The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-16

Moved by Alderman Brozich, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
matter be referred to the Council as
whole with the City Engineer too
make the necessary investigation and
report at the next meeting. Carried.
Alderman Harri offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved it's ad
option which motion was seconded by
Alderman Somero:
RESOLVED that it is necessary
in the opinion of the City Council of
the City of Ely that said City issue
its bonds in the amount of sixty-six
thousand, 66,OOO.OO) Dollars, for
the purpose of extending, enlarging
and improving it's Water Works and
Electric Light Plant. That such
bonds bear interest at the rate of
six (6) per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first day of jan
uary and July in each year. That
said bonds be in the denomination of
One Thousand Dollars, ($1,000) each
and be numbered consecutively from
one to sixty-six inclusive and have in
terest coupons attached thereto bear
ing interest after maturity at the
same rate as the principal debt.
That said bonds mature upon the ex-
piration of twenty (20) years from
January LIST, 1920, but that they con-
tain a provision therein as follows ::
''That the City of Ely may at it's OPP
ton on January LIST, 1925, or on any
interest date thereafter by giving
thirty days notice thereof, pay the
principal together with the interest
that shall have accrued on such date
on any one or more of said bonds,
and retire the same, and all such
bonds so retired shall be returned to
the City for cancellation"
That special election be held on
on the 3rd day of June A. D. 1919,
for the purpose of submitting the
question of issuing said bonds to the
electors of said City and that said
question then be submitted to said
electors. That the following pol
ling places for said election are here
by designated as follows: For the
First Precinct, in the front room on
the second floor of the City Hall at
the corner of Second Avenue East
and Chapman Street; the Second Pre-
cinct, on the first floor of the Opera
House on Camp Street; for the Third
Precinct in the City Skating Rink
Building on Sheridan Street, all in
said City of Ely. That the City
Clerk is hereby directed to make all
necessary arrangements for holding
said election and to give notice there
of according to law"
Declared and adoped on the fol-
lowing vote those voting EYES" were
Aldermen Harri, Maxi, Somero, John
son and Mayor Knutson.
Noes, none.
The City Attorney having an
nounced that he had retained the
services of John Jenswold, Attorney
of Duluth for an opinion on the bond
issue and submitting a bill in the
amount of $4,000, for the same.
Moved by Alderman Brozich, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
bill Of Mr.. Jenswold be allowed and
that the City Clerk draw an order on
the City Treasurer for the amount.
Carried.
Bids on the construction of the
proposed sedimentation basin ard for
the installation of raw water piping
were opened and read as follows:
Phelps-Drake Co., total amount Of
$57, 10000.
Lawrence & McCann Co., total
amount of $59,6OO.OO.
VIM. Danforth total amount Of
$6O,5OO.OO.
Abby & Maturi, total amount of
$33,991.81, for the construction of
Sedimentation basin and all piping
for 10 per cent above cost price.
Moved by Alderman Brozich, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
Council resolve to a committee of the
whole to consider the bids on pro-
posed sedimentation basin and raw
water piping for same and to appoint
judges of the special election to be
held June 3rd, 1919. Carried.
The chair appointed Alderman Bro
zich to act as chairman and recess
declared.
Meeting called to order and the
following report of the committee of
the whole was presented:
Ely, Mimi, May 9th, 1919,
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
City of Ely, Mimi,
Gentlemen: We your Committee
of the Whole to whom was referred
the matter of bids on sediraentation
basin and the appointment of judges
for the special election to be held on
June 3rd, beg to report and recon-
mend that the bid of Vim. nanforth
be rejected and certified check re-
turned and that all other bids be con-
sidered at an adjourned meeting of
the City Council to be held May 18th,
at g o'clock P. M. and that judges of
the special election to be held June
'3rd, 1919, be designated for the va
rious precincts as follows:
FIRST PRECINCT--John E. Por-
than, J. A. Rothman and William