08-05-1935 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
August 5, 1935
The regular meeting of the Village Council was held at the Municipal Bldg Monday August 5, 1935
at 8 o’clock P.M.
Members present:
D.E. Davis, Pres.; Geo. Cornelius, Wm Patenaude, J.D. Flaherty, Trustees;
Wm H Greupner, Clerk.
Visitors
H.E. King, R.E. Dare, L.D. Bailey, H. Dow and L.G. Nelson
Minutes of last meeting were read and approved.
D.E. Davis brought up the matter about the drainage at Lewis Café and the Creamery. It was
decided to have Mr. Clements take care of this matter.
R.E. Dare, L.D. Bailey and Harry Dow came before the Council asking to have their block on
Thomas Street fixed with tarvia. They were told if they had sidewalk and curb put in the Village
would tarvia the street.
The clerk reported that the first payment on the fire truck was due and asked permission to pay it. A
motion was made by J.D. Flaherty, seconded by Wm. Patenaude to draw a warrant of $250.00 from
the general fund to pay the first payment. Motion carried.
The Library Board sent in a request for $50.00 to purchase books. A motion was made by Wm
Greupner seconded by Geo Cornelius to allow the Library Board $50.00 for books. Motion carried.
H.E. King representing the Toltz, Kind and Day architects stated he had drawn up a set of plans for
a sanitary sewer and disposal plant for Elk River in 1929 and that now would be the time to have the
sewer put in under a P.W.A. project whereas the government would give us an outright grant of
45%. The same plans could be used with very little changes. It was decided the council wanted more
time to talk it over wit the public before taking any action.
S.E. Sullivan relief administrator of Anoka stated the village of Elk River had about 25 men that
were taken off the relief roll and were waiting for a W.P.A. project so they could get work. One of
the projects he spoke of was sidewalk and curb. He said all labor would be taken from the relief roll
and payed by the Federal Government. The only cost to the Village would be material. It was
decided to have Mr. Sullivan meet with the Council at a later date. In the mean time the members to
see what could be done about putting in a project of this kind.
The annual report of the Library Board was read. A motion was made by J.D. Flaherty seconded by
Wm. Greupner to accept the report as read. Motion carried.
The following bills were allowed and ordered payed.
N.W. Bell Tele Co tele rent 2.50
E.R. Power and Lt. – Power and Lt 270.79
Elias M. Nelson – tele calls 1.40
Firemen Relief Assoc. – payment on Fire truck 250.00
Fred Ayer – 24.30
R.E. Dare – flowers for Chadbourne 3.00
Odegard and Mickerson – supplies 2.80
Russell Sass – painting signs 6.50
Pitleburgh Equtable Meter Co – meters 127.40
Elmer Gabrielson – repairing trees 24.66
Eklund Drug Co – fumigators 15.00
Wm Page – 3 wks as lifeguard 30.00
R.E. Dare – 1 gal Shellac 3.10
R.E. Dare – music for band 71.38
Sam Lerner – cape and pants for band 8.90
Ralph ___ - band leader 90.00
Joe Lloyd – labor 3.35
John Anderson – labor 2.80
Geo Waterfield – labor 28.00
Rupert Zimmer – labor 31.85
Central Lbr Co – supplies 4.18
Dan Hjerpe – repairs 3.90
J.C. Wakefield – team labor 11.20
W.H. Clements – truck 38.85
Red and White Store – relief order 5.00
Dr. G.E. Page – relief order 7.20
___Groc – relief order 1.00
Guy La Plant relief order – 5.10
First Nat’l Bk – relief order 5.00
Eklund Drug Co – relief order 3.25
Davis Bros – relief order 6.00
Walter Sorenson – delivering commodities 3.00
No further business meeting adjourned.
Wm. H. Greupner D.E. Davis
Clerk Pres