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VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING April 6, 1936 The regular meeting of the Village Council was held at the Municipal Bldg store Monday April 6, 1936 at 8:00 o’clock P.M. Members present: J.D. Flaherty, Pres.; G.A. Bailey, Geo Cornelius, Wm Patenaude, Trustees; Wm H Greupner, Clerk. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Chas Booth came before the Council stating that he was planning on buying a snow plow providing he was assured that the Village would give him the job of plowing the streets next winter. Mr. Booth was told that the Council could not make this promise. Donald Dare and Ralph Wige came before the Council asking permission to buy two base horns which would cost approximately $208.00 but stated that the Elk River School has some old instruments that they were willing to turn in and the company would allow approximately $124.00 for these instruments. The actual cost to the Villate would be about $84.00. A motion was made by G.A. Bailey seconded by Geo Cornelius authorizing Donald Dare and Ralph Wige to purchase these two horns. Motion carried. A letter was read from Henry Pfeiffer resigning as Justice of Peace in and for the Village of Elk River. A motion was made by G.A. Bailey seconded by Geo Cornelius to accept Mr. Pfeiffers resignation. Motion carried. Wm Clements, street commissioner reported that they were working on the water mains which were frozen (on Depot Street) and asked if the Council thought it best to lower this part of main as much as it could be lowered and he also asked permission to buy three lengths of water mains from Princeton. Mr. Clements was instructed to take care of this matter. The following applicants presented applications to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor on and off sale P.E. Booth John Kramer A.L. Parker Bares Café John Blocker A.E. Eklund Geo Gonyea C.W. Gerrich and Lydia Ogrosky Bob Shannon G.H. Lewis Carl Johnson Chas Jungnickel (off sale only)