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01-26-1951 Special1 ~D ~~Notion that salary and fees of attorney remain as a t present was made by Bowen ~ seconded by falters. Carried. . . A~otion to authorize manager to re-arrange office space as seems necessary was zlmade by Bowen seconded by Iverson. Carried. _ • .-r ~ A~oved by Bowen seconded by falters that attorney contact PAr. Arthur Anderson• 1 to deternii3.ne such matters as file locations.ect. as it affects Mr.Andersen's ~ service on the Fire Civil Service Committee, and his proposed resignation, and report back to the'Council~ Carried! . . ARotion to appoint Gordon Bowen as Acting B~ayor for 1951 was made by Christian y~ seconded by Littlejohn. Poll of votes Aye-.Littlejohn,Bowen,Christian. No. Iverson,_falters. Lotion passed. . . . _ A~otion that,at their cdnvenience,the manger and.engineex° be•directed to contact the City if B~inneapolis to ascertain the cgnc~i~,ions under which Aflinneapolis wi 11 ~"Permit Richfield to ~ook,up to the Minneapolis sanitary sewer system was made by Bowen seconded by Littlejohn. Votes:Aye Bowen,Littlejohn,Christian. RTo votes: Iverson and_~falters' abstained from voting. ~dotion Carried. Notion to obtain opinion from Village Attorney whether the aounty or the ,~ Village is to make •special assessments searches vgas made by•Bowe_n seconded by Littlejohn. Carried. . . 1~oved by Bowen seconded by Littlejohn that meeting adjourn. Carried. . George,Sober~ Clerk Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a . Special meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Richfield. Minnesota was held at the Village Hall in said Village on January,26,1951,at 7 o'clock P.AR. The following members were presents.: _ C.H. Christian Ernest Iverson Gordon Bogen S.A~. Littlejohn Thomas falters _ and the follo~ring were absent s RTone o The Village Clerk presented the official returns of the Judges and Clerks o~ the Special election held January 231951, and affidavits shoring publication in the Richfield News of the notice of said election and ~a sample ballot. Said returns and affidavits were examined found satisf actory,and ordered places on file. • ffiember ~~-~ Gordon ~Bovren introduced the foll~ing resolutionand move its adopt on: _ _ Resolution 8anvassing and Ileclaring Result of Special Election Be it Resolved by the Village Council fo the Village of Richfield,Hennepin County AFinnesota,that the special election held January 23,1951,for the purpose ofdvoting upon the question "hall the Village of Richfield,A~innesota construct a waterworks system substantially, as descra.bed in preliminary plans and specifications dated Lecember 18th,1950, on file and open to Vie.inspection in the Village office) to be woned and operated by the Village as a public utility for producing supplying and distributing water for the use ffthe village and its inhabitants and~'ndustries the post thereof to be paid wholly from revenue produced thereby,the estimated total cost of which improvement is $6,y87,J~91.37,of which X1,676,997.93 is for wells,pumps,tanks,buildings, and other works necessary and suitable for water f production and supply. and of which $5,310,l~g3.1~1~ is for mains and works necessary j and suitable for water distribution?~~and "Shall the Village of Ri.chfield,~innesota ' construct a sanitary sewer system (substantially as descriiaed 3.n preliminary ~~ ~~plans and specifications dated December 18,1950 on file and open t4 inspection ~- in the Village office~..to be ovmed and operated by the Tillage either as a separate utility or as combined with the waterworks system,for the collection,treatment and disposal of sewage,the cost thereof to be-paid wholly from revenue produced thereby, the estimated total cost of which ~~c~7,3~,589~33;bf•~hi,chr~5~gq~922.25 ` is'_for`~~a~ns and necessary and suitable for sewage collection and of which X1,316,617.08 is for mains and owrks necessary and suitable for sewage treatment and disposal?~+ has been duly and legally called and conducted and the .results thereof have been canvassed by the election officials hereto fore designated,and that the votes ~' casr on each question at said election were as follows6 Questien # 1 ~ffater Improvement ..~.~... - - - - -Vetes- ies; ---- - ~~- - ---_- - -- r Notes No;~ 3608 Spoiled or YJefective $a].lotsL 16 Total Ballots: l~076 Question ~# 2 Sewer Im~ro_ vement ~- Voted Yesr ~ ~ 138 voted No: 3608 - Spoiled or Defective Sallots 3p Total Ballots; X076 and said water proposition, not having received the requisite 5/BtYis ma3oritg of the votes cast thereori,is hereby declared to have been defeated, and said sewer proposition, not having received a majority of the votes cast thereon, is hereby declared to have been defeated. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by ~dember Ernest Iverson and upon vote being taken theron,the following ~eoted in favor t. iereof: _ Gordon Bowen Ernest Iverson Thomas falters S.~. LittleJohn C.H~Christian and the following voted against the same: done thereupon said resolution was. declared duly passed and adopted. ~ ..