The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-18

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he application be accepted and
fled and license granted upon the
payment of the proper fee. Car
ried.
Communication from the Yer
million Electric Company relative
to electrical cooking and heating
rates was read.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the City Clerk be instructed to an
nounce in two issues of the Ely
Miner that there is in force and
effect a cooking and heating rate
of &c per kilowatt. Carried.
Bond of A. j. Lindsey, House
Mover, in the amount of $4,000
with Melville Odgers and Elias La
Beau as sureties thereon was read.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
bond of A. ]. Lindsey be approved,
accepted and filed. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the City Attorney be instructed to
communicate with A. ]. Lindsey re-
lating to the requirements Of the
ordinance regulating house-moving.
Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Maxi that
the matter of granting permission
for house-moving be referred to
the Street, Sewer and Sidewalk
Committee with power to act until
the next regular meeting. Carried.
Petition from Mike Likatz, ct al,
requesting the Council to improve
Ninth Avenue East from Sheridan
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Komatar
that the petition be accepted and
filed and the matter referred to the
Street, Sewer and Sidewalk Com
mittee and City Engineer to in
vestigate and report at the next
regular meeting. Carried.
Petition from Peter Beck, ct al,
petitioning the Council for water
and sewer extensions benefiting
Blocks 9 to 16, inclusive, White
sides Park Addition, was read.
Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Maxi that
the petition be accepted and filed
and referred to the City Attorney
for investigation. Carried.
Petition from Oscar Kauppi, ct al,
protesting against the paving of
Sheridan Street from Central Ave
nue. to Second Avenue West was
read. :
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the petition be accepted and filed.
Carried.
Petition from Leo Mochnik, ct al,
petitioning the Council to open a
road in Chandler Location was read.
Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Erickson
that the petition be accepted and
filed and the City Clerk instructed
to communicate with the Receiver
of the Superior National Forest
Outing Company with reference to
the subject of said petition. Car
ried.
Specifications for motor-driven
centrifugal pumps were submitted
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup.
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the specifications be accepted and
filed and the City Clerk be instruct,
ed to advertise for bids for the
furnishing of three motor-driven
centrifugal pumps complete with
motors and starting apparatus &C.
cording to specifications on file,
| said bids to be considered by the
| Council at regular meeting to be
held on Tuesday, June 5, 1928
| Carried.
Proposal from Raymond Lazeky
to furnish the City with one Harley
Davidson Police type Motorcycle
for the net sum of $247.40, after
making an allowance of $175.0O for
the old machine, was read.
Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Erickson
that the proposal be accepted and
filed and the proper officers author
lied to enter into contract for the
same. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
| the City Clerk be instructed to
notify the New York Continental
Jewell Filtration Company, at once
to take charge of their filtration
plant work within ten days and if
the request is not complied with
the City will take other steps to
carry out the work. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup.
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the City Clerk be instructed tc
write the Minnesota State Board OF
Health regarding the survey to be
made of the public water supply
in Shagawa Lake. Carried.
Alderman CHI mpa 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, May Is, 1923
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota
| Gentlemen We, your Commit
tee of the Whole to whom variou:
matters were referred, beg to re
port and recommend:
/. That the proposal of the
Commonwealth Electric Company tt
furnish and install transformer sub
station and equipment, including
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company's switchboard
for the sum of $13,599.00, be &C
copied and the proper officers au
thorized to enter into a contract fol
the same and that all other bids b.
rejected and certified checks re
turned.
/ 2. That the City Clerk be in
structed to advertise for bids for {
/ cubic foot Concrete Mixer, sale