06-03-1957 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
June 3, 1957
A regular meeting of the Elk River Village Council was held at the Municipal building on June 3,
1957. The meeting was called to order by acting Mayor Harry Dow in the absence of Mayor
Schwartz. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved; all other members were present.
A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Sandberg to allow $2000.00 for expense of sending
four members of the fire department to the Firemen’s Convention at Albert Lea. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Sandberg to change the charge for fire department
services outside village to:
$75.00 for the first hour or fraction of an hour and $25.00 for each half hour additional.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Meyer that in case of contract with surrounding
townships we make a change of $100.00 per year standby in addition to our regular charge for each
fire. Carried.
The matter of streets improvement was discussed. Lester Derr was asked to investigate cost of
improvements in vicinity of Pond Street and Park Street in front of new school and report estimated
cost.
Motion by Sandberg and seconded by Meyer to advertise for bids for new air conditioner for the
Liquor store, also bids for the air conditioner, with trade in of old equipment and refrigeration.
Carried.
Mashall Micheaun was present. He explained the operation of a two-way radio for police cars, so
that police can be call from central. He will investigate further.
Earl Maas and Hilmer Bartell representing the American Legion met with the council. They would
like to have a club license to sell liquor in the Legion rooms. Upon motion by Sandberg and
seconded by Meyer, the matter was tabled until the next regular or special meetings.
The following bills were allowed:
Davis Food Market – groceries Mrs. Buddy - $91.00
Mrs. Carl Bartz – rent, Mrs. Buddy - $20.00
Fire department – fires - $144.00
Miller-Davis Co – justice blanks - $7.32
Miller-Davis Co – clerk blanks - $8.67
Gordon Tesch – services - $5.00
Weber’s Station – gas & oil - $34.46
First National Bank – box rent - $4.40
Board of Education- supplies - $ 15.00
Minnesota Fire Ext. Co. – mdse - $8.00
Greupner Shoe Store – mdse - $5.95
Caley Hardware – mdse - $8.50
Rosenwald-Cooper – signs - $13.80
Elk River Lumber Co. – coal, Mrs. Buddy - $4.20
Minnesota Fire Ext. co. – mdse - $11.40
Farm Bureau – gas & oil - $5.70
Farm Burearu – gas & oil - $15.43
Dale Kramer – janitor - $5.00
Floyd Strassburg – labor - $80.00
Hoaglund Greenhouse – flowers - $19.50
Sanfax Co. – mdse - $95.75
George Moos – Police - $144.67
Coast to Coast Store – mdse - $85.28
Zella M. Page – books - $57.95
Carole Dwyer – assit Librarian - $11.00
E.R. Utilities – fuel - $18.87
E.R. Utilities – hydrant rent - $70.00
E.R. Utilities –mcl lights - $25.27
E.R. Utilities – streetlights - $100.00
Zella M. Page – salary - $93.60
Rodney Anderson – labor - $97.50
Postmaster – postage - $5.00
Lester Derr – fire school supplies - $25.85
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Village Clerk