06-05-1961 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
June 5, 1961
A regular meeting was held at Village Hall on June 5, 1961.
Members present:
Henry Johnson, Mayor; R.G. Kemper, Lars Larson, August Meyer, Trustees; H.A.
Briggs, Clerk
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
A motion was made by Larson and seconded by Kemper to vacate parts of Fourth Street, King
Street and Railroad Drive as shown on petition signed by R.R. Shulze and Ben Roper on file with
the Village Clerk. Motion carried.
John Bailey and Keneth Parker were present representing the Board of Education. They would like
an extended program for recreation for the summer, something that would include something for
the girls as well as the boys. A motion was made by Larson and seconded by Meyer that the village
the school board $666.00 for summer recreation for this year instead of the $400.00 appropriated
last year. Carried.
Mac Hamlett met with Council. He represents the cemetery association. And asked the village to
make an endowment of $120.00 for the perpetual care of the Vernon cemetery lot. We have been
paying a yearly fee. A motion was made by Kemper and seconded by Larson to agree to this
proposition. Carried.
Pat Donahue and others are putting in curb and gutter on their street. They ask that village pay for
the engineering and grading and they will pay the rest. Motion by Meyer and second by Briggs that
the village do this. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Larson and seconded by Kemper to allow $200.00 for the Firemen’s
Convention. Carried.
The following bills were allowed:
Skelly Oil Co – fuel Kluge 7.75
Gerald Alferness – broom rent 55.00
Lewis Service – repairs 4.80
Construction Bulletin – ad 17.20
Anoka Tractor Co – repairs 40.49
Doeblers Pure Oil – gas 2.75
Anthony Burgoyne – gravel 55.00
Farm Bureau – gas and oil 94.00
E.R. Auto Imp Co – gas and oil 72.91
Coast to Coast – repairs 8.92
City of Minneapolis – Thompson Case 182.88
Elk River Hdw – fuel Rosen 9.00
Neilson’s Market – Rosen case 144.98
First Nat’l Bank – ins 421.95
Star News – printing 403.65
Hoglunds green house – plants 14.00
Miller Davis Co – blanks 3.98
Board of Education – recreation 966.00
Vernon Cemetery Assn – endowment 120.00
Tom Hudson – repairs 8.40
George Moos – salary 96.61
E.J. Penning Co – road material 65.88
Allweather Roof Co – new roof 108.00
Uptown Welding – repairs 8.55
Elk River Utilities – supplies 5.34
Clarence Kramer – janitor 7.50
Ruth Kramer – asst 37.00
Library Agency – books 87.77
Fire Dept – fires 219.00
Elkrete Ready Mix – road material 153.00
Oliver Micheau – labor 48.75
E.R. Utilities – fuel 15.50
August Leider – labor 40.00
H.L. Johnson – travel expense 6.00
Elk River Utilities – May 274.52
Richard Peterson – labor 20.00
Arthur Barnier – labor 179.85
Wm J Mills – engineer (gen) 661.88
Mike Derr – labor 10.00
N.W. Bell – phones 36.35
August Leider – labor 8.50
Davis Food Mkt – groceries Leider 41.50
Hetrick Station – gas and oil 76.23
Wm J Mills – engineer 206.00
American Nat’l Bank Int (liq) 2541.34
American Nat’l Bank Int (sewer) 2992.46
American Nat’l Bank Int (liq) 211.16
Lester Derr – Sunday work 15.00
Lester Derr – Sunday work 27.00
Andy’s Electric – repairs 5.25
Elk River Utilities – May 126.81
Carlson Bros – Mdse 8.69
Rooter and Johnson – excavating 82.75
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Village Clerk