05-02-1949 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
May 2, 1949
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on May 2, 1949.
Members present:
Oscar Odegard, Mayor; Emil Parent, Dan Bailey, R.A. Ellingson, Trustees; H.A.
Briggs
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor O.A. Odegard. The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Harry Anderson asked that the village repair the fence between his property and the swimming
beach. It was decided to have this done and also the fence between Wheeler Spain’s property and
the swimming beach.
Wm Roggatz, fire chief was present and asked for money for expenses of delegates to Firemen’s
Convention at St. Peter, Minn. A motion was made by Ellingson and seconded by Parent to
appropriate $200.00 for this purpose. The motion carried.
In order to have a better check on bills paid by the village, the clerk was instructed to place a notice
in the Star News saying that all bills against the village must be signed by the person getting the
merchandise.
The application for beer license of Albert and Gagen was discussed. Upon motion by Parent and
second by Briggs the application was approved and the license was to be made out to both parties.
The following Building Permits were approved unanimously:
Ray Klipping
Flora Martin
H.A. Briggs presented the following resolution and moved it’s adoption:
Resolution
Resolved: By the Village Council of the Village of Elk River that the Village Council requests the
State Highway Department to install proper traffic signals at the intersection of State Highways No.
10 and No. 169 in the Village of Elk River, these signals to operate in conjunction with the railroad
at that point. The council agrees to assume 25% of the cost of the installation of such signals and to
maintain and operate the signals after the installation has been completed.
It is further agreed that the council will require parallel parking on all streets entering the intersection
for at least one block from the intersection.
Councilman E.A. Parent seconded the above resolution and being put to a vote was passed all
voting in favor.
The Clerk was instructed to talk to Dan Bailey and Auditor Earl Darrow regarding the bill from the
Examiner’s office for the village audit.
A motion by Ellingson and second by Parent that all vouchers on the Liquor and Sewer
Construction Funds shall be signed by the Deputy Treasurer and countersigned by the Village Clerk.
Motion carried.
The following bills were approved and ordered paid:
Costello Mfg Co – street brooms 25.77
Central Elk Motors – gas for truck 23.93
Elk River Concrete Prod Co – conc pipe 24.80
Rootes and Johnson – work at dump 22.50
Fire Department – Simmons fire 18.00
Roeblke and Tesch – Adams case 5.00
Elk Café – meals for prisoners 7.45
Dares Furniture Store – mdse 5.50
Williamson Stamp Co – dog tags 10.50
Pure Carbonic Co – fire extinguishers 5.50
Peterson Bros – sidewalks 338.00
N.W. Bell Telephone Co – April 7.45
Sherburne Co – street surfacing 1661.42
G.A. Johnson – ins on truck 55.79
Zella M Page – janitor service 7.50
Zella M Page – library books 19.30
E.R. Utilities – April lights 385.25
E.R. Utilities – hydrant rent 52.00
Ted Mickelson – street work 116.35
Dick Wombill – street work 9.10
Zella M Page – April salary 50.00
Resolution
The Village Council of the Village of Elk River, County of Sherburne, State of Minnesota, being in
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regular session on the 2 day of May, 1949, all members being present, Councilman Ellingson
offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
That Whereas, the Village of Elk River is the owner of a certain tract of land situated in the County
of Sherburne and State of Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit:
All that part of the following described tract:
Government Lot 4 of Section 3, Township 32, Range 26, lying southwesterly of the Great Northern
Railway Company’s right of way as same is now located and established over and across said Section
3;
Which lies between two lines run parallel with and distant 300 feet and 500 feet northeasterly of the
following described line:
From a point on the north line of said Section 3, distant 2309.5 feet west of the northeast corner
thereof, run southeasterly at an angle of 81 degrees 00’ with said north section line for a distance of
997.4 feet to the point of beginning of line to be described; thence continue along said course for a
distance of 200 feet and there terminating; and containing 0.92 acres, more or less; and
Whereas, said lands were acquired as a sewage disposal plant site and since an alternate site is now
available said lands are no longer needed for any public purpose; and whereas the Rural Cooperative
Power Association, knowns as thru its nominee Bine Nord desire to acquire said lands and have
agreed to furnish said village with an alternative site for the sewage disposal plant.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, By the Village Council of the Village of Elk River, that it is in the
public interest that the land above described be deeded to said Bine Nord.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, That the President of the Village Council and the Village Clerk be,
and they hereby are authorized to execute and deliver a proper deed to said property.
This motion was seconded by councilman Parent and put to a vote, all members present voted for it
and it was thereby adopted.
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Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk