The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-10

pay-rolls for the month OF September
and bills against the city, had found
them correct and recommended that
they should be allowed and paid, to.
wit: -
Payroll of men on light and water
system, $4,000: Payroll of street lab
or and team work. s579.50; Payroll Of
city officers. 1891 .33; o. w. Parker, II.
o. Expenses of board of health, siS.3S;
Ely Miner, Publishing. S33.45; NJ. e.
Gleason, Garbage cans, s344.0O; Alex
Aho, Scavenger servicesand teaming,
$3.50; Albert Kolstad, Repairing
pump. $I.OO; Duluth & l. R. r. Co.,
Freight and express charges, sl69.30
Bedford Livery, Street sprinkling and
draying. $33.75; Frank Hodge. Black.
smith work, sl7.70; NJ. e. Gleason,
Hardware, $5.l9; Standard Salt &
Cement Co., Sewer pipe. s156.5l; John
Lamuth, Commission on poll tax col.
lections, $l1.10; st. Croix Lumber Co.,
Lumber, g. 80; Babcock Fire Extin.
guisher Co., Charges for extinguishers,
$1,000; Mrs. Jos. Seraphine, Meals fur.
nished prisoners, $500; Westinghouse
Electric s. Mfg. Co., Electric meters,
sll39.s0; Northern Electrical Co.,
Electrical supplies, S6.S7; Pittsburg
Coal Co., Coal. $253.50: Standard Oil
CO., Lubricating oil, S34.28; North.
western Electric Equipment Co.,
Steel strand, sl0.l3; General Electric
Co., Automatic voltage regulator,
1856 %; j. II. White, Draying. $500;
A. j. Thomas, Legal services, 5000.
Moved by Alderman Knutson sup.
ported by Alderman White that the
report be accepted and placed on file,
the pay-rolls and bills be allowed
as recommended and the clerk In.
structed to issue orders on the treas
urer in payment of same. Carried.
Yeas six, Nays none.
The light and water committee sub.
mitted a report recommending that
the city purchase lathe together
with a complete set of lathe tools,
etc., and 3 Ii. p, motor for power
purposes for use at the light and wat.
er plant. Moved by Alderman AYres,
supported by Alderman James that
the report be accepted the recon-.
mendations approved and the pur.
chasing committee be empowered to
make purchases. Carried. Yeas,
six; Nays, none.
Report from board of health on gen.
eral health conditions and showing
births and deaths during the months
of June, July and August was read.
Alderman James, member of the
board of health, reported that the
board had found that spring in the
alley west of Bedford's old barn should
be drained and also that the ditch
along the south side OF Sheridan
street. west OF First Avenue west,
should be raised or improved 80 that
water would not stand in same.
Moved by Alderman Ayres, support.
ed by Alderman Knutson that the re-
port be accepted and the recommend.
ations be referred to the street, sewer
and sidewalk committee to remedy
the existing conditions. Carried.
Yeas. six; Nays none.
Alderman James, member Of fire de.
partment committee reported that
the committee had Investigated the
hydrant at the old Vail Hotel corner
and found same to be too low to allow
of proper drainage and recommended
that new hydrant be purchased to
be 10a feet long and that same be
properly drained.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Banoyetz that
the report be accepted and the city
purchase new 10i foot hydrant and
drainage be put In from hydrant to
sewer. Carried. Yeas, six; Nays,