The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-13

az MAYORS URGENCY FUND.-TO PROVIDE an
urgent necessity fund exceeding Five Hundred Dol
lars year to be expended under the direction OF the
Mayor.
To provide for the lease sale OF any lands now or
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 not exceed the
amount of judgment and costs
(45) SALE OF USELESS PERSONAL PROP
ERTY-To provide for sale after advertising for two
weeks all personal property unfit or unnecessary for
the use of the City.
(46) STREET GRADEs-To establish or change
the grade of any street public place.
(47) BOULEvARDS-To set apart boulevard
any 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
interurban street railway Of any kind shall ever be
granted upon such boulevard unless an ordinance to
that effect shall have been duly passed by popular vote
provided for in this Charter.
(48) REGULATION OF STREET RAILROADS.
To regulate street railroads. their tracks and cars to
compel the of two such street railroads
using the street. to the same tracks and to
equitably divide the cost OF construction and mainte
thereof between them.
(49) RAILROAD TO KEEP STREETS IN REPAIR.
TO require every 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
cupled 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 make and keep open and in repair
ditches 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 impeded.
(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
may hereafter enter the City, subject such reg
ulatiOns 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 part
thereof and also for the purpose of excavating 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
must be operated under such restrictions in
terfere with the Of streets by the public All per-
mits granted under the provisions hereof shall be
ocable at the pleasure of the Council
(52) REGULATION OF POLES AND WlRES-To
the removal and placing under ground of all
telephone telegraph, electric other within the
City within any designated portion thereof and to
regulate or 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 conduits
(54) PARK, PLAYGROUND AND PUBLIC CHAR
ITY COMMISSIONS.-To establish park commission
play ground 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-To 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 htching posts and
rings for fastening horses and to prohibit the in
any portion of the City at it's discretion.
(5O FASTENING HORSES ETC-To compel per-
sons to fasten their horses other animals attached
to vehicles otherwise while standing in the streets.
(58) NAMING STREETS, ETC.-To name and
change the names OF Streets avenues and other pub
lie places.
(59) NUMBERING HOUSES AND LOTS-To reg
uate the numbering of houses and lots and to compel
the owners Of houses and other buildings to have the
numbers of said houses and buildings shown conspic
uously thereon or adjacent thereto.
(60) FLAGMEN AND GATES.-To require rail
way companies to keep fagmen and to regulate and
maintain gates at railroad crossings and streets and to
provide protection against injury to persons and prop
erty in the of such railroad.
(6I INTELLIGENCE AND EMPLOYMENT OF
FlCES.-To license and regulate keepers of ntell
gence and employment offices for all persons seeking
employment furnishing employees to Others and to
require such person to keep such records as may d
rect and to punish unfair dealings by such persons in
(62) NEWSBOYS, ETC.-To license and regulate
newsboys boobacks astrologsts and massage DOCTORS
and prohibit fortune tellers and clairvoyants
t63) HACKMEN, ETC-To license and regulate
hackmen, draymen, eXpressmen porters or other per-
sons engaged carrying passengers baggage freight
and to regulate their charges therefor and prescribe
standing places or stands within the or near
railway stations where the same may remain while wait
ing for business and to prohibit the same from stand
ing or waiting for business at any other than the place
prescribed.
ulate distillers, brewers clubs and pawn brokers'
(65) CONCEALED WEAPONS.-To regulate con-
troll prohibit the carrying wearing Of concealed
dangerous and deadly weapons and to provide for tho
confscation of the same
(66) FIRE ARMS.-To prohibit the discharoino If
any lire arms within the City limits of the City of