The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CYIT OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, Oct. "a, 1922
Special meeting of the City Coun
Gil called to order at eight O'Clock
P. M. by Mayor Chinn.
The Call was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, Oct. %, 1922
To Aldermen John Judnich, Gust A
Maxi, Louis Champa, E. c. Jones
John P. Erickson and Steve
Kovall, City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen: Please take notirt
that there will be Special Meeting
of the City Council of the City Of
Ely, Minnesota, in the Council
Chambers in the City Hall at eight
~ O'Clock P. M. Tuesday, October
"a, 1922, for the purpose of:
1. Considering proposals for sci
ling the City of Ely electric cur
rent at wholesale for power, light
ing and pumping.
2. Considering proposals for all
blast equipments for the plant boil
ers.
By order of the Mayor.
A. O. KNUTSON,
City Clerk
Present: Aldermen Maxi, Champa
Jones Erickson, Kovall and Mayor
Chinn.
Absent: Alderman Judnich
Proposal from the Minnesota Util.
tiles Company relative to the pur-
chase, by the City of Ely, of cleo.
trio current, at wholesale, for light.
ing, pumping and power purposes
was opened and read.
Alderman Jones offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption, which motion to adopt wa.
seconded by Mayor Chinn.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to a cal
for bids for the purchase, at whole
sale, of electric current for pump
ing, lighting and power use to be
delivered in the city of Ely at &
place to be known as the sub-sta
ton, the proposal of the Minnesots
Utilities Company was the only bic
received at meeting of the City
Council of the City of Ely, specially
and duly called for the opening anc
consideration of such bids, and helc
in the Council Chambers in the City
Hall Tuesday, October "a, 1922 al
8 o'clock P. M, and
WHEREAS, the bid of the sale
Minnesota Utilities Company j.
based on the following rates namely
When the load factor is
Over 1919 and not more thar
1870, 100000 per kilowatt hour
Over 1870 and not more thar
$50, $0.02400 per kilewatt hour.
Over $3.50 and not more thar
400, $0.01S75 per kilowatt hour
Over 400 and not more thar
500, $0.01650 per kilowatt hour.
Over 500 and not more thar
600, $0.01500 per kilowatt hour.
Over 500, $0.01300 per kilowat
AND WHEREAS, having dull,
considered the same, it is the sense
of the City Council that said bid il
fair proposal, and that the accept
ance thereof would be to the bes
interest of the City,
BE 1T RESOLVED, that said biz
of The Minnesota Utilities Compan,
be and hereby is accepted, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the proper officers of the Cit,
of Ely be and hereby are authorized
and directed to enter into a five
year contract with The Minnesot;
Utilities Company for the purchase
at wholesale, of electric current fo1
pumping, lighting and power use il
accordance with the terms ard con
ditions set forth in said proposal.
The question being upon tn,
adoption of the resolution the sam,
was declared adopted upon the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes: Aldermen, Maxi, Champ:
Jones, Erickson, Kovall and Mayor
Chinn.
Noes: None.
Proposals from the following fol-
the furnishing of air blast equip
ment for the plant boilers were
opened and read;
L. E. Pollard Company, for s
blowers $468.00; for i blower