The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-04-15
Ely, Mimi, April 6, 1904

Ely, MIMI. April o, ISUt.
An adjourned meeting of the city
council was called to order att o'clock
pm. by Mayor Weinzierl.
Roll call: Present Aldermen Ellef-
sen. Grabowsky, Knutson, Porthan,
Skala and White. Absent, none.
Moved by Grabowsky, supported by
Skala that the minutes of the regular
meeting held March Is and of the
special meeting held March 80, be
approved as published. Carried.
The liquor license bond of Peter
Bergleen with the sureties thereon.
presented. Moved by Ellefsen, sup
ported DO White that the same be
accepted and filed. Carried.
A communication from Thos. +.
McGilvray, consulting engineer for
the city, regarding the manner OF
laying the intake and recommending
that a rock foundation be placed in
under same upon the bottom OF the
lake in the mud areas as being the
safest method for laying same, was
read. Moved by Grapowsky, sup
ported by Knutson that the same be
accepted and filed. Carried.
A communication from Thos. +.
MeGilvray, consulting engineer, say
ing that as it had been shown that
the portion of Porter's addition
shown on the sewer plat which he
had prepared for the city mad been
vacated, that the sewers in that ad-
dition designed and estimated by
him were useless, and that therefore
he would not charge for their design
ing, aud that the cost of the sewers
in that addition estimated in his re-
port, should be deducted from the
whole cost of the system as given by
him in his previous report to obtain
the correct estimated cost of his sys-
tenn, also saying that the subtrac-
tion of those sewers in Porter's ad-
dition would not effect the rest OF
the system, was read. Moved by Ell
fefsen, supported by Porthan that
the same be accepted and filed.
Carried.
A petition from Henry Chinn and
other owners Of property adjacent to
and AUDITING upon Conan street be-
tween First and Fourth avenues, and
Second and Third avenues, between
Harvey and Conan streets, asking the
council to reconsider their former
action in assessing the cost of grad
ing the above named streets. and re-
assess the same so that the general
public should pay one-third of the
whole cost, as provided by the city
charter that they may do at
their discretion, presented. Moved
by Knntson. supported by Ellefsen
that the same be laid on the table.
Carried.
A petition from John Rova and
others asking the council to- remove
distractions from the west end of
Chapman street and prevent the build
ing of fires in said street. presented
and read. Moved by Knutson. sup
ported Grabowsky that the same be
referred to the street, sewer and side
walk committee. Carried.
The report of John Cosgrove, ex-
officio clerk of the municipal court.
showing fines and fees collected dur
ing the month of March amounting to
$3.50 was presented and read. Moved
by White, supported by Skala that
the same be accepted and filed.
Carried
The city engineer presented reports
showing the amount of work COM
pleted by George Holmes under his
contracts with the city for the con-
struction of building, engine and
generator. boiler, stack and pump
foundations, together with the ex-
cavations for same, also for the con-
crete work in the clear we'll and wall
in clear well under the filter and the
piers under the settling tank and ne
cessary excavations, and showing the
amount due him for doing said work
at theprices named in the aforesaid