07-02-1951 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
July 2, 1951
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on July 2, 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.
A committee from the Fire Department reported that the uniforms for six members cost
considerable more than was expected and asked the council if they would appropriate an additional
$100.00 for that purpose. A motion was made by Parent and seconded by Bailey to allow that
amount. Motion carried.
Mrs. Archie Larson, Chairman of a committee consisting of herself, Mrs. Elmer Hedden and Mrs.
Merton Foley from the Community Club met with the council. They suggested that toilets were
needed at the swimming beach, also that the sand washes out on the beach.
The council agreed to take the matter up with Les Derr and see if it would be possible to get two
outside toilets and have them installed and have some filling done on the beach.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Ryding to transfer $5500.00 from the Liquor Fund
to the General Fund and into the Sewer Construction Fund for the purpose of paying off five of the
$1000.00 warrants and interest issued a few years ago for sewer construction. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Ryding to include employees of the village in the
Federal Social Security program. Carried.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Briggs to set date for hearing in the matter of
vacating part of Spring Street and all of Second Street for Aug 6, 1951. Motion carried.
A committee representing the Fire Department of the Village of Crystal Minn was at the meeting.
They asked that Elk River cooperate with them in case of serious fires. A motion was made by
Bailey and seconded by Parent to enter into a mutual agreement with Crystal for fire protection.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Parent to set the salaries of the Municipal Liquor
Store bar tenders at $225.00 a month. Carried.
There was some discussion regarding surfacing some village streets. A motion was made by Bailey
and seconded by Briggs to put tarvis on Line Street and also from Meyers Corner to Elk St then two
blocks south. Carried.
The following bills were approved and ordered paid:
Minn Fire Equipment Co 198.00
C.L. Ammernian Co – mdse for Fire Dept 2.92
Dwight Meyer – surveying 3.70
Star News – pub and printing 16.30
Anthony Burgoyne – hauling 15.00
Central Lmbr Co – mdse 3.07
Kemper Drug – beach supplies 1.57
Louise Nickerson – Ellen Tacy case 36.00
N.W. Bell Telephone Co – June 12.75
Zella M Page – library books 117.79
Zella M Page – janitor service 7.00
Zella M Page – June salary 60.00
E.R. Utilities – June lights 100.00
E.R. Utilities – traffic stad hall 51.99
E.R. Utilities – hydrant rent 52.00
Irvin Hawkins – assessing 400.00
August Leider – street work 6.80
August Leider – street work 5.10
Neil Larson – street work 10.50
Robert Johnson – street work 27.75
Dale Palmer – life guard 98.75
Dick Wombill – street work 15.30
David Jansen – street work 47.60
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk