02-04-1935 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
February 4, 1935
The regular meeting of the Village Council was held at the Municipal Bldg Monday, Feb 4, 1935.
Present: D.E. Davis, Pres.; J.D. Flaherty and Wm. Patenaude, Trustees;
Wm H. Greupner, Clerk.
A letter was read from Wm A Baehr, Org. in regards \[to\] the street light to be installed on the first
curve No. of the Great Northern spur on a line with Hope street. Mr. L.G. Nelson, Mgr for the
above Company was present and stated that if the Village wanted this light installed they would have
to pay for the erecting of poles and wires which will be in the neighborhood of $85.00. After some
discussion it was decided not to have this light installed at the present time.
Wm. Greupner, Clerk reported that Mr. Chas Nelson had asked him to write to the Dean Hill Pump
Co, Anderson Indiana, to get the prices of a new water pump and also prices of parts. A letter was
read from this company stating that a new centrifugal pump duplicating present unit 4” 3 – Stage
100031 would be $738.00 net F.O.B. Anderson. and the necessary parts for the present pump would
be $248.00. The matter was tabled because Mr. Nelson wanted to write Mr. Carringgross and see if
he would furnish parts more reasonable
This Clerk stated a merchant had complained to him that Gladys Hulbert had a bill at his place of
business and he wanted to know if the Council could find some way of Collecting this bill without
causing any trouble for Miss Hulbert. The Clerk was instructed to see Miss Hulbert and ask her to
assign over $5.00 a month from her Library check until this Bill was payed \[sic\]
J.D. Flaherty made a motion seconded by Wm Patenaude that the Clerk write a letter of
recommendation to the State office for Mr. A. Mitten relief administrator for Sherburne Co.
Wm. H. Greupner made a motion seconded by J.D. Flaherty to allow Chas. M. Nelson, Marshall
$500.00 for the use of his car for the year 1934.
A motion motion \[sic\] was made by Wm. Greupner, seconded by Wm Patenaude to pay Mr. Nelson
$5.00 a month from now on for the use of his car for police work.
A motion was made by J.D. Flaherty seconded by Wm Greupner and carried to accept the following
bills and have them payed \[sic\]
Elk River Power & Lt Co. Lights & Power $230.47
N.W Bell Tele. Co. Tele rent 2.50
Chas. M. Nelson Tele calls 1.25
Fred Ayer Sal\[ar\]y 21.50
Central Lbr Co. Fuel 26.31
Flaherty Bros Chains 17.00
R.E. Dares Supplies 1.30
Chas M. Nelson Use of car 50.00
Harold R. Caley Supplies 13.18
E.R. Hdwe Supplies 2.60
Lester Rootes Plowing Strs 25.75
W.H. Clements Truck & car 42.10
J.C. Wakefield Team plowing 6.30
Rupert Zimmer Labor 17.50
Geo. Waterfield Labor 7.00
Walter Malmstrom Teams plowing 5.25
Oscar Malmstrom Plowing snow 2.10
Walter Sorenson Relief order 18.00
Dr. G.E. Page Relief order 18.15
Selhaver & Co. Relief order 3.00
Sam Lerner Relief order 2.88
E.R. Power & Lt Co. Relief order 2.37
Bishop Meat Mkt. Relief order 3.00
No further business meeting adjourned.
Wm. H Greupner D.E. Davis
Clerk Pres