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<br />VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER MEETING CITY COUNCIL <br />JULY 27, 1912 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Village Council was held at the office of Geo. E. Page, President on <br />Saturday evening July 27, 1912. <br /> <br />Geo. E. Page, President, E.P. Babcock and B.F. Plummer Trustees and W.F. Chadbourne, Clerk. <br />Visitors; B.L. Hall, H.S. Hastings and J. deBooy <br /> <br />Meeting called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Presidents. <br /> <br />The minutes of the last meeting read and approved. <br /> <br />The following bills were presented and on motion duly made seconded and carried were allowed and <br />clerk ordered to draw warrants for their respective accounts. <br />J.E. Haulet – gasoline - $20.07 <br />John Kohit – wood for jail - $2.00 <br />A.N. Dare – printing scale books - $14.85 <br />F.W. Nickerson – balance due of grade contract - $60.00 <br /> <br />The bill of J. deBooy for dynamite used on {illegible}May 7-8 was on motion was laid on table. <br /> <br />Mr. Hastings having applied for office of Weigh Master. On motion he was appointed for July <br />August, September, and October with the understanding that his per {illegible} would be $3.00 per <br />day where the fees for weighing amounted to that sum, otherwise he should receive only whatever <br />he collected, he to report monthly to council amount received. <br /> <br />Communications were received from State engineer to bridge over Elk River and Tubes on <br />Mississippi bridge. On motion it was decided to postpone action for 2 weeks on Elk River bridge. <br /> <br />In regard to Tubes at north end of bridge over Mississippi river the clerk was authorized to notify <br />Mr. Cooley to prepare plan as stated in his letter. <br /> <br />The clerk was also instructed to procure warning signs at each end of Elk River bridge as <br />recommended by State engineer. <br /> <br />I was also decided to have a man fill up some holes in streets washed out by recent rains. <br /> <br />John Virgin, manager, Elk River Lumber Co. asked for permit to put scales in street in front of his <br />office for Co. use only on motions duly made seconded and carried concerns were given by council. <br /> <br />No further business, adjourned. <br /> <br />W.F. Chadbourne, Clerk <br />