The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-09
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
ELY, MINI, Oct. 9Th, 1908.


council was called to order at o'clock
p. IN. by Mayor Murphy.
Roll-call: Present, Aldermen White,
Graves, Knutson, Porthan, Butala
and Eisenach. Absent, none.
Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, that the
minutes of the previous regular meet
ing and of special meeting held Sept.
oath be approved as published. Car
ried. Yeas, six; Nays, none.
Petitions for peddlers license from
M. Tomkin, Max Sorkin and N, Sing
er were read.
Moved by Alderman KnutsOn, sup
ported by Alderman Graves that the
same be granted on the proper fee be-
ing paid. Carried. Yeas, six; Nays,
| none.
Petition from Joseph Hill and other
residents living on Conan street ask
ing the city to put in public water
supply place in their vicinity was
| read.
Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan that the
matter be referred to the light and
water committee with power to act.
Carried. Yeas, six; Nays, none.
Petition from VIM. Snellman ask
ing the council to transfer the unex-
pired portion of the license granted to
him for the sale of intoxicating liquors
at retail in the City of Ely from Oct.
1st 1908 to Feb. 18th 1909, for use in
the lower front room of The building
situated on lot block Ia, original
plat of Ely, to Mary Mattson and
Gust Hegstrom was read.
! Moved by Alderman White, sup
jported by Alderman Graves that the
/ license be transferred as requested.
Carried. Yeas, six; Nays, none.
Application for plumbers license
from Albert Kolstad was read.
Moved by Alderman Graves sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that
the same be granted. Carried. Yeas,
six: Nays, none.
Report from clerk of court showing
| fines and fees received in Municipal
Court during the month of September
and deposited with the city treasurer
to have been SIG so was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that the
report be accepted and placed on file.
Carried. Yeas, six; Nays, none.
Report from City Engineer showing
the amount due VIM. Vuoti on his
sewer and water main contract on
Oct. 9th to be Sl670,7l was read.
Moved by Alderman Porthan sup
ported by Alderman Knutson that the
report be accepted and the clerk in
structed to draw an order on the city
treasurer in payment of the amount
due. Carried. Yeas. six; Nays, none.
The finance committee reported
that they had examined the following
pay rolls for the month of Sept, and
bills against the city, had found them
correct and recommended that they
should be allowed and paid, to-wit:
Pay roll of city officers, $564.33; pay
roll team work and sundry labor, $751;
88; pay roll.of men at light and water
plant and for installing machinery,
$44O 90; Westinghouse Electric & Mfg,
Co., balance contract price of genera
tor and EXETER, S70S.50; Skinner En-
CINE Co.. Balance contract price of en-
CINE, 1922 81; D. & I. r. Ry. Co., ex-
press, freight and telephone charges,
SIS .O4; Frank Hodge; blacksmith work,
S1O.26; A. j. Fenske. hardware. 1851
Albert Kolstad, sewer pipe and ex-
pense labor and material putting in
street taps, etc.. s72 90; Oliver Iron
Mining CO., pipe and machinest labor,
$I3.75: Ely Hardware Co., hardware,
$3.50; ST. CroiX Lumber Co., lumber.
S4.67; w. A, McCurdy, engineering and
superintendence of contract work,
800 90; John Bedford, Scavenger work,
500. 90; John Bedford. operating street
sprinkler, livery and draying, $1,000;
Frank Boil, meals furnished election
boards, $2O50; L. j. White, postage
stamps and stamped envelopes pur-
chased, $500; Geo. T. Ayres, II. O. ex-