The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
or THE
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
Ely. Mimi. April 18th, 1911.

| COullCll was CdlICu w oioOi oo
O'Clock P. M. by Mayor Knutson.
Clerk reported the following persons
as duly qualified to seats in the coun-
| Gil as aldermen for the ensuing year.
| First Ward-Jack Seraphine and
John A. Harri.
Second Ward-Andrew Luhtanen
and Peter Matheson.'
| Third Ward-Arthur Toms and
Steve Banovetz.
Roll Call:-Present. Alderman Luh-
tanen, Matheson, Toms, BanOvetz,
Seraphine and Harri. Absent, none.
Mayor Knutson made the following
appointments and asked the council
| to confirm the same.
FINANCE COMMITTEE = Alderman
Matheson, Toms and Harri.
STREET. SEWER AND SIDEWALK
| COMMITTEE = Aldermen Seraphine,
Harri and Toms.
| PURCHASING COMMITTEE Alder
men Banovetz, Luhtanen and Mathe.
son.
LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE
Aldermen Harri, Banovetz and Sera'
phine.
| BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Com
| MITTEE-A ldermen Luhtanen, Mathe
son and BanovetZ.
FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE
Aldermen Toms, Seraphine and
Luhtanen.
ACTING MAYoR-Alderman Sera
phine.
CHIEF OF PoLICE-J. P. Seraphine
POLICE OFFICERS Kaupp
and John SOmrock.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine sup
ported by Alderman Harri that the
appointments made by the Mayor bt
approved. Carried.
Applications of l. Visited anc
Albert Humble for the position Of
City Clerk were read.
Moved by Alderman Toms support
ed by Alderman Seraphine that the
council take an open ballot on the
applications for the position of City
Clerk. Carried. Yeas, five; Nays
one.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine sup.
ported by Alderman Toms that the
council ballot upon the application OF
1. Visited. Jr., for City Clerk. Car
ried. Yeas. six; Nays, none. Appli-
cant declared duly elected.
Application of II. w. Toal for the
position of Superintendent of Light
and Water Plant was read.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine sup
ported by Alderman Toms that the
application of Il. w. Toal be accepted
and Mr.. Toal be appointed to the
position for the ensuing year. Carried.
| Yeas, six; Nays, none.
Applications of VIM. Phillips, N.
G.. Erickson, Albin Pappanen and
Sylvester RauJio for the position of
Street Commissioner were read.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman Luhtanen that the
council take secret ballot on the
applications for Street Commissioner.
Carried.
Aldermen Toms and Harri were
chosen as tellers. Result of the bal.
lot was three (3) for VIM. Phillips and
| three ~ for n. G. Erickson.
The ballots being tie the chair
appointed N. G. Erickson to the posi-
tion of Street Commissioner for the
ensuing year.
Application of Anton Wulotz fol
the position of janitor at the city
hall for the ensuing, year was read
Moved by Alderman Toms support.
ed by Alderman Banovetz that the
application of Anton Wulotz be &C.
copied and the city clerk be instruct.
ed to cast unanimous ballot in favor
of same. Carried.
Applications of Matt Porthan,
Oscar Anderson and VIM. Mitchell
for the position of engineers and
Lawrence Williams and Andrew Mills
for the position of firemen at the
light and water plant for the ensuing
year were read.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine sup.
ported by Alderman Banovetz that
the applications for engineers and
firemen at the light and water plant
be referred to the Supt. of light and
water. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine sup
ported by Alderman Luhtanen that
the city clerk be instructed to adver-
tise for bids for Printing, Sprinkling,
Hauling Coal, Scaveuger Work, Meals
to Prisoners and Supplies and Mater
ial for the ensuing year. Carried.
| Communication from A. j. Thomas