The Ely miner., 1903-04-17
A. D. ELLEFSEN,
LOUIS EISENACH,
OLOF KNUTSON,
J. H. WHITE.
NICK TRERHCOCK

CdAS. GRABOkSkY, Z,
Moved by Knutson, supported by
Trebilcock, that the report of the COM
mittee be accepted and those receiving
the highest number of votes be de-
clared elected. Carried.
The following proposition from
Semer & Walch for the sale of lands
on the lake front was presented and
read:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council
of the City of Ely. Mimi
Gentlemen-We hereby offer to sell
to your city the tract of land in lot
three (S) of Section 2S. Town So North,
as indicated on the annexed plat, to-
gether with the water privileges upon
the shore line of Long Lake, opposite
said tract s t., of land as so she shown by said
This offer shall also include the right
to dig trenches and lay water mains
across all of the lands owned by us
between said described lot and the
| city limits of the City of Ely, as shown
on the annexed map. Also the right
to put UP poles, and string wires there
on, for the purpose of conveying elec-
tricity from the plant supposed to be
erected upon said lot to the City of
Ely.
We propose to give YOU a warranty
deed of the lot. reserVing to ourselves,
our heirs and assigns. forever, all
mineral rights Hereunder, together
with the right to- enter upon said land
at any and all times. for the purpose
of exploring for, mining and carrying
away iron ore therefrom, doing no un-
necessary damage to the improvements
placed upon said lot bv the City of Ely
This offer shall hold good for thirty
days from this date.
Dated. Escanaba, Michigan, March
23d, 1908.
JOHN SEMER.
NICHOLAS WALCH.
Moved by KnutSon, supported by
White, that council go into committee
of the whole to consider the PROPOSE
ton. Carried.
Council called to order and report
read as follows:
Ely, Mimi, April 8. 1908.
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council
We, your committee of the whole to
whom was referred the considerat ton
of thepropositiO received from John
Semer and Nicholas Walch. for the
conveyance of tract of land on Long
Lake for use in the erection of build
ings and equipment for light and water
plant, together with the necessary right
of way for pipe, poles, lines. ETC., for
the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,-
000). do recommend the acceptance of
said proposition with this addition, viz:
said lands for the laying and con-
struction of railroad track from a point
on the D. & l. r. r. r. Co.'s lines to
be decided upon by the city to said
referred to being those shown on blue
print on file in the office of the city
clerk and attached to said proposition
from Messrs. Semer and Walch.
We further recommend that the said
Messrs. Semer and Walch be notified
of the acceptance of their proposition
of March %, 1908, and that they be
requested to draw up transfer papers
and submit same to the proper city
officials.
Respectfully submitted
OLOF KNUTSON,
Chairman.
Movedby Grabowsky, supported by
Eisenach, that the report of the COM
mittee be accepted. and that Messrs.
Semer and Walch be given notice of
action taken by the council. Carried.
The minutes of this meeting as given
above were then read by the clerk and
on motion of Trebilcock, supported by
Ellefsen, the same were approved. |
Carried.
Moved by Grabowsky, supported by
Knutson, that council adjourn, sine
die. Sarried. y
PETER SCHAEFER.
City Clerk.