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VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 9, 1919 th Regular meeting of the village council held at the Office of the Elk River Lum Co on Tuesday the 9 of Sept 191 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. The matter of issuing licenses to the moving picture show proprietors Plunk and Daly of the Village of Elk River Minn as well as to the Lessee of the Pavillion on the of the Elk River Park Association in the Village of Elk River Minn the latter being used as a Roller Skating Rink and also for other amusements, both buildings being held as amusement places and tickets of admission being sold for entrance to the same. The council after some discussion on the matter came to the conclusion that they could see no reason being they should not pay A license for running these places of entertainment (and that the law gave the Council full power to license these places. Therefore be it resolved by the Village Council that they proceed at as early a period as possible to have an attorney draw up such license as he deem necessary to license these places of amusement in is further understood by the council that the License fee be not less than the sum of fifty $50.00 dollars for the turn of one year for each building so licensed by the Village Council. The President called for votes from the Council on the above proposition as follows: J.H. Virgin Aye, Bert Can, Eye, Wm Norval Aye. The President declared the same carried. Motion by the President seconded by Ben Can and carried that the clerk of the village council confer with the village attorney (Mr Tyler) in this matter of drawing up such license and that he the results of same to the Council as soon as he possibly can. The Council ordered the clerk to have signs painted as follows. Park No Cars. Tie no Teams, the same to be nailed on the fence enclosing the side walk on the east side of the building being by the Elk River Building Cr on the Corner of Princeton and Depot Sheets. The resignation of F.N. Corey, Village weightmaster, was now presented and on motion of the President was duly accepted and the clerk was ordered to settle with him. The President informed the Council that he had employed Mr. Mose as weightmaster to fill Mr. Corey’s place as village weightmaster and that he be paid the sum of four ($4.00) per day until further notice from the Council. Copy of the contract to Phelps Drake Co of Hibbing Minn to a system of Water works for the village of Elk River Minn for the sum of $41,280.00 was duly filed with the Village Clerk this the thth 9 day of Sept 1919 said contract bearing date of Sept 8 1919. In the Contract is the following claus