08-06-1951 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
August 6, 1951
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on Aug 6, 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 delegation from the west end of the village with Ernest Carlson as spokesman were present and
asked about sewer and drainage in their part of town. The council agreed to have a survey made to
determine which way would serve the most families and which way would be the best expensive.
Wm Patenaude Sr. asked if the village would arrange to have a street made so as to give access to
some of his property where he is building a new house. The council agreed to investigate.
Frank Belanger was asked to be present as some complaints have been coming in that he has too
many junk cars in his yard. He agreed to clean up the place where it needs it.
The clerk was instructed to have a notice placed in the Star News that the swimming beach will close
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Aug 15 this year.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
League of Minn – municipalities dues 48.00
Marshall Wells Store – mdse 1.49
Kemper Drug – mdse for swimming pool 1.96
Star News – notice 8.10
Caley Hardware – mdse 53.01
E.R. Lumber and Mch Co – mdse 30.15
Central Elk Motors – gas and oil 13.65
Dares Furniture Store – chair rent 16.00
N.W. Bell Tele Co – July hall and pool 13.61
Lloyd Anderson – street work 10.50
H.V. Johnson Co – pipe for culvert 35.36
Anthony Burgoyne – hauling 37.75
E.J. Hedden – gas and oil 16.08
Harold E Peterson – labor and cement 19.60
Fred Brenteson – labor 95.00
Elk River Utilities – street lights 100.00
Elk River Utilities- lights 30.58
Elk River Utilities – hydrant rent 52.00
Zella M Page – salary 60.00
Zella M Page – library books 45.94
Zella M Page – janitor service 7.50
August Leider – street work 28.05
August Leider – street work 81.16
Fire Department – services 21.00
Fire Department – village share of uniforms 200.00
Railway Express – express on signs 11.88
Robert Johnson – street work 12.00
Robert Johnson – street work 10.50
Dale Palmer – life guard 106.25
Dale Palmer – life guard 87.50
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF VILLAGE COUNCIL VACATING STREET
In the matter of the vacation of:
Second Street between Blocks 17 and 18 in the Village of Elk River and Spring Street between State
Street and a line joining the northeast corner of the South one-half of Lot Six (6) in Block 17 of the
Village of Elk River and Northwest corner of the South 374 ½ feet of lot twelve (12) of Auditor’s
Subdivision No. 4.
The above entitled matter came on to be heard before the Village Council of the Village of Elk
River, Minnesota, upon a petition duly filed by the Vernon Cemetery Association and Emil J.
Hoffman, and the Village Council having given due notice of said hearing by published and posted
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notice as provided by law, and said hearing having been held on the 6 day of August, 1951, at 8:00
o’clock P.M. in the Municipal Building in said Village, and the said council after hearing the evidence
presented by parties interested, finds that: petitioners are the owners of all the land abutting said
streets sought to be vacated, that said portions of streets are not serving any public purpose, and that
it would be in the best interest of all concerned if said portions of streets be vacated;
Councilman Ryding introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, to-wit: That that
portion of Second Street between Blocks 17 and 18 in the Village of Elk River and Spring Street
between State Street and a line joining the northeast corner of the south half of Lot 6, in Block 17 of
the Village of Elk River and the northwest corner of the south 37 ½ feet of Lot Twelve (12) of
Auditor’s Subdivision No. 4, be and the same hereby is vacated.
Which said resolution was seconded by Councilman Parent and being put to a vote a majority of
said council voted in favor of said resolution, whereupon said resolution was declared adopted by
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the President of said council. Dated: at Elk River, Minnesota August 6, 1951. Roy A Ellingson,
President of Council Attest: H.A. Briggs, Village Clerk