The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-01

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lars ($12,5OO), payable to bearer, the
proceeds of which when sold shall be
deposited to the credit Of said Per-
mancnt Improvement Fund; said GER
tificates to be twenty-five in number
and of the denomination Of Five Hun
dred Dollars ($500.00) each, and num-
bered consecutively from one to
twenty-five, inclusive, and to bear in
terest at the rate of six 60 per cent
per annum, payable at maturity and
draw interest until paid.
That said certificates be issued and
dated March LIST, 1918 and become
due and payable on the 31st day of
December, 1918, to be sold at par and
the interest that may have accrued
thereon at the day of sale.
That the proceeds of said taxes
levied when collected be and hereby
is irrevocably pledged for the redemp-
ton of said certificates.
Thai the proper officers of the City
of Ely, be and hereby are authorized
and directed to have prepared and ex-
ecute said certificates ard deliver
them to the City Treasurer to be
negotiated and sold as provided
herein.
On the question OF the adoption of
said resolution those voting. yes were
Alderman Erickson, White, Harri, Ell
senach, Somero and McCurdy and
Mayor Knutson.
Those voting no were none.
Resolution adopted and so declared.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Eisenach that
the Engineers at the Light & Water
plant be given an increase in salary
of $500 per month, taking effect
February LIST, 1918. Carried.
Matter of revising or redistricting
the various precincts in the City was
referred to the Committee on Ac-
counts & Finances to report, at the
next regular Injecting.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Har-i that the
matter of repairing the City Hall roof
be referred to the Parks, Grounds &
Building Committee with power to act.
Carried
Surety bond of M. l.. Kapsch, rs
police officer, in the amount of
81 100000 with the Maryland Casualty
Company as sureties thereon was
read
Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman Harri that the
bond of M. l.. Kapsch be approved.
Carried
Chairman Harri of the Special Com
mittee, appointed to secure wood, re-
ported that the Committee had set
the following prices to be paid for
cord wood, $500 per cord for mixed
sound body wood, $3.50 for sound body
Tamarack and $500 per cord for
sound body Birch.
Proposal of ]. A. Rothman to haul
coal from the City stock pile to the
Light & Water plant for $50 per ton
was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Somero that the
proposal be referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. Carried.
Proposals for furnishing fire hose
from the following were read; Repub-
lie Rubber Co., B. F. Goodrich Rub
Der Co., Northern Rubber G Supply
Co., The Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Co. and
the Eureka Fire Hose Mfg. Company.
Moved by Alderman Harri, sup
ported by Alderman Somero that the
various fire hose bids be referred to
the Committee of the Whole. Car
ried.
Proposals for furnishing water me-
tiers from the following were read;
Marshall-Wells Co., Hanks-Price Co.,
Thomson Meter Co., Buffalo Meter
Co., Hersey Mfg. Co., Neptune Meter
Co., Worthington Pump & Machinery
Corporation, Crane C Ordway Co.,
and the Pittsburg Meter Company.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman ,Eisenach that
the various bids on water meters be
referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Carried.
Alderman McCurdy appointe d
Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole
Recess declared, the Council dis
solving into Commute of the Whole.
Meeting called to order.
| The report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, February 18th, 1918.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council, City of Ely.
Gentlemen:
We, your committee of the Whole,
| to whom was referred the various
proposals for hauling coal, furnishing
of Fire Hose and Water Meters, beg
to report and recommend that all pro-
pOsals for hauling coal be rejected;
that the proposal of the Eureka Fire
Hose Manufacturing Company be &C.
cepted and the proper officers au-
thorized to enter into contract with
the Eureka Fire Hose Manufacturing
Company for 500 feet 212 inch Blue
Diamond brand Fire Hose at $1.25 per