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09-18-1919 VCM VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 18, 1919 Special meeting of the village council held at the Office of the Elk River Lum Co on Thursday the th 18 of Sept 1919. 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. Application of J.C. Hulbert to construct an addition on Hotel The application of J.C. Hulbert to build an addition on the west side of his hotel brick building on lot 6 of block 2 in the Village of Elk River, plans and specifications duly filed with said application. Moved and seconded that the application be allowed and the clerk was notified to deliver to the said J.C. Hulbert permission to build said building. Bond of the Phelps Drake construction for Water Works filed and duly accepted and approved by Council. The Bond of Phelps Drake Co for the sum of $41.280 for fulfillment of their contract to build a system of water works for the Village of Elk River was duly filed and was approved and accepted by the Council and ordered filed with the clerk. The Council after debating the question of where the village should create or build their fire engine house, as their were some of the business men adverse to locating the same on the north side of the Ry Tracks on account of at times the crossing was blocked by heavy freight trains for some length of time and might be a serious question in case of a fire by being impossible to cross the truck. It was finally decided to call in Mr. LK Houlton and discuss the subject with him. Mr. Houlton was therefore called by phone and appeared in a short time, after some discussion Mr. Houlton made the following proposition. That if the village council build a building to store the engine and chemical truck and all the fire apparatus Hose Ladder as per the plans specifications drawn up by Mr. W.C. Buck Engineer and approved by the Council and filed with the village clerk. Mr. Houlton would donate to the village of Elk River a parcel of ground 60 by 60 feet in size located on the north sie of the garage known as the service garage portion on Quincy Street the matter was laid over for further consideration by the council. The following bills were allowed and the clerk ordered to issue warrants for the same. Bills ordered to be laid over till next meeting of the council. No further business. Council adjourned.