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<br />VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER COUNCIL MEETING <br />September 5, 1961 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Elk River Village Council was held at the Village Hall on Sept 5, 1961. All <br />members were present. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson. The minutes of the last <br />meeting were read and approved. <br /> <br />Members present: <br /> Henry Johnson, Mayor; R.G. Kemper, Lars Larson, August Meyer, Trustees; H.A. <br />Briggs, Clerk <br /> <br />Following building applications were approved: Ben Roper, Art Bailey Jr. and Episcopal Church. <br /> <br />Engineer Wm Mills and Attorney MacGibbon were present at the meeting. <br /> <br />There was discussion in regard to new street south of the new high school. The school board would <br />like to have the village put in the street. It was suggested that the village might be willing to share the <br />expense of the street along with the School Board. Mr. MacGibbon will talk with the school board <br />about the matter. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Kemper and seconded by Larson to have clerk write Lysne Const. Co in <br />regard to a gas leak which has developed in the digester at the disposal plant. Carried. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Larson and seconded by Meyer to have Engineer Mills make a study of the <br />drainage problem from the peat bog to Railroad Drive and the Mississippi River. Motion carried. <br /> <br />The clerk was asked to write the North Central Public Service Company to obtain permission before <br />digging up streets in Elk River for gas lines. <br /> <br />The following bills were allowed: <br />Wagner Equipment Co – tar kettle 135.00 <br />Elk River Utilities – Aug for sewer 136.33 <br />Healey-Ruff Co – repairs 9.98 <br />Wm T. Mills – engineer sewer 41.00 <br />N.W. Bell – phone sewer plant 10.20 <br />Band Player – band 458.00 <br />City of Minneapolis – Mabel Thompson 212.69 <br />Lewis Service – gas, oil, repairs 96.19 <br />Roebler Pure Oil – gas, oil 2.60 <br />Uptown Welding – repairs 4.75 <br />Star News Publishing – 145.70 <br />Goodwin Joss Lab. – testing 7.50 <br />Anthony Burgoyne – sand and gravel 60.00 <br />Carlson Bros – mdse 16.78 <br />Ruth Kramer – asst. Librarian 16.00 <br />Dan Bailey – filing fees 4.50 <br />Tip Top Café – meals for Kluge 5.00 <br /> <br />