06-01-1959 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
June 1, 1959
A regular meeting was held at the Village Hall on June 1, 1959
Members present:
Henry Johnson, Pres; G.R Bergerson, August Meyer, R.G. Kemper, Trustees; H.A.
Briggs, Clerk
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Mayor Johnson reported tha the County has agreed to allow the Village $15,000.00 for street
improvement.
A delegation from the Meadowvale section of town met with the Council. Also representative of
Upper Town. They are anxious to have sewer service. The construction of these sewers is planned
but the Council is unable to set a date at this time.
Ray Patterson, A.E. Balow, Harvard Wakefield and Otis Nickerson were present. The matter of
buying the creamery building was discussed.
A motion was made by Bergerson and seconded by Kemper that the village in conjunction with the
Power and Light Commission by the assignment of the Contract for Deed to the creamery building
from Ray Patterson for the sum of $5,900.00 plus the cost of the original contract of $17,500.00 and
interest. The motion carried all voting in favor.
Frank and Otis Nickerson presented a plat of a new addition to the village. A motion was made by
Briggs and seconded by Meyer the following resolution be adopted:
Resolved that the Village Council of the Village of Elk River give and hereby does give its
preliminary approval of a map or plat of portions of the W ½ of NE ¼ of Section 34 Twp 35 Range
26 not otherwise platted, submitted by Frank M Nickerson Administrator of the Estate of Ella B
Nickerson, the record owner which map is on file with the Village Clerk, it being the specific
understanding that this resolution does not preclude the approval of each part of said map or plat as
same may be presented for formal approval by this body from time to time by the owner. Carried.
The matter of Village postal delivery was brought up. A motion was made by Kemper and seconded
by Bergerson that the Council go on record as favoring postal delivery and that the Clerk send a
letter to that effect to the local postmaster. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mayor and seconded by Bergerson to approximate $200.00 for the Fire
Department Convention. Carried.
The clerk was instructed to thank Engineer Don Nelson for making the plat of the downtown
parking lot.
The following bills were approved
Miller Davis Co – blanks 3.03
Leon Burton – extra police 3.90
Flaherty Bros – towing 6.00
Central Lbr Co – 26.70
Carlson Bros – sign posts 548.10
Farm Bureau – gas and oil 10.62
George Moos – police 126.10
Fire Department – fires 402.00
N.W. Bell – phones 22.25
Dale Kramer – janitor 5.00
Ruther Kramer – asst. 23.00
Zella M Page – books 43.66
Rodney Anderson – labor 6.25
Elk River Utilities – may 204.93
Zella M Page – salary 91.63
Ed Lickness – labor 32.00
Mike Derr – labor 9.50
Miller Davis Co – blanks 17.29
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Village Clerk