The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-05-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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soc, 1896. 70; concrete work, 442 GU. yds.
"a $3.50, ST. $3.50 90; piping 5000: total
So. 1855. 10.
CLEAR WELL OF 10000 gallons cap
acity. Earth excavations 444cu. yds.
O. SOC, 1888. 20; concrete work, 260 Gu.
yds. Ca $3.50, 81 ITO; piping $500; total
ST. SOB 20.
Pump at old light and water plant
to be run by motor.
Pole line run outside Of buildings in
city. including poles, cross arms, IN
sulators and pins, wire, lead cable Tor
tunnel, labor digging post holes.
erecting and cross arming poles and
stringing wire, cost $S54.34. Power
line panels with switches and circuit
breakers, 1925. 90; estimated cost Of
motor and pump S25OO.00 making a
total est. cost of $347930. 1t would
also be necessary to add to this cost
the wages Of Il man to be in charge
both day and night and the expense
of heating the building in the cold
weather.
The committee recommended that
if any change be made that the coun-
Gil construct a clear we'll of 10000
gallon capacity.
The special composed Of Aldermen
Porthan, Coad and Agnich, appointed
to look up the matter Of establishing
a Fire Ordinance for the City of Ely,
reported that they had called meet
ing of the citizens for April oath, but
that, the attendance being very small
they had adjourned to May 1st. At
the meeting held May lst, the attend
ance was principally of citizens from
the Third Ward who were not in favor
of having the fire limits established
in that ward; some were in favor of
having business houses constructed of
brick, others thought that there
would be no use ofrequiring business
houses constructed of brick and allow
ing frame dwelling house to be con-
structed alongside Of it.
Mr.. A. j. Thomas volunteered to
draw up an ordinance that would be
satisfactory and submit it TO the city
attorney. Meeting adjourned subject
to call.
Alderman Coad reported that the
light and water committee, to whom
was referred the matter of looking up
the advisatility Of placing insurance
on the light and water plant, had de-
cided to not place any insurance on
the plant until the insurance inspec-
tor came up and fixed Il satisfactory
rate.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Kandelin that
the reports of the special committees
be accepted and placed on file. Carried
The bids for. doing the scavenger
work were opened and read. The
proposals per m onth were as follows:
Matt Heikkila, $50. 90; Sylvester Rau-
Ito, 500; Ed Skantze, $4,000; BRAN
Saarimaa, $4,000; John Dinsmore,
$1,000.
Moved by Alderman Knutson that
the bid of Matt Heikkila he accepted.
his being the lowest bid, and that the
city enter iutO a contract with him
upon his filing the necessary bond.
motion supported by Alderman Ellef.
sen. Carried.
Peter Schaefer submitted propos-
al to do the city printing for the en-
suing year at the legal rate of 75c per
folio for first insertion and 35c per
folio for subsequent insertions. Job
printing at current commercial rates.
On no objection being made the
same was referred to the finance COM
mittee with power to act.
A communication from Edward G.
Liedel of Duluth, Mimi, regarding
the advisabilitY of the City's carry
ing f1y-whee1 insurance was read and
referred to the Supt. of water works.
A letter handed in by Mr. T. l..
Cowen which he had received from f.
E. Delaney, resident manager of the
Fidelity & Casualty Co., at Milwaukee
Wis. relative to the insuring Of the
boilers in use by the city, was read.
Referred by the Chair to the Light
and Water committee.
The following persons were selected
to serve as jurors in the Municipal
Court during the ensuing tenn and
until their successors should be select
ed and designated:
John Glode. NJ, E. Gleason, Bart
Coffey. Otto Manninen, John Palm
gard, Jacob Lamp, A. j. Fenske,
BENZ. HorovitZ, r. S. Miller, r. e.
Miller, Jos. Smuk, Jos. Skala, John
Cove. Steve Agnich, Richard Chinn,
Chas. Grabowsky. Nick Trebilcock,
j. d. Conan. John Dennis, Henry
Chinn, p. L. Brownell. Louis Eisen-
ach, Matt Kapsch, John Kapsoh,
Frank Sartori, Dominic Sartoria,
Thos. Mclaughlin, c. j. Mott,
l.. G. Cox, Mike Weinzierl, L, B.
Brockway, j. d. Moonan. w. r.