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VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 9, 1919
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Regular meeting of the village council held at the Office of the Elk River Lum Co on Tuesday the 9
of Sept 191
Members Present – J.H. Virgin, President, Bert Can, Trustee, and Wm Norval, Clerk
Meeting called to order by the President at 8:00 o’clock p.m.
The matter of issuing licenses to the moving picture show proprietors Plunk and Daly of the Village
of Elk River Minn as well as to the Lessee of the Pavillion on the of the Elk River Park
Association in the Village of Elk River Minn the latter being used as a Roller Skating Rink and also
for other amusements, both buildings being held as amusement places and tickets of admission
being sold for entrance to the same. The council after some discussion on the matter came to the
conclusion that they could see no reason being they should not pay A license for running these
places of entertainment (and that the law gave the Council full power to license these places.
Therefore be it resolved by the Village Council that they proceed at as early a period as possible to
have an attorney draw up such license as he deem necessary to license these places of amusement in
is further understood by the council that the License fee be not less than the sum of fifty $50.00
dollars for the turn of one year for each building so licensed by the Village Council. The President
called for votes from the Council on the above proposition as follows: J.H. Virgin Aye, Bert Can,
Eye, Wm Norval Aye. The President declared the same carried.
Motion by the President seconded by Ben Can and carried that the clerk of the village council confer
with the village attorney (Mr Tyler) in this matter of drawing up such license and
that he the results of same to the Council as soon as he possibly can.
The Council ordered the clerk to have signs painted as follows. Park No Cars. Tie no Teams, the
same to be nailed on the fence enclosing the side walk on the east side of the building being
by the Elk River Building Cr on the Corner of Princeton and Depot Sheets. The
resignation of F.N. Corey, Village weightmaster, was now presented and on motion of the President
was duly accepted and the clerk was ordered to settle with him.
The President informed the Council that he had employed Mr. Mose as weightmaster to fill Mr.
Corey’s place as village weightmaster and that he be paid the sum of four ($4.00) per day until
further notice from the Council.
Copy of the contract to Phelps Drake Co of Hibbing Minn to a system of Water works for
the village of Elk River Minn for the sum of $41,280.00 was duly filed with the Village Clerk this the
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9 day of Sept 1919 said contract bearing date of Sept 8 1919. In the Contract is the following claus
It is mutually understood that at the option of the parties of the first part that the building provided
for in said plans and specficiations will be buildt by the party of the second part for an additional
sum in consideration of $13,600.00 three thousand six hundred dollars. For the completion of
proposition no (2) two in said specifications the sum of forty one thousand two hundred and eighty
dollars ($41,280.00) of the building which is herefore provided for, any further
particulars regarding this contract itself can be seen in the office of the village clerk where the same
has been filed.
The following bills were approved and allowed:
1799 J.T Plante goods to Mrs. Martineau $21.28
1800 Mrs. W.R. Rhoda annual $25.00
1801 First Nat Bank Compensation Ins 89.00
1802 Elk River Garage Storage of Fire Appar 6.00
1803 F.N. Corey weightmaster bill due him 30.00
1804 Davis Bros Bill mdse in 1918 7.61
$178.89
Nothing further. Council adjourned.