The Ely miner., 1905-03-24
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
of the City Council.
OFFICIAL
Ely, Mimi, March 2l, 1905,

Ely, MlUIl., hdICl Il, A0oO'
Regular meeting of the city council
Of the City of Ely. was called to order
at s o'clock p. m. by Mayor Vail.
Roll-call: Present, Aldermen Tre-
tilcock, Skala, Coad, Kandelin and
Pete. Absent, Alderman Cove.
On motion the minutes OF the prev
ious meeting were approved as pub
lished.
Thos. J. Campbell made applicat-
ion for liquor license to sell intOxi-
cation liquors at retail for the period
of one year in the lower front room of
the building situated on lot /, block
4. of Cranes Encouragement of lots ]
to 5, block in the original plat Of
Ely.
Moved by Alderman Skala that the
same be accepted and filed and that
license be granted on applicant filing
the required bond. Motion supported
by Alderman Kandelin. Carried.
NJ. Glode made application to have
the license granted to her for the sale
Of intoxicating liquors at retail in the
lower front room of the building situ-
ated on lot 2, block II, to the lower
front room of the building situated
on lot s, block IL, of the original plat
of Ely.
Moved by Alderman Trebilcock
supported by Alderman Pete that
said transfer be granted. Carried.
Communication from P. w. Sture,
Secretary Of Citizens meeting, stat
ing that at meeting of the citizens
of the City Of Ely. resolutions had
been passed requesting the council to
take immediate steps to establish fire
limits, and that committee had
been appointed to circulate petition
to that effect. Said limits to embrace
blocks 4 to 20 inclusive of the original
plat Of Ely, and blocks to IL inclus-
i've Of Whiteside's Addition to Ely,
and also calling the attention Of the
council to the necessity Of increasing
the tiltering capacity of the water
plant Of the City and also as to the
advisability Of increasing the fire pro-
lection Of the City of Ely by establish
ing a reserve pump at the old water
plant-to be used in case Of accident
to the pumps or mains of the new
works and to be run by means uf an
electric motor connected with the
large dynamo at the new plant and to
be supplied with water from the old
reservoir. was read.
The petition referred to above,
signed by M. E. Gleason and other
citizens and taxpayers was also pre-
sented.
Moved by Alderman Trebilcock
that the city council establish fire
limits within the City of Ely, en-
bracing blocks to 20, OF the original
plat Of Ely and blocks to IL Of
Whiteside's Addition to Ely, in
which it shall be unlawful to erect
any wooden structures, as per petit
ion Of Citizens on file. Motion sup
ported by Alderman Coad. Carried.
eaS, nVe: nays. none.
On no objection being made the
other resolutions of the citizens were
referred to the light and water COM
mittee, city engineer and health
officer, for investigation as to causes
OF the recent trouble. and to deter
mine as to the best thing to be done,
to overcome the present DEFICIENCIES
and get better protection.
The following report of the finance
committee presented:
Hon. Mayor and Common COuncil:
City of Ely, Minn.
We, your finance committee, to
whom is referred the matter of audit
ing all bills against the city, do
report that we have examined the
following accounts found them correct
and recommend their payment:
Treasurer Of st. Louis County, taxes
on land in 33. 63-l2 as per contract
with leasers Of site for quarantine
hospital. $17.10; Harry A. Chinn.
Sec'y Firemens services, S279.75;
Electric Appliance Co., Gongs for
fire alarm system, S23 90; W. A. Nc
Curdy, Engineering, $500; Ed.
Skantze & Co., Wood for city hall,
$3.50; Geo. Holmes, Cement, $1.5O;
Sylvester Rautio, Wood, S76 65; Matt
Heikkila, Wood, S296.34; John Bed
ford. Wood, Sl32.OS; Eric Anderson,
Wood, Sl4S.3S; Frank Anderson, Wood
s54.09: General Chemical Co., Filter
alum, $3.50; Westinghouse Electric
& Mfg. Co.. Hanger irons, fuse blocks
and oil, $i.56; Northern Electrical
Co., Meter. s1I.25; Richard Wallace.
Special police, $1,000.
Respectfully submitted,
Nick Trebilcock,
Herman Kandelin,
Martin Skala,
Finance Committee.
Mouad Inv A Cood