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VILLAGE OF ST. JO<3EPH, MINNESOTA 37'
Minutes o~ the Meeting of the Village Council Jan. 12, 1954
The Village- council of the Village of ~. Joseph met in seRsion at
the Vil~age Hall on Jan. 1?,1954, at the hour of 8:00 P.M. All
members of the council were present except Virgil Lodermeier.-
The following were elected at the annual village election held o.n
Dec. 8, 1953. Oscar Krebsbach, Mayor; Julian Botz, Trustee; Adrian
Sauer, Treas; Christ Pal1ansch, Justice of the Peace; Nick Borresch
Constable. Salary of the Mayor was raised to $10.00 per month and
the salary of Trustees were raised to $5.00 per month by the passing
of Ordinance # 49, 90 yes and 69 No.
The oath of, office were taken by Oscar Krebsbach, Julian Botz,
Christ Pallansch and Nick Borresch.
The Minutes of the meeting of Bee. 1, were read and motion made by
Reynold Kellner to accept them as read. 8ec. by Wm. Meinz, Carried
The following bills were presented for payment~
General Revenue
George Schroeder, Labor on V1l1ageHall - - - - - - - $ 8.50
Cold Spring Record, Election Ballots - - - - - - - - 10.25
Times Publishing Co. Pub. Ordinance # 49 - - - - - - 2.4õ
First State Bank, Fire Ins. & Treas.Bond --- - - - - 113.82
Tovm of St. Joseph, Road Grading - - - - - - - - - - 21.00
Northern States Power Co., Power - - - - - - - - - - 104.50
N. W. Bell Telephone Co., Telephone - - - - - - - - 8.85
John Klein, Election Judge - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.00
Christ Walz - - .!!. - - _"- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.00
Mrs. N. J. Wander,~lecti9n C~rk - - - - - - - - - - 12.00
- Claude Mertes, Labor òn Sidewalk - - - - - - - - -- 15.75
Christ Walz, Labor-dumping grounds - - - - - - - - - 7·10
Int. Assoc. of Fire Chiefs, Dues - - - - - - - - - - 7.00
-.- Roman Zwack, Chief Salary - - - - ~- - - - - - - - - 25.00
Herman Schneider, A~slt Chief - - - - - - - - - - -- 25.00
stueve Std. Service, Gas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.55
St. Joseph Fire Dept., Fir e Call s- - - - - - - - - - 17.00
Nick Borresch, Police - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 112.50
"" "- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 112·50
Water Fund
Northern States Power Co, Water Pumping -------- 15.17
Cold Spring Record, Envelopes - - - - - -- - - - - - 9.95
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Farmers Truck Fund
Stueve Std. Sérvice, Truck Servi.ce - - - - - - - - - 39.fS2
St. J08eph Fire Dept. Fire Calls - - - - - - - - - - 26.00
Motion made by Reynold Kellner to pay all bills. Sec. by
Julian Botz, Carried. .
The 1953 financial Atatement was pre Rented and motion made by
Julian Botz to approve the statement as presented. Sec. By Reynold
Kellner, Carri ed.
Motion made by Reynold Kellner to request the Railroad and ~are-
house Commission to investigate the crossing on railroad street.
Sec. by Julian Botz, Carried
I Motion made by Julian Botz to move the fire alarm button from
Ray Schindlers to the power house at St. Benedicts. Sec. by
Reynold Kellner, Carried.
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There being no further ¡,. . c. by Julian Botz, Carried re
adjourn. .' . Ufnness rpotion duly made an·d'· d
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Village Council
Village of gt. Joseph, gtearn~ County, Minnesota
Jan. 12, 1954
purguant to due call and notice therecf a postponed regular meeting
of the Village Council of the Village of qt. Joaeph, Minneeota, wae
duly held in the Village Hall in aaid Village on January 12, 1954 at I.
s: 00 P. M.
The following member. were pre.ent; o.car Krebgbaeh, Reynold Kellner,
Julian Botz, and Wm. Melnz. Absent wa~ Virgil Lodermeier.
John KnaPP, the village attorney, then read to the meeting a letter
from the Minneaota Railroad & WarehoUge Commigaion with reference to
the highway railroad grade crogaing at Railroad qtreet, ooMmonly
known as the "Mill cro~øing".
After full diecuegion Rgynold Kellner introduced the following reaolu-
tion and moved for its adoption:
REQOLUTION REQUE~TING THE MINNE10TA RAILROAD
AND WAREHOU~E COMl~I~~ION TO INVE~TIGATE INTO
CONDITIONq AT THE HIGHWAY GRADE CRO~~ING OF
RAILROAD ~TBEET AT THE GREAT NORTHERN TRACK~
WHEREAq, the Village Council ha. had numerou. complaint. about the
dangeroug condition of the Highway Grade Crogaing of Railroad 9treet
at the Great Northern Track:.. from citizena of the Vlllage of (It.
JOf:.(eph, and
WdEREA~, the Village Council member~ are aware of the fact that
several minor accidents nave occurreù at said grade cro~ging) and I
WREBEA~, the Village Council ha~ in the pa~t conslderea saidºrog~ln~ .
to be a' dangerouS crogging and still considers it dangero'us, and hag
requested the Great Northern Railway Company to install automatic
~ignalS at said location, and
WHEREA~. eaid requeat was turned down by the Great Northern Railway
Company.
NPlf THEREl"ORE, BE IT RE(lOLVED.tbat th~'1illageCóund~reqUeattt¡."
Minneeota Rallroad..ndlf..rehDu.ø" (Jommieeionto.inveøtigatett¡.~'ooll~
di ti ona e urroundingthegra~Orog~illg atRallroadc~tree t aI\d1;h"
Grea tNortbern Railroad tr.ack:., "ommonlY k:n.own agth". ~Mill C"",,,øing'
andmak:e it. reoommend...UolI,an< 'f1l1din~ø~.alldorder the lnett<llation
of such addi tiona protect1onas ie déemed-necegt:tary./ ..... ". .'. ...............
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~~ ",ot1ón for the àdop,tlon otth!; toregoing·reøolùtj:OIl WM duly
øec.onded by member., ,Jul,ianBoU, ¡¡ndup"n vote>beingtakellthere'OIl
thet ()1.1owing~member" v"tèAJn~8. v()!'tbeTeM : ReYllold· K~1.lh"ì'''7j~~~"'
Julian Botz,' Wm.Meinz.. >and Oøcar Kreþebac~' \fbereu.pon "a.id''''eøol~
u"n wt<a declare a: dul!. peaeed. ar¡d ,doRted and wa" aigned by the
mayor, which waeattestedbY <the Vl11ageC1erk.
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. I, the under. i gned, 'being the du.ly't uàl1fi ed and à"tj:ng v1l1age
c Ie rk: of the Village of, 51;. Joe ePh,MJ:nnøø"te. dO.:hê"eby ee rtify thàt
I have compar..<i,~Jl~cbÍ'<i alld f or<! go:lp.g "",tract of mintlteg1<ith. ·.the
0rj:ginaLminuteg on fl;I.irand of record in my otfice, .an.d thattbe
game ia a true and correct trang.cript ·"f'the minute. of a DieetingÓf
théVlllage Council of8aidV1l1ageduW ealled an.d held on the date
therein indicated eo far a€( suchminutearelate to the H1ghwayGrade
Crosd.ng k:nown eathe 'Mill Crossing.· .
Dated Jan. ).--ð )],.9.54.. .