8:00 P.M. AT THE EDINA VILLAGE HALL Petition by Gunnar Johnson, for permission to allow the 50 -foot' dedicated street known as Cleveland Avenue, in Limback Addition, to remain in lawn until such time as there is necessity for opening'it, was read. Child moved and Willson seconded motion, that Mr. Johnson's request be granted. Motion seconded and carried. Mr. Johnson's petition specifically stated that he will open the street at any time, upon 30 days' notice by the Council. LAND TITLE 1,11N MONS No. 9601 STATE OF MINNESOTA, ) (39. County of Hennepin. ) DISTRICT COURT, FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, In the matter of the application of Oscar Roberts and Harold O. Rob- erts, as joint tenants, to register the title to the following described real estate• situated in Hennepin County, Minnesota, namely; The Northwest Quarter (N. W. 1/) of the Northeast Quarter (N. E. !!,) of Section Six (6), Town- ship Twenty -seven (27), North, Range Twenty -four (24) West of the 4th Principal .Meridian; and the East One -half (E. ,' /•) of the Southeast Quarter (S. E. 111-)• Sec- tion Thirty -one (31). Township Twenty -eight (28), Range Twenty - four (24), except that part of said East One -half (E. 1,1_0 of the South- east Quarter (S. E. ',i). Section. Thirty -one (31). Township Twen ty -eight (29), Range Twenty -four (24), described as follows: Com- mencing at the Northeast corner of said tract, thence running West Six Hundred Fifty (650) feet; thence South Six Hundred Sixty (660) feet; thence East Six Hun- dred Fifty (630) 'feet; thence North Six Hundred Sixty (660) feet to the place of beginning; sear Roberts and Harold O. Roberts, as joint tenants, Applicants, vs. ames Delaney; D31e Green and Mei- vina Green; Victor Carlson & Sons, Inc.: Village of Richfield; Toy W. Franklin and Kathleen W. Frank- lin; Percy B. McGowan and Blanche E. McGowan; McGowan Contracting Co.; McGowan Exca- vating & Grading Co.; Richard B. McGowan; Ward. H. Benton; Lee M. Warden and Olga S. Warden; Village of Edina; County of Hen- nepin; Joseph J. Hazel and Rosa O. Hazel; Fred Miller and Ida Mil- ler; Northern States Power Co.; Harold E. Ruttenberg; State of Minnesota, and all other persons or parties unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, lien or inter- est in the real estate described in the application herein, Defendants. ) The State of Minnesota to the above named defendants: You are hereby summoned and re- quired to answer the application of the applicants in the above entitled proceeding and to file your answer to the said application in the office of the clerk of said court, in said county, within twenty'(20) days after the ser- vice of this summons upon you, ex- clusive of the day of such service, and, If you fail to answer the applica- tion within the time aforesaid, the ap- plicants in this proceeding will apply to the court for the relief demanded therein. WITNESS, B. K. Wasmuth, Clerk of said court, and the seal thereof, at Minneapolis, in said county, this 9th day of November. A. D. 1741). B. K. WASAIUTH, (SEAL) Clerk. By PAUL B. OLSEN, . Deputy. MARK McCABE, Attorney for Applicants, 707 Andrus Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. 196861 vacucn rvas, r�r.ry.ira iry a'c FOR ADMINISTR .TION. LIMITING TIME TO FILE C ?.AIMS AND FOR HEARING THEREON ,TATE OF MINNESOTA) OUNTY OF HENNEPIN) IN PROBATE COURT N RE ESTATE OF Julius R. Berg, Decedent. Order for Hearin; Petition for Letters of Administration It Is Ordered that all :persons in- crested show cause, if any they have. iefore this Court on Monday, November 11st, 1949, at 2 o'clock P. M. in thel Court House in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by 'the petition of Ruby M. Ingen- hutt, of Hennepin County, Minnesota for the appointment of John T. Ingen- hutt, of Hennepin County, Minnesota as administrator, herein filad, should net be granted. Order to File Claims and for Hearing Thereon It Is Further Ordered that within fcur montts from the date hereof all creditors of said Decedent file their claims in this Court. Proofs will be heard and claims examined and ad- justed before this Court on Monday, Mardi 6th, 1030, at 10 o'clock A. M. in the Court House in Minneapolis Minnesota. These orders shall be published It. the Finance and Commerce and cople, mailed according to law. Witness the HON. JAMES G. KEHOE Judge of Probate Court, this 27th da. of October, 1949. . Ernest P. Lorenz, Clerk of Probate Court (Seal of Probate Court) Wm. T. Frommes, Attorney, 4 West Lake St. 19587 File No. 73004 ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION FOR PROOF OF WILL, LIMIT- ING TIME TO FILE CLAIMS AND FOR HEARING THEREON STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) IN PROBATE COURT IN RE ESTATE OF Ella Hatlestad, Decedent. Order for Hearing Petition to Prove Will It Is Ordered that all persons In- terested show cause, if any they have, before this Court on Monday, November 28th, 1949, at 2 o'clock P. M, in the Court House in Minneapolis, Mirnesota, why the petiticn herein flied, of Krnel Hatlestad. of Hennepin County, Minnesota for the allowance of an in- ,etrument purporting to be the last Will and Trstamtnt of said Decedent and the probate thereof and for the appoint - ment of himself as Executor, should not be granted. Order to File Claims and for Hearing Thereon It Is Further Ordered that within four months from the date hereof all creditors of said Decedent file their' claims in this Court. Proofs will be heard and claims examined and ad- justed before this Court on Monday, April :3rd. 1900, at 1.0 c'clock A. M.� in the Court House in Minneapolis. Minnesota. These crders shall be published in the Finance and Commerce and copies thereof mailed according to law. .,�., .r,o unra TAT11 ,^�.0 r- KTP Hf1F. IDate c / From 7 v Their N Time Ree'di Remarks NO. 2830_ -Tj4r. EFFICIENCY LINE" /,Q /Ir11, � / r/ � ^^is _ _ V t �b � / � i� i' .I i ,�' f' !!! 1- O. D. HAUSCHILD, INC. rr��u, .�"? 5050 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR RETAIL LUMBERMEWS INTER - INSURANCE EXCHANGE Mr. Phil Smith, Village Engineer Edina Village Hall 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Phil: EXECUTIVE STAFF O, D. HAUSCHILD, PRESIDENT HAROLD H. HUNT ROBERT VOLLBRACHT KARL HAUSCHILD HOLLIS HAUSCHILD FIELD STAFF W.R BRUESHABER D. E. CRAIL L. M. COOKSEY May 12, 1949 We have on several occasions quite informally discussed the question of our firm giving to the village thirty feet of property running along the south line of our land at 51st and France.. The offer of course is.subject to a certain number of stipulations which we have also discussed. It would have to be formally indorporated into a deed if the village were to accept our offer. 'I feel that it is necessary, in the near future, that something he done to this particular parcel of land to improve it whether the gift is acceptable or not. Therefore, will you please inform the Council or Planning Commission or whoever should be so informed that the offer as heretofore made will end July 1. If we have not received .an answer, either yes or no, prior to that time, we shall take it for granted that the gift is rejected. 0 Yours very truly, 00. D. HAUSCHILD, INC. V � f KH/pr -_r NOTE: AS OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1949, COUNCIL REFUSED TO OPEN ROAD UNTIL OFFICIAL . RIGHT -OF -WAY DEDICATION IS RECEIVED. Minneapolis, Minn. September 6, 1949 To the Village Council Village of .Edina Gentlemen: The undersigned Richard B. McGowan and Raymond F. Ancel are the owners of the following described property located in the Village of Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota; The N.W.1- of the S.E., of Section 31, Township-28, Range 24, West �J Having purchased the same from James T. and Catherine A. Delaney, w90 are also the owners. of other property in said Section 31, That France Avenue South is the East boundary line of said Section 31 and Highway 100 the West line Seventieth Street the North line and Highway 5 -100 approximately the South line; Seventieth Street on the North, being 'a duly laid out. street of the Village, has been.opened and constitutes a highway as between .France Avenue and Highway 100; none of the other streets between 70th and Highway 5 -100 on .the South, have been opened for travel. Seventy -sixth Street has been designated and laid out for at least three- fourths of a mile in a Westerly directi -o'n from France Avenue, but the same has not been opened or in any way conditioned for travel thereon. That the undersigned have _no means or way of egress from their property to either France Avenue, Highway 100 =5 or Seventieth Street and thus noway of.egress. from their property to any established and main"; surr6unding' 'said section. That they have been denied permission- to cross either the forty acres directly East