The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, June &c, 1923.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council called to order at
eight O'clock P. NJ. by Mayor Jenko.
Present: Aldermen Maxi, Jones,
Champa, Erickson, Judnich, Koma-
tar and Mayor Jenko.
Absent: None.
Application from Harrison Kidd
for a House-mover's license was
read.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Judnich that
the application be accepted and
filed and license granted upon
the filing of the proper bond. Car
ried.
Application from Harrison Kidd
for permission to move buildings
and houses in the city was read.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the application be accepted and
filed and permission granted and
that the use of the streets in the
city be under the supervision Of the
Street Commissioner. Carried.
Communication from the Law
yer's Cooperative Publishing Com
pany relative to the city pucchas-
ing two certain sets of law books
was read.
Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Erickson
that the matter of purchasing two
certain sets of law books be re-
ferred to the Sales and Purchasing
Committee with power to act. Car
ried.
Communication from Joseph Smuk
requesting permission to raise the
retaining wall, built around his
Cemetery lot was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa,
supported by Alderman Komatar
that the matter be referred to the
Parks, Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee with power to act. Carried.
Petition from Independent School
District No. IL requesting the city
to extend its water main from
Zenith Location to point n the
Northwest Quarter (NWA) of the
Southwest Quarter (SWA) IN Sec
ton &c, Township SO, Range 12,
West of the 4th P. NJ, was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Judnich that
the matter be referred to the Fine,
Light and Water Committee to in
vestigate and report. Carried.
Proposals from the following for
the installation of the s" and ~"
Fire Protection main were opened
and read;
Ely Plumbing and Heating
Companv eSdod en-
L. w. Dawson, 7,O35.6O
The above named proposals were
on unit price basis and the
amounts as shown may be more or
less as the case may be.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi that the
proposals be referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole for consideration.
Carried.
The various coal proposals were
referred to the Committee of the
Whole for further consideration.
Moved by Alderman Champa,
supported by Alderman Erickson
that the matter of securing lands
for dumping ground purposes be re-
ferred to the Sanitation and Police
Committee to investigate and report
at the next regular meeting. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Konatar,
supported by Alderman Champa
that the Committee on Sanitation
and Police, together with the City
Engineer and City Attorney, be in
structed to investigate the Burnt
side Lake Dam conditions. Carried.
Alderman Komatar appointed
Chairman 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, June &c, 1928.
10 the honorable Mayor and City
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen-We your Committee
OF the Whole, to whom various mat
tiers were referred beg to report and
l. That the bid of Frank Yer
anth to furnish the City of Ely with
l2OO tons, more or less, Youghio-
gheny Run-of-Pile Steam Coal at
price of $40 per ton F. o. B..
Docks, Duluth, Minnesota, be ac-
cepted and the proper officers be
authorized to enter into a contract
for the same and that all other bids
be rejected and certified checks re-
turned.
2. That the bid Of the Ely Plumb
ing and Heating Company for the in
stallation Of the 8" and IL" Fire Pro-
lection Main, according to plans
and specifications, for the sum of
$6,434.6O, more or less, according
to the unit price basis of their bid,
be accepted and the proper officers
be authorized to enter into a con-
tract for the same and that all other
bids be rejected and certified checks
returned
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE OF THE WHODE,
BY Joseph Komatar, Chairman. |
Moved by Alderman Judnich, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the report of the Committee Of the
Whole be accepted and filed and the
recommendations carried out
Vote as follows:
Ayes-Aldermen /. Champa. Jud-
mich and Komatar and Mayor Jenko.
Aldermen Maxi, Jones and Erick-
SON voted no relative to the coal
contract and aye relative to the Fire