The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

charges for all official services otherwise provided
(42) MAYORS URGENCY FUND-To provide an
urgent necessity fund exceeding Five Hundred Dol
lars year to be expended under the direction of the
Mayor.
(43) LEASE OF LANDS OWNED BY THE CITY.
To provide for the lease or sale of any lands
hereafter owned by the City.
(44) PURCHASE OF PROPERTY UNDER Exc
CUTION.-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
amount of judgment and costs.
(45) SALE OF USELESS PERSONAL PROP
ERT4.-To provide for sale after advertising for two
weeks all personal property unfit unnecessary for
the Of the City,
the grade of any street public place.
(4O BOULEVARDS.-To set apart as boulevard
any street which there existing franchise for
any railroad and to regulate and prevent heavy team
ing thereon and when any such street shall have been
set aside boulevard franchise for railroad,
inerurban or street railway of any kind shall be
granted upon such boulevard unless ordinance to
that effect shall have been duly passed by popular VOTE
provided for in this Charter.
(4S) REGULATION OF STREET RAILROADS.
10 regulate street railroads. their tracks and cars,
compel the of two such street railroads
using the same street. to the tracks and to
equtably divide the cost of construction and mainte-
thereof between them.
(49) RAILROAD TO KEEP STREETS IN REPAIR
To require railroad company to keep the streets
in repair between the tracks, and along and within the
distance Of foot upon each side of the tracks oc
cuped by the company, and to require said railroad
companies to remove snow from the streets
(5O) bitches, ETC.-To compel and require rail
road companies to make and keep open and in repair
bitches, drains, and culverts along and under
railroad tracks, that water cannot stand their
grounds right of way and that the natural drain
age OF adjacent property shall not be mpeded
(51) SPUR TRACKS-To permit the laying of spur
side tracks and running thereon for the pur-
pose OF connecting warehouses; manufactures other
business enterprises with any line Of railroad that may
be built with the other lines Of railroad which do now
may hereafter enter the City, subject to such reg
uations and conditions may be prescribed by the
Council such tracks to be used for transportation of
feright only and not to be used main line or part
thereof; and also for the purpose of excavatng and
filling street for such limited time may be
sary for such purpose and no longer
Such tracks must be laid level with the street and
be operated under such restrictions as not to in
terfere with the of streets by the public. All per-
ms granted under the provisions hereof shall be
ocable at the pleasure of the Council.
(52) REGULATION OF POLES AND WIRES-To
cause the removal and placing under ground of all
telephone telegraph electric other wires within the
City or within any designated portion thereof, and to
regulate prohibit the placing Of poles and suspendng
OF wires along any of the streets, alleys
public places in the City.
(53) SIZE AND LOCATION OF PIPES-To reg
uate the size and location Of all water gas and other
pipes and cOnduits laid constructed in the street
and public places and to require the filing Of charts
and maps OF such pipes and conduts.
(54) PARK, PLAYGROUND AND PUBLIC CHAR
ITY COMMISSIONS-To establish park commission.
playground commission, health commission and
commission of public charities and to appoint commits
sioners thereon, to with without compensa-
ton with such power and duties may be fixed by
the Council.
(55) MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP provide
suitable procedure for taking otherwise acqur
ing municipal ownership of public utilities
(56) HITCHING POSTS AND RINGS.-To provide
for and regulate the erection of hitchng posts and
rings for fastening horses and to prohibit the same
any portion of the City at it's discretion.
(57) FASTENING HORSES, ETC.-To compel per-
sons to fasen their horses other animals attached
to vehicles otherwise while standing in the
(5S) NAMING STREETS, ETC.-To name and
change the names Of streets, and other pub
lie places -
uate the numbering of houses and lots and compel
the of houses and other buildings to have the
numbers Of said houses and buildings shown conspic-
uOusly thereon adjacent thereto
(6O) FLAGMEN AND GATES.-To require rail
way companies to keep fagmen and to regulate and
maintain gates at railroad crossings and streets and
provide protection against injury persons and prop
erty in the of such railroad
(61) INTELLIGENCE AND EMPLOYMENT OF
FlCES-To license and regulate keepers of inteli-
gence and employment offices for all persons seeking
employment furnishing employees to Others and to
require such person to keep such records may d
rect and to punish unfair dealings by such persons
their said business.
(62) NEWSBOYS ETC.-To license and regulate
newsboys bootblacks asroogsts and massage DOCTORS
and prohibit fortune tellers and clairvoyants
(63) HACKMEN, ETC.-To license and regulate
hackmen draymen, expressmen, porters or other per-
sons engaged In carrying passengers baggage freight
and to regulate their charges therefor and prescribe
standing places stands within the streets or near
railway stations where the same may remain while wait
ing for business and to prohibit the from stand
ing waiting for business at any other than the place
SO prescribed
(64) DISTILLERIES, ETC.-To license and reg
ulate dlstilers brewers, clubs and pawn brokers'
(65) CONCEALED WEAPONS-To regulate con-
troll or prohibit the carrying wearing of concealed