of them or the forty acre tract Southeast of them for the purpose of egress to France Avenue South, and also per- mission.to cross the S.W.t of said section as a means of egress to Highway 100, the same being true as to the S.W. of the S.E.4 which is owned by the . same party who owns the S.W., thus being foreclosed for permissive means of. egress from their said property to France Avenue, Highway 100 or Highway 100 -5. That the undersigned have been given permission to cross the N.E.4 of said section temporarily., by Mr. Delaney for the purpose of egress from their property to 70th Street which permission is subject to revocation at any time; and such temporary means of egress is, not feasible for and could not be used during the Fall, Spring and Winter months by the undersigned as a means of egress to 70th Street. That the shortest and most direct route of egress from the under - signedt_s property to a highway is over 76th Street Easterly to France Avenue, being a distance of approximately a half`�mile from the S.W. I September 6, 1949 0 corner of the undersigned's property Easterly to said France Avenue. That said .76th Street has been duly designated and laid out and therefore in opening said street for travel the matter of acquiring right -of -way ,is eliminated. As the same has been designated and laid out on the plat.of the village and it further appears from the -deeds of record to the . remaining three- fourths of the , S.E.4 ' of the Section, that reservations are therein contained '"for highway -and road purposes ". The. undersigned hereby - represent to and agree that in the opening of said 76th Street for travel as herein requested, the undersigned will. pay any and all cost necessary.for the opening and grading and necessary surfacing of said street as so opened or at the discretion .of the.Council. will, under the supervision of the Village Highway Engineer or Street Commissioner, furnish all equipment and do all work necessary and proper in the opening-up for travel of said 76th Street from the - S.W..corner of the undersigned '-s property, being the S.W. corner of the N.W4� of the S.E.1 of said Section extending East to France Avenue. The,undersigned respectfully requests that the Common Council of the Village by proper proceduw e. proceed to open 76th Street from France Avenue We.st for a distance of -approximately approximately one -half mile as herein - before described. Yours very truly, 7- RUcha rd B; 146 raymon Ancol - I,- James T. Delaney, also known as James Delaney, having an interest in the property described as The N.WJ of the' S.E.4 of Sec ti on 31, Township -26, Range 24, West, above described, The N.E.1 of said Section 31, and other lands in the vicinity, being fully advised as to the foregoing request and of the con- ditions existing as to roadways, streets and avenues as now exist- ing in reference to Section 31, does hereby join in the above request -2- September 6, 1949 . J of Mr. Richard B. McGowan and Mr.. Raymond F. Ancel herein- above set forth. Jame sTDe 4ne 4 r Ame 29, 1949 U". R. F. swast . Se g dm%h Hinnespolls 10. VAnn. berme Hadans Your letter of June 13th, regarding the condition of s Vie, was read at the T11I*90 C=Hdl Hee ng meld June 27. The e 0=011 hm delegated as to coafar wIth fps, MnneVol #s street maintenance dspaftmt COngOMIM an IMrovement,In the str . W¢: wIllcertaftly do eterytbing possible to see th t `repairs are madel without delW. Yours 'VW7 tom: TvzM or BM YiEil�a � asm L f 1 !4 A. B_HOLM ES L.McD IXON F. ..... R- NICHOLS -c. PREDIO.. GE CHA Or SALES R. HR PIERCE 9 ECV.L -EA.. 100 -101 LUMBER EXCHANGE MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ESTABLISHED 1905 COLUMBIA RIBBON AND CARBON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND FACTORY, GLEN COVE,N.Y 3 ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE CORPORATIONK^.:�/ �p�rtntllSA June 13, 1949 Mayor Gene_ Cooper, Edina, Minnesota. Dear Mayor .Cooper: 7d NEW YORK SYDNEY TORONTO LONDON MILAN Cable Address: CLASSIC °N.Y. I.called your office a couple of weeks ago regarding Xerxes Ave. South from 55th street to 56th Street ' my home is at 5544 Xerxes-,. - Ave. So., but to date nothing has been done to this street. Truthfully, Mayor Cooper, I should like to have you and your Council take over my home for a.couple of nights and try to sleep. I am sure you would be very happy to get off Xerxes Ave. When a car goes by in the night, it practically throws me out of the bed. It seems to me that something should and can'be done with this street. Will you please check into this and see if between the Village and the. City of Minneapolis you can make my hours of rest more peaceful. Thanking you, I an Very sincerely urs, SAShp JOSEPH A. HOSP ATTORNEY WHITTIER 3940 'EDINA 5008 BROOKSIDE SO. MINNEAPOLIS 10, MINN. June 28, 1919. NOTICE AND DEMAND Vi;.lage Council of Edina, Minnesota: You are.again notified of the dangerous washed -out condition of the roadside at 5008 Brookside Avenue. The attention of your clerk; your manager - engineer", and your road officials has repeatedly been called thereto. Vehicles and pedestrians cannot utilize the service driveway without risk of.damage and injury. The mail- carrier has to get out of his car to deliver mail to the mail -box and he, too, has complained to your office and to the undersigned. This dangerous and inexcusable,neglected condition has existed for some time and is now worse than ever. Demand is hereby made upon you to permanently remedy the condition at once. 'q TOKHEIM OILTANKAND PUMP COMPANY DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR EQUIPMENT SINCE 1901 GASOLINE PUMPS C. B. MAIR PETROLEUM DISPENSING EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES DISTRICT SALES MANAGER FORT WAYNE 1, INDIANA,U.S.A. 91S -92D - 3RD AVENUE, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA May 5, 1949 Mr. P. W. Smith 4801 West 5th Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Smith: I live at 4920 East Sunnyslope Road and have _spent _ considerable money on this place in street and yard improvements as well as other improvements. My taxes have risen $400.00 in the last two years, which is no fault of yours, but I do feel we should have a little street work around my place. I asked you two years ago to fix up that little city park back of the house on the hill and trim the trees. There is sand in front of my house that has washed down the street that should be cleaned up, and just south of my approach there is six feet of dirt and stones by the light pole. I think some of these things should have some attention. I am not complaining about,my taxes, but I do feel we should-get some results from the city. I have other property in Minneapolis and never have any trouble as far as streets are concerned. I would be glad to.meet you at my home and explain some of the things that I would l.ik to have done. 1 Very tr yo (' C. Mair Note: As of April 25, Karl H. Covell, attorney for Ben Parks, reported that Lexington Avenue had been cleared of all. debris Carl M. Hansen.had put into right -of -way.. See Minutes-of April 25, 1949, April 14, 1949 Mr. Carl M. Hansen 5436 Wooddalae Avenue Minneapolis 10, Minn. Dear Sir: ,OFFICIAL NOTICE on May 142 1947, Village Manager Smith requested that you remove from the Lwd.ngton Avenue right -of -way several tree-stumps and considerable debris deposited on this right -of- way during the development of Golf Terrace Heights Second Addi- tion.. As of this date this debris is still in the right-of-way. Please be notified that you-are in violation of Village Ordinance No. 17., adopted by the V3liage- -Council February 27, . 1926, and that you. are hereby directed to-remove said tree strops. =,•;; and debris from the Lexington' Avenue right-of"way vi thin ten days after receipt of this notice, BY • ORDER OF THE EDWA VILIAGS', COUNCIL. BOW HAkwHam Village Clerk Deputy ViUage Clerk I, Police.Officer for the Village of Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota,'do hereby certify tha I served tj,,ieoriginal of the above notice on Mr. Carl M. Hansen W w-►- vCAA4address on the day of , 1949, at Al P.M. Signed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public. in and o ennepin- y., Minnesota, this the day f r , 1949 13 TRAY 3+, 1947 i \ tore Carl. N e klt3t]1- en 5436 .Wooddalo Avenue ,. cane to our attention' that in .'V cic as. x ep: of Go3X Terrace Ha Ltts 3econ(; t 4dMm a..:3 in ,he con - strdetiou oz howl on . Wl, vo the have boo seVo'_al m treo stLzps and qmziderdblo clobris plucK on the of —way On isc -:!z ,,ton "4vmue* t � w-13-1 uppreeiate , ymzr (.Uo„ �'I°+t:Imi in T'4? V.t% 1.i2e at your oar11eu t convaUencso. Ya irs wry, t'4Y, ` s vulj'`"'Gll o1 4LDM , BY i _ o i VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA April 22. 