The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
THE COUNCIL

+ The newly elected city council met
Tuesday evening and did considerable
business. The clerk called the roll
of those qualified to a seat in the
council and following responded:
II Mayor Gleason, Aldermen EIlefsen,
Eisenaci, Grabowsky, Knutson Ire
bicock and White.
The appointment of regular city
employees was then taken up.
John Slattery was re-appointed
lcity electrician at salary Of 500 "a
month.
/ Thos. Champion was re-appointed
engineer at the light. plant with a
salary Of S75 per month and Barney
Larson as his assistant at S65 per
Emonth. Axel Carlson was retained
as fireman at $50 per month,
| n G. Erickson holds his old place
as janitOr ut the city hall at $50 per
fmonth and in addition was made
street commissioner at $40 month.
Frank Blackwell was elected city
engineer.
The salary of the chairman of the
board of health was placed at $3.50,
the other two membe Of the board
TO receive $50 ii year.
The salary of the chief of police
was fixed at $75 and that of the police
officer at S65 per month.
Mayor Gleason appointed VIM. La
Beau as chief of police and Peter
!O'Connor as night police and the
appointments were promptly con-
fifmed by unanimous vote of the
council.
The chief of police was also appoint
ed rs fire warden.
The various committees were APP
| pointed as follows:
Finance Coma ldermen Trebil-
cock, Grabowsky and White.
Street, Sewer and Sidewalk Conn.,
Aldermen Knutson. Eisenach and
White.
Purchasing Com.-Aldermen Grab
owsky, Elefsen and Eisenach.
Light and Water Com.-Alderme
Ellefsen. Treblcock and Knuison.
Board of Health-Dr. G. G.. Ship
man. chairman, and Aldermen Ellef-
sen and Eisenach.
Acting Mayor Alderman Knutson.
The city clerk was instructed to
advertise for sealed proposals TO do
the official printing, the scavenger
work. the hauling of coal from the
cars to the light plant, for the coming
year. the bids to he opened at meet
ing of the council on May 6.
Mayor Gleason recC mmended some
very necessary improvements to the
council in The following:
Ely, Mimi, April 10.
To the Hon. Council. City of Ely.
Gentlenen-I desire tO give you an
outline Of he improvements which
should be made during the coming
year; the most Of them being neces-
sary and should be made as soon as
possible.
Ny recommended ions are as follows:
The opening and grading of Porter
street from first to fouilh avenues;
the grading of third avenue to Porter
street, the extension Of the county
road south of the Zenith to connect
with Il new road to be built ty Morse
township: the ext ension Of the sewer
system to the two principal alleys
and this shoul be done as soon as
possible; the commercial part of the
electric light department. should be
placed on II meter system for under
the present system the city is not
receiving sufficient revenue to pay
the operating expenses of the plant;
this council will also have to take
action at an early day to provide new
lengines aud dynamos for the electric
light plant, the present. job lot of
machinery is liable to go to pieces
at any time.
[ would recommend that the plant
be moved to the lake. This would
be expensive to start with but would
prove the most economical in the
end. III the expert opinion we have
5 had here unite in saying that it is
the only thing to do from an econo-
mic;l standpoint.
/ The thanks of the city are due the
last council for the good work they
accomplished during their term of
office. 1 hope the present council
will do as much, if not more. and
work as harmonieusly.
M. E. GLEASON.
/ The old rules and order Of business
lin use last year were adopted for this
years use.
/ The petition for street lighting
near the High School building for
lThe benefit of those residing in the
Oliver residences, was referred to the
proper committee for action.
4 A resolution was adODted author