#154 05-13-58 Issue Park System Bonds Special ElectionResolution No. 154 Maar 13, 1958
Member Teresi introduced the following resolution and MOVED its adoption:
"RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY AND
EXPEDIENCY OF ISSUING PARK. SYSTEM BONDS
AND CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION TO VOTE ON
THEIR ISSUANCE"
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley,
Minnesota, as follows:
1. It is hereby found and determined that it is necessary and exped-
ient for the Village to acquire various lands within the corporate limits
for park and playground purposes and to develop and equip such lands and
existing park lands in order to provide a park system more adequate to the
needs of the Village, and to issue its negotiable coupon general obligation
bonds in an amount not to exceed $400,000 for the acquisition, development
and equipment of said park system.
2. The proposition of issuing such bonds, as set forth in the form of
ballot prescribed below, shall be submitted to the voters at a special elec-
tion which is hereby called and directed to be held on Monday, the 16th day
of June, 1958, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock A.M. and 8:00 o'clock P. M.
Said election shall be held at the following polling places within each of
the election districts heretofore established, and there are hereby appointed
threepersons to act as judge of election at each polling place, as follows:
Election Judges of
District Polling Place Election
No. 1 Noble School, 2600 Noble Avenue Mary C. Costigan
Yone A. Jensen
Fern M. Griffin
No. 2 St. Margaret Mary's School Louise E. Hutchinson
2225 Zenith Avenue North Irene Hafterson
Esther Bohnenstingel
No. 3 Fire Station No. 2 Lucille L. 11allgren
1000 Lilac Drive North Helen A. Hoy
Ruth Thorness
No. 4
Meadowbrook School
Inez W. Kullberg
Turner's Crossroad and
Cecily K. Helgesen
Glenwood Avenue
Olive Larson
No. 5
Village Hall
Betty Tetrud
7830 Sixth Avenue North
Anna M. Bertch
Evelyn Jokinen
No. 6
Co-operative Seed Exchange
Gunhild L. Ostroot
8140 Sixth Avenue North
Lillian I. Turge6n
Loyola Daugherty
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Resolution No.154 (continued)
May 13, 1958
The judges of election in each election district shall appoint two residents
thereof to serve as clerk of election.
3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice
of said election to be posted at each of said polling places and at least
three other public and conspicuous places within each election district, not
less than ten days before the date of said election, and to cause such
notice to be published in the Suburban Press not less than seven days before
said date, which notice shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL VILLAGE ELECTION
ON PARK SYSTEM BONDS
VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in and for
the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday the 16th of June, 1958,
between the hours of 7:00 o'clock A.M. and 8:00 o'clock P.M., at which the
following propositions will be submitted to the voters of the Village:
Shall the Village of Golden Valley borrow money and
issue its negotiable coupons general obligation bonds in
an amount not exceeding $400,000, for the purpose of
acquisition of necessary lands for the municipal park
system and development and equipment of such lands and
existing park lands?
All registered and qualified voters of
vote at said election within the respective
they reside, as heretofore established for
polling place within each of said election
Election District
No.
1
No.
2
No.
3
No.
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No.
5
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the Village are entitled to
election districts in which
municipal elections, and the
districts will be as follows:
Polling Place
Noble School
2600 Noble Avenue
St. Margaret Mary's School
2225 Zenith Avenue North
Fire Station
1000 Lilac Drive North
Meadowbrook School
Turner's Crossroad and
Glenwood Avenue
Village Hall
7830 Sixth Avenue North
Co-operative Seed Exchange
8140 Sixth Avenue North
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Resolution No. 154 (continued)
Dated May 13, 1958
May 13, 1958
BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
ROGER K. ULSTAD
Village Clerk
4. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause
official ballots to be prepared for said election and to be distributed to
the judges at each of said polling places. Said ballot shall be printed in
black ink on lavendar paper, if paper of such color is obtainable, and the
face thereof shall read as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION
VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
JUNE 16, 1958
VOTE ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
SHALL THE VILLAGE_ OF GOLDEN VALLEY BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE ITS
NEGOTIABLE COUPON GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT
EXCEEDING $400,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUISITION OF NECESSARY
LANDS FOR THE MUNICIPAL PARK SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT AND EQUIP-
MENT OF SUCH LANDS AND EXISTING PARK LANDS?
YES.....
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INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE
ABOVE PROPOSITION, MARK A CROSS (X) IN THE SQUARE OPPOSITE
THE WORD "YES" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUCH PROPOSITION. IF YOU
WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSITION, MARK A CROSS (X) IN THE-
SQUARE
HESQUARE OPPOSITE THE WORD "NO" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SUCH
PROPOSITION'.
On the back of each ballot there should be printed the words "OFFICIAL BOND
BALLOT", the date of election, the facsimile signature of the Village Clerk
and lines for the initials of three judges.
5. The Commissioner of Registration shall accept registrations of
voters until the 20th day prior to said election and shall then complete
the election register for each district and deliver the register to the
judges for the respective districts on the day preceding said election.
The Village Clerk shall also provide the election judges with suitable tally
sheets, forms for official returns, ballot boxes and other necessary supplies
for the conduct of said election.
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Resolution No. 154 (continued) May 13, 1958
Said election shall be held and conducted in the manner prescribed by law,
and the judges shall record opposite the name and address of each registered
voter appearing in the electinn registers the words "voted" or "not voted"
as the case may be, and any challenge, affidavit or other information as
may be required. The judges at each polling place upon the closing of the
polls shall forthwith count the votes cast, and record the same in -the off-
icial tally books, and said books, with the ballots cast and the election
registers and the official returns shall thereupon be returned to the Village
Clerk. Within two days after the election, to wit, on June 17th, 1958, at
7:30 o*clock P.M., this council shall meet as a canvassing board and declare
the results appearing from said returns.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by Member Flannagan, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Bies, Flannagan, Nadasdy, Scherer, and Teresi;
and the following voted against the same: None,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
Attest:
Vi ge Clerk and Administrator
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