11-03-1958 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
November 3, 1958
The regular meeting of the Elk river Village Council was held at the village hall on November 3,
1958. Members present: Mayor Johnson, Meyer, Briggs and Bergerson. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
A motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Bergerson to appoint Robert Kemper to fill out
unexpired term of Trustee Fred Sandberg, resigned. Motion carried. Mr. Kemper signed oath of
village officer.
Bids for police car were opened. Motion by Bergeson and seconded by Meyer to take time to study
bids before awarding contract on police car.
The bids were:
Flaherty Bros. $2,148.70
Nickerson Bros. $2,095.00
Elk River Motor Sales $2,067.00
These bids included a Federal Excise Tax which will be refunded.
Ray DeMars appeared. He says the Elk River Concrete Prod. Co. has closed a road which has been
used for many years. The council will check with the village attorney.
Stanley Wheaton was present. He asked what the village would do about adjusting the taxes on the
vacant creamery building in case someone would buy it. There was a discussion, but nothing further
was done.
Motion was made by Kemper and seconded by Bergerson to make the following tax levy for 1959:
General Fund – 18 mills Music – 1 mill
Road & Bridge – 15 mills Library - $2,200
Utilities Services 5 mill Firemen’s Relief – 1 mil
Poor Fund – 1 mill
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Meyer to appoint only three members on the
election board for the village election on December 2 and to set the voting hours at 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Motion carried.
There was a discussion in regard to policing the town of Elk River. A motion was made by Meyer
and seconded by Bergerson to offer to police the Town of Elk River by the village constable for the
sum of $50.00 per month. Motion carried.
The matter of the bids for the police car was brought up again. A motion was made by Meyer to
accept the bid of the Elk River Motor Sales for the police car at a price of $2,067/00. The motion
was last for want of a second.
The following bills were allowed:
First National Bank Agency – insurance - $60.00
Wm Roggatz – gas & oil - $25.75
E.R. Concrete Prod. – mdse - $111.47
Acme Printing Co. – fire dept. letters - $13.44
Rural Co-op Power Assoc. – flags – $3.00
N.W. Betuminous Co. – black top - $481.00
Chester Goenner – prisoner lodging - $10.00
Farm Bureau – gas & oil - $7.04
Fire Department – fires - $24.00
Farm Bureau – gas & oil - $14.65
State Farm Ins. Co. – insurance - $119.60
Dares – chair rental - $12.00
Flaherty Bros. – gas & oil - $38.53
Vernon Cemetery Assoc. – dues - $12.00
????writer Shop – adding machine - $119.50
George Moos – police - $126.77
Anthony Burgayne – hauling - $71.75
Ruth Kramer – assistant Librarian - $19.33
Sherburne county – road material - $1,337.43
Zella M. Page – books - $9.20
Dale Kramer – janitor - $5.00
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Village Clerk