05-07-1951 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
May 7, 1951
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on May 7, 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 Mayor Ellingson. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Maynard Storley and Harold Peterson were present and asked to have the short street vacated at the
west end of Depot Street near Petersons Concrete block plant. They were instructed to prepare a
petition and present it at the next Council meeting. Pete Morrell and Gust Johnson appeared
regarding Convention expense for delegates from the Fire Department. After some discussion a
motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Parent to allow $225.00 toward the expense of the
delegation. Upon vote being take the following Trustees voted yea: Parent, Briggs, Ryding, and the
following voted nay: Bailey. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Ryding to make the following changes in fees charge
by the village Fire Dept for calls outside the village: $50.00 for each call, $50.00 for the first hour
and $25.00 per hour or fraction of an hour thereafter. Carried.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sass were present and complained that they did not get sufficient water at
times for their cabins. They were referred to the water, power and light commission. They also
complained about cars speeding along the street past their place at all hours of the night. The
council agreed to do something about this speeding.
A motion was made by Parent and seconded by Ryding to purchase flowers for the parks in about
the same amounts as last year. Motion carried.
Upon recommendation of Lester Derr the council agreed to have a telephone installed at the
swimming pool for the summer.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Ryding to make a storm sewer from the west end of
Line St to the Marsh. Motion carried.
The clerk was instructed to place a notice in the Star News that a special ordinance will be passed
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requiring dogs be licensed as of May 1. Males $2.50, females $5.00 and that dogs must be kept tied
up during the garden season.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Briggs to approve a bill of the utilities of $1400.00
for balance on a truck purchased from them some time ago. Also a bill for $46.29 for miscellaneous
sewer work in 1946-47. Motion carried.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
Farm Bureau – fuel for hall 29.06
Wm H Zeigler Co – plow 22.20
H.R. Caley – paint 12.88
E.R. Athletic Assn – air defense phone 26.18
J.E. Madsen – repairs snow plow 23.40
I.J. Lockwood – gas and oil 23.65
Chas M Nelson – painting jail 20.00
Central Elk Motors – storage and labor 30.85
First Nat’l Bank – insurance hall 12.96
T.H. Daly – insurance 112.80
E.R. Utilities – lights and traffic and hall 38.11
E.R. Utilities – hydrant rent 52.00
E.R. Utilities – street lights 100.00
Zella M Page -April salary 60.00
Zella M Page – library books 43.21
Zella M Page – janitor service 7.50
Louise Nickerson – Tracy case 90.00
Dick Wombill – street work 7.65
August Leider – street work 40.80
August Leider – street work 34.00
State Farm Ins Co – truck ins 44.44
August Leider – street work 58.65
Robert Johnson – street work 5.25
Wayne Eull – street work 5.25
N.W. Bell Tele Co – April 9.00
Postmaster – postage for clerk 4.00
Fairway Market – F. Belanger case 15.00
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk