05-03-1948 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
May 3, 1948
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on May 3, 1948.
Members present:
Oscar Odegard, Mayor; Elmer Leger, Dan Bailey, R.A. Ellingson, Trustees; H.A.
Briggs, Clerk
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Odegard. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
A delegation from the Library Board, Mrs. H.A. Briggs, Mrs. Walter Swenson and Mrs. E.R.
VandenBerge met with the Council. The reported that they have raised the salary of the librarian,
Mrs. Page from $35.00 to $45.00 a month and for that reason will need a larger levy for the library
for 1949.
Upon motion by Ellingson and second by Briggs it was decided to raise the levy for the library fund
from $750.00 to $1000.00 for the year 1949.
A motion was made by Leger and seconded by Ellingson to transfer $3000.00 from the liquor fund
to the sewer fund. The motion carried.
Robert Cornelius reported that water drains onto his mother’s lot and does damage to the basement.
The council agreed to have the matter looked into.
Gust Johnson brought up the matter of Business Interruption Insurance of the Municipal Liquor
Store and the Council agreed to give it consideration.
Wm Roggatz, Fire Chief, asked the council for an appropriation for the expense of sending delegates
to the Firemens Convention at East Grand Forks in June. Upon motion by Ellingson and second by
Briggs it was decided to allow $200.00 for this purpose.
A motion was made by Ellingson and seconded by Leger to approve bond of Irene Knowlton,
Deputy Treasurer. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Ellingson to approve application for building permit
by Alfred Steinhart. Carried.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
Lester Derr – ½ Apr salary 112.50
Gerald Hagel – street work 67.15
Lester Derr – last half Apr sal 112.50
Charles M Nelson – Apr salary and car 235.00
State Farm Ins Co – ins on truck 55.11
Dick Wombill – street work 10.40
H.A. Briggs – Apr salary 40.00
Merle Micheau – street work 6.50
Henry Vallrath – street work 37.40
Danny Anderson – street work 5.20
Zella M Page – Apr salary 35.00
Zella M Page – Library books 16.48
Zella M Page – janitor service 7.00
E.R. Utilities – Apr lights 198.13
George Greene – sharp lawn mowers 3.75
Hettrick Bros – gas 7.65
Oil Co of Elk River – gas and oil 12.91
J.H. Daly – April salary 16.66
Nickerson Bros – plowing streets 25.00
E.R. Utilities – struck mileage Mar 39.52
Fire Department – fires 184.50
L.K. Houlton – insurance 53.26
L.K. Houlton – ins fire hall 12.96
A.C. Harn Co – zone paint 18.03
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk