08-08-1917 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING
August 8, 1917
A regular meeting of Village Council was held at the Office of C.F. Fiman Pres on Wednesday
evening Aug 8, 1917
Present – C.F. Fiman, Pres, F.M. Plank Trustees and W.F. Chadbourne, Clerk.
The following bills were presented and on motion duly made seconded and declared carried by the
Pres. were allowed and clerk instructed to draw orders for same.
John Blocker team work on St. 6.00 per day 99.90
Ben Kunasch shoveling on st 2.75 per day 45.65
Charles Kunasch shoveling on St. 2.75 per day 31.90
Will Blocker shoveling on St. 2.75 per day 44.28
Clinton Smith shoveling on St. 2.75 per day 27.78
D.M. Crockett man and team 6.00 per day 69.60
A Byson man and team 6.00 per day 54.00
E.J. Keegan foreman 3.50 per day 40.25
Frank Ingersoll shoveling ½ day 1.37
R. Remke 1.37
E.R. Transfer dray to sprinkling st 16.00
E.R. Power and Light Co repairs on lights 49.10
F.W. Nickerson setting grade stakes on Main St 9.00
Waterous Engine Co for hydrant reducers 32.55
Secy. John D. Pardee of Minn. Com of Public Safety presented to following Ordinance to be
adopted.
Ordinance No. 66
An ordinance defining and punishing vagrancy be it ordained by the Village Council of the Village of
Elk River.
Section (1) Any person found within the Village of Elk River who by word of mouth or in writing
advocates or teaches in said Village of Elk River or is about to advocate or teach therein, or
habitually advocate or teaches, or is engaged in whole or in part in the occupation, whether forgave
or gratuitously of advocating advising or teaching the duty, necessity or propriety of crime or of
violence as a means of accomplishing industrial or political ends shall be guilty of vagrancy
Section (2) Any person found within the Village of Elk River who by word of mouth or in writing
advocates or teaches in said Village of Elk River or is about to advocate or teach therein, or
habitually advocates or teaches, or is engaged in whole or in part in the occupation, whether for gain
or gratuitously of advocating, advising or teaching the violation or disregard of any duty or
obligation imposed by any Statute of this State or of the United States, upon any person or class or
persons, shall be guilty of vagrancy.
Section (3) Any person found within the Village of Elk River, who by any written or printed matter
whatsoever, or by oral speech teaches, advises or advocates or is about to teach, advise or advocate
or who habitually advocates or teaches or who is engaged in whole or in part in the occupation
whether for gain or gratuitously of advocating, teaching or advising that citizen of this State shall not
or ought not aid or assist the United States in prosecuting or carrying on wars with the public
enemies of the United States, shall be guilty of vagrancy. A Citizen of this State for the purpose of
this ordinance is hereby defined to be any person within the confines of the state.
Section (4) Any person found guilty of vagrancy as defined in this ordinance shall upon conviction
thereof be punished by fine of from one dollar to one hundred dollars and imprisonment in County
jail from on to thirty days.
Section (5) nothing contained in this ordinance shall be deemed to modify or repeal any existing
ordinance covering vagrancy.
Section (6) This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage approval and publication.
On motion of F.M. Plank Trustee seconded by W.F. Chadbourne clerk the Pres C.F. Fiman ordered
roll call on the adoption of the above ordinance.
C.F. Fiman Pres aye
F.M. Plank Trustee aye
W.F. Chadbourne Clerk aye
Noes none
The Pres. declared motion carried and clerk ordered to have above ordinance printed in the Star
News next issue.
It was decided by Council to purchase 250 ft more fire hose for engine.
No further business adjourned.
W.F. Chadbourne
Vill Clerk