1949 BOTIGE TO IMITA USIMTSs fte Edina Village Council requests the cooperation of 'all Villaage, Residents. In reporting aU7 consiitions within the V111W Which May be laZardaus to the safety of the general. public, and to tbAt of children Sac penicular. Such conditions an are reported will be investigate! tV Police and Health Departotents, and corrected. ZDINK BILLAM COUNUIL Village Clerk g c I, Z, ,Police Officer for the Village of Edina, do hereby cert y that I have posted copies of the above "Notice to Residents° on Village Bulletin Boards this.-jj:::jday of 1949. P C... Signed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for Hennepin County, i nesota, thir��ay of , 1949. VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA April 22, 1949 NOTICE TO EDINA RESIMT31 Ths Edina MUM Cowwll requests the cooperation of all Pillage Residents, In resting any conditions within the Pillage which may be hazardous to the safety of the ,general public, and to that of children in particular. Such conditions as are reported will be investigated bra Police and Health Departments, and corrected. RDINA PILLAGE COtFRGIL Ulog ll'Cle k go CAPACITY OF FLOUR MILLS, 40,500 CWTS DAILY. CAPACITY OF GRAIN ELEVATORS, 23,100,000 BUSHELS. EXPORT DEPARTMENT CABLE ADDRESO - "RUSSELLMIL" OCCIDENT FLOUR MIXNEAPOLIS 1,MINX. May 4, 1949 Village Council 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: Jam{ CODQE YENTL6Y'15. ACME' A.R.C. STN ED. IMOR. MASCoTTE ENO ED. RIVERSIDE UNIVRRGAL I am writing you this letter to request that something be done regarding the condition of the roads in the block where I live. I reside at 5614 Unity Avenue South and last year the Gas Company and those who made the sewer connections tore up the hard surface road but failed to put it bask in the original condition. As a result, we got stuck in the snow in the wintertime and when it rains there is lots of mud to contend with in order to get into the driveway. My neighbors in our block are faced with the same situation. We feel that the block in which we live should be completely re- surfaced with hard top material. In bad weather use Southview Lane or Wind Ro; the Belt Line. We would like hard surfaced and if in order it is necessary to obtain the affected, I should be glad to and obtain the signatures. matters, I am it is also difficult to id in order to get on to to see both of these roads to accomplish this object signatures of the residents initiate such a petition Thanking you for your cooperation in these Yours very truly, i May i3, 1949 c . I 14. FS Johnson Sahea ConpaiW 7501; Waymta Hlvdwg- , UnneagoUa# MM— Centlemm Please- 1be that 7cur jetter .of f1:p 25th requesting atreet , tom in Proepot F LU. and i' petit Hill 2nd Addition ms read at the CG=011 Wet11 Of MW 9th. Chin �13SOn reported to the Camccil that the! blades have dole same work in these two add�.t.Lcw Gives dent° $est Lett ar and that; the Ong of these atrea -W - G ou the air r -L Because of then toRWaplW therai it is most difficult to . keep >the ate ',tom tiOl' mod gip® and the B$ll-Ago ..Zaat otrat its -for Say• -eel .thee • . built—W, distpidta 1a prefGrftcO to thoas - *ut2y1nS. aecUc where there $s ` ?.ittie 3m�s ed propertrs 11i compLUma with your requem.t. an lnsp=Ucn is being made of the tea edditians this You may. be oze that a-w— tiV6. orss idU be takm. aa Goan as it i$- possible to do-- sa i Yours very -tr14 .. TILLAW OF EDINA eputy GS/1w._ . r* M. P. JOHNSON SALES CO. REALTORS 17" 424 swidepF.WERM " -NN. WifWIa EVD: Q PEpF1SYLVANIA AVE. r.�wro Iroro. April 25, 1949 Village of Edina Street Department Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: During 1948 we wrote you regarding the condition of the streets in the'Prospect Hills area. We did receive a reply that one of our letters was read before the council and that the streets would be taken care of before winter; however, not one single thing was done. At the present time some of the streets in Prospect Hills and Prospect Hills Second have large washouts caused by spring thaw and rains. All of these streets and avenues have been dedicated to the Village of Edina and we are of the opinion that your municipality thereby assumes the responsibility of maintaining them. Down Road is in the worst condition. In fact, the washouts are so deep that in some spots an automobile cannot readily pass over them. Will one of the officials inspect this condition promptly and take such corrective measures as you see fit. We have received our 1948 tax statements covering our holdings - in the Village of Edina. We notice that in many cases the taxes are up 100% from 1947. Certainly some of this money should be made available to maintain streets and avenues abutting properties paying this high tax. Yours ve t , MPJ: prg <A DORSEY, COLMAN, BARKER, SCOTT & BARBER JAMES E.DORSEY ATTORNEYS AT LAW JOSEPH H. COLMAN DAVID E.BRONSON FIRST NATIONAL -SOO LINE BUILDING KENNETH M. OWEN LELAND W. SCOTT MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA LEAVITT R. BARKER HUGH H. BARBER - LELAND S. DUXBURY CHARLES F. NOONAN DONALD WEST HARRY A.BLACKMUN WALDO F. MAROUART September 22, 1948 JOHN W.WINDHORST HENRY HALLADAY JULE M.HANNAFORD ARTHUR B.WHITNEY EDWIN F. RINGER - Village of Edina„ 4801 West 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Gentlemen: Mr. Smith has inquired as to the l' powers of the village to restrict traffic on Shaefer Road. He suggests that two possible restrictions be considered, viz. -, prohibition of all truck travek and some type of limitation of passenger car travel.. Sec. 169.87 authorizes a municipality to prohibit the operation of vehicles or to impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles if the streets "by reason of.deterioration,.rain, snow or other climatic condi- tions" will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless such restric- tions are imposed. It is my understanding that the facts do not justify the imposition of any restrictions under.th.is provision. The same section also authorizes a municipality -to prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles-'or to impose weight limitations on trucks or other commercial vehicles. This authorization is not required to be based on damage to the road. In -vier of the statutory provisions referred to above it is my opinion that the village may prohibit the operation -of trucks or impose weight limitations on trucks on Shaefer Road. I do not believe that the village can restrict passenger car travel on this road. Despite the above conclusion I do not believe that the village could exercise its powers thereunder so as to prohibit all access to certain property by truck. I understand, however, that in the case of Parkwood Knoll, which is served by Shaefer- _Road, trucks would have access to. this property by another road. Exercise of the above powers by the council is entirely discretionary with it. JIM#: GT `0 'Ile ,v' ..���1 Ve/�y truly yours, May 26, 1945 ESTIMATE OF COSTS BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENT ANTRIM ROAD -W. 70TH. ST TO VALLEY VIEW RD. 1,330 Lineal Feet of Blaaktopping. ROAD TAR. Per Sq. Yd. Total. 4,5.00 Sq. Yds. Stabilizing. .32 1,440.00 ( 4" thick.) 4 ,,500 Sq, Yds. Bituminous Surface. ( Includes Prime Coat, Wearing Course, & Seal Coat.). .51 2,295.00 Total 3,735.00 Add 8.0% Engineering & Clerical. 298.00 4, 033.50 Add 10.0% Contingencies 403.38 4,437.18 2480 Assessable Feet $ 1.79 Per Assessable Foot # Antrim Road is figured on the basis of a 301 roadway. A Antrim Road is the N -S road between W. 70th St. & Valley View Road. May 26, 1948 ESTIMATE OF COSTS BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENT W. 70TH. ST.- CAHILL ROAD TO 2,8501 W. (ANTRIM ROAD) 2,880 Lineal Feet of Blacktopping. ROAD TAR Per Sq. Yd. Total 9,600 Sq. Yds. Stabilizing. $ .32 $$ 3,072.00 ( V thick ) 91600 Sq. Yds. Bituminous Surface. ( Includes Prime Coat, Wearing Course & Seal Coat.) .51 4,896.00 Total $ 7,968.00 Add 8.0% Engineering &Clerical 637.44 $ 8,605.44 Add 10.0% Contingencies 860.54 $ 9,465.98 5,450 Assessable Feet. $1.74 per Assessable Foot. 24i � a—cc, .If ;�- �Appwwll' Asir. October-7s, 1948 Mrs a, is Mitchell 5742 Blaisdell Avenue - - Minneapolis 9, Minnesota Dear Sir: Upon. instructions from the Council we-have graded W, 57th Street from France Avenue -to Beard Avenue and have hauled ca®-- siderable- fill. around the, manhole _oar Chomen Avenue just north of 37th Street: The danger of any`carss hitting . the manhole has been eliminated, and Ve will continue to fill Chowen Avenue north from the manhole to bring it -trip. to the proper grade so ;that it cau.settle aiod pack during the winter months preparatory to blacktopping in 1949s, You will also note that Chowan Avenue is rather narrow ip • places. Mis will be widened out to the full. th tymf oot width before blacktopping is applied. Contract has been let.tar the blacktopping of /Chowen Avenue. - betneen Beard Avenue and Brookline Second Addition. The Connell has advertised. for bids covering,. the blacktopping of the moire portion of -the street - approgdmately 130 feet just -north of -57th Street -` hilt received no bids.