The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
was read.

| Moved bv Alderman Gouze. support
ed by Alderman Knutson that the APP
plication be accepted and the bond
approved with the surety thereon.
Carried unanimously.
Report of VIM. Phillips, Street
Commissioner, stating that the total
amount of poll tax collections for the
year and deposited with the city
treasurer was S925.00.
Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman Gouze that the
same be accepted and placed on file.
Carried unanimously.
Report of ex-Onicio Clerk of the
Municipal Court, Judge Whitta. show
ing fines and fees collected and depos-
tied with the city treasurer during
the month of July to have been $500
as evidenced by city treasurer's receipt
attached was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that
the same be accepted and placed on
| file. Carried, Unanimously.
Report of ex-Officio Clerk of the
Municipal Court, Special Judge Kane
showing fines and fees collected and
deposited with the city treasurer dur
ing the month of July to have been
s44.50 as evidenced by city treasurer
receipt attached, was read.
Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman Gouze that the
report be accepted and placed on file,
Carried unanimously.
Supt. Toal submitted a report show
ing the cost of operating the light and
water plant during the month of Aug
ust, including charge for insurance
and depreciation to have been ST ,4S6. %
the earnings during the same period
were 81 ,6S3.17.
| Moved by Alderman Eisenach sup
ported by Alderman Knutson that the
report be accepted and placed on file
Carried unanimously.
| City Engineer McCurdy submitted
a report on the proposed new road tC
the city dumping ground. The same
embraced two different plans, one to
improve Harvey street to Second Av-
enue west for the full width costing
SO, $500: the other to improve the
said street Is feet in width and with
a sleeper grade, costing 100000.
1t is recommended that the cheaper
plan be adopted and the city do the
work themselves, as it would be diff.
cult for contractor to bid intelli.
gently on job such as this would be-
as it would be impossible to tell just
where in the course of the road rock
would be found and in many places
but the barest surfacing would De all
that would be necessary.
| Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman Gouze that the
council be dissolved into committee
of the whole to consider the report
Carried unanimously.
| Alderman Knutson was appointed
chairman of the committee and d
recess declared to give the committee
time to act.
Council was called to order and the
following report presented:
Hon. Mayor and Common Council.
City of Ely, Mimi.
conference.-the, your committee OF
the whole to whom was referred the
report of the city engineer on the pro.
posed new dumping ground road, dc
recommend that the city build the
road and that the second proposition
be followed, and that the city dc
the work themselves.
We do further recommend that the
mayor appoint committee Of three
to have full charge of the work of con-
struction. OLOF KNUTsoN, Chm n
| Moved by Alderman EiseLach, sup
ported by Alderman Gouze that the
report be accepted and placed on file
Carried unanimously.
Aldermen Knutson, Eisenach and
GOuZe were appointed TO serve as such
committee.
The finance committee reported
that they had examined the following
bills and payrolls found them correct
and recommend that the same he al
lowed and paid:
Payroll of city officers for the month
of August, S759.33; payroll of street
labor and team work for the month OF
August as per report of street com.
missioner, $3l1.50; Richard Wallace
labor on lines, $3.50: Jacob Johnson
labor on lines, s1l.OO; A ] Kane, SER
vice as special municipal judge, $685.
Viscosity Oil Co., engine oil, $I6.43
Delaney Oil & Lubricant company,
valve oil. 5000; Northern Electrical
Co., wire and bushings, S2S 90; Fred M
Prescott Steam Pump Co, pump valves
and springs, s24.60; D&I r r Co,
freight charges, S28.22; Chas. Quigley-
hauling sprinkler and draying. $72.75;
Nick Alfalfa. teaming and draying,
$22 %; Emil Leino. blacksmith work,