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VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING October 3, 1949 A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on Oct 3, 1949. Members present: Oscar Odegard, Mayor; Emil Parent, Dan Bailey, Trustees; H.A. Briggs The meeting was called to order by Mayor Odegard. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Wm A Patenaude met with the council in regard to a new street in his part of town to give access to some lots he owns. The council agreed to send a committee over to investigate. D. Hedden and Russell Oliver were present and made objection to granting a building permit for a cabin camp by J.H. Bayer of Golden Valley. J.H. Bayer had made application for a cabin camp on Highway 10 in the west part of town and Hedden and Oliver objected to having it so close to their property. After due consideration the council refused to grant the building permit for the cabin camp. The motion to refuse the permit was made by Bailey and seconded by Parent. Carried. A committee composed of Chester Waite, Carl Marohn and Fred Kreger appeared and requested a street light in their neighborhood. The council agreed to have a street light installed in the Waite neighborhood and also one at the east end of Outlook Ave near the new football field. A motion was made by Parent and seconded by Briggs to approve transfer of funds from Liquor Fund to Sewer Fund; $3000.00 on Aug 4, 1949 and $2000.00 for Oct 8, 1949. Motion carried. The following levy was made by 1950: General Fund $10,000.00 Road and Bridge Fun 4,000.00 Library Fund 1000.00 Poor Fund 800.00 Band 2 mills Special Assessment to take care of expense of Public Examiner Audit $3589.00. This special assessment was to pay the expense of the audit by Public Examiner amounting to $3121.20 plus 15%. The following bills were approved and ordered paid: Dick Bruchs – street work 18.20 Dick Wombill – street work 18.20 Ted Mickelson – street work 78.65 E.R. Utilities – Sept lights 355.06 N.W. Bell Telephone Co – Sept 9.20