The Ely miner., 1921-03-18
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY Of ELY.

Ely, Mimi, March 18th, 1921.
Regular meeting of the City Coun-
/! Gil called to order at eight o'clock P.
NJ. by Mayor Chinn.
Present: Aldermen Strachan, Maxi,
Champa, Jones and Kovall and Mayor
Chinn.
Absent: Alderman Erickson.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Kovall, that the
minutes of the last regular meeting
be approved as published. Carried.
Report of the Fire, Light and
Water Committee and the Chief of
the Fire Department advising the
Council of the acceptance of the
special type Fire Truck was read,
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Strachan, that
the report be accepted and filed,
Carried.
The Fire.. Light and Water Com
mittee orally reported on the matter
of controlling the White Way system
from the plant and recommended
that, instead of changing the control
which is teo expensive, the switch
boxes on the poles be raised and
otherwise be made safer.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup.
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
report be accepted and that the mat.
ter of raising the white way switch
boxes be referred back to the Com
mittee and Superintendent of the
Light and Water Department with
power to act. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Strachan, sup.
ported by Alderman Jones that the
Street Commissioner be empowered
to have new tires put on the rear
wheels of the sprinkler. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the matter of installing street light
at Fourth Avenue West and Harvey
Street be referred to the Superin-
tendent of the Light and Water Dep.
artment with power to act. Carried
/ The Sanitation and Police Commit
tee orally reported that they were
not prepared as yet to submit any
thing definite relative to slaughter
ing in the City of Ely.
Alderman Erickson entered at this
time and took his. seat in the Council
Request from the Ely Commercial
Club for an appropriation of $500
for civic purposes was read.
| Alderman Kovall offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved it's ad-
option, which motion to adopt was
seconded by Alderman Jones.
RESOLVED, That there be and
hereby is appropriated from the Civic
Fund to the Ely Commercial Club
for civic purposes, the sum Of five
hundred ($500.0O) dollars.
The question being on the adoption
of the resolution same was declared
adopted upon the following vote:
Ayes: Aldermen Strachan, Maxi
Champa, Jones, Erickson and Kovall
and Mayor Chinn.
Noes: None.
Financial report of the City Treas
urer and City Clerk was read.
Moved by Alderman Kovall, sup
ported by Alderman Jones that the
report be accepted and filed. Car
ried.
The City Attorney orally reported
on the matter of Flagman .at the
d. & /. R. r. r. Company's crossing
at the depot.
City Engineers Estimate No. 13
showing the amount due L. M. Bart
lett, Contractor, to be $756.0 wa.
read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup.
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the report of the City Engineer be
accepted and filed and that the City
Clerk be authorized to draw an orde,
on the City Treasurer in payment OF
said estimate. Carried.
The City Assessor submitted to the
Council for their consideration a
comparison chart showing where the
Taxpayers dollar went for the year
1890.
The City Timekeeper submitted a
report on the accidents to city en-
ployees during the month of Fehru-