The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-19

or other contrvances into money staked hazard
cd deposited paid upon chance the selling OF pools on
races and authorize the destruction of all instruments
used for the purpose of gambling.
Obscene Literature Sale of Pictures and Exhibitions
(57 To restrain and punish vagrants mendicants ewd
persons keepers of dsorey and bawdy houses and
and to prevent the publication and sale OF obscene
literature and pictures and exhibitions and prevent and
punish drunkenness, fighting assaults batteries prize
fights and all offensive immoral indecent and disordery
conduct, practices and performances in the City.
Refundment of Taxes
(5S) To order the repaying by the Treasurer OF any
taxes, percentages costs enormously illegally col
lected.
$50 To fix the fees and charges for all official services
not otherwise provided for in this Charter.
Urgent Necessity Fund.
(6O) To provide an urgent necessity fund be ex
pended under the direction of the Mayor
Purchase of Property by City.
(6) To provide for the purchase of property levied
upon under execution in favor of the City, but the amount
bid such purchase shall exceed the of udg
ment and costs.
) To establish change the grade of any street or
public place.
Boulevards and Regulation of leaning Thereon.
(65) To apart boulevard any which
there existing franchise for any railroad and
late and heavy teaming thereon and when such
shall have aside boulevard franchise
for railroad inerurban railway of any kind shall
be granted upon such boulevard unless ordinance
to that effect shall have been duly passed.
Construction Maintenance Operation of Railroad
Tracks.
(o To regulate street railroads. their tracks cars
using the the tracks and equta
bly, divide the cost of construction and maintenance thereof
between them.
Keeping Streets in Repair by Railroad Company
(o5) To require every railroad company keep the
streets repair between the tracks and along and within
the distance of foot upon each side of the tracks
by the and to require said railroad companies
to remove snow from the streets.
Opening and Repairing bitches and Drains by Railroad
Companies.
(66) To compel and require railroad companies to make
and keep open and repair dches drains, sewers and
cuvers along and under railroad tracks that water
| cannot stand on their grounds right OF way.
| Spur Tracks and Warehouses.
(67) To permit the laying of spur side tracks and
running thereon for the purpose of connecting
houses manufactures other business enterprises with
any line of railroad that may be built with other lines
OF railroad which do may hereafter enter the
prescribed by the Council such tracks to be used for
transportation of freight only and not be used
main line part thereof and also for the purpose of
excavatng and filling street for such limited time as
may be necessary for such purpose and no longer.
Such tracks must be laid level with the street and
be operated under such restrictions inter
fere with the of streets for the public All permits
granted under the provisions hereof shall be revocabe at
the pleasure of the Council
Telegraph and Telephone Wires Regulation on Streets
(6S To the removal and placing under ground of
all telephone telegraph electric other wires within the
City, within any designated portion thereof, and to
regulate prohibit the placing of poles and suspendng
wires along of the Streets alleys public
places in the City.
Regulation of Water and Gas Pipes Conduits ETC.
(69) To regulate the size and location of all water,
gas and other pipes and conduts laid constructed in
the streets and public places and require the filing OF
charts and maps of such pipes and conduits.
Park Commission Health Commission and Public Charity
Commission.
| (70) To establish park commission, playground
commission health commission, and commission of
public charities and to appoint commissioners thereon, to
serve with or without compensation and with such powers
and duties may be fixed by the Council
Municipal Ownership Procedure.
01) To provide suitable procedure for taking
otherwise acquiring municipal ownership of public ui
| ties.
Hitching Posts
72) To provide for and regulate the erection of hitch
ing posts and rings for fastening horses and prohibit
the in any portion of the City at its discretion.
Fastening Animals.
animals attached vehicles otherwise while standing
in the streets.
Naming and Changing Names of Streets.
| (74) To and change the of streets,
nues and other public places.
Numbering of Houses
(75) To regulate the numbering of houses and lots and
compel the of houses and other buildings have
the numbers of said houses and buildings shown conpcu
ously thereon adjacent thereto.
Flagmen Railway Crossings
06) To require railway companies to keep hagmen and
regulate and maintain gates at railroad crossings and
and to provide protection against injury
and property in the use of such railroad.
| Intelligence and Employment Offices
O7) To license and regulate keepers OF intelligence
employment offices for all persons seeking employment
furnishing employees to Others and to require such
keep such records may direct and to punish
unfair dealings by such persons in their said business
Regulating Dstilers and Brewers
7S) To tax license and regulate distlers brewers and