The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
of the City Council.
Ely. Mimi, October 4. 1904

The regular meeting or the CITY
council was called to order at s o'clocl
p. m. by Acting Mayor Skala, Mayo
Vail being absent.
Roll-call: Present, Alderm en- IRE
bilcOck, Skala, Pete. Kandelin, Cow
8 and Coad. Absent, none.
The minutes of the adjourned meet
3 ing held September 2lst were read
{ Moved by Alderman Trebilcock tina
the same be approved as read. Car
ried.
) Communication from J. e. Wilkir
advising the council that he haC
transferred his right to the license
for the sale of intoxicating liquors il
the Exchange Hotel saloon to VIM
Merchandising them to sanction such
transfer was referred to the light and
water committee to Investigate if al
arrearages for electric light had been
paid.
Application from Benson & Larson
asking for license to sell Intoxicating
liquors at retail for one year in the
lower front room of the building stu
ated on lot 6, block II, in the original
plat of Ely, presented.
Moved by Alderman Cove that the
same be accepted and license be
granted on applicant filing the re-
quired bond. Carried.
Liquor license bond of Math Kapsch
presented. Moved by Alderman Coad
that the same be approved with the
sureties thereon. Carried.
Applications for permission to tap
water mains from Matt Ronka, VIM.
Kevern, John Hongala, Elias Jylha
and O. Berglund, Andrew Lahti and
Herman Kandelin were presented.
Moved by Alderman Cove that said
permission be granted. Carried.
Communication from Thos. L.
Durscher informing the council that
Hugh Steele owed him $4,000 for
labor performed on the intake pipe
which the said Hugh Steele had laid
for the City of Ely and asking them
to keep that amount from money due
Steele and pay it to him, was read.
Moved by Alderman Trebilcock
that the clerk be instructed to write
to Mr.. Steele and ascertain if the
account of Mr.. Durscher be true and
find out why same had not been paid.
Carried.
Report of John Cosgrove, ex-Officio
Clerk f the Municipal Court, City of
Ely, showing fines and fees collected
during the month of September
amounting to 81 represented. Moved
by Alderman Coad that the same be
accepted and filed. Carried.
Report from Andrew Wattilo,
street commissioner, showing amount
of poll tax collected and deposited
with the city treasurer to be S542 90,
presented. Moved by Alderman Pete
that the same be accepted and filed.
Carried.
Report from w. A. McCurdy, city
engineer, showing amount to be due
now on the contract with Jacob Pete
for the construction of sewer to be
$2592.05, presented. Moved by Aid
erman Trebilcock that the same be
accepted and filed and the clerk be
authorized to issue warrant on the
treasurer in payment of same less any
orders and bills which have been filed
with him. Carried.
The following report of the finance
committee presented:
Hon. Mayor and Common Council:
Gentlemen
We. your finance committee, to
whom is referred the matter of audit
ing all accounts against the city, do
report that we have examined the
following bills, found them correct
and recommend their payment:
Payroll of city officers for the
month of September, $S32.33; Payroll
of street labor and team work as per
Street Commissioners report, 1874. 80;
Matt Herrala, wood, $500; d. & 1. r.
r. Co., long distance telephone service
Soc; D. s. 1. r. r. Co., freight, tele-
grams and express, SPLIT; VIM.
La Beau, meals to prisoners. $4.75
John Madison, special police, $500;
Ed. Edwards, labor on lines and at
plant, $40 90: Chas, Peterson, labor On
lines. $1,000; st. Paul Electric Co.,
paranite wire, s21.O0; Ohio Coal Co.,
soft coal, $157.99; Cox Bros. & Co.,
soft coal, $172,17; James B. Glow &
Sons, hydrants, $4,000; Robinson &
Cary Co., guage glasses, 1924; Stand
ard Oil Co., kerosene oil, $S.48; Anton
Kotchevar, hauling coal, S60.3S; w.
A. McCurdy, engineering, $4,000; j.
A. Dinsmore, draying and rent of
pound, S15.25; The Ely Miner, print
ing, S49.05; Albert Kolstad. galv. iron