The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-22

| previous year. Carried. cas-, HVe;
Nays, none.
Report from superintendent of
light and water plant showing expense
of operation for the moth of March to
have been $1774.65 and earnings
S2095. 26 was read.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine. sup
ported by Alderman Cosgrove that
the report be accepted and placed on
file. Carried.
Report from the committee appoint
ed to audit the city books and &C
counts advising that they had COM
pleted the audit and sound the books
and accounts correct and i'm true bal
ance was read.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman Seraphine that
the report be accepted and placed on
file and committee discharged. Car
ried.
Communication from Leadite Co.,
regarding the use of leadite in the
laying of the proposed new force main
pipe was read.
Proposals for furnishing lead and
jute received at the last meeting OF
the old city council and laid on the
table at that meeting were on motion
taken from the table and read.
The proposals for furnishing lead
and jute f. Q. b. Ely, Mimi, were as
follows:
Crane & Ordway Co., Lead $3.50 per
100 pounds. Jute 1928 per 100 lbs.
Robinson, Cary & Sands Co., Lead
S5,2l4 per 100 lbs. Jute $4.75 per 100
lbs.
e. G. billiard, $3.50 per 100 lbs.
Jute 1915 per 100 lbs.
James B. Glow & Sons, Lead. S5.45
per cwt. Jute $500 per cwt.
MARSHALL Wells Hardware Co., Lea
$3.50 per cwt. Jute $425 per cwt.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman BanovetZ that
the city use lead and jute for making
the qipe connections and that the bid
of Marshall Wells Hardware Co., be
accepted, theirs being the lowest bid,
Carried. Yeas, five; Nays, none.
A communication from the county
auditor to the city treasurer asking
him to remit to the county 10 per
cent of all liquor license fees received
! since January 1st, 1910, as required by
state law was read.
Moved by Alderman Cosgroye, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz that
the city clerk be instructed to draw
an order on the the city treasurer for
ten per cent of liquor license fees re-
ceived and forward same to the county
treasurer. Carried.
Communication from the Westing-
house Electric & Mfg. Co., regarding
renewal of yearly transformer con-
tract was read.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz that
said contract be renewed for another
year. Carried.
A petition from Jacob Skerjanc ask
ing for the privilege Of peddling jew
elry in City of Ely without obtaining
license therefor on account of his be-
ing disabled from doing manual labor
on account of accident received, to-
gether wit atfidavits as to his charact-
er and to the fact of such disability
were read.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Cosgrove that
Mr.. Skerjanc be given privilege to
peddle as requested providing said
privilege could be granted by the
council without violating the laws or
ordinances of the city. Carried.
A communication from Jacob Maxi
regarding scavenger work was laid on
the table.
Moved by Alderman Cosgrove and
supported by Alderman Banovetz
that John Preshern and ]. p. Seraph-
inc who had received an equal number
OF votes for the office of constable in
the third ward at the recent general
election, be required to draw straws
to determine the election, the one
drawing the longest straw to be de-
clared elected. Carried.
John Preshern and j. p. Seraphine
were present and proceeded to draw
lots as directed. j. P, Seraphine drew
the longest piece and was declared
duly elected.
The following legal voters of the
City of Ely, Mimi, were elected by
the city council to serve as jurors in
the municipal court, to-wt:
Charles Anderson, L. B. Brockway,
Abe Blumenson. j. NJ Brown, Ben
Benson, Matt Agnich, Steve Banovetz
Ben Collins, Richard Chinn. j. D..
Conan. Bart COffey, John Dinsmore,
r. j. Dyer, Joseph Forth, A. j.
Fenske, Fred Childers, J. E. Gray. G.
M. Hanson. VIM. Harris, John
Kapsch, Frank Lindgren, Jacob
Lamp. VIM. Mack, Oscar Berglund,
S. S. Childers, Chester Morrison, VIM
Mitchell, John McCurdy, Fred Neff
VIM. Odds. Jr.. John Palmgard, G. L.
Pauly. Herman Pete, Mike Prisk.
Matt Ronka, Philip Rosenbloom,
John Selskar, Jos. Skala, Jr., Ralph
l<..