03-09-1909 annual town meeting TBM
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
TOWN OF ELK RIVER
March 9, 1909
Minutes of the Proceedings of The Annual Town Meeting at the Annual Town Meeting held in the
Town of Elk River in the County of Sherburne and State of Minnesota at the Phoenix Hall in the
Villige \[sic\] of Elk River on the 9th day of March 1909.
The meeting was called to order by A.H. Keen, Town Clerk. A.W. Tourtillott was then chosen as
Moderator of the Meeting.
The Moderator at the opening of the Meeting stated the business to be transacted and the order of
the same as follows: to elect 2 Supervisors, to wit: one for the term of 3 years, one for the term of
one year; one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Assessor, two Justices of the Peas \[sic\], two
Constable; and to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting.
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That said business would be entertained in the following order: 1, the election by ballot of Town
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Officers; 2, at one o’clock P.M., the business meeting of the Town would be held. Proclamation of
opening of the polls was then made by the Moderator, and the polls opened and the election of
Town Officers proceeded.
\[At\] 2 o’clock P.M. the Town Clerk read publick \[sic\] the report of the Board of Auditors including a
Statement of the fiscal concerns of the Town and an estimate of the sums necessary for the current
and incidental expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
On motion it was ordered that the following sums of money be raised by tax upon taxable property
in said Town for the following purposes for the current year:
For General Township purposes $150.00
For Road and Bridge $1,000.00
It was then on motion resolved that the compensation of Town Officers elected at this meeting shall
be Two Dollars per day.
Proclamation of the polls was then made by the Moderator, and the polls opened and the election of
Town Officers proceeded.*
At five o’clock the polls wer \[sic\] closed, proclamation thereof being mad \[sic\] by the Moderator.
The Judges then proceeded to publicly canvass the votes, and the persons having the greatest
number of votes for the respective offices voted for wer \[sic\] declared elected.
Gust Sund recd 25 votes for Supervisor for 1 year.
Gust Sund was declared elected Supervisor for 1 year.
Sam Glidden recd 25 votes for Supervisor for 3 years.
Sam Glidden was declared elected Supervisor for 3 years.
A.H. Keen recd 25 votes for Town Clerk.
A.H. Keen was declared elected Town Clerk.
A.W. Tourtillott recd 25 votes for Treasurer.
A.W. Tourtillott was declared elected Treasurer.
E. Morgan** recd 25 votes for Assessor.
E. Morgan was declared elected Assessor.
W. Spicht recd 25 votes for Justice of Peas \[sic\].
W. Spicht was declared elected Justice of Peas.
Gust Moritz recd 25 votes for Constable.
Gust Moritz was declared elected Constable.
Twenty-five ballots were case.
On motion the meeting adjourned without day.
W.A. Frye
Sam Glidden - Judges
Gust Sund
Attest: A.H. Keen, Town Clerk
* This phrase is in the minutes twice.
** Original says “Morg,” but this is the correct name, based on other minutes.