- Advertisement vA11 be made - age in, the early. springg'wi.th other 1949. work,. The s feet is now in shape to assure safe travel and snow removal. - Yours very truly, VILLAGE OF EDINA Village Manager R1 go Cetober • 7s 1946 Mr• Re Re Charles /. _5613 Chow Aver - Minneapolis 100 Minnesota Dear Six Upon Instructions from-the Council we have graded' We 57th, Street from France Avenue to'Beard Avenue and have hauled con- siderable fill around the manhole on Chown Avenue just north of 57th Streato ' The danger of any ear4s hitting the manhole has been - eliminateds and .we will continue to fall Chawen Avenue north from the manhole to bring it up to the groper g so that it can. s ettle and pack during, the printer months preparatory to blacktoppirg in 1949, You will also mote that Chowen Avenue Is. rather narrow in places. This will be widened out to the full thirty —foot width before blaaktoppfng 3s applied, Contract'has been ltt for the blacktoppiog of Chomm, Avenue bet en'Beard Avenue end Brookhin® Second Additind. The Council has advertised f or bide •,covering the biacktopping of the Brookline portion of the street -' apprcatimately 130 feet Mist north of 5M,- Street bat received no bide. Advertisement will be made again In the early springs with other 1949 wcrko - The street is now- in shape to assure safe travel and -mw* removal. Yours very s 0ITLAGE OF ERIN A Village Managm &,gust 1 240 194 M. P. Jobnsm Sales Co. Wavata Blvdo & PwMs7IVW4a Are. m2monaolis 16, ninuesots G8n ICCiP1Y1. &tontIgn fir, U, Za Jo _jMu Your bmst tad request for grading in Prospect HIlU van row at onr Awmat 9th Connall. Moetiat and roferred to Tor, Willson, Chat== of Pabl ie Wow Committee. Mr. Willmon ' f nformed the CowuAI at. that time that the Village grader world Im sent into Prospect Rills Just as soon e9 the sw3ti9r blacktoolng pvo rm Is completed.* 90 Your$ very truly; VILLAS. (W E)I DwPut7 Villoge Cleft er M. P. JOHNSON SALES CO. REALTORS MMMMMNN. WAYZATA BLVD. & PENMMYARIA AVL MINN INN. August 2, 1948 Edina Street Dept. 4801.W. 50th St. Mple, Minnesota Dear 'Sirs: the Addition mown as Prospect Hills, located on 70th Street and Dublin. Road,.was platted before the war but during the.-entire war period and up to now, we have not.asked that any grading of the streets be done. These streets have been and are now in'a deplorable condition, both as to growth of weeds, and wash outs. We feel` -that no hard surfacing should be done on streets in a new addition while that addition is being improved with new homes, because such hard surfacing would be destroyed very quickly by the lot'gradng and excavating equipment. We do feel, however, that we are'now entitled to some grading work in this addition and should appreciate your cooperation in seeing that all of these.streets in the said Prospect Hills Addition are shaped up and bladed periodically from now on. We are, in the very near future, going ahead with the development of a Second Addition to Prospect Hills, abutting the First Addition on the South and we will within the next 30 days be building the streets and avenues through the,new section. Edina Village owned streets in-the First Addition are so bad that the approach to our Second Addition is both difficult and unsightly. We should like to hear from you promptly as to the amount of maintenance service you can proceed with promptly in the First Addition. Yours, MPJ:er I DORSEY, COLMAN. BARKER. SCOTT & BARBER JAMES E.DORSEY ATTORNEYS AT LAW JOSEPH H. COLMAN DAVID E. BRONSON FIRST NATIONAL-SOO LINE BUILDING KENNETH M.OWEN LELAND W.SCOTT LEAVITT R. BARKER MINNEAPOLIS 2, MINNESOTA HUGH H. BARBER LELAND S. DUXBURY CHARLES F. NOONAN CHARLES B.HOWARD February 24 1947 WILLIAM L.PROSSER y ) DONALD WEST HARRY A.BLACKMUN WALDO F. MAROUART JOHN W. WINDHORST _ HENRY HALLADAY JOHN T. McCULLEN JULE M. HANNAFORD ARTHUR B.WHITNEY EDWIN F. RINGER Mr. Phil Smith Village of Edina 4801 .Rest 50th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Smith: You have inquired as to the right of Mr. Hanson to close off 'a road on his property which has never been formally dedicated to the public use. We understand that the road has been maintained - by the village for a few years and used by the public, although this use is substantially less than 15 years. No rights based on prescription "can vest unless the use has been at least 15 years.. However, thereii/d principle recognized by --the Minnesota courts of common law.dedic on of a road. No particular period of.time is necessary in rder -to find such dedi- cation and the essential elements of the dedication are an intention on the part of the owner of the property to dedicate the land to use .as a public road and an acceptance of that use by the public. Such acceptance may be and frequently is evidenced merely by maintenance of the road by the public authorities. If a common law dedication of a road occurs, the rights of the village in that road are as complete as if there had been a formal dedication. I am not entirely familiar with the exact circumstances surrounding the establishment and use of the road here involved but it appears that the village may have acquired rights therein by dedication. If such rights have been acquired, the road could be vacated by the usual proceedings for vacation of a public road. Upon . vacation of the road the title to the property would revert to`the abutting.property owners. JWW :GT Very truly yours, March 24., 19 8 aro Amos P. Simi* ' 117 - Horth lat Streldtz _ Rojkinsi U111W.SotQ' Please consider this an orb to lee4 - otf grade In a catiefectory m=or tbs. e=avatlon wade in they North $oath Alley free 800re. 14r. Ob"I t A. 'merga has bssa roeelously act fted,. _ both verbally dnd � s letter, tea this esxcavation-ig In _ C19$eat'vlol.ition_ of ,illy Macau 'Stfon Ordtnaace weed 19430 �cftch Vequlrea.tbat pe rL t be lszvd for =7 e=vat a# . and Lust excavation. be made in ace rdmee With rules set up 'by. 'VIIla4p. Ton a;wherft ordered .to Jbave ,this ezcavatlft levelled b oft �amd gredmd before Mdar ,night. March. 2& _. Sours , "ry try* � r231a�. �taaager' I do here ,� - -/ l . .�•n � ���.✓� � by certify t t I served the original of the above �rotice on (% of (address)_Z/7, �i� i- .��° at /� ice. 'o clock, the` �� day of 1948. Police__Officer, Village of Edina Signed and sworn to before me a Notary•Pablic t s the day of � *48 . � t4arch, 240 :1948- - t Mr. Harold A. 86� 113 ]forth R' ret St�►eet" $opk3ns. Rinnedoi� _ Dear Sirt This is ftW'VhAtng t6 level off your smavatlon made in the Noftb4 � melBrore. Une. u,� x�fm e afternoon.several,weeks ago that you ..requested � meet you at this location. you failed :to' appear tut , did mast Mr. Swanson, who unformed me that yon were unable to "da my grading. because of, the hest condItim. Ife vilh expect thle- area to: be levelled, off and graded in a s�ti ®factory manner before Friday night, Har h 111 t vest' trd7,. . TUJ At3 OF, EA3NA Village Manager PWS go do here y cart y that I served the original of the above tiee on c�G of (address) d d I at �[� !.o'clock: the day of ., 1948. ° I' Police Officer, Village of Edina Signed and sworn to before I Notary blic, this the . day of, 1948. - TO PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES SUGGESTIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE SERVICE. REPORT OR REMOVE BRANCHES, BOXES -OR RUBBISH ' FROM VILLAGE STREETS OR ROADSIDES. REPORT OR REPAIR HOLES OR WASHOUTS IN VILLAGE STREETS AND ROADS. j DON'T OVERLOOK SIDE ROADS WHEN PLOWING -SNOW_ 1' OR SANDING. REPORT DAMAGED STREET SIGNS. REPORT NECESSARY MACHINE REPAIR-AND PERSONAL INJURY AT ,ONCE. COOPERATE WITH ALL OTHER VILLAGE DEPARTMENTS.' TRY TO "BE COURT -EOUS. TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES, 1 4 J Pav><ng tie WaY 4 Paving of Xerxes avenues - S., from the street car right -of -way 1I south of" Forty-third .street, to Fif- m tieth street, has been reco-- mended by the city council pav- ing committee to solve a difficult .,,street maintenance) problem. That stretch, of Xerxes cannot 1 be maintained. properly as an oiled street any loger, E. F. Campbell, city paving engineer; informed the committee, because \the presence of -.the .streetcar, tracks concert. trates . automobile traffic — and 1 I wear —into just two 12 -foot lanes. Cost of the project will be about {1 1 $76,000, to be assessed against the it i owners of 1,346 parcels of land in y` the "benefited district" This has been determined to be the area between Vincent and ct t CYagwen avenues S., from Forty third to Fiftieth . streets. Assess- c ments will be spread over a 10- t year period. L'hder the- Elwell law, assess - ments for such a paving project ;are determined by a board of five commissioners, which determines Ti the benefited district and both, 41 5I the proportion of benefit to be de- 1 rived- -by –all properf in the dis ti trict. Assessments cannot be li )changed by the city council, which 1 must either accept' or reje't the i i findings of the commissioners. 