The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-10

] 10 eight. practice calls. Total loss
/ by fires during the year was Sl0i7;
insurance received. S907 The depart
ment laid $500 feet Of hose In answer
Ing fire alarms and received for their
services 1888 from the City of Ely and
$50 from the City of Tower. Register
hire alarm system with Ii alarm boxes,
l,030 feet of water main and Is hy-
drants.
| Moved by Alderman Coad that the
report be accepted. Motion support
ed by Alderman Cove. Carried,
yeas 5, nays O.
Superintendent T. W. Toal submit
ted report showing the cost of oper
atlng the light and water plant. also
showing earnings and receipts during
the month ending Jan. 31st, 1866.
The cost Of operating including in
sulanee and charge for deprer iation
was shown to be sl256.11. The earn
| ngs during the month were as fol
lows: Commercial light and water,
$l,l95.43; street lighting, S247 so;
water for fire protection. sll2.5O;
lighting city hall and Jail, clock tower
and schools $4,000; receipts from sale
of scrap copper, ETC., $500. Total
earnings and receipts, Sl,6l9.43. Net
earnings for the month, S363.32
Moved by Alderman Pete that the
report be accepted and filed. Motion
supported by Alderman Cove. Car
ried unanimously.
The following report of the finance
committee presented:
Hon. Mayor and Common Council:
City of Ely, MINI.
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:
Payroll of city officers for the
month of January. 1905, S74S.33; Pay
roll of street labor for the mouth of
January, 1905, $4,000: S. s. Childers,
labor measuring wood, $500; FL. W.
Johns Evansville Co., furnishing and
applying pipe covering, $239.53; Syl-
vester Rautio. wood, S2l2.13: Andrew
Osterberg. wood. Sl57.25; Ed Nixon.
wood, $293.39; Ed SKantze & Co, wood,
$654S0; Skantze & Co, wood for hall,
S12 81; Frank Anderson. wood, $500;
Louis Virant, wood. $31S 80: f g Reu-
ther, roster for fire department. S.. 90:
American la-France Fire Engine Co,
charges for fire extinguishers. $500;
Harry A Chinn, Sec'y, firemen's SER
vices, S12O. so; Vail Clothing Co. gloves
for firemen, ST.. 25; Chds. Grabowsky,
services as treasurer, $66. 81; Standard
Oil Co, kerosene oil, 81 SO; Minneapo-
t Ills Stamp II Stencil Co, rubber stamps
So. IL; A s James, stationery supplies.
s13 So; Ely Miner. publishing. S47 %;
FL Niedecken Co, books and stationery
$50, 90; John A Dinsmore, livery and
draying, $1,000; John A Dinsmore.
wood. S46.24; James B Glow & Sons,
whistle yalve and charges on whistle
returned, s13.06; Chas Pelto, cutting
ice, S3.50;Crane & Ordway Co, pipe,
pipe fittings and packing, $40 So; Ely
Electrical Co, WP w wire, Sll.73;
Emanuel Auto, gasket for hydrant,
ST.; D & R r Co, freight and express,
&c. 81; Al.is Chalmers Co, steel plates
and rubber valves, 5000; Electric
Appliance Co, arc light globes and
bases. 1925; Robinson & Cary Co, rub
Der disc for relief valve. S1l.50; Nor
| them Electrical Co. conduit WP wire
and electrical supplies. 1913; Crane
& Ordway Co, waste and asphaltum,
1855; Ohio Coal Co, soft coal, $S1, so;
D & l r r company, long distance
telephone charges, Coo; w r Opie, SER
vices as special municipal judge, So. 90;
Jos Mantel, service as interpreter in
municipal court, Slip; Joseph Smuk,
wood, S158.73; Frank Hodge, black
smith labor and material, Sis. 100; VIM
| Pickavance. labor on lines, $500.
Respectfully submitted,
Nick Trebilcock,
Herman Kandelin,
Martin Skala,
Finance Committee.
Moved by Alderman Coad that the
report of the finance committee be
| accepted and filed, the bills allowed
| as recommended, and the clerk be
instructed to issue orders on the
treasurerin payment of same. Motion
supported by Alderman Pete. Car
ried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman COVE that
the council adjourn. Carried.
| L. J. WHITE, City Clerk.