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VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING June 24, 1919 A Special meeting of the Village Council was held at the Odd Fellows Hall on June 24, 1919 Members present were J.H. Virgin, President Bert Carr, Trustee Wm Norval, Clerk Meeting called to order at 8:30 A.M. This meeting was duly called to elect a moderator for special election held this day at 9 A.M. Moved and seconded that J.H. Virgin be chosed as moderator of the Village meeting election. All voting aye. Motion was carried. The moderator then stated the business of the meeting was for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the Village to be by them voted upon Notice of which had been given by law required. The following propositions Copy of which is duly filed in the Office of the Village Clerk at 9 o’clock the moderator declared the polls open and notice given of the same. Votring then was proceeded with until 5 o’clock P.M. as per law when the moderator proclaimed the polls were closed and the Judge of Election proceeded to canvas the votes given by ballot as required by law and continued such canvas until the same was completed. The canvas being completed the result was ascertained and determined by the judges to be as follows, for particulars see copy of the same filed in the Office of the Village Clerk. Results of Special Election held this the 24 day of June 1919 as per poll list No 1 and 2 Proposition No. 1 Total Votes Cast 163 Votes cast in favor of waterworks 139 Votes cast against Waterworks 24 Proposition No. 2 Total votes cast 163 Votes cast in favor of bonds 140 Votes cast again bonds 23 Proposition No. 3 Total votes cast 163 Votes cast in favor of bonds 142 Votes cats against bonds 20 Blank Ballots 1 No further business meeting adjourned Wm Norval Clerk th June 24, 1919