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<br />VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING <br />January 27, 1936 <br /> <br />The special meeting of the Village Council was held at the Municipal Bldg store Monday January 27, <br />1936 at 8:00 o’clock P.M. <br /> <br />Members present: <br />J.D. Flaherty, Pres.; G.A. Bailey, Wm Patenaude, Trustees; <br />Wm H Greupner, Clerk. <br /> <br />Harry Dow local manager for the N.W. Bell Tele Co requested to have this meeting called. He <br />wanted the Village Council and a member of local business men present to meet with Mr. S.J. Vaill, <br />District Commercial Mgr of Tele Co. Mr. Vaill gave a very interesting talk, explaining that Elk River <br />is to have a new telephone system to be installed early this spring to replace the present outmoded <br />system which has been in use a great many years in Elk River. The new system will be thoroughly <br />modern and as up to date as can be found in any community of this size. The N.W. Tele Co are <br />spending approximately $12000.00 in making this improvement. Covering the cost of a new <br />switchboard and a complete change in telephones. <br /> <br />Mr. Vaill showed the people present by actual figures that their company has a deficit of ¼ to 4 ½ <br />% in the last 11 years operating at Elk River and if this continues they would have to ask for a rate <br />increase. <br /> <br />Frank White, Village Attorney, suggested that the matter be brought up to the Commercial Club to <br />see if they could not encourage people to install telephones in homes not having them now. <br /> <br />No further business meeting adjourned. <br /> <br />Wm. H. Greupner J.D. Flaherty <br />Clerk Pres <br />