The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-12
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
or THE -
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
ELY, MINI, Nov. 2. 1909.

The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order at o'clock
p. IN. by Acting Mayor Ayres; Mayor
Eisenach being absent.
ROll-call: Present, Aldermen White,
Seraphine, Knutson, James, Ayres and
BanOvetZ. Absent, none.
Moved by Alderman Knutson sup
ported by Alderman James that
the minutes of the previous meeting
be approved as published. Carried
Yeas, six: Nays. none.
Report from clerk of the Municipal
Court showing amount Of fines and
fees collected in municipal court for
the month Of October to have been
S2o.70 was read.
Report from Chief of Police Sera-
phine showing that he had collected
$4,000 poll taxes was read.
Report from City Clerk was read
showingthat $615. 90 had been collected
by the Oliver Iron Mining Co., and
that $l37 had been collected by the
chief of police for poll tax. or the
amount collected by the mines $2l
had been repaid by the clerk, account
of parties being over age or haying
previously paid at some other place.
Moved by Alderman White, support
ed by Alderman Seraphine that the
reports as read be accepted and placed
on file. Carried, yeas 6, nays0 O.
The finance committee reported
that they had examined the following
pay-rolls for the month of October,
and bills against tire city, had found
them correct and recommended thai
they should be allowed and paid, to-
wit:
Pay roll of city officers, S6S3.34: Pay
roll of street labor and team work.
s3OS so; Pay roll men at light and
water plant, lines, ETC., $442.2 5; Alex
Aho, scavenger service. September.
800 90: Brownell & Co. meat. $2S5:
Bedford Livery, teams at fires, livery
draying and street sprinkling. S44.75;
The Ely Miner, job printing and pub
fishing, 5000: r. S. Miller, supplies.
$50; Duluth & Iron Range Co, tele-
phone rentals, S27: j. P. Seraphine,
commission on poll tax collections,
So go: L. j. White. clerk, postage
stamps, express, ETC.. S2l.75: L. j.
White, clerk, refunded poll tax col
lections, S2l.00; Albert KOlStad, sewer
pipe, etc., SIS .25: Duluth & Iron Range
Co., freight and express charges,
1920 SO: Amelius Stenlund. blacksmith
work, Sl4.I0: M. e. Gleason, hardware
Sl2,45; Pittsburgh Coal Co., coal,
$277.77; St. Croix Lumber Co., lumber.
$l.15; Buffalo Meter Co., parts for re-
pairing water meters, $20.52; Viscosity
Oil Co., lubricating oil, $500, Crane
& Ordway Co.. valves, packing and
supplies, S29.53; Northern Electrical
Co., dry cells, $l.26; The Goodsell
Packing Co., packing, $3.50; Robinson
Cary & Sands Co., pipe plugs, 35c:
Crucible Steel Co., tool steel, S3.O4;
Oliver Iron Mining Co.. exploders.
pipe and rivets, 4.16; General Electric
Co., freight paid on voltage regulator,
S1.92; Mrs. Seraphine, meals furnished
prisoners, 1926; Pettibone Bros. Mfg.
Co., gilt wreaths for police caps, 81 SO;
The Keefe- Davidson Co., law books
with annotations inserted, $3.50; j. j..
Hopkins, reporting in municipal court
$3.50; Nels Nyhus, special police SER
vice, $3.50; VIM. Kevern, special police
service, $3.50; Vail Clothing Co., rub
Der boots for firemen, $500; Ely Fire
Department, tiremen's services. Sl06;
A. j. Fenske, hardware and fire CRATE,
$47.4O; John Bedford, hauling coal,
1924. AS; A. j. Thomas. legal services.
$50; james w. Osborne, legal services,
$40; Henry R. WorthingtOn, Is per
cent of contract price of pump, Sll7.50
Moved by Alderman Knutson sup
ported by Alderman anovetz, 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.
Alderman Ayres offered the follow
ing resolution:
BE 1t Resolved by the Common
Council of the City Of Ely:
"That tile Judge of the Municipal
Court of the City Of Ely be hereby