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<br />VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING <br />April 5, 1948 <br /> <br />A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on April 5, 1948. <br /> <br />Members present: <br /> Oscar Odegard, Mayor; Elmer Leger, Dan Bailey, R.A. Ellingson, Trustees; H.A. <br />Briggs, Clerk <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Odegard. The minutes of the last meeting were read and <br />approved. <br /> <br />Joe Stenglein representing the softball league of the village, asked if the council would appropriate <br />funds for balls for the league. Also R.W. Hanske was present and asked for financial help from the <br />village for the athletic program in connection with the school board. After considerable discussion a <br />motion was made by Briggs and seconded by Leger to appropriate $400.00 for the village athletic <br />program and $100.00 for balls for the soft ball league. The motion carried. <br /> <br />August Meyer complained that drainage from the peat bog was causing damage to his property and <br />others. The council agreed to investigate and see what can be done. <br /> <br />V.B. Skellenger and Otis Nickerson asked if the village would buy the International truck now <br />owned by the Light and Power Commission. They also brought up the matter of the building on the <br />Power Plant grounds formerly used by Harold Purtell. The commission would like to have it moved <br />away. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Bailey and seconded by Ellingson to allow the Boy Scouts to use this <br />building if they will take care of moving it away. Carried. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Ellingson and seconded by Bailey that the village buy the International truck <br />from the Commission for the balance of the depreciated value. Carried. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Leger and seconded by Ellingson to set the wages of Common labor at 85 <br />cents an hour for village work carried. <br /> <br />Richard Halter presented his resignation as village assessor. A motion was made by Ellingson and <br />seconded by Leger to accept Halters resignation and appoint John G. Ostby to fill out the unexpired <br />term. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Upon motion by Leger and second by Bailey the following building permits were approved by <br />unanimous vote: <br />E.A. Parent, Wm Bartush, Mrs. Bine Nord, Charles Jungnickel. <br /> <br />A petition was received asking that the sanitary sewer be extended about 150 feet on the Elm Street <br />th <br />and 5 Street from the present sewer. The petition was signed by Maynard Storlie, Mabel Storlie, <br />Richard Dreissig and Anna Dreissig. The petition was approved by the Council, work to be started <br />st <br />about May 1. <br /> <br />