The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-27
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY Or ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, April goth, 1917.
Special meeting of the City Council
called to order at o'clock P. M, by
Mayor Brozich.
The Call was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, April goth, 1917.
To Aldermen White, Erickson, Else
mach, Somero, Knutson aad Nc
Curdy, City of Ely.
Gentlemen:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there
will be a special meeting of the Com
mon Council of the City Of Ely,
Minnesota, at o'clock P. NJ, Friday,
April Goth, 1917, in the Council
Chambers in the City Hall for the
purpose Of:
1. Consideration of the report Of the
Special Committee appointed to inves-
tigate the various motor driven fire
trucks and sprinklers and the pur-
chase of one fire truck and one
sprinkler and flusher.
| 2. Consideration of the purchase of
the two dwellings and lots east of
the water tower site.
3. Consideration of the report Of
the Citizens Committee in regard to
the recreation and playground matter.
4. Consideration of the Health Off
GERS report relative to scayenger
work.
S. Consideration of the resolution
adopted by the Grand Jury of the
District Court.
6. Consideration Of Joseph Smuk's
damage claim.
Z. Consideration of two surety bonds.
BY order of the Mayor this Goth day
of April, A. D. 1917.
(signed) ARTHUR KNUTsON,
City Clerk.
| Roll Call: Present: Aldermen
White, Erickson, Eisenach, Somero,
Knutson and McCurdy.
Absent: None. i;
A Citizens Committee appeared, be-
fore the Council and urged their sup
port for the development of pub
licly supported system of appropriate
recreational and commercial activities.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman McCurdy that the
proper officers be authorized and di-
rected to pledge the sum of nine hun
dred ($9OO.OO) dollars for said pur-
pose. Carried.
Report of the Special Committee of
their investigation of the various
motor driven fire trucks and street
sprinklers and flushers was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Somero that the
Council go into Committee of the
Whole to consider the report and the
purchase of a fire truck and sprinkler
and fiusher and other matters. Car
ried.
Alderman Eisenach appointed
Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
The report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, April Goth, 1917.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council, City of Ely.
Gentlemen:
We, your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the matters
Of; considering the report of the
Special Committee appointed to in
vestigate the various motor driven
fire trucks and sprinklers and flush
ers; considering the purchase of one
fire truck and one sprinkler and
f1usher and the consideration of other
matters referred to us, beg to report
and recommend; that the City of Ely
purchase one (1) motor driven, 800
gallon, triple combination, pumping
engine, chemical engine and hose car
from the American La-France Fire
Engine Company of Elmira, N. Y, for
the sum of $6,S0000 f. o. b. Ely,
Minnesota and that the proper officers
be authorized and directed to enter
into a contract, for the purchase of
such machine, as per bid and specifi-
cations, to take effect upon the filing
Of a proper bond by said Company for
the fulfilment of such contract; that
the City of Ely purchase one (D
motor driven, 1000 gallon capacity,
street sprinkler and flusher from
John A. Harri of Ely, Minnesota,
manufactured by the Peerles Motor
Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio, for
the sum of $6,540.0O f. o. b. Ely, Mime
sofa, and that the proper officers be
authorized and directed to enter into
a contract for the purchase of such
machine, as per bid and specifications,
to take effect upon the filing of
proper bond by John A. Harri, con-
ditioned for the fulfilment of such
contract; that the City of Ely pur-
chase the lotsJ adjoining the new
water tower site, from Matt Marolt
and Joseph Galinshek for the sum of
100000 and 100000 respectively; that
said owners be granted thirty (3O)
days in which to remove all build
| ings thereon and that the proper