03-05-1951 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
March 5, 1951
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on Mar 5, 1951.
Members present:
R. A. Ellingson, Mayor; Emil Parent, Dan Bailey, R.A. Ryding, Trustees; H.A. Briggs,
Clerk
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
T.H. Daly was present and asked about the expense of cleaning out the sewer in the street in front
of his property. He stated that he had already paid for that part on his own property. The Council
approved the bill.
Dr. Huseth met with the Council and complained that the assessment of his office equipment was
too high in comparison with similar equipment in the village. After some discussion a motion was
made by Briggs and seconded by Ryding to agree to a reduction of the assessment from $1200.00 to
$900.00. The Council acting as an adjourned meeting of the Board of Equalization agreed to this
and the motion carried.
Upon recommendation of Harry Dreissig and Oliver Micheau representing the Fire Department the
Council approved having a two inch lead from the water main to the fire hall for the purpose of
getting water more quickly for fires.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Ryding raising the clerks salary to $50.00 a month.
Carried.
Bond of Irven Hawkins of $500.00 for village assessor approved upon motion by Bailey and
seconded by Ryding.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Parent to raise Lester Derr’s salary to $275.00 a
st
month beginning Mar 1. Carried.
A bill of Foltz, King and Day for $93.26 which has been a matter of discussion for some time was
finally approved by the Council at $25.00 and the clerk was instructed to send them a warrant for
that amount.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
Bernard Service – gas and oil 40.09
First Nat’l Bank – insurance 123.16
Nickerson Bros – truck tire and mdse 79.00
E.R. Concrete Prod Co – chloride 22.80
Wm Frye – services 5.60
Board of Education – bond 350.00
Board of Education – summer recreation 1950 400.00
Sherburne Co – weed notices 5.94
Bank of Elk River – truck ins 30.98
Bank of Elk River – insurance 52.36
H.R. Caley – mdse for Hall 6.26
Kemper Drug – Ellen Tracy case 5.48
Chas M Nelson – vacation pay 71.65
Skelly Oil Co – fuel for Hall 28.56
Roehlke and Tesch – Ellen Tracy case 16.45
Community Elec – furnace repair 10.45
Wm Frye – services 1.20
Nickerson Bros – snow removal 20.80
Leger Truck – freight 6.06
Big Lake Gravel Co – work at dump 14.00
Anthony Burgoyne – snow removal 5.00
E.R. Utilities – hydrant rent 52.00
E.R. Utilities – lights 51.77
E.R. Utilities – street lights 100.00
Star News -financial statement 152.55
Zella M Page – janitor service 7.00
Zella M Page – library books 30.06
Zella M Page – Feb salary 60.00
Marshall Wells Store – mdse fire dept 2.30
E.R. Utilities – hydrant wrenches 8.60
Fairway Market – groc Leider and Belanger 43.24
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk