The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-07-27
Ely, Mimi, July Is, 1900

Ely, Mimi, July Is, 1900.
An adjourned regular meeting of
the city council was called to order
on above date by Mayor Sletten in the
chair. Before calling the roll, the
mayor requested the clerk to read the
following communication and as Mr..
Chinn was not present, no action was
taken in the matter:
AT the regular meeting of the city council
| of the City of Ely at the time a vote was
| taken to adjourn the chair ruled Mr.. Chlnn,
alderman for the first ward of said city out
| of order and Mr.. Chinn addressed the follow
| ing words to the chair: i am not out OF
ORDER You can not make me sit down;
don't have to take my seat for you. ana
other dsorderly words. wherefore the chair
orders that Mr.. Chinn be In contempt OF the
| chair and that he will not be recognized by
| the chair until he retractS the words used as
above.
Dated this 18th day of July. 1900. :,
| LOUIS SLETTEN, Mayor"
At roll call the following Aldermen
were present: Trythal. Knutson and
Thayer. Absent, Aldermen Housley,
Chinn and Cox.
The miputes of previous meeting
were read and on motion Of Knutson
supported by Trythal same were ap-
proved as read:
| A petition from JOS Sheraton and
o. G.. Korb, praying the council for
| liberty to tap the water main for the
1 purpose of taking water into their re-
spective places of business was on
motion of Trythal supported by
Knutson referred to the Light and
| Water committee with power to act.
| City Treasurer Cowen filed a pet
ition asking for liberty to transfer
| the following sums of money: From
the general fund to court and police
fund, $1,000: from general fund to per-
manent improvement fund. $1,000;
from general fund to light and water
fund, $4,000. 1t was moved by Knut-
son supported by Thayer that Mr..
Cowen be empowered to make the
| transfers as desired. Motion carried.
The pids for painting the city hall
were then opened and read. Edward
Ross offered to do the work and supply
all material for $1,000. the bid OF NJ.
n. Ekstrom for the same being
sI62.SO. This being all the bids, it
was moved by Thayer supported by
Knutson that Mr.. Ekstrom being the
lowest bidder. he be awarded the con-
tract and that the mayor appoint a
special committee to decide what
color of paint to be used. Motion
carried.
The mayor appointed as a commit
tee the following: Aldermen Trythal,
Thayer and Knutson.
The liquor license application of
John Butala for the lower front room
of the building situated on lot 9,
block I, Whiteside's addition to Ely
was read and on motion of Trythal
supported by Thayer said application
be granted on applicant filing the
necessary bonds. Motion carried.
| Alderman Housley here entered
and took his seat.
The following liquor license bonds
with sureties were read, viz: A. d.
Ellefsen. Anton Kotchevar, Joseph
Sheraton, John Butala, Jacob Lampi
and John Gianotti.
1t was moved by Knutson supported
by Trythal that said bonds and sure
ties be accepted and ordered placed on
file. Carried.
The following bills and accounts
against the city were then read:
Thomas Jury, assessing city of Ely
| and necessary expenses s19o.U
| Burgess Electric Co.. electric supplies 1911
| American Electric Co.. lamps and
| Electric Engineering Co.. lamps -.----..-- $500
| Duluth & Iron Range Ry. freight 1O.6S
| a. E. Wunder. services as health officer
for one ------.....-- ioo.oV
1t was moved by Trythal supported
by Thayer that all bills be referred to
finance committee with power to act,
except the bill of III. E. Wunder which
shall be allowed and clerk instructed
| to issue an order for said amount.
Carried.
Chairman Thayer of tue Light and
Water committee made the following
report:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council.
Conference.-The your committee to whom