6-8-1949MINUTES OF REGULAR R°EETING
PARK BOARD
VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY
June 8, 1949
The Dark Board of the Village of Golden Valley met
for their regular monthly meeting at the Village Hall
at 8:00 p.m. on June 8, 1949. The meeting was at- ROLL CALL
tended by Mr. Does, president, Mrs. Arms, Vice -
President, and Mr. Boyer, Secretary.
Minutes of the stay 11 meeting were read and approved. MINUTES
Mrs. Arms offered to investigate cost and availability
of park benches and source of supply through the BENCHES
Minneapolis park Board. She also was advised to ob-
tain information on the advisability of seeding after SEEDING
July and the best time for seeding between July and
October.
i!r. 7inslow does, being a member of the planning;
Board, was to recommend that the Village road crew
check the viest border of Belmont park in an effort DRAINAGE
to ascertain the advisability of ditching for
drainage purposes, the southwest corner being low.
The subject of putting culverts under Brookview and
draining direct to the creek was also to be investi-
gated.
The secretary, J. J. Boyer, was authorized to place
an order with the J. E. Porter Cornoration, Ottawa.,
Illinois, for one No. 38 combination playground set, EQUIPYTNT
including the $250.00 Commercial Club check. This
was moved by Mr. Yoes and seconded by mrs. Arms.
Move was made by Mrs. Arms and seconded by vr. Boyer
that, barring legal technicalities, the Park Board
will stand one-half, but not to exceed 1125.00, for
playground equipment to be erected in a section of
Valley View park located in Glenview Terrace, Golden VALLEY VITW
Valley. The Village lawyer, Stanley Kane, was to PARK
investigate the legal technicalities that may be en-
countered with the Minnea.polis park Board, as the
park property is owned by the Minneapolis Park Board.
SFr. Kane is to advise us.
Commercial Club has advised that they have additional
funds which they will donate for use in purchasing FUNDS
playground equipment in Valley View Park.
Y ove was made by Mrs. Arms to adjourn at 11:00 p.m.
Seconded by Mr. Moes.
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and Aldrich Avenue and Russell Ave u
South; on Upton Avenue South from in
nehaha Creek to West Fifty-fifth reef
and on Robbins Street from Upton venu
outh to Vincent Av/arcel.
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ommittee further recnds hat th
c st of purchasing and ng a above
m ntioned tres and cfo the same
for three years be d! d and ac
ass sment
roll
prepareing a sched
ule f the parcels of laich would b�
ben, ted by such plaand the cos
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to be ssessed against uch parcel.
Respectfully sted,L. Joh on, Dr. Roy Erson, Edwarc
Chalgre Frank V, M, Francis A
Gross,
Committee.
A
necomme nation o Landscape Architect
and Asst. Su erinte dent -8/19/47.
Recommen tion of Superintendent -
8/19/47.
ro. `he .Joint mmittee on Playgrounds
:ul EntertainVent and F'nance.
Minneap Minn., August 19, 1947.
To the Honora a card of Park Commis-
sioners:
Gentlemen: our Standing Committees
on Playgroun s an Entertainment and
Finance, act! g joint , respectfully report
that they ha consid red the report of the
Director of ecreatio and recommenda-
tion of the uperinte dent regarding the
request of the Knigh of Columbus for
use of the ighted field t The Parade for
a benefit oftball gam on the evening of
August 2 , 1947, and yo committees rec-
ommend that permissio be granted the
Knights of Columbus to use the field on
the eve ing of August 28 nd to make ad-
missio charge of twenty ents, the net re-
reipts eyond expenses t be donated to
the C tholic Boys' Home. he use of park
prem ses pursuant to this ermit is to be
subj ct to the supervision of the Super-
inte dent of Parks.
Respectfully submi ted,
ude D. Armatage, Paul C. I.aBlant,
Johnson, T. F. McCarthy, Francis A.
ttee.
Adopted.
Attached—
Recommendation of Director o Recrea-
tion and Superintendent -8/12/47
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Minneapolis, Minn., August 1
To the Honorable Board of Park Cc
aioners:
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Gentlemen: Your Standing Committees
on Playgrounds and Entertaihment and
Finance, acting jointly, to whom was re-
ferred the requests of the Glenview Ter-
race Improvement Association and the Vil-
lage of Golden Valley for permission to
establish a playground area in Valley View
Park, respectfully report that considera-
tion has been given thereto and to a report
of the Superintendent thereon, and now
recommend that the Glenview Terrace
Improvement Association and the Village
of Golden Valley be given a permit to use
Valley View Park, subject to the following
terms and provisions:
1. That any improvement made to said
property or any facilities placed thereon
shall be according to plans and specifi-
cations approved by the Superintendent
of Parks.
2. That the use of th6 grounds ahall be for
the use of the general public and not
restricted to any one village or city.
3. That the use of the grounds shall not be
inconsistent to the laws, ordinances,
rules, and regulations of this Board.
4. That any liability for damages to any
person or property by reason of the use
of said property shall be borne by the
Petitioners.
5. This Board offers to the petitioners the
opportunity of co-ordinating its r.crea-
tion program with that of this depart-
ment insofar as it concerns the use of
literature and attendance of playground
instructors at the staff meetings of this
department, and similar services as the
Superintendent of Parks may direct, in-
cluding the actual supervision of play-
ground instructors employed by the Vil-
lage of Golden Valley, by members of
the recreation supervisory staff of the
Minneapolis Park Department.
S. The Board of Park Commissioners re-
serves the right to revoke the authority
or permission hereby granted whenever
in its opinion, public interest of the City
of Minneapolis demands said revoca-
tion, and the. Board of Park Commis-
sioners shall be the sole judge of such
necessity. Thirty days' written notice
shall be given the Village of Golden Val-
ley by the Board for such revocation.
Respectfully submitted,
C. F. McCarthy, Paul C. LaBlant, Maude
). Armatage, L. Johnson, Francis A.
3ross,
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