The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-19
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of the City Council.
Elv. Mimi. August 16, 1904.

Ely, Mimi. August 16. 1904.
The regular meeting of the city councl
was called to order at s o'clock p. m. by
Mayor Vail.
Roll call: Present. Aldermen Textbook.
Skala, Pete, Kandelin and Cove. = Absent,
II one.
Moved by Alderman Skala that the min
utes of the previous meeting be approved as
published. Carried. yeas 6. naysO.
Applications for liquor license were pre-
scented as follows: John Butala. lower front
room of the building situated on lot 9. block
Z; John Presiren. lower front room of the
building situated on lot Z, block Z. both in
Whiteside's Addition to Ely.
Moved by Alderman Skala that the appli-
cations be accepted and filed and that lie
.enses be granted upon applicants filing the
required bonds. Carried. yeas 5. naysO
Applications from Joyce GoldswOrthy. w.
L. Gallagher, w. B. Davey. Mike Somero
and the Ely Finnish Stock Co. to tap water
mains, were presented.
Moved by Alderman Trebilcock that per-
7, mission be granted applicants as requested.
Carried, yeas 5, nays0.
superintendent T.. w. Toal reported the
discharge of Frank wilkins as Engineer at
the light and water plant and the hiring Of
: Thomas Champion to fill the position. and
asked the council to confirm his action.
Moved by Alderman Trebilcock that the
? report of the superintendent be accepted.
his action confirmed and that Mr.. Champion
be appointed as Engineer to fill the vacancy.
; Carried. yeas 5, nays 0.
An Ordinance entitled A ordinance to
> establish rules and regulations concerning
/. electrical wiring and appliances was pre-
- l, ~, =, Tpnhilnnnly an6 rnnnjU-
: ed it's first reading and was referred to the
city attorney.
The following report of the Finance Com
I mittee presented:
e Hon. Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen-We, your Finance Committee,
l. to whom is referred the matter Of auditing
all accounts against the city. do report that
we have examined the following bills. found
them correct and recommend their payment
r. as follows:-Grant McMahan. lumber 1886. IL;
George Holmes. labor and material at new
plant. $50. CO.; Harry Chinn. Secy. fremen's
Il services at practice, $1,000; ID 81 r Il Co.
r telephone service. 81 40; Vail Hotel. board of
boilermakers, S9.75; Shipman Hospital. pro-
Il fessional services attending prisoners. Sl2.6O
(; Standard Oil Co. oil. $50 OF; Chandler Iron
l. Co, pipe fittings and machinist labor, S4.3s
Oliver Iron Mining Co. machinist labor. $500
: James B. Glow & Sons. pipe and fittings
II S52. 76; L j White. Clerk. postage stamps,
b =. IS; John Bukovec. salary as alderman,
IL SIG. 49,; g Greenwood. file covers. S3.75.
Respectfully Submitsed,
NICK TREBILCoCK,
HERMAN KANDELIN,
MARTIN SKALA
Finance Committee
Moved by Alderman Cove that the report
OF the Finance committee be accepted ano
! I'll, d. the bills allowed as recommended ano
| the clerk instructed to issue warrants or
the treasurer in payment. Carried, yeas .
nay so.
u: nder the head Of unfinished business. the
4 mat ter of arranging for a lease from tht
ownt RS of the ground on which the pes'
hous, } has been built was taken up and i
was u loved by Alderman Trebilcock that thu
city e ngineer be instructed to survey ant
stake out five or six acres of land aroun6
the ho. use and make two blue prints of same
one to be filed with the city clerk and thu
Il other to be sent to Messrs. Semer & Walcl
that a Ie. ase may be drawn up from then
and the O Their owners of the land to the City
of Ely acc. ording to the agreements which
II have been made. to be by them submitted u
this council for its approval. The terms o
the lease to be such that the city pay thu
taxes on the .NWA of SWA and NEA o.
NWA and SEa of NWA and the NEA Of
lSW4 of section 80, Tow SO N, Range IL west
the Tease to be FOR a term of ten years will
privilege of rene wal at expiration of tina
time.
Further. moved that the city pay the taxe'
now due on the abo We described land for thu
year 1909 and the Gle. TX be herewith instruc
ted to draw an order on the treasurer IL
payment of same. Car, ried, yeas 8, nays 0.
Il The following fesoll ltion presented b!
Alderman TrebiIcOck:
Resolved that whereas the $4,000 which
the City of Ely received the latter part o
1903. account of pond issue. for the purpos'
q of constructing the new light and watel
plant and equipping same, was placed In tn