The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-06
TENDER, 1922, was read and order

munity Service Center Board ad-
vising that Mr.. Ray Hoeffler's sal
airy has been increased to $135.OO
per month commencing October l,
1922, was read.
Moved by Alderman Kovall, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the communication be accepted and
filed and the salary increase of Mr..
Ray Hoeffler be confirmed. Car
ried.
Financial report from the Ely
Commercial Club, together with a
request for an appropriation OF
$50O.00 was read and ordered
filed.
Alderman Erickson offered the
following resolution and moved its
was seconded by Alderman Jones.
Resolved that there be and here
by is appropriated from the Civic
Fund of the City of Ely to the Ely
Commercial Club, for civic pur-
poses, the sum of Five Hundred
($500.00) dollars.
The question being upon the
adoption of the resolution the same
was declared adopted upon the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes: Aldermen Judnich, Maxi,
Champa, Jones, Erickson and Ko-
vail.
Noes: Mayor Chinn.
Reports from the Chief of Police
for the months of August and Sep
TENDER, 1922, were read and or
dered filed.
Report from the Health Commits
sioner relative to births and deaths
| during the month of September,
1922, was read and ordered filed.
Communication from the Health
Officer requesting permission to at
tend the State Sanitary Conference
| to be held at Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, October 1921 and %, 1922,
| at the expense of the city was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
| supported by Alderman Kovall that
the communication be accepted and
| filed and the Health Commissioner
| be authorized to attend said Con-
ference at the expense of the city.
Carried.
Report from the Fire Warden
relative to building inspections dur
ing September, 1922, was read and
ordered filed.
Report from the Clerk of Court
for the month of September, 1922,
| showing total collections in the
amount Of $141.00 and no disburse-
ments, was read and ordered filed.
Monthly report from the Chief of
the Fire Department was read and
ordered filed.
| Monthly report from the City
Chemist and Veterinarian relative
to water, milk and meat inspection,
together with a request to attend
the conference of Milk and Dairy
Inspectors to be held in st. Paul,
Minnesota, October 9-10-11, 1922,
at the expense of the city was read.
| Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi that the
report be accepted and filed and
that the City Chemist and Veterin-
arian be authorized to attend said
conference at the expense of the
city. Carried
Communication from Stems, Helm
1 run gravel from the Cemetery pit
was read.
| Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
! ported by Alderman Erickson that
] the communication be accepted and
| filed and that Stems, Helmers and
Schaffner be allowed to remove bank
run gravel from the Cemetery
gravel pit at a price of 25c per
cubic yard, said gravel to be re-
moved under the supervision of the
City Engineer. Carried.
Communication from the Mime
| sofa Tax Commission advising a
2086 icrease in the assessed value
Of real estate, structures and i'm
provements thereon in the City of
/ Ely, but such increase not 30 apply
to unmined iron ore or the tracts
| Of land in which same is situated,
| was read.
The City Assessor recommended
action be taken protesting such in
| crease.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Judnich that
the City Clerk be instructed to
| write the Minnesota Tax Commits
sion requesting that time be set
i for a hearing and that the City
i Council, together with the City
/ Assessor and City Attorney, attend
i said hearing. Carried.
/ Communication from the Suomi
Synod Congregation requesting per-
1 mission to store building materials
on part of Conan street and
i Third Avenue East, together with
/ q request for free gravel necessary
to erect church, was read and or
dered filed.
! Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
/ ported by Alderman Erickson that
the price of Pit Run sand and
] gravel to be used by the churches
in the City of Ely, at their church
location, be SC per cubic yard.
/ Carried.
Bond of Harry ]. Homer in the
amount Of $1,185.00 with Edward
Harri and E. A. Erickson as sure
ties thereon was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa,
supported by Alderman Maxi that
the bond of Harry j. Homer be ap-
proved, accepted and filed. Car
| ried.
Communication from Sidney
Splitter & Company relative to the
retirement of 5000 Electric Light
and. Water Works Bonds was read
and ordered filed.
Alderman Erickson offered the
following resolution and moved it's
adoption, which motion to adopt was
| seconded by Alderman Jones.
| Whereas there were certain bonds
Of the City Of Ely, issued in the
amount of $40, 900 for the Electric
Light & Water Works of said city,
and
Whereas, it appears to the best
interest of the City of Ely that said
bonds in the amount of $4,000
be called in, paid for, and returned
to the City for cancellation; there
fore
Be It Resolved, that the City
Treasurer Of the City of Ely, be
and hereby is authorized and en-
powered to call in and purchase