The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-05
clock p. m. Tuesday, January 16, 1917.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) OLOF KNUTSON.

| Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) OLOF KNUTSON,
Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that the
report of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed. Carried.
The mayor made the following ap-
pointments and asked the council to
approve of and confirm the same, to-
wit:
1. Committee on Accounts and FL
nances, Aldermen Erickson, Knutson
and Eisenach
2. Committe on Fire, Light and
Water, Aldermen Knutson, Erickson
and McCurdy.
3. Committee on Parks, Grounds
and Buildings, Aldermen Somero, Els
enach and White.
f. Committee on Streets, Sewers
and Sidewalks, Aldermen McCurdy,
Knutson and Erickson.
5. Committee on Sanitation and
Police, Aldermen Eisenach, White and
Somero.
6. Committee on Sales and Pur.
chasing, Aldermen White, Somero and
McCurdy.
Health Commissioner, DR.. o. w.
Parker.
! Acting Mayor, Olof Knutson
Moved by Alderman White, support
ed by Alderman Knutson that the
mayors appointments be confirmed.
Carried.
The mayor made the following ap-
pointments to the police staff and
asked the council to confirm the
same:
Chief CT Police, Elias LaBeau.
Day Sergeant, John Somrock
Night Patrolmen, Henry Mattila and
M. L. Kapsch.
| Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that the
mayors appointments be confirmed.
Carried
| Application, of Louis Perusek for a
peddler's license for period of one
year was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that the
matter be referred to the mayor with
power to act. Carried.
Application from Jacob Chepelnik
for permission to rent the city's drill
equipment and have the city perform
the necessary labor in excavating a
water and sewer trench in the rear Of
Lot %, Block of Semer's Addition
to Ely, said service to be paid for in
monthly installments, was read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson, sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that the
application be accepted and filed and
the matter referred to the Street
Sewer and Sidewalk Committee with
power to act and to report at the next
regular meeting. Carried
Communication from L. J. White
proposing to furnish the treasurer
bond at saving for the city was read
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Somero that the
communication of L. ]. White be &C.
cepted and filed. Carried.
Communication from Drs. Ayres &
Parker proposing to furnish all re
quired medical, surgical and hospital
service to the employees of the city
and their families for a consideration
of monthly fee of one dollar each
was read.
Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman McCurdy that the
communication be accepted and filed.
Carried.
Report of the clerk. of court for the
month of December, 1916, showing
collections in the amount of $27.8O
twas read.
Moved by Alderman White, support
ed by, Alderman Somero that the re-
port Of the clerk of court be accepted
land fled Carried: 20 "a
Report of the Finance Committee
was read as follows so,
Ely, Minnesota, Jan. @, 1917.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council,
City of Ely.
Gentlemen:
We, your Finance Committee, hav-
ing examined the following bills and
pay rolls find them to be correct and
recommend that they be allowed and
paid to-wit:
Payroll-City clerks office
and janitor ------$ 275. 100
Payroll-Engineering nd
street department ------ $4,000
Payroll-Court and police de-
partment ------- $500
Payroll-Light and Water de-
partment ------1 251.15
Payroll-Teaming ---- 221.25
Payroll-Common labor 1890 2O96. 80
Duluth & Iron Range R. R.
Co., freight, express, etc. 430.4
Semer Land Co., rent for coal