3 Assessments for the Xerxes ave- ` nue project, spread over 10 years, range from $1.20 a year for the `property on the edge of the bene- fited- area, to $60 a year for large i -1 pieces of property on Xerxes ave. 4 ,j nue. The law provides that the property owners may appeal to district court if they object to the amount of the assessment. Ili the court finds the assess- meuts unreasonable, it will refer ` thein back to the commissioners !for correction. j i Meanwhile, . the city has the he other' paving proj9dts on 1 ` docket for this summer, exclusive of alleys. Shortage, of cement fin- t fishers may prevent the city from ' completing all the jobs this, year, 1 the engineer reported. The city's street paving budget is $500,000 this year. 1, Bird `Anglers' The cormorants that settled on- i �!i Lake Calhoun and Lake Harr' this week to feed and rest their filght north chose then' .. THE '1 UNNLAPOLIS STAR.` 136 Tues., May 27, 1947 [ Edina L'aun'ches Pawing FrQJO.Cf• Phil ' W. Smith, Edina ,village t manager, today' had authorization to make arrangements for paving of France avenue from Forty - fifth' .fl to Forty - ninth streets.' He was asked ,by the village council to begin s- negotiation with , ,. the city of - Minneapolis, the Min- ,neapolis Street Railway Co. 'and ' the village of lt'Iorningside. (j The council also requested its,oi• dinance' and. legislation committee *to',study° possibility of outlawing large ; outdoor- advertising • signs along highways.withln the village limits. :a 4 WILFRED H. WILLIAMS 4625 CASCO AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 4920nSunnyside Road ,Tune 26,1947. Mr.Phil Smith Edina Village Hall Edina,Minnesota. Dear Mr.Smith, - -I am writing to you because I feel that someone in charge of sewers.streets etc., in Edina should know about the condition that exists in front of my house. You will recall that on Sunday we had a-regular deluge of rain - -the storm sewers,if that is what they are,were apparently clogged and the street between Halings and my house,was flooded.The result was that all the refuse from trees etc was carried down and deposited on my boulevard.Also the loose gravel from the road off the high way was washed down and it,too,was de- posited on my boulevard. Mr.Creighton reported this condition to someone at the Council meeting and they agreed to send the men over the next day to cleah things up.No one came over.T.o- day we had another heavy rain and history repeated ttaelf. I tried to clean up the boulevard but it is impossible for me to remove._ the dirt and gravel.If this happens many more times the grass will all be killed.We paid close to a hundred dollars last summer to sod.the boulevard and I feel that some provision should be made to take care of the street so that I ca n maintain a decent lawn. If the sewer is at fault I would suggest that ^Lametti and Lametti be instructed to put -it in working condition. Isn't there some provision for keeping the sand and dirt mff the streets in the Country Club ?Frankly I don't recall ever seeing a street out here that, is in the condition this one is.I don't dare open a window because of the dust blowing around. I shall `appreciate it very much if you will be so kind as to see that this letter gets into the proper hands,and I shall doubly appreciate any consideration you can give me. Very sincerely /yJours, ( j d November 11, 1947 Mr. J ^mss Green ' C =chill Road Linden HiUs Stn. Aoute #2 IdinnQ"olis IG, Minnesota i�efmr Sir: Please be' advised that the Township Road running from Cahill Road in a southwesterly direction to the SimiseL rtroperty -and still is ublic rl.-�ht —of -rnyg niaC, hag been ao decla?'er, by the ?jdinn6 Villgge Courell.- 74 -` iinderst -ind that you .vnlan. to p].Q��, up the ? and ac:.oss this seIrtion of road in tho. Sp'rin-j of 1948. Bee --uie of the above 1;ts this cannot be �otmifted, ac the Vi1lpile of Edina. Will continue to rinintain this thoro�c!hf,ire and keep it onen- to tr-t,vel. Yours veL—j truly, VILIAUZ OF ,:9DIHA BY ' Fr1S Qe I+ Police Officer-'for the Village of Edina, do' hereb- certify tha I delivered the Original of the above . Notice to on the - -��d'v o 1947. 9 e Ib Signed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in,and for ' Hennepin; ounty, Minnesota, this / day .of- , 1947. November 0, 1947 Nennepin Catmty Engineer , Room No. 410 Court House Minnaanolls, Minnes6tw Attgntlolr HE, Eon on Encloced are excorpts from our minute -Book, for your use in-determining, the work- done by the Ville of Edina with regard to d. 50th -Street. Yours verb trraly, VILLAGE Og EDIUk • a Village Engineer • �Es WEST 50TH SLEEn MINUnS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA AT A SPECIAL MEETING THEREOF HERD ON THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE _- 1 9 2 6 President Strong called.the meeting to order at 8 :00 P.M. in the Highway Office at 50th Street and,France Ave. for the purpose of designating 50th Street connection with the State Trunk_Highway.No. 5. All members present. After discussing the connection as laid out by the Highway Engineer the following resolution was adopted on motion by Trustee Knudsen, seconded by Trustee Prescott: WHERb3AS, it is now desirable for the best interest of the citizens and tax payers of the Village of Edina that a proper connection from West 50th Street to the new location of Trunk Highway No. 5 as it will be constructed easterly of the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway according to the plane on file at the office of the Commissioner of HighweVe of the State of Minnesota, and. WHMAS, in order to provide this portion of the Village of Edina with direct access to and from this very desirable route to the central business area of the City of Minneapolis as well as one of the most importen t trunk highways leading to southerly and southwes- terly parts of the state, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that -said connection be established by a street 80 feet in width the right of way of which has been or will be provided across property lying between West 50th Street and Yancy Avenue, the center line of which is described as follows Beginning at a point on the center line of West 50th Street, which is 2449 feet westerly of the intersection of West 50th Street and France Avenue of the City of Minneapolis; thence deflecting to the left and running on a 300 301 curve through a central angle of 150 020 for a distance of 429.5 feet; - thence continuing on a tangent to said curve for a distance of:108663 feet; thence deflecting to the right and running on a 30 curve through a central angle of 410591 for a distance of 1399.4 feet; thence continuing on a tangent to said curve for a distance of 150.2 feet; thence deflecting to the left and running on a 5 curve through a central angle of 430511 for a distance of 877.0 feet, and there terminate. at a point on the center line of the proposed location of State Tunk Highway No.S,..vhich point is Station 693 plus 19.6 according th the survey and plans on file at the,Oommissioner,,of. Highways of the State of Minnesota. Resolution Adopted this 25th day of dune,. 1926. Your ayes and no nays. Signed S. K.. Strong., ,President of the Village of Edina:. The County._tha.Xr. 4ohneon of the .Hennepin County Roads Association, requested the Village to grade-West 50th Street from Arden Avenue to France Avenue with the same type of grading the County- was.doing at that point, also said they would grade sidewalk benches -from the Trunk Highway to Arden and if the Village would do the grading as requested the Counter would pave the street to France Avenue in 1928, with a pavement 27 feet Bride, after considerable discussion the following resolution was adopted on motion by Truetee:Prescott. seconded by Trustee Willson; WHERBAS. the County of Hennepin has underv'ay a contract for the grading of West 50th Street from Minnehaha Creek easterly to Arden Avenue, now therefore IT RESOLVED that. under the provision hereby established, namely that the County provide a city section of sidewalk benches in conjunction with the proposed grading: construction between the above points; The Village of Edina hereby agrees to assume to cost of continuing the same type of grading including sidewalk benches and also the expense of storm sewers, catch basins, etc., as required from Arden Avenue to France Avenue. Resolution adopted dune 25th. 1926. This Resolution was adopted with the understanding that if the property owners° were willing to stand the expense of the storm sewer all right; if not there would be no storm sever laid. (See Pape No. 2) COPY ALSO MAILED TO MR, ','JALTER SCHI LTZ ENGINEER, PLAITS & SURVEYS Mr _VM MOTM GM OIL OF iii' VILLAM OF X11 i ° AT A SPWIAL ti4=:., „ r 'Ylu x.11: Y. '`� -fMi ON TIM 2let DAY W AUGUST Hr. Johnson, se' .of Sa -aepiu County Good s, e ne Methven Greacer of the State 8i a ver±e . vent in the Witter ofI grating 50th :Streets _from Arden to Pants Ave. Mr. Johnson explained State resolution as to the location of Trunk MCbmay too. 5 in entering -the City. .fir;. Johnson also Otated agAn that if the VUlaV would grade 50th to FrMAW the Cow would lve it In 1928• He gage fides to shoes vby the County could not do the dingo: it vas fine3ly decided to go ahead with the grading and Kr. Grasser offered to vr to tho notice to bidders; aud the Clerk *a authorised to have It. paa'ol.ished. Bide. to :be received and opened at the 8ren gs3 Hall Monday, September 13th:, 1926. at 7x34 P.M. The Old was authorized to zwA In the resolution adopted duly 5, 1926, to the County we State. �.i:�i. 