The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-13

DcliiS uudi CotiiiotC Surviving oHiVuie
due ABBY & Maturi, contractors, to
be $8,496.12 was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Johnson, that
the report be accepted and filed and
! the City Clerk be instructed to draw
an order on the City Treasurer in
payment of the above stated amount
as soon as an affidavit is filed showing
that all claims for labor, material,
etc. have been paid. Carried.
Report of the Health Officer on the
City Lookup was read.
Moved by Alderman Strachan, sup
ported by Alderman Jenko, that the
report be accepted and filed. Car
ried.
Report of the Clerk of the Court
for the month of July, 1920, showing
total collections in the amount Of
$688.30 was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Johnson, that
the report of the Clerk of the Court
be- accepted and filed. Carried.
Financial statement of the ElyFre
Department Relief Association show
ing receipts and expenditures for the
year 1919 was read.
Moved by Alderman Johnson, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the report be accepted aE6 filed.
Carried.
Petition from John kalio for an
extension of the cement sidewalk
from the point in front of Lot g.,
Block 6, of Semer's Addition to the
Northwest corner of Lot 5, Block g.,
Semer's Addition was read.
Petition ordered filed.
Communication from the Ely Com
mercial Club requesting an appro-
priation of $1,000 was read.
Alderman Erickson offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption, which motion was seconded
by Alderman Strachan:
RESOLVED, That there be and
hereby is appropriated from the Civic
Fund to the Ely Commercial Club for
civic purposes the sum of Fifteen
Hundred ISL, 500.00y Dollars.
Ayes: Aldermen Erickson, Jenko,
Champa, Strachan, Johnson and May
or Knutson.
Noes: None.
Resolution adopted and so declared
Surety bond of Anton Klun to OPP
crate a pool hall on Lot 5, Block IL,
Original Plat with the Maryland
Casualty Company as surety thereon
in the amount of $4,000 was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the bond of Anton Klun be accepted
and filed and approved. Carried.
Pool hall license application Of
Jake Skala to operate pool hall on
Lot 4, Block 8, Whiteside's Addition
was read.
Moved by Alderman Jenko, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the application be accepted and
filed and license granted. Carried.
The City Engineer reported on the
number of trees necessary to be re-
placed and also the number required
for new boulevards.
The matter was referred to the
Committee of the Whole for further
consideration.
The City Clerk reported that no
bids had been received for the con-
struction of cement sidewalk, curb
and gutter on the East side of Third
Avenue East from Harvey Street to
Conan Street, and that no bids had
been received for the grading and
surfacing of Sheridan Street from
Ninth Avenue, East to Tenth Avenue
East and grading and surfacing
Tenth Avenue East from Sheridan
Street to Camp Street.
Moved by Alderman Strechan, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the above improvements be made and
the City Engineer be instructed to
do the same by day labor. Carried.
Proposals for furnishing the City
of Ely with white way globes from
the following were opened and read.
Marshall Wells Co., Duiuth. Min
nesota.
Northwestern Electric Equipment
Co., Duluth, Minnesota.
Julius Andrae & Sons Co, Duluth,
Minnesota.
Western Eectric Co., Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Moved by Alderman Cnan.pa. sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the various proposals be referred to
the Committee of the Whole for
further consideration. Carried.
The Chair appointed Alderman
Champa as chairman.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
Report was read as follows:
Ely, Mimi, August 3, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayoc and City
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen: We your Committee
of the Whole, to whom were referred
the various proposals for White Way
Globes and the matter of trees, beg
to report and recommend:
l. That the proposal of the West.
ern Electric Company, in the amount
of $582.08, FOB Ely, Minnesota,
be accepted and the, proper officers