The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-10-23
PROCEEDINGS
OF TIE
CITY COUNCIL
of the
CITY OF ELY.
(OFFICIAL.)

Ely, Mimi, Oct. 20, 1903
The regular meetinaof the Common
Council of the City of Ely, Mimi,
was called to order at s o'clock p M
by Mayor Weinzierl.
Roll Call = Present Aldermen Ell.
Ilefsen, Grabowsky, Knutson and
White. Absent Aldermen, Porthan
and Skala.
On motion of Grabog sky. supported
by White the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting Of September
Is, Sept. %, Oct. 6. and Oct 8, were
dispensed with. Further moved that
in the future the City Clerk be in
structed to furnish each OF the mem.
bers of the Council with copy of
the minutes as furnished the pub
Usher, and upon suchtopy being fur
nished the reading OF the minutes
of each meeting held in the future
be dispensed with. Carried. Yeas,
four. Nays, none.
The application Of Ben Benson and
Louis Larson for a license to sell in.
toxicating liquors in tae lower front
room of the building. situated on
Lot 6, Block No. IL, of the original
plat of Ely. Mimi, for the term of
one year, beginning October s, 1903,
and under the name of Benson &
Larson, was read. Moved by White,
supported by Grabowsky that the APP
plication be accepted and license
granted upon applicants filing the
required bonds. Carried.
The liquor license bond of Benson
& Larson with the sureties thereon
presented. Moved by Grabowsky.
supported by White that the same
be accepted and filed. Carried.
Application Of W. Sandquist for
permission to transfer the liquor lic-
ense now in his name for the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors in the lower
front room of the building situated
on Lot No. 1, Block No. a. of the
original plat of Ely, Mimi, to Thos,
Campbell. was read Moved by
Grahewskg, supported }hsgszIE llefsen
that permission to make said transfer
be granted upon Thos. Campbell fl
ing the required bond. Carried.
The liquor license bond of Thos.
Campbell with the sureties thereon
presented. Moved by Ellefsen, sup
ported by Knutson that same be ac-
copied and filed. Carried.
| The petition of John Saijc for per-
mission to transfer the license for
the sale of intoxicating liquors in the
lower front room of the building
situated on Lot No. g. Block No. 9,
In the original plat of Ely, now in
his name, to Henry Snellman, to be
used in the lower front room of the
building situated on Lot No. 8,
Block No. 4 of Cranes rearrange-
ment of Block No. 4, of the original
plat of Ely, was read. Moved by
Grabowsky, supported by White that
permission to make transfer be gran
ted upon Henry Snellman filing the
required bond. Carried.
Communication from Thos. f. Nc
Calvary. regarding the designing of
a sewer system for the city, stating,
in his opinion, that it would be more
encOnmical to lay the sewersIin the
middle of the streets instead of in
the alleys as has been the custom
heretofore, and asking for the opin-
ion and instruction of the Council
regarding same, was read. Moved by
Grabowsky, supported by Ellefsen
that the Clerk communicate with
Mr.. McGilvray and obtain more in
formation regarding the proposed
change in the sewer system and the
effect that it would have on the pre-
sent sewers which have been laid in
the alleys. Carried.
Communication from r. Angst,
chief engineer of the D. & 1. R. Rail-
way Co.. to Alderman GrabowskY,
and which he asked should be re-
ferred to the Council was read.
The communication asked for per-
mission to obtain water for their
tank by a direct. tap on the water
mains in the vicinity of their pre-
sent pipe line to the lake, and to
furnish all connections and to pay
| for same at the same terms and un-
der the same conditions agreed upon
between the City and the Railroad
company for the supply to be fur
nished near the pIesent coal chute.
Moved by KnutsoI, supported by Ell
| lefsen that the communication be re-
ferred TO the Light and Water com
mittee with power to act. Carried.
A communication from E.. W. Doe,
clerk of the town Of Morse, stating
the advisability OF building a new
road to commence at tile eastern end
of the road running eastward from
Camp street to the eastern line of the