The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-17
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Ely, Minnesota, Nov. 8, 1916

zierl.
Roll Call: Present-Aldermen Bro
zich, Erickson, Knutson, Jenko and
Buccowich. Absent Alderman
White.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Knutson, that the
reading of the minutes of the last reg
ular meeting be dispensed with and
that the minutes of the two previous
regular meetings be approved as pub
lished. CARRIED.
Communication from the First Ma
tional Bank of Virginia advising that
they have found the city warrant sup
posedly lost and requesting the re-
turn of their bond, was read.
Moved by Alderman Brozich, sup.
ported by Alderman Buccowich, that
the communication be accepted and
fled and that the City Clerk be auth
orized to return said bond. CAR
RIED.
Whiteside relative to constructing
trunk sewer across his property south
of the city was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the communication be accepted and
filed and referred to the Street, Sewer
and Sidewalk Committee and legal
adviser with power to make arrange.
ments and report same to council.
CARRIED.
Applications to tap city sewer and
water mains from the following were
read: William Hasselblad, William
Bridson, Andrew Lenich, Joseph Gal
enshek and Matt Markovitch.
Moved by Alderman Buccowich,
supported by Alderman Brozich, that
the applications of William Hassel-
blad and others be accepted and filed
and permits granted, the work to bt
done under the supervision of the
Supt. of the L. & w. Dept. CARRIED.
Proposals from ]. Passon and
Henry Kornfield for scrap iron were
read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Brozich, that the
proposal of Henry Kornfield be &C.
cepted and all scrap iron be sold to
him at $6.75 per ton on the ground
CARRIED.
Report of the Clerk of Court for
the month of October showing the
amount collected and deposited to be
$45.94 was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Buccowich, that
the report of the Clerk of Court be
accepted and fled. CARRIED.
Report of the Finance Committee
was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, Nov. 8, 1916
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council,
City of Ely.
Gentlemen:
We, your Finance Committee, hav-
ing examined the following bills and
payrolls find them to be correct and
recommend that they be allowed and
paid, to-wit:
Payroll-City clerks office
and janitor ----$2 75.OO
Payroll-Engineering ID
street department -- $500
Payroll-Court and police de-
partment Observation-Disclosures $500
Payroll-Water and light de-
pdrtmenC --------------- 14SO.75
Payroll-Teaming department 673.64
Payroll-Common labor 2337.50
Duluth & Iron Range Railroad
Co. freight, express, toll, etc 251.46
Ely Fire Dept, fire CALLS 114.OO
John Harrio, auto to fire 800
Central Gorage, auto to fire. 500
]. P. Seraphine, auto to fire
and auto hire -- 7.5O
Mrs. William La Beau, meals
to prisoners - 600
B. o. Strachan, juror fee- 200
II. ]. Flatland, juror fee- 200
A. ]. Fenske, juror fee--- 200
Steve Kovall, juror fee-- 200
Peter Beck, juror fee-- zoo
Axel Carlson, juror fee-- 200
William Bridson, juror fee 200
Chas. A.. Nutter, juror fee--- 200
William Desjardins, juror fee 200
John B. Smrekar, juror fee zoo
Marcus Grahek, juror fee---~ zoo
Jacob Klobuchar, juror fee 200
Ely Hardware Co., supplies 2.2O
Mike Somero, Judge of cleo
ZION ------------------ SIS
]. H. Feeney, do--- 1190
John e. Porthan, do Sis
Henry Chinn, do---- 119O
John Erickson, do-- SIS
Fred B. James, d. 9.75
Olof Knutson, do ---- 9.75
John Prout, ST., do------ 1190
Martin Skala, do ----- 11.90
J. A. Dinsmore, do------- 119O
A. Schroeder, do -- 11.90
A. L. Sundholm, do ---- 11.90
Willard st. Marie, do----- 5.S5
J. Fl. Merhar, do ---- 5.85
Leonard Slabodnik, do --- 11.90
Wilson Carlson, do ------- 11.90
A. p. johnson. constable of
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