The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-04
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
Of the City Council.

Ely, mHiu.. NOf. j, ISVf.
The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order at O'Clock
p, m. by Acting Mayor Skala. Mayer
Vail being absent.
Roll-call: Present., Aldermen IRE.
bilcock, Skala, Pete, Kandelin, Cove
and Coad. Absent, none.
The minutes of the special meeting
held Oct. 26th were read. Moved by
Alderman Trebilcock that tile same
be approved as read and the minutes
of the regular meeting held Oct. 4th
be approved as published. Carried.
A communication from T. j. Man.
ming asking the council to buy GER
tain chemicals for disinfectants in
the schools and Jail was read. Moved
by Alderman Coad that the same be
referred to the Board of Health for
report at the next regular meeting.
i Liquor license bond of NJ. Glode
presented. Moved by Alderman Pete
that the same be accepted with the
sureties thereon. Carried.
Petition from J. e. Wilkins asking
the council to sanction the transfer
of his license for the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in the Exchange Hotel
saloon to VIM. Mack for the unex-
pired term, and liquor license bond of
VIM. Mack presented. Moved by AL
derman Coad that the. said transfer
be allowed and the bond approved
with the sureties thereon. Carried.
Application from A. f. Tanner,
Matti Herrala, Andrew Herrala. Jos.
Blumenson, Chas. Pelto and Matt
Miettunen for permission to tap the
water mains adjacent to their prop
erty were read. Moved by Alderman
Kandelin that said permission be
granted as requested. Carried.
Communicable from Miss Canning
Informing the council that the sewer
adjacent to her property had not been
put down to sufficleus depth to drain
her cellar and asking them TO take
some action to remedy the same, was
read and referred by the Chair to the
Street, Sewer and Sidewalk commit
tee with power to act.
Petition from Frank Belaj and fifty
other residents of the old Chandler
location asking the council to extend
the electric light wires to their vicin-
ity and guaranteeing to use Isl mean.
descent lights IL the line was so ex-
tended was read. Referred by the
Chair to the Light and Water COM
mittee with power to act.
Petition from Matt Peterlin and
twenty-seven other residents of the
Zenith and Savoy loca tions asking the
city to extend the light wires to their
vicinity and guaranteeing to use 80
incandescent lights.if the said line
was so extended, was read. Referred
by the Chair to the light and water
committee with power to act.
Petition from Geo. Holmes, chair
man of committee appointed by the
Fire Departments, asking the council
to grant to the fire. department the
right to use the council chambers at
different times for the purpose of
having social entertainments by the
members of the department and their
families and friends, was read.
Moved by Alderman Trebilcock that
said permission be granted said, en-
tertainments to be held by the de-
partment on such nights as would
not interfere with any business for
which the hall may be needed by the
city.
The City Engineer submitted re-
port showing the amount due Jacob
Pete for work done on the sewer con-
tract to Nov. 1st to amount to sl408.6 81
after deducting 10 per cent and pre-
vious payments.
Moved by Alderman Coad that the
report of tue city engineer be accept
ed and the clerk be Instructed to issue
On order on the treasurer in payment
Of the amount due less any bills for
supplies paid by the city and orders
on file. Carried,
Moved by Alderman Trebilcock
that the time for finishing the sewer
contract awarded to Jacob Pete be
extended to November 14th. Car
ried.
Tue city electrician presented a re-
port showing the comparative cost of
running the light and water plant
with wood and coal as follows:
Wood, used in 24 hours, 81 cords,
cost of same. being dry tamarack, @
1920 per cord, 5000.
Coal, used in "a hours, tons, cost of
same laid down at plant s4.62 per ton,
SlS.4S.
Difference in favor of coal 1922 per
"a hours.