04-12-1917 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
April 12, 1917
A regular meeting of Village Council was held at the Office of C.F. Fiman Pres on Thursday April
12, 1917
Present – C.F. Fiman, Pres, E.E. Scott and F.M. Plank Trustees and W.F. Chadbourne, Clerk.
Meeting called to order by Pres at 8:30 P.M.
The following bills were presented and on motion duly made seconded and declared carried. The
Clerk was ordered to draw orders for their respective amts.
F.W. Nickerson 73 ½ cu. yds gravel used on street 7.35
Minn Steel and Machinery Co flag pole 60.00
E.R. Garage rent engine house March 1917 5.00
E.R.P and Light Co fixtures 1.80
E.R. Lumber Co lumber for Ice break 164.67
Henry Bargabos snow plow on street 4.50
E.L. Clark 5.00
Bank of E.R. Tel. .50
F.M. Plank salt for clearing sidewalk .90
Moved and carried that the Village Council appropriate 50.00 for Band concerts in Park during
summer to be paid 5.00 each concert until 50.00 is paid.
In the matter of repairing abutment of Bridge over the Elk River damaged by water from E.R.
Power and Light Co dam in the Spring of 1916 after some discussion in regard to subject the Village
Clerk on motion made by F.M. Plank Trustee seconded by E.E. Scott Trustee and declared carried
unanimously by C.F. Fiman Pres was instructed to forward to F.D. Waterman Pres of the E.R.
Power and Light Co a detailed statement of actual cost of repairs on above mentioned abutment and
inasmuch as the bulk of above expense was expended on South abutment directly damaged by cause
of dam above that the said E.R. Power and Light Co is requested and expected to pay at least on
half of cost named in actual cost account to be sent Co. by Village Clerk.
No further business adjourned.
W.F. Chadbourne
Vill Clerk