12-07-1953 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
December 7, 1953
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on Dec 7, 1953.
Members present:
E.A. Parent, Mayor; Harry Dow, Dan Bailey, August Meyer, Trustees; H.A. Briggs,
Clerk
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Parent. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
The clerk reported resignation from the Library Board of Mrs. Alice Shadick, Mrs. Earl Darrow and
Mrs. Walter Johnson.
The Council appropriated the following to fill vacancies on the Library Board:
Henry Engelke, Mrs. Robert Olson, Mrs. S.R. Wheaton, Miss Eleanor Mickerson.
Mr. Schulte of the Gamble Store complained about cars being parked in the street in front of his
store all day and asked if there could be restricted parking on the street.
Mr. Bicknow was present and brought up the matter of drainage in the west end of town. There was
some discussion about it. Les Derr was asked to make further investigation about the drainage.
Marshall Oliver Micheau made a report of the activities of the village Police Department during the
year.
A motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Meyer to engage Geo Moos as extra police to be on
duty two and on half working days a week or in emergency. Carried.
The following bills including liquor bills were allowed and ordered paid:
August Leider – labor (Oct) 189.00
August Leider – labor (Nov) 139.00
Fire Department – mutual aid 38.75
Morris Wilson – pipe (steel) 20.00
Elk River Utilities – street lights 100.00
Elk River Utilities – hydrant rent 66.00
Elk River Utilities – traffic siren 37.65
Zella M Page – janitor service 10.75
Zella M Page – library books 43.57
Zella M Page – salary and asst 75.50
Geo Moos – police 66.00
Wm Roggatz – gas and oil 39.01
Anthony Burgoyne – hauling 24.00
Oil Co of Elk River – gas and oil 3.97
Hettrick Bros – gas and oil 3.76
Hettrick Bros – floor wax 2.50
Dares – music 14.25
Charles M Nelson – jailor fees 6.00
Miller-Davis Co – election blanks 4.57
Carl Hamasher – rye straw 11.00
Nicerson Bros – gas, oil service 5.75
Rosenwald-Cooper Inc – signs 30.20
Fire Department – fires 300.00
Elk River Machine Shop – labor, material 107.00
E.R. Concrete Prod Co – concrete pipe 128.40
Frank Dreissig – meals for prisoners 2.00
Minn Fire Ext Co – oxygen refill 6.50
Summary of November ’53 Bills paid by Liquor Store
3830 Elroy Cornelius Rent 100.00
3831 Ray Kolles Wages 113.10
3832 Oliver De Mars wages 135.00
3833 Void
3834 Fred Leib Wages 132.00
3835 Earl Hetrick Wages 161.30
3836 Robert Barnier Wages 20.00
3837 Herb Greupner Wages 26.00
3838 Griggs Cooper Liquor 1677.05
3839 W.A. MacGregor Auditing 105.00
3840 Griggs Cooper Liquor 664.56
3841 Minn. St Treas License 3.50
3842 Oil Co of Elk River Fuel 29.81
3843 N.W. Bell Tele 7.60
3844 Dare’s Inc Supply .60
3845 W.F. Banke Repairs 5.75
3846 MidWest Bar and Supplies 39.63
Supply
3847 Dane Supply Co Supplies 11.00
3848 Nash – Finch Supplies 10.80
3849 Void
3850 Ed Phillips and Son Liquor 323.17
3851 McKesson and Liquor 466.45
Robbins
3852 Ebin Bros Liquor 184.95
3853 Famous Brands Liquor 414.18
3854 Griggs Cooper Liquor 233.48
3855 Distillers Dist Co Liquor 238.48
3856 Coca Cola Bottling Co Beer 292.98
3857 City Club Bev Co Beer 741.44
3858 H.G. Sipe Co Beer 24.90
3859 W.A. MacGregor Auditing 90.00
3860 ERMU Power 75.25
3861 Cold Spring Brewing Beer 30.80
3862 Seven-Up Bottling Co. Auditing 90.00
3863 Joe Rouillard Power 75.25
3864 Monticello Jobbing Beer 30.80
3865 Void Beverage 44.24
3866 Earl Hetrick Beer 164.48
3867 Oliver De Mars Tobacco 343.36
3868 Ray Kolles
3869 Fred Leib Wages 147.30
3870 Bob Barnier Wages 17.50
3871 Herb Greupner wages 65.20
$7,489.86
Approved by Council Dec 7, 1953 H.A. Briggs, Clerk
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk