The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-18

as per report of street commissioner.
Sl6S 90; Payroll of men and teams en-
ployed in grading for coal trestle, as
per report of foreman, $4,000: Erick
Soderbacka, labor at skating rink,
$500; John Kallia, labor at skating
rink, SIS. 90; Geo Holmes, labor at rink.
$500; Allis-Chalmers Co., carrier
arm shafts, $500; John Loushin, wood
5000; Herb Vail. service as special
police and quarantine officer, Sc co.;
d & l r r Co.. tamarack ties, S22. 80:
Albert Kolstad, plumbing and mater
ial, $l72 0S; George Holmes, cement
and plaster. S2.14: George Holmes,
carpenter labor. and maple flooring,
$50 20; Frank Veranth, hard and soft
coal; sos So: A Fenske, hardware
supplies, $40.04, Duluth Lumber Co,
fir timber, S274 43; Emil Leino, black
smithing, Sill 90; NJ E Gleason. hard
ware supplies s43 95; D & l R r Co.,
freight and express. s22O.47; E. /. Du-
pont Co.. powder and fuse, Sl4.36;
Oliver Iron Mining Co., coal, machin-
ist labor and supplies, $Sl.99; Herman
Pete. wood, $500; Crane & Ordway
Co., waste and packing, $l6.OS; Ex-
change Bank of Ely, premium of boil
er insurance. $4,000; Ewing, Merkle
Electric Co., leaves for meter reading
books. SO %; Northern Electrical Co.,
wire, insulators and fire alarm sup
plies, $65 SO; Lehigh Valley Coal Co.,
soft coal, 1854. 70; Standard Oil Co.,
kerosene oil and oil tank, Sll 80; G II.
Ayres, expenses of board, of nealth,
$500; Ely Miner. publishing and job
work, $3.50; VIM Kevern, labor at
skating rink and service as quaran-
tine officer, $1,000; G. G. Shipman. at
tending city prisoners, Sl4 %: Harry
A. Chinn, services as secretary of Ely
Fire Dept. 1906. $25 90; Louis Larson.
boarding city prisoners, $40; Nep-
tune Meter Co., water meter, $3.50;
Piitsburg Meter Co., water meter,
$3.50; VIM Vuoti, draying, Sl.50; Har-
ny A Chinn, Sec'y., firemens services
at fires and department expenses,
$3.50 90; Chas. Quigley. craving, team
ing and wood, S12s 80; W A. McCurdy,
engineering, S35 90; George Holmes.
rent of horse, $3.50.
Moved by Alderman Gouze, sup
ported by Alderman Knutson that
the report of the finance committee be
accepted and filed, the bills be allow.
ed as recommended and the clerk in
structed to draw orders on the treas
urer in payment of same. Carried,
unanimously.
Under New business" Alderman
Knutson moved that the chair APP
point a special committee with power
to act, to have the city hall fixed up
and repaired. Alderman Eisenach
supported the motion and it was car
ried.o s'r& E 49,,
Mayor Dinsmere appoined Alder
men Knutson. Efsenach and Gouze to
serve as such committee with full
power to act.
Alderman Eisenach offered the fol-
lowing verbal resolution and moved
its adoption:
Resolved, that the street commits
siOner, chief of police and other city
officers and employees be instructed
and required to procure an order from
the city clerk. or in his absence from
the Mayor, for any and all supplies
needed. and that the clerk be instruct
ed to procure a supply of order books
with stubs so that record may be
had of all supplies purchased. Mot
ion to adopt was supported by Alder
man Knutson and it was declared
adopted on the following vote: Yeas,
Aldermen Eisenacll, Gouze and Knut-
son; Nays, none.
Clerk stated that Clerk Chinn of
the school beard had asked for re-
bate and lower rate for water used at
high school on account of the large
quantity of water they used.
Moved by Alderman Knutson. sup
ported by Alderman GouZe that the
matter of adjusting water rates be.
referred to the light and water COM
mittee for report at next meeting.
| Carried.
Supt. Toal reported that parties
had been in the habit of moving build
ings through the streets without hav-
ing secured a permit, and pulling
down electric light wires, that recent
lv man had pulled a house through
tile streets in the eastern part of the
city and although there was a man
there to cut the wires they would not
wait for him to do so aud had pulled
down all the wire for quite distance
and had damaged poles and trans
formers and that.it had taken man
two days to fix things up again.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Gouze that the
matter be referred to the city attor-