The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-06

various city officials as follows:
CITY Treasurer, $5O, 0OU.OO
City Clerk, 3,00O.O0
Street Commissioner l,OO0.0O
Chief of Police, $780, l,000.00
Police Officers, --E---- l,OOO.uo
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Judnich, that
the CITY clerk be instructed to ad-
yertise for bids for city printing,
same to be opened and considered
at the regular meeting to be held
at 500 O'clock P. M. Tuesday,
January II, 1922. Carried;
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Mayor Chinn, that the
City Clerk be instructed to notify
the heads of departments to attend
all meetings of the City Council.
Carried
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Kovall, that
the matter of purchasing material
for installing a fire alarm box IN
the Zenith location be referred to
| the Sales and Purchasing Commit
| tee with power to act. Carried.
Alderman Maxi appointed Chair
man of the Committee of the
| Whole.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
Report of the Committee of the
| Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, January 8, 1922.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen: We your Committee
of the Whole, to whom various
matters were referred beg to re-
port and recommend as follows:
1. That the matter of having
an employment committee be laid
on the table.
2. That the advisability of pur-
chasing land and islands near the
Light and Water Plant be referred
to the Accounts and Finances Com
mittee in conjunction with the
City Attorney to investigate and
report to the Council.
3. That the amount of deposit
DRY bonds be fixed at SIS, 100000
for each designated depository.
a. That the proposal of E. L.
/ Rautio, the, same being the lowest
bid, for the furnishing of all labor
necessary for the construction of
| the proposed water line extension
be accepted and that the proper
officers be authorized to enter into
contract for same.
5. That the proposal of the Ely
Hardware Company, the same being
the lowest bid, for furnishing all
material necessary for the con-
struction of the proposed water
line extension for the sum of
| S598.50, FOB, Ely be accepted
and the proper officers be author
| lied to enter into a contract for
| same.
Respectfully submitted,
GUST A. MAXI, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Judnieh, that
the report of the Committee of
the Whole be accepted and filed
and recommendations carried out.
Carried.
Depository bond of the First
of 100000 with the Fidelity and
Casualty Company of New York as
surety thereon was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson.
supported by Alderman Jones, that
the bond be approved, accepted
and filed. Carried.
| Communication from C. R. Pow
ers to the City Engineer relative
to the annual convention of the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton was read and ordered fled
The Mayor recommended and
urged that the Council consider the
matter of negotiating with the
State of Minnesota relative to Sc
curing loan to take up the bonds
held by the Northwestern Trust
| Company of st. Paul, Minnesota.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Kovall, that
the matter of securing state loan
to take. up the bonds held by the
Northwestern Trust Company be
referred to the City Attorney for
investigation and report. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Kovall, that
the vacation period of the Assistant
Manager of the Community Ser
vice Center for the year 1921 be
extended to 80 days. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Maxi, that
the City Clerk instruct the Board
of Directors of the Community
Service Center to submit their re-
concentrations pertaining to the
Community Service Center for the
year 1922, same to be presented to
the Council at the next regular
meeting. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Kovall, that
the matter of purchasing tire for
the White Truck be referred to
the Sales and Purchasing Commit
tee with power to act. Carried.
| Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Kovall that
the meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,