'a . ;fi� i # i _ .1. • t i + s)' i. "sfSip: i i'he first estimate of Hrickson & Jobaaon of $12M.40 for grading West 50th Street front. Avd8n Areme to France Avaa ea was allowed on motion of Trustee Knudsen seconded by Clerk Edson. 4I1 ! ;H: a «.Ic. . a s Et id `! r1. OF yet TIMAGH COUNCIL OF :I° VILLM (W ?ie (N : AT A REGMAR ;iii' f :iifO 1'' B ki 1 ON MM 12th DAY Or . ?llila LUARY e The final estimate of '$788.02 -to E rick7son -& dohneon for grading blast 50th Street from Arden to. Franc$: Are:%. , was presepted,..after due consideration, on motion was allowed.. VILLAGE OF EDINA 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA August 15, 1947 TO THE BUSINESS1191 - 50TH STREET AND FRANCE AVENUE: _ The Superintendent of the Village Public Works Crew is malting every effort to keep the business section of 50th Street and France Avenue clean and well swept. He has arranged to have the crew begin work at 7:00 A.M. so as to clean as much as possible of the area before the cars start to park along the curb. The stores do not open until sometime later in the morning -- at which time the walks are swept --and, as a rule, sweepings are disposed of in the gutters. This undoes the work of early morning, and in a short time the streets present a littered and unkept appearance. We invite your cooperation in keeping your business section clean and attractive, by issuing orders to your employees to dispose of sidewalk sweepings in your own trash burners. Yours .very truly, VILLAGE OF EDINA BY: PHIL W. SMITH- Village Manager Re: Employment of Forester Mt. Smith: 'I called University ESnployment Office - today. Theys in turns referred me to Farm Canpus, Forestry School (NE 4616).: Forestry School says they have no .Undergraduates, . but they do have a group of'GradiAte Foresters who are worldmg on this type of work (tree trimEing, sup®rvi sing parks, etc,) A representative of this group will meet with you here at 10:00 A.M. Monday morniriLr' May 5, G. So a 2 - y�7Y0 y✓ /�E'i�0 ✓�� '�y,` t�.../f�iY,C�� /Yt;" - C�E�/s _- _-- - - - - -- - A C D E F G H I J K L M N O P F1 D IALN A LJ L LJ " LJ I—J =ST.= 5. � 177, NELSON qq AVE.' - -, -- x F 4 H O a M� =� - t l'HIG T pr O O `� �D�D WAY . • x , wrU � CBELMORE LANE' r, ASIA \ MOTOR �� E�44th - -�`�D >4th F- >ST> > S. > SETH— xrAVE. i �\ _'�- ? - -- _� d d d d d d d d r t./' (1W CST�7`'' -- p x w Do; r MOORS� YSl I L ' SHORT xxx SUNK I I N M v_ BYVvOODJ� d� d K w (Q- �''w 5th ST. S. z I EAST y wa DIaw q MALONEY 4 n" ' - ci . O B' �iHy � DGE z Rel � w 0 O MILL L- 7 POND 48th-W DATERMAN- AVE. � AVE — v2 0, O O > < "IF �Ap 8 I I V V. _ zr - a� DD 3 INTERLACHEN _� l`J BLVD. —� r i - -W.- '51st ST. z t:' r� r O p d a' x I a E ��r OLw�- 4 wLJ 1, -W.- 52nd -ST.- x O � 4.: I � 5; I l � !1 6,i I i , 7 � 1 11 � V S � OS I � I 9 I 'i i a 10 1 G 2 4/ 0� WINDSOR -w STATE 0 KE d 4 4 q m d II GROVE) ST. -GROVE � T D r � EQ ADC d BENTON x VER O y q y O U W. —a enrhl OLINGER T -5 W 47th ST... K -2 3 SOt h Q-- K -5 n (� ABBOTT AVE. S . ................ U -6 CASCO AVE.... ........... Q -3 FULLER ST. ABBOTT PLACE ................... U -5 CENTRAL AVE. .......... .... A -2 FULTON AVE. ANNAWAY DRIVE .................. H -2 CHOWEN AVE. T_6 GARDEN AVE. ARCADIA AVE ..................... M -3 CLEVELAND AVE. L -3 GIFFORD PLACE ARDEN AVE. ....... R -3 CODE AVE.... M -6 GLEASON ROAD ARTHUR ST. .......... D -2 CONCORD AVE.., .......... 0.6 GLENN PLACE ASHCROFT AVE... ................ P -6 COOLIDGE AVE.. 0.2 GOLF TERRACE BEARD AVE. S .................... U -6 COOPER AVE.................... J -3 GRANDVIEW AVE. BEDFORD AVE ..................... L -4 CIRCLE EAST, . ................. . K -2 GRIFFIS AVE. BELMORE LANE . ................ E -2 CIRCLE WEST .................. 1 -2 GRIFFITH ST. BELT LINE ........................ N -6 CRESCENT TERRACE ............ H -2 GRIMES AVE. BEND AVE. S. ...... I....... T -5 DALE AVE ....._ ............... .L -6 GROVE PLACE BENTON AVE . .................... K -6 DALE DRIVE ........... I.........10-3 M•8 GROVE ST. BLAKE ROAD ................ F -5 DEARBORN ST................. C -3 HALIFAX AVE. BRIDGE LANE ................ R -2 DEARBORN ST.................. 1•8 HANKERSON AVE. BRIDGE ST . . ..................P -2 DELL ST. ..................... J -8 HANSEN ROAD BROOK AVE . . ... ............... 0 -2 DMSION ST...................... L -2 HAZEL PLACE BROOKSIDE AVE ................ M4 DREW AVE....................... T -6 HIGH ST. BROOKSIDE TERRACE ........... M -2 DREXEL AVE ...................... Q -3 HILLTOP LANE BROOKVDW AVE. . ... ...... .... R-7 EDEN AVE..................... M.4 HOLBORN AVE. BROWNDALE AVE .................P_3 M -3 EDGEBROOK PLACE ........... 0.3 HOPKINS ROAD BRUCE AVE . ......................R -3 EDINA BLVD.............. P -3 INDIANOLA AVE BRUCE PLACE, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Q -4 EWING AVE ...................... T•6 INTERLACHEN BLVD. BYWOOD WEST ..... .... ... H -3 FAIRFAX AVE ................... P -8 JOHN ST. CAHILL ROAD ............. ...J -11 FRANCE AVE..................... S.9 JOSEPHINE AVE. 4/ 0� WINDSOR -w STATE 0 KE d 4 4 q m d II GROVE) ST. -GROVE � T D r � EQ ADC d BENTON x VER O y q y O U W. —a enrhl OLINGER T -5 W 47th ST... K -2 3 SOt h Q-- K -5 n (� C -2 W. 49th ST. ................. E -8 JUANITA AVE, P -2 KELLOGG AVE. 0-4 KENT PLACE R -7 LAKEVIEW AVE. D -3 LUARA AVE. D -2 LEXINGTON ST. R -2 LITTLE ST. E -2 MACKEY AVE. J -6 MAIN ST. S -4 MALONEY AVE. M -3 MAPLE ROAD K -6 MEADOW ROAD P -8 MERILANE M -2 MILDRED AVE. 0.3 MILL POND PLACE L -8 MINNEHAHA BLVD. M -3 MINNEWAWA AVE. R -4 MOORE AVE.. G -3 MOORLAND AVE. E -2 MOTOR ST. M -3 NELSON AVE. I)\ W _[ T U V 1 1f 2 ,47th 0 --pf p C(A' \1RY CLUB I`O� V (,01.1 CO1'I; I g '---GOLF— F_ —C d r LANE 51st �� J W J f �IICE p � - _ W. S2a >� -_ST. - - L-J 'S3rd� -�• 1 K CC D� L I� SHAY MAP CO. t K t 54th U L LJ DI. ST.] LI 1: 1 Lj L R� 1 --t W 1 U �OOO !FULLER��ST. —N'v DSii. L� p ABBOTT � 55tphq +r W= J• 55th' �\ __ -ST.- �F-tt $ f =Cl/ _ L' SSth�l !7I� r mayz' I ° �I 0. z`W.- E5561h- L I L ST. L- � J D �/ I ��� L56th— - 5 0 I - -0E- -- S 8� OTOWER y —ST.- 0 d• > \ 0 57th — `O LA W. -C WOODLAND �ICq�0C L DL 4 56t �. Off: _ x�' ^v{ -- ��������$� �� DN o w 6 A y Stith L O a O F r59th 'D C 0101 o a a D L V UI� 60th �k: si at– —1 A \\ r- O 4k I I - W. -_- -- 62nd ST - L_ 7 Ij fl h- VALLEY W I �CI� is C `63r D n .VIEW -ST. -z O LL LJ i u 00 o IIyy �W.1 III 1' u 164th Z ST.-x AL L 0 raj �. _f+a7_q_O__' C7—al --w- D�L---- �DiD�D 3 4 W W. - - - - -1— --- - --- r LW. _ 64th J t r � 66th - -- -- r ST. I I .I 9 I ' I JI 1 i 10 I' .72nd F__� f I x �J L 73rd _W. U P 1 IIt �i iu }t — W. 76th - ST. — — - — -- - - -U- - - -- -- -- ,Q r'' W 47th ST... — 3 SOt h Q-- WILSON ROAD n (� e x W. 49th ST. ................. I)\ W _[ T U V 1 1f 2 ,47th 0 --pf p C(A' \1RY CLUB I`O� V (,01.1 CO1'I; I g '---GOLF— F_ —C d r LANE 51st �� J W J f �IICE p � - _ W. S2a >� -_ST. - - L-J 'S3rd� -�• 1 K CC D� L I� SHAY MAP CO. t K t 54th U L LJ DI. ST.] LI 1: 1 Lj L R� 1 --t W 1 U �OOO !FULLER��ST. —N'v DSii. L� p ABBOTT � 55tphq +r W= J• 55th' �\ __ -ST.- �F-tt $ f =Cl/ _ L' SSth�l !7I� r mayz' I ° �I 0. z`W.- E5561h- L I L ST. L- � J D �/ I ��� L56th— - 5 0 I - -0E- -- S 8� OTOWER y —ST.- 0 d• > \ 0 57th — `O LA W. -C WOODLAND �ICq�0C L DL 4 56t �. Off: _ x�' ^v{ -- ��������$� �� DN o w 6 A y Stith L O a O F r59th 'D C 0101 o a a D L V UI� 60th �k: si at– —1 A \\ r- O 4k I I - W. -_- -- 62nd ST - L_ 7 Ij fl h- VALLEY W I �CI� is C `63r D n .VIEW -ST. -z O LL LJ i u 00 o IIyy �W.1 III 1' u 164th Z ST.