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VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING March 3, 1952 A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on March 3, 1952. Members present: E.A. Parent, Mayor; Harry Dow, R.A. Ryding, Trustees; H.A. Briggs, Clerk The meeting was called to order by Mayor Parent. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr. R.G. Wurl of the Greyhound Bus Co. was present and there was some discussion about the service given at the local bus depot. Mr. Wurl promised to talk things over with Marley McPherson owner of the Elk Café where the bus depot is located. A motion was made by Ryding and seconded by Briggs to request the clerk to write Alfred Elmer requesting him to do something about enclosing his minnow tanks in the rear of the bakery to make them safe for children. This was an account of the recent accident which nearly caused the drowning of a boy. The motion carried. The matter of parallel parking on the street across from the Garvey building was discussed. The clerk was asked to have two “Parallel Parking” signs ordered for the space between the blacksmith shop and the corner of Princeton Street and Sixth St. The following bills were allowed and ordered paid: Davis Food Market – groc for Aug Leider 49.933 Miller-Davis Co – blanks for clerk 3.02 Skelly Oil Co – fuel 29.61 Farm Bureau – fuel 29.61 Marshall Wells Store – pick handle .85 Skelly Oil Co – fuel 29.81 Standard Oil Co – fuel 32.71 Fire Department – fire 19.50 Bank of Elk River – insurance 57.88 Bank of Elk River – insurance 22.13 Star News – pub Finance statement 127.80 Anthony Burgoyne – snow removal 81.00 Coast to Coast Store – mdse 3.35 Coast to Coast Store – mdse .54 J.E. Madsen – repairs 5.75 Zella M Page – janitor service 7.00 Zella M Page – Library books 49.60 Zella M Page – Feb Salary 70.00 E.R. Utilities – hydrant rent 54.00 E.R. Utilities – lights 69.14 E.R. Utilities – street lights 100.00