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<br /> <br />REGULAR MEETING VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING <br />August 7, 1944 <br /> <br /> <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Village Council was held in the Municipal building on August 7, <br />1944 <br /> <br />All members were present. <br /> <br />Bids for the _o_d on the fair grounds were opened and the bid of John Orton of $66.00 was <br />accepted. <br /> <br />The council agreed to have M. Holzem see to having a new roof put on the cattle barn at the county <br />fair grounds and to have the village lumber piled up and put in shape. <br /> <br />Mrs. H.A. Briggs and Mrs. Zella Page representing the Village Library Board met with the council <br />regarding a somewhat larger levy for the library fund. Motion by Bailey and seconded by Kramer <br />that the levy for the library fund be increased to $750.00, motion carried. <br /> <br />Motion by Briggs and seconded by Leger that the following persons be approved for the library <br />board for the upcoming year: Mrs. C.M> Babcock, Mrs. C.W. Gaptil, and Mrs. A.B. Roehlke. <br /> <br />Motion by Leger and seconded by Briggs that G.A. Bailey serve as acting Mayor in case of the <br />absence of Mayor Davidson. Motion carried. <br /> <br />The following bills were approved and ordered paid: <br /> <br />__da Bochus – recreation program - $125.00 <br />Mrs. E.R. Halter – Tracy rent to 8-1-44 - $16.00 <br />Charles N. Nelson – July salary & car - $171.80 <br />H.A. Briggs – July salary - $25.00 <br />Zella M. Page – July salary - $30.00 <br />N.W. Bell Telephone Co. – July - $14.95 <br />T.H. Daly – July salary - $16.66 <br />John Bither – Flag – July - $5.00 <br />E.R. Power & Light Co. – July - $188.43 <br />E.R. Power & Light Co. – Pumping July - $43.00 <br />Bill Belanger – work on streets - $51.20 <br />H.A. Briggs – delivering ballots - $1.00 <br />H.A. Briggs – Clerk of election - $7.10 <br />H.A. Briggs – delivering election returns - $1.00 <br />Joe Parker – work on streets - $15.60 <br />C.E. Brown – election board - $7.10 <br />Ethel Lloyd – cleaning for July - $4.50 <br />Richard Halter – service water works - $20.00 <br />Rupert Zimmer – work on streets & truck - $123.00 <br /> <br />