The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-30

t35l. and the West Half CIV vs.
of Section Twenty-six (26), all of
said described land being situated
in Township Sixty-three (63) North,
Range Twelve (12), West of the
4th p. NJ, st. Louis County. Min
nesota, to the Incorporated City of
Ely, Minnesota.
By order of the Mayor.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
Present: Aldermen Maxi. Jones.
Champa. Erickson, Judnich, Koma
tar and Mayor Jenko.
Absent None.
A petition from John Gnidica.
Mary Indihar, Eli Jandrej, John
Zaic and Frank Dayak, verified by
John Gnidica, Mary Indihar and Eli
Jandrej was read. Said petitioners
being legal voters residing within
the Northeast Quarter (NE " of
Section Thirty-four (34), the North
west Quarter (NW " of Section
Thirty-five $751;. and the West
Half wv W of Section Twenty
six (26), all of said described land
being situated in Township Sixty
three (63) North, Range Twelve
12) West of the 4th P. M. in the
County of St. Louis and State of
Minnesota, and petitioning the City
Council of the City Of Ely. Min
nesota, to call an election for the
purpose of determining the proposed
annexation Of the Northeast Quar-
ter one ~ of Section Thirty
four (34), the Northwest Quarter
(NW NJ of Section Thirty-fiye
(35), and the West Half (W AZ
of Section Twenty-six (26), Town
ship Sixty-three (63) North, Range
Twelve 12), West Of the 4th P. NJ.
in the County of st. Louis and
State of Minnesota, to the incor-
porated City of Ely, Minnesota, and
to have said territory become a
part thereof and included within
said City in accordance with and
pursuant to chapter 113 of the Gem
eral Laws of Minnesota for the
year 1909.
Moved by Alderman Judnich,
supported by Alderman Maxi that
the petition from John Gnidica, ct
al, be accepted and filed.
Vote as follows: Ayes-Alder-
men Maxi, Champa, Erickson, judi
Mich, Komatar and Mayor Jenko.
Noes-Alderman Jones. 3
Motion declared carried.
Alderman Komatar offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption, which motion to sdopt
was seconded by Alderman Judnich.
Whereas petition for calling
an election for the determination
of the proposed annexation of the
territory hereinafter described to
the City of Ely, ST. Louis County,
Minnesota has been presented to
the Council of said City of Ely this
28th day of March, 1923, and it
appearing that said petition has
been properly signed by not less
than five legal voters residing with
in the territory therein proposed
to be annexed to said City of Ely,
and
Whereas it appears by said petit
ton that census of the resident
population of said territory had first
been duly taken within four weeks
of the date of the presentation of
said petition to this Council; that
said territory appears by said CEN
sus to have resident population of
not less than rs persons, that the
number of actual residents thereon
IS 224 persons; that the description
of said territory so sought to be an
nexed is as follows: The Northeast
Quarter one W of Section Thirty
four GA, the Northwest Quarter
(NW "a of Section Thirty-Five
1857, and the West Half wv ~
of Section Twenty-six (26) all of
said described land being situated
in Township Sixty-three (63) North,
Range Twelve az West of the 4th
p NJ, situated within St. Louis
County, Minnesota; that the bound
aries of said territory so sought to
be annexed are as follows: Be-
ginning at the Northeast corner of
said Section "a; thence running
westerly along the North line of
said Section "a to the Northwest
corner of the Northeast quarter of
said Section "a; thence running
southerly along the North and South
center line of said Section 80 to
the Southwest corner of the North
east quarter of said Section "a;
thence running easterly along the
East and West center line of said
Section 81 and the East and West
center line of said Section S5 to
the Southeast corner of the North
west quarter of said Section 35;
thence running northerly along the
North and South center line Of said
Section 35; and the North and South
center line of said Section 26;
thence running westerly along the
Northerly line of said Section rs to
the shore line of Long Lake; thence
southwesterly along the shore line
of Long Lake, by its various
courses and distances, to its inter-
section with the Westerly line of
said Section 26; thence southerly
along the Westerly line of said Sec
ton 26 to the Southwest corner of
said Section 26, being the Northeast
corner of said Section "a, the place
of beginning; and that said terri-
tory embraces an area of 626.25
acres, more or less, as appears by
the government survey thereof,
And said petition being fair and
proper on its face and the said City
Council being fully advised in the
Now Therefore Be 1t Resolved
By The City Council of the City
of Ely. st. Louis County, Mime
sofa, that said petition is hereby
approved and granted; that an cleo
ton is hereby ordered and called
within said territory for the pur
pose of determining whether said
territory described in said petition
shall be annexed to said City of
Ely in accordance with said petition
and the statutes of the State of
Minnesota in such case provided;
that a time for holding said cleo
ton is hereby fixed for the 10th
day of April, 1928; that the ouild-
ing commonly known as the Savoy
School situated within said territory
at Section TwentY-six is hereby de-