-x AL L 0 raj �. _f+a7_q_O__' C7—al --w- D�L---- �DiD�D 3 4 W W. - - - - -1— --- - --- r LW. _ 64th J t r � 66th - -- -- r ST. I I .I 9 I ' I JI 1 i 10 I' .72nd F__� f I x �J L 73rd _W. U P 1 IIt �i iu }t — W. 76th - ST. — — - — -- - - -U- - - -- -- -- ,Q r'' W 47th ST... SHADY LANE P -8 WILSON ROAD n (� e x W. 49th ST. ................. SHERWOOD AVE. N -8 WINDSOR AVE _......0-3 Q -4 W. Slat ST ............................. SHORT ST. M -2 WOODCREST DRIVE Q -4 0-3 W. 53rd ST . SPUR ROAD. K -2 WOODDALE AVE R -4 NORMANDALE BLVD............ N -8 STATE TRUNK 169 6 212 I -5 WOODDALE GLEN Q -5 NORTHFIELD AVE. ... K -B STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 100 N -4 WOODDALE LANE M -5 NORTH AVE. ............... M -2 SUMMIT AVE. M•3 WOODHILL WAY P -7 OAK LAWN AVE ...... .... ....Q_7 W. 61st ST ............................. SUNNYSIDE ROAD 0_2 WOODLAND ROAD N -2 OLINGER ROAD .. H -7 SUNNY SLOPE ROAD E 0-3 XERXES AVE P -5 ORCHARD LANE ,,K.3 SUNNY SLOPE ROAD W. N -3 YORK AVE F -2 OXFORD AVE. -.. ... K.4 THIELEN AVE. M -2 ZENITH AVE N -2 PADDOCK ROAD. ...... .. J -3 TINGDALE AVE. M•8 1st AVE. E M -3 PARK PLACE R_7 TOWER ST. P -5 2nd AVE E. D -2 PARNELL AVE. .. 0.8 TOWNES ROAD S -3 3rd AVE E g_3 PEACEDALE AVE., . .. ........ _.. S -8 TRACY AVE.. 1.6 3rd ST. S. S -2 PUKWANA LANE. ... ...... M -3 VALLEY VIEW ROAD 19.7 4th AVE E I -2 RIDGE PLACE 0_3 VALLEY VIEW ST. K.8 4th ST. S L -8 ROLF AVE... - ....... .. ... M -8 VANDERYORK AVE. L -3 Sth AVE E M -3 ROLLING GREEN PARKWAY..... I -3 VERNON AVE. N -2 5th ST. S. R -4 RUSSELL AVE. L -6 VIRGINIA AVE 0.8 6th AVE E N -3 RUTLEDGE AVE. WARREN AVE L_8 7th AVE E N -2 RYAN AVE. 0_8 WATERMAN AVE D -3 7th ST. P -3 ST. JOHNS AVE .................... P -5 WHI'L'E OAKS ROAD S-2 8th AVE E L.2 SCHAEFER ROAD E -4 WILLIAM AVE L -3 W. 44th ST. D -2 SETH AVE. ..D -2 WILRYAN AVE M-8 W. 45th ST. K L M N O P Q R N -4 W 47th ST... _. N -2 L -5 W. 48th ST.. .. N -3 R.5 W. 49th ST. ................. S -3 Q-6 W. 50th ST. _......0-3 Q -4 W. Slat ST ............................. L -3 Q -3 W. 52nd ST ............................. Q -4 0-3 W. 53rd ST . . ................. Q_4 Q-6 W. 54th ST ........................... S -4 V -6 W. 55th ST ............................ Q-5 V -6 W. 56th ST ............................. P -5 U-6 W. 57th ST...... ....................... T -5 A -2 W. 58th ST .............................. S -6 A -2 W. 59th ST ............................. Q.6 A -2 W. 60th ST .. ............................Q.6 A -2 W. 61st ST ............................. Q -7 B -2 W. 62nd ST.. .......................... Q -7 B -2 W. 63rd ST .............................. N_7 B -2 W. 64th ST. ....... .... .... ............ .N_8 B -2 W. 65th ST ............................. N -8 C -2 W. 66th ST.......... .............. .. N -8 C -2 W. 70th ST ........ ................. ....P -10 M -3 W. 72nd ST.. .. ........... .... .......... T -10 C -3 W. 73rd ST.. ........ ............. ......T -11 N -2 W. 76th ST........ ......... S-11 N -2 0...,� fi.L,wlty Carrugraphar S T U V 112 13 4 EaY 17$ 1947 Dear Mris, Regarding -the attached latter pertaining to the condition of , 56th.Street, I have; td-,e following comments to maker Both sanitary aewer and 74&,4eer mal.na Caere - cunotructed in .thia street' last fall, just .prior to the winter freeze -up. Consequently the street could not be put in the proper condition before winter set in. This. s pring'; when 'the frost was coating out of the ground, vte poured several tons of large rock on tho roadtray; and, . becaas© of the fresh backfilling, this entirely disappeared. Beceuse of 'the' extremely wet spring, We have been unable to accomplish much grading work with our road patrols, and on three occasions, the patrols sank so deeply they had to be pulled out. There is_a slew across the street from the Harley residence, which keeps the subsoil wet Lind .soft., i'he past few days has been the first tip this siring that the road has dried up enou h on t -he surface for us to do Ww satiafactory grading tmrk. Both Concord and W, 56th Street have nm.T been worked over so that'they are in _ good - passable, condition. "here is, howev ©r, one hole in the middle of the intersection vahich needs rock fie, and this mil be done either today or TIonday. I realize all..the reside. -its in this area have been im nvenienced greatly because of their inability to ti.>: ive their ears to their homes, but I believe the condition is now such that they will experience no more serious difficulty. I assure you, there has been no 'fntent on our part to purpooely neglect P•Ir. Barley's corner. Regards, ` r April 30, 1947 Mr., Harold G. Lain 5034 Bruc© Place Minneapolis 10, Minnesota Lear Mr. Lains: Thank you for your letter of the-21st., which was publicly read at the regular council meeting of April 28. The compliment you made our Street CI-e . was very . much appreciated by them and by the Council. Yours very truly, = VILLA E OF EDINA - gy Village Manager NI_.. gs M ' I c , r i sl HAROLD G. LAINS 5034 BRUCE PLACE MINNEAPOLIS 10. MINN. 7z� et Ali, t4v4 APR 2D VILLA Ju1j 169 1546 d Mr, Jahn Tihi.11 ' - 4911 ";unnyside '.Road Minnewpolls 709 14.1nns ota , Dear Mr, A. Thills Your re4ueet for a ' ctone wall bsxricade at the dead ei.4 _ of Sunnyside Road ciao pre mted to *the CoLmall at .their meet in€ o4 the litho f "I 1e the Council is iw entire agxew -wnt Twith you rcenrd- _ _ like, •t'ic fact t1hat t1ie precont barricade is unsuitable.`co tho noiC,112borinG re.-Adential fd7.rt,rict, the membe.r€- do feel that the .wall you propose would ircolve the expenditure of considerable coney, and that conetr+zetion of sucla a "call by the Village would est Bbl ish a precedent., It iS 6tiageatCd teat tho' planting 11' a} hcdre or rorj of trceti, or, t'ae Conef;ruct ion of a ba.rri 'ado of tho ructic wooden fence ty_.e9imild give your pub ®ae equally iiol. , and still ll be attractive. If you'vail]: sail at the ofrice'at you convenic ce, I'll -be Clack to (;-o over 1;1,A 3 mt4er i�ith you9 ehd rill T,cicotle. YO Ur sgsst� one a. Youre very trulyo VI G y ux %afflITAi- BY a I . 1� r October 13# 1941* . Village of Edinap Must Ul eootas, bt motion » We Ben 8. MOO"# Village Recorder. 4601 woodds►le Avenue" GentlAment r in response to your request for one two Tou 4ump t�puok# vo are pleased to submit our prop pal on the following, WNC motor truck's i fine Model CC,�2 ONO motor truck# This unit being •la the * Ton I ranS94 hevlo*5 a meucirm g rose voi.ght raUn� of 15000, lbs e # some being equip(ped with General Motors va1ve**1n*hea4 six,,oylinder � truck eng,44e having et msxi.mun grpte INOW horse pm1orat 3000 l r,pe of 99b Horse power, h,avine a m*x1== torque of 202 €te lbs, at IOrr4 repems$e* tiheelbattN► r oh givoa 60" bas cab to center, lino of rear - ,duc1ls dimQrnaaan. ��� � of Generators 300 iat (40 snnv re) six -volt ventilwt44.-type generator j aoltage and current re julator in placo . of standard.. r,=erator# Heavy*duty battery. Two -speed dual performance rem rule.ham � o 'tir10 to 1 in the loss a send 6*83 to i in the high range* Andllary overload roar sprirga, 0.25/20 10-ply tiros #front# and 8.2u/20 10*ply dual gear t1ress Enclosed oab« Large Oise heater OOW defro;torj 9 Heavyoduty radiator# paint# hic;hway or *W. -► nab doors to be lettered *0 request", List price this urdt as deeoribed above# tax deducted, F0H Mn% is 41870a00e Allowonoe on your 1839 ford, 1k,, Ton truck* liceuse number Tags Exempt 48x39 3700,00a Not difference . $IX�OP+� Tito above price doe$ not 1:1oluds any charge for Federal Exci as Tom and it vs are successful bidders. •are *11 ask that you siGn Tax Exesaption Certiftioate so that ve ww asoure refund from the manufacturer* 1) Qbnte B i ; . Moore# Village of Edina! 30- 13►41* Pa Se Yi .t Thi votati6n is r*ds subject to im odiate acceptance.. The prioes horeiri q6 Guaranteed foir a period not to exceed two dayeo DeUvery can be made�wi� a five dsya• Yoh � will find enclosed literaturb covering this unite also certifJO4 po�4r urvpe letting Forth m lmum and net power delivered by this engine* � iso find enclosed our pertified cheok In the amount of 05.40 ahioh proseatd 5% or more of thi's bide ThanklrWg you for this opportunity of making the above quotation and. treating that we may receive your favorable oonsidoratloA#,ve are, Yours very truly,# MOTOR F(T.