The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Ely, Mimi, April 81, 1914.

for the ensuing year.
First Ward-J. H. White, and Mike
Somero.
Second Ward-Fred B. James and
Olaf Knutson.
Third. Ward-John Preshern and
Axel Hegfors.
Roll-call: Present, Aldermen White,
Somero, James, Knutson. Preshern
and Hegfors. Absent, none.
Mayor Harri made the following ap.
pointments and asked the council to
confirm the same.
Finance Com.-Knutson, White and
Somero.
Street, Sewer and Sidewalk com
mittee- Preshern, Hegfors and White
Purchasing committee = SOmero,
James and Preshern.
Light and Water committee
James. Somero and Hegfors.
Buildings and Grounds committee
Hegfors, James and KnutsoD.
Fire Department committee
White, Knutson and Preshern.
Acting Mayor-Knutson.
Board of Health-O. w. Parker,
Chairman; Somero and James, mem.
bers.
Chief of Police-Elias LaBeau.
Police Officers-John KukkO, John
Somrock and Matt L. Kapsch.
Moved by Alderman James, sup
ported by Alderman Knutson that the
appointments made by the Mayor as
read be approved. Carried.
Application of 1. Visited, Jr. fol
the position of city clerk for the ensu-
ing year, was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Hegfors that the
application of L. Visited. Jr. be ac-
copied and he be retained as city
clerk for the ensuing year. Carried.
Application of Chas. A. Nutter fol-
the position of CITY Engineer for the
ensuing year was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman White that the
application be accepted and ihe be re,
tanned as city engineer for the ensuing
year. Carried.
Application of VIM. Mitchell for
the position of Superintendent OF
light and water for the ensuing year,
was read.
Moved by Alderman James. sup.
ported by Alderman SOmero that the
application be accepted and William
Mitchell be retained as Superin-
tendent of light and water and City
Electrician for the ensuing year.
Carried.
Applications for the position of
Street Commissioner for the ensuing
year from the following named per.
sons, were read, tO-wit:
John Seliskar, Henry Matilda,
William Phillips, Nick Alfalfa, and
John P. William.
Moved by Alderman White, sup.
ported by Alderman Hegfors that the
council proceed to ballot by closed
ballot upon the applications. Carried
Results of the 1st ballot: 3 fol
Alfalfa, 2 for Seliskar and l fol
Phillips. Second ballot, result as fol.
lows: for Alfalfa. for Phillips and
/ for Seliskar. Alfalfa, having received
the majority of votes, was declared
elected.
Applications from Anton Wulot7
and Peter Lakner for the position OF
janitor at the city hall were read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Preshern that
the application of Anton Wulotz be
accepted and that he be retained as
janitor for the ensuing year. Carried.
Application of Matt Porthan, Will.
liam Fulford and Oscar Anderson fol
the position of engineer at the light
and water plant and of Richard Wal.
lace, John Hodge and John Sotlich
for the position of firemen at the light
and water plant, was read.
Moved by Alderman James, sup.
ported by Alderman Somero that the
applications for the positions of en-.
gineer and firemen at the light and
water plant be referred to the superin.
tendent and city electrician with
power to act. Carried.
Application of Elizabeth Western
for the position of assistant city clerk
for the ensuing year, was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup.
ported by Alderman White that the
application be accepted and Eliza.
beth Western be retained as assistant
city clerk for the ensuing year
Carried.
Communication from A. j. Thomas
advising the council that he is willing
to perform the legal services for the
city, and it's officers for the ensuing
year on the same conditions and terms
as of the past year, was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman James that the
communication be referred to a com.
mittee of the whole to be taken up
later. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Somero that the
council 60 into committee of the
whole for the purpose of setting the
amount of bonds to be furnished by
the different city officials, the amount