The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-01
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
or THE
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
ELY, MINI, Sept. %. 1909

A special meeting of the city
council was called to order at O'Clock
p. IN. by Mayor Eisenach.
Roll-call: Present, Aldermen White,
Seraphine, KnutsOn, James, BanovetZ
and Ayres. Absent, none.
The call of the meeting was read as
follows:
Ely, Mimi, Sept, %, 1909.
To j. FL. White, Jack Seraphine, Olof
Knutson, f. B. James, Steven Ban
ovetz and Geo. Il. AyreS, Aldermen
of the City of Ely, MINI.
Gentlemen
You are each and all hereby notified
to be and appear at "a special meeting
of the city council of the City of Ely,
Minnesota, to be held in the council
chambers on Tuesday evening. Sept.
18th, 1909, at o'clock p. m. for the
purpose Of making the annual tax
levy. acting on reports from officers
and Committees and any other bust
ness that may come before the meet
ing. Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS EIsENACH, MAYOR
Certificate showing due service of
the call on all of the parties named
therein by j. p. Seraphine, Chief of
Police was read.
Alderman Ayres, Chairman of the
finance committee, introduced the
following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED, that there be levied and
assessed against the taxable property
of the City of Ely, Minnesota, for the
year 1909, the sum of Thirty Thousand
dollars and that the same be certified
TO the county auditor for collection,
and that the said sum be credited to
the various funds as follows:
General Fund 5000. 90
Permanent Improv'mt Fund $4,000 90
Fire Department Fund. ....... 100000
Court and Police Fund ... 5000 90
The motion TO adopt was supported
by Alderman White and it was declar-
ed adopted on the following vote:
Yeas, Aldermen White, Seraphine,
Knutson, James, Banovetz and Ayres.
Nays, none.
Report from superintendent of light
and water plant showing expenses of
operation for the month of August to
have been $l656.74 and earnings to
have been Sl620.36 was read.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine, sup
ported by Alderman Knutson that
the report be accepted and placed on
file. Carried. Yeas, six; Nays, none.
Report from purchasing committee
advising that in the matter of chem
zeal engine and certain fire depart.
ment supplies which they had been
authorized to purchase they had OBJ.
tanned proposal on same from the
Chicago Fire Apparatus Co., Ameri.
can La. France Fire Engine Co., and
from Mr.. M. e. Gleason: That the
proposal submitted by the Chicago
Fire Apparatus Co., had been found
to be $99.45 lower than any other pro
posal received; therefore they had
purchased said supplies from that
company. They also reported that
proposal received from said company
had been for furnishing an 80 gallon
chemical instead Of a Is gallon tank,
which they had been authorized u
pnrtlaSp flau hn6 cd
pOsal and asked the council to confirm
their action.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support.
ed by Alderman White that The re.
port he accepted and their action be
approved. Carried Yeas six, nays
none.
Boud of j T. Seraphine as police
officer, in the sum of 81 10000 present.
ed aud read
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Banove,z that
the same be accepted and placed Oh
filed. Carried. Yeas, six; Nays
none.
Communication from the Posta
Savings Bank League of the u. s
asking the council To take some action
in favor OF The establishing Of posta
savings banks was read.
Moved 10y Alderman Ayres, support
ed 10y Alderman Knuts0n that The
sgme be laid on the table. Carried
Yeas six; Nays, none.
Moved by Alderman White. support
ed by Alderman Knutson that the
council adjourn. Carried. Yeas six
nays none.
L. j. White,
City Clerk