06-03-1963 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
June 3, 1963
The regular meeting of the Elk River Council was held at the Village Hall on June 3, 1963. All
members were present. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
This was a postponed meeting of May 23, 1963.
A motion was made by Norris and seconded by Larson to zone as residential all that part of the
village north and east of the railway and west of Jackson Ave. Now zoned as General Industrial and
Manufacturing, north of 40 acre line.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Norris and seconded by Meyer to send two members of the council to the
meeting of the League of Minnesota Municipalities at Mankato on June 12 and 13. Carried.
Building permit was approved for Mr. A.E. Gongall.
A motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Laron to approve Mayor Johnson’s promise to John
Vaca that Power and Light poles will be put in with no damage to Vaca’s trees as long as he owns
the property. Motion carried.
A petition was filed with the clerk signed by ten citizens to have the Spain house on west Main
Street removed on account of its being a fire and health hazard.
A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Norris to accept dedication of small portion of
street in north Terrace Addition. Motion carried.
A beer license for on and off beer was approved for the Tip Top Café.
Engineer Wm Mills was present. He showed tentative plans for storm sewer down Morton Ave.
Neil Larson showed preliminary plans for lots and a marina on the former county fair property.
There was discussion about other drainage problems also how to get sewer for the Westholter and
Steuffen property.
The Council agreed to allow $200.00 to the Fire Department for their annual convention at Morris.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
Thomas Painting – paint and labor 268.75
Farm Bureau – gas, oil 8.98
George Moos – police 86.26
N.W. Bell – phones 33.44
Anoka Nursing Home – Leider case 110.00
Ernest Nelson – extra police 12.00
Linda Sven – library assistant 15.00
Elk River Utilities – May 280.04
Bobbie Peterson – library asst 16.00
Clarence Kramer – janitor 7.50
Library Acct – books 107.00
Wm T. Mills – engineer 114.50
August Leider – labor 15.00
August Leider – labor 25.00
LeRoy Pike – labor 132.80
Art Barnier – labor 114.68
August Leider – labor 50.00
American Nat’l Bank Bonds 1975.48
N.W. Bell – phone sewer 17.43
N. Public Service – fuel 13.54
Elk River Utilities – May for sewer 110.45
American Nat’l Bank – bond sewer 2102.74
National Chemsearch – dispenser 13.35
Tomel Co – repairs – sewer 5.40
Municipal Equipment 370.00
Meeting adjourned.
H.A. Briggs
Village Clerk