The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21
Council Proceedings
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thereon. Motion supported by Aid.
Kandelin. Motion carried.
Communication from Chas. Grab
owsky, city treasurer, saying that
order No. 6533 for S42O.75 which was
endorsed Jan. 7th, 1905, "Not paid
for want of funds" has been presented
for payment, and as the council had
ordered that none of the outstanding
endorsed orders should be taken up
until they should so decide. lie had
not paid tile same and asked for ms
tructions in the matter.
The communication was referred by
the chair to the finance committee
with power to act.
A communication from Albert st.
Denis asking for the work of cleaning
the city chimneys was read and re-
ferred to the city Fire Warden with
power to act.
A communication from Homer
Bedford, asking the council to have
the license granted to him for sal
DON in the lower front room of the
building situated on lot /, block IA.
transferred to Eli LeSarge, was read.
Moved by Alderman Coad that
the said transfer be granted on appli-
can't filing the required bonds. Mot
ion supported by Alderman Knutson.
Motion carried.
A letter from J. McLeran, Insur-
ance Inspector to F, L. Cowen. re-
gardlng insurance rates on new light
and water plant, was referred to the
council.
On no objection being made the
mayor referred the communication to
the light and water committee with
power to act in the matter Of placing
insurance on the plant at the present
rates.
Supt. TOal submitted Il report show
ing the expenses and earnings of the
light and water plant for the year
ending March 81, 1905.
The same showed amount eXpend ed
for fuel, labor. supplies and repairs
to machinery and line equipment and
insurance to be Sl8, 865 81 to this am
cunt the sum of $175O00 was added
for depreciation, making total of
$40, 1854 from this amount the fol-
lowing should be deducted being value
of supplies on hand April l. Wood,
$3584.lO sundry supplies, $SS.15, leav-
ing the net cost for the year to be
SIG. 943.69. The earnings for the
same period were as follows: Water,
private consumers, S1,6OO.12; Light,
private consumers, $40, 635. SO; received
for old copper and scrap iron sold.
S7l.25; lamps and line material sold,
$50. 6S;receivedfdr labor, $l2 90; charge
made for street lighting, furnishing
of water for fire protection and
lighting public buildings $4,647-
90; making the total earnings
and receipts to be SIG, 1868. Deduct
ing the net expenses, gives balance
| of 1924.
This report includes expense of
running the old plant for months
while changing machinery and fire
| alarm to new plant.
Moved by Alderman.Coad that the
report of the city electrician be ac-
cepted and filed. Motion supported
by Alderman Porthan. Motion car
| ried.
The following bills were presented:
Grant McMahan. lumber, $lS0.29;
Geo. Il. Ayres, salary as health officer,
$500; f. L. Cowen. auditing city's
books, 81 so; Grant McMahan, audit
ing city's books, $3.50; Charles Ire
IONA, auditing city's books. $3.50: J.
| 2. Seraphine, service as special police
5000; Berglund Bros, damage to
goods IN cellar caused by broken
main, S25. 90.
The bill of Bergluud Bros. was
referred by the chair to the Light and
Water committee for investiga ton
and report and the bill of j. p. Sera-
| phine was referred to the Finance
committee.
Moved by Alderman Ellefsen that
| the remaining bills as read be allowed
and the clerk be instructed to draw
warrants on the treasurer in payment
of the same. Motion supported by
Alderman Coad and carried.
Mayor Vail appointed a special
committee composed Of Aldermen
| Ellefsen, Knutson and -Kandelin, to
act in conjunction with the city en-
gineer and board of health, to take
up the matter of the deficiency in the
supply of water for fire protection, to
determine on the most practicable
and efficient method OF remedying
same and report at the next meeting.
Moved by Alderman Knutson that
Grant McMahan be appointed to serve
as fire warden for the coming year.
Motion supported by Alderman Kan
delin. Motion carried.