The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-13

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Moved by Alderman Erickson.
supported by Alderman Judnich that
the City Attorney and a committee
OF three, to be appointed by the
Mayor from the Council, be in
structed to interview Mr.. Anton
lndihar relative to his case. Car
ried.
The Superintendent of the Light
and Water Department reported
damage to a certain fire hydrant.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
the report be accepted and filed and
the City Clerk be instructed to send
a bill to the party responsible for
the damage in an amount sufficient
to cover such damage in full. Car
ried.
Requisition for supplies from the
Light and Water Department was
read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Jones that
| filed and referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee with power
to act Carried.
4 Il
| for the month of March, 1923 was
read and ordered filed.
Report from the Fire Warden
| relative to inspections of certain
buildings was read and ordered
filed.
Report from the Clerk of Court
| ing total collections in the amount
1 IS ch,,,- -,
the amount of $3.50 was read and
ordered filed.
| Report from the Chief of the
Fire Department for the month of
March, 1923 was read and ordered
filed.
| Report from the City Chemist
relative to the water supply for
the month of March 1923 was read
and ordered filed.
| Report from the Health Commits
sioner relative to births and deaths
in the city of Ely during the month
of March, 1928 was read and or
dered filed.
| Petition from Jacob Essila, ct al,
| property owners, requesting the
| construction of cement sidewalks on
the north and south sides of Chap
| man Street from point where the
present walks end on west Chap
man street to Second Avenue West
was read.
| Moved by Alderman Maxi. sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the petition be accepted and filed
and the City Engineer be instructed
to prepare plans, specifications and
| estimated cost of such construction
| and report as soon as possible.
| Carried.
Communication form the Ameri-
can Legion Committee on Music re-
questing the Council to consider the
matter of assisting in securing the
| services of competent Musical In
structor and Director was read and
referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
Communication from the Ver-
million Electric Company relative to
a contract for incandescent lamps
for the year 1923 was read.
| Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Maxi that
the communication be accepted and
filed and that the City Clerk be in
structed to advertise for bids for
furnishing the city of Ely with its
requirements of incandescent amps
for the year 1928, said bids to be
opened and considered at a regular
meeting of the city Council to be
held Tuesday, April II, 1928. Car
ried.
| Applications from Jacob Chepel-
mix. L. j. Lubins and M. R. Lund
for electricians licenses were read.
I Moved by Alderman Champa,
supported by Alderman Juduich,
that the applications be accepted
and filed and licenses granted upon
the payment of the proper fees.
Carried.
1 Applications from Dan Mestnik,
Solomon Wirtanen and Peter Kos
mitch for appointment as City Scav-
enger for the ensuing year was read.
! Moved by Alderman Champa,
supported by Alderman Judnich,
that the applications be referred to
the Health Commissioner and the
Committee on Sanitation and Police
with power to act. Carried
! Communication from the Oliver
Iron Mining Company recommend
ing that the city of Ely sell the
small n25 XIV Lentz steam engine
driven generator unit was read.
| Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Jones that
the communication be accepted and
filed and the City Clerk instructed
to advertise said unit for sale and
that such notice be given in period
icals having wide circulation and
4 that said notice be published in at
least three consecutive issues. Car
ried.
4 Proposal from the Bow Chemical
Company of Midland, Michigan, pro-
posing to furnish the city of Ely
with rs tons, more or less, Calcium
Chloride at a price of 1910 F. o.
B. Ely, Minnesota. was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the
Whole.
The matter of designating Jurors
for the Municipal Court was refer
red to the Committee of the Whole.
/ Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi that the
City Clerk advertise for sale, along
with the 125 XIV Lentz steam en-
gine-driven generator unit, the three
old steam boilers and that said not
ices be published in the same maya
!, zines for like number of issues.
/ Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Champa
: that the City Clerk be instructed to
ascertain from the Oliver Iron Min
ing Company whether or not they
will grant the city license 30 con-
struct sewer and water main ex-
tension on the north side of Camp
street from 4th Avenue East to 9Th
Avenue East and whether they are
agreeable to paying an assessment
to defray in part the cost of such
nronosed sewer construction Car