= EQUIP TT COI:L't qYa Fie rg Sales �,itjine�. y i f �1 i L ot FL, VT v"V s11 , France Avenue between 50th and 52nd is 30 feet on the Village side and between 52nd and 54th Thorpe gave 33 feet on the Village side which makes it 60 feet between 50th and-52nd and 66 feet between 52nd and 54th. _France belongs to the County but the part between 50th and 54th has no claim. Although the County has taken care of it. I 1 / � i �I •' l I / 1 E � � r 1 ol l F, Copy for Mr. Smith 9/5/47 April 28, 1947 RE: ACCEPTING BIDS ON UNIT PRICES. Opinion of Village Attorney. Mr. Windhorst says he believes that the only possible way to accept bids is on the unit prices submitted. He suggests that you contact the three low bidders, telling them that if the Council accepts bids it will be on the unit price. That will give them a chance to protest if they wish to do so. G. S. e ITr-H L A ®- K AN E 9: F- 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - MAIA E. GENERAL OFFICE REGENT TELEPHON 7211 11 15 WE 5T 2 8" STR E. ET M ir\r\e dPO I i5, M ir\r\. August 1p 1947 Mr. Phil Smith Village Engineer Edina, Minnesota Dear Phil: Thank you very much for the prompt action on the road. Next time I come down before the Village Council I an going to lobby and see if I can get your wages raised. Seriously, I do appreciaye,�64i3 g'6-od service. S V� truly,-y urs eyy'� GJP/rm r �1 I Cater i P llar •. , March" 4, 1947 I "LLAG Village of Edina Edina, Minnesota a Gentlemen: Please accept the attached photograph with our compliments. I'1e have been supplied with the data on the label attached to the reverse side. Of course, we should like to be sure that.the proper information regarding the operation of this motor grader has been given to us and enclose a form for your convenience in correcting this, or \giving us any additional information you may have and are willing-to supply. vve assume you approve the use of this picture and the data in our advertising. If, for any reason, r this is not the case, please let us hear from you by return mail. A stamped envelope is enclosed, and we shall - =look forward .to your early reply. Very truly yours, CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. M.E.Lutticken Advertising Department It C4� 9 DIESEL ENGINES w TRACTORS • MOTOR GRADERS w EARTH M-OVI NG EQUI PM ENT " 9w, March 149 1946 I Loring and Andersnns Lawyers - 1 1242 -44 McKnight Building Minneapolic, 111innesota Gentiemens Attention Mr. r. T. Lorin'& In compiianee, with your request of the Sthv wd are attaching hereto Clerks s Certificate showing !� action of the Council in accepting Lot'249 Audo Sub* #176, and the- 5 foot strip of neighboring lots for street'purposeuo ` Vie hope this will give you the information you require. Yours very trulya V ,LAG OIL' I011 I qA BY Village Yamger 6L- LORING S ANDERSON LkWYERS EDWARD J. LORING +� ALBERT M, ANDERSON Village of Edina Administration Offive Edina, Minn 1242 -44 MCKNIGHT BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS March 8th 1946 Qentlemen; We are examining an abstract of title to Lot 13 Auditors Subdivision No 259. The Auditors Platt shDws'a "North Ave." on the west dide of said lot 13. North Avenue is shown as " Lot 24 " ih Auditors Subdivision No 176, On December 22nd., 1928 the Village of Edina was grantee in Quit Claim Deed conveying Lot 24 Aud Sub. 176 with 5 feet from abuting lots on the west side and the east Bide of dot 24 but the records in the Register of Deeds Office show no dedicatioh or acceptance of this lot as a street. If the Village ever adopetd a resolution establishing this parcel as a street please advise and furnish us with a certifi /ed copy of the resolution. we are advised that a sewer hsd been :laid in "North Ave" evidently there must be such a street, established. Yours Very Tkkuly MAR 111946 VILLAQ EDINk on . -CERT IFICATE OF BOWER HAWTHORNE— VILhAG CLERK -- STATE OF 11INNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN s SSO VILLAGE OF EDINA ) Is the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Village Clerk and Recorder of the Village of Edina, Hennepin County, Minneso tat do - hereby certify. that I have carefully compared the following "Extract of Minutes" of a meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Edina, duly held on December 89 1928, with the original thereof on file and of record in-my office, and the same is a fulls true- and. eorreot trbnscript therefrom, insofar' as the same relates to the acceptance of Lot 249 Auditors, Subdivision No. 176, etce as a street.$ " ra_- _nseriRt of Minutes" "The meeting was called to order.by President McGuire, and on rollca.11 the following were found to be present; President McGuire, Trustees Willson, Prescott. & Reimann and Recorder Moore. "Mr. J1. 'Moores, of Brookside was present with-deed conveying to the Village of Edina,, for road purpose's', lot 24 and a 5 foot strip running parallel.to lot 249,of lots numbered 20- 21- 22- 23- 25 -26 -31 and 32, Brookside Terrace, Auditor's Sub. ;176. Wherein Thrustee.Prescott offered the following resolution. 11mie real, Mr. John Moore and_ others have delivered to the. Village Recorders a warranty deed to lot 24, together with a 5 foot strip of lots 20- 21= 22- 23- 2b- 26- 31.and 32 - running parallel with lot 24, in Auditor's Subdivision #176.. "whereas, said conveyance is made for the sole purpose theme land so conveyed shall be accepted, used and dedicated for general road purposes. 11ITherefore, be it resolved that the Village Council of the V l� 1 of Edina, accept said property on behalf of the Village of Edina subj,eet.to the above mentioned provisiono The: question being upon the - adoption of the resolution wherein there were 5.yeas and.no nays as follows -- McGuire,.. yea. - Willson, yea - Prescott, yea - Reimann, yea and Moore yea, ". (Signed) BEN B. MOORS !" V age ecor er vJITNESS my hand and the ,.official seal of said Village this 14th 19460 August 23s, 1946. Mr. J. M. Vilett2 Secretary The Hilldal% Association 19 Circle West.. Hilldale_ Minneapolis lfl' i+Ii mgota. Dear Sire We have your letter of August 202_ regarding the condition of the roads in Hilldal.e. This is to advise.that i ha43 taken this matter up with the `.� Street Superintendent, who, i�nf ores me that he has not . completed. asbworc in this neighborhood., and that some of -the roads will receive o, mat treatment and safe of the others a seal coat before the. end -off' our oiling,seasd i. I . Trill, of ' course, he glad to confer with 'your Roads Committee at any time. Yours very truly, VILLAGE_ OF EDINA ' "V3.11agcs 't4an�.ger PR$ gs , o 19 Circle West Mpls., 10, Minn. August 20, 19+6 Mr. Phil Smith Village of Edina 4801 West 50th St. Mpls., 10, Minn. Dear Mr, Smith: The residents of Hilldale were very pleased with the improvements that were made-of the roads at Division Street and the intersections of Circle East and Spur Road, but we can't understand why your men stopped at this particular point. We expected you.would continue your good work throughout all of the roads'in Hilldale. Our Road Committee made a thorough inspection of the roads in Hilldale Sunday, and -have asked-me as Secretary of their association to request that you or your road engineer come out to Hilldale and inspect our roads. Our Road Committee plans to make personal contact with you or your road engineer within the next week to ten days before which time, no doubt, you will have made your in- spection, and will be able to give them a report of your findings for our road improvements. JMV: jmj Yours very truly, HILLDALE ASSOCIATION Vilett ary AUG 211946 VIIJArywi FJ*, O,W- — A .I HAWTHORN FUELS ROMTHOR05WEDMPRHY 2001 EAST TWENTY- FOURTH ST., MINNEAPOLIS 4 DUPONT 7571 Honorable Council Village of Edina Minnesota Honorable Sirs: ' July 29, 1946 _ _We,_the_ undersigned, owners of property in .the - Normandale second addition to the Village of Edina abutting on Rolf Avenue between 64th.and 65th Streets request of your body that a grade be established on the said Rolf Avenue covering such portions of that avenue affecting the proper- ties upon which we now reside, are now erecting homes or ex- pect to.erect homes in the near future. our behalf. u `oN o � ^ BETIER We will sincerely appreciate your efforts in Yours very truly� VILLAG d-- Al- OZIC-1- MOM J. flJOAREST COMPHY IMPORT • DOMESTIC • EXPO &T� I I CABLE ADDRESS: JAFMI14H El P,Yr. . Earl C. Sharpe 4612 Edgebrook Place Ililinneapolis, . Minnesota Dear 91-r: f LOUR anD FEED n1fmanTS. sincE 1900 1224• HODGSON BUILDING MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA ".TELEPNOKE ATLANTIC 7157 April 3, 1942 I am tnking the liberty of irri_tir_�; to you to ask if you can. advise me what is bei nr, done in retard to havinM the street fixed on Wooddale F:,ane. It seems to the writer this should be atter_ded.'to a.s_ early this Soring as possible. ? think anJrone will agree with me that there is oui_te an investment in the way that there are homes on each -side on Vjooddale bane and each property owner is doing what he can to landscape their lawns etc. tr ;T.n.rr to make a nice spot of this and it seems -to the viriter that it is very necessary that this street be attended to at once as I feel the property owners are entitled to -same. !.understand there was a peti ti on. signed by the different property owners to have this x ^cork done and sincerely hope something can be done to fret action on this as early as possible. Any information ,that you ea.n give me will be highly appreciated. JA EI'd J Wr R 10 , - Yours verb,* t ruly, A. r ALL QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO OUR CONFIRMATION F 4