02-01-1954 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
February 1, 1954
A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on Feb 1, 1954.
Members present:
Edward Schwartz, Mayor; Harry Dow, Dan Bailey, August Meyer, Trustees; H.A.
Briggs, Clerk
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Schwartz. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
D.W. Dwyer and Archie Larson, representing the Commercial Club met with the Council. They
asked for a Committee from the Council to work with the Commercial Club in zoning the village
into residential and business districts. After some discussion a motion was made by Dan and
seconded by Meyer to ask the Commercial Club to make a survey and report back to the Council at
a later date. Motion carried.
At this meeting the Village Council acted as a Board of Audit and approved the annual reports of
the clerk and treasurer for the year 1953.
A motion was made by Dan and seconded by Briggs to have attorney McGibbon prepare a police
ticket for the police department and present to the council for approval.
Mr. A.E. Balow, new manager of the municipal Liquor Store was present and there was considerable
discussion regarding the affairs of the Liquor Store.
A motion was made Meyer and seconded by Bailey to engage Mr. Balow as manager of the Liquor
Store at a salary of $400.00 per month with two weeks vacation with pay after the first year. Also
that Bartenders have one week paid vacation after the first year and two weeks vacation after the
second year. Motion carried.
The clerk was asked to write the Liquor Control Commissioner for a buyers card for the new
manager.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
Edward C Schwartz – phone bills 3.25
Rosenwald Cooper Inc. – signs 8.58
Star News – printing 43.65
Elk River Mch Shop – repairing 3.35
Hettrick Bros – gas and oil 48.05
Miller-Davis Co – clerk blanks 4.32
Rooter and Johnson – excavating 106.00
Rooter and Johnson – work at dump 180.50
Fire Department – fires 72.00
Sherburne County – weed notices 3.29
Walter S Booth – manual supplement 1.34
Sherburne County – prisoner lodging 56.65
Greupner Shoe Store – fireman’s boots 78.00
Postmaster – postage for police dept 3.00
Dehn Service – fuel oil 32.50
August Leider – labor 163.85
Lewis Lickness – service, storage 23.80
Zella M Page – salary and asst 102.50
Zella M Page – library books 56.59
Zella M Page – janitor service 6.00
George Moos – Dept Marshall 97.28
T.H. Daly – insurance 59.66
N.W. Bell Tele Co – Jan 10.55
Coast to Coast Store – light bulbs 1.90
Coast to Coast Store – Mdse 5.15
E.R. Utilities – street lights 100.00
E.R. Utilities – mch lights 102.67
E.R. Utilities – hydrant rent 68.00
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Clerk