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<br />VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING <br />January 5, 1958 <br /> <br /> <br />The regular meeting of the Elk River Village Council was held at the Municipal Building on January <br />5, 1958 with all members present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. <br /> <br />Garry Rivers and Roger Johnson were present. He said they had organized a local club for the <br />purpose of giving assistance to persons having car trouble. They asked permission to put an old car <br />on the ice of the Lake Orono and sell chances as to what date it would go down in the spring. This <br />was to raise some money for the club treasury. It was understood that the site of the car was outside <br />the Village limits so nothing further was done about it by the Council. <br /> <br />The following new members were sworn in at this meeting: <br />Henry L. Johnson – Mayor <br />G.R. Gergerson – Trustee <br /> <br />The Mayor appointed the following Committees for 1958: <br /> <br />Sewer Committee: August Meyer, Fred Sandberg <br />Liquor Committee: H.A. Briggs, Fred Sandberg <br />Streets Committee: Fred Sandberg, H.A. Briggs <br />Parks Committee: August Meyer, G.R. Bergerson <br />Wellfare Committee: G.R. Bergerson, H.A. Briggs <br />Pemits Committee: August Meyer, G.R. Bergerson <br /> <br />The Mayor shall be a member of all committees. <br /> <br />Mr. Clem Stempflug was present at the meeting. He said that he may lose his lease on the building <br />he occupies and for that reason he would like to have his beer and cigarette licenses renewed for <br />only one month for the present. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Sandberg and seconded by Briggs to renew Mr. Stempflug’s beer and <br />cigarette license for one month at 1/12 of the yearly fee. Motion carried. <br /> <br />August Leider was present and asked for a raise in wages. Upon motion by sandberg and second by <br />Briggs, Mr. Leider was given a raise to $1.15 per hour. <br /> <br />Fire Chief, Harry Dreissig, was present. The matter of a new fire truck was discussed. The manner <br />of financing the purchase of the truck was the problem. The financing will be taken up later. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Sandberg to appoint William Patenaude Jr. on <br />Power and Light Commission. Motion carried all voting in favor. <br /> <br />The following bills were allowed: <br />John Lath – Clay $7.20 <br />Joe Sakey – Clay $39.60 <br />Marshall Wells – Mdse $12.31 <br />Red and White Store – Groceries for Peterson $33.50 <br /> <br />