The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13
, Clerk was read and ordered

filed.
City Engineers estimate No. 1,
showing the amount due j. A. Dun
KEEL, Contractor, to be $2,040.00 was
read.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Erchull, that
the estimate be accepted and filed
ond the City Clerk authorized to
draw an order on the City Treasurer
in payment of the amount due.
Carried.
City Engineers estimate No. a,
showing the amount due the Zenith
,, Heating company, contractors, to be,
81 ,734.00 was read.
Moved by Alderman Erchull, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
estimate be accepted and filed and
the City Clerk authorized to draw
an order on the City Treasurer in
payment of the amount due. Car
ried.
Communication from the City
Assessor requesting an increase in
salary was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Report from the Street Commits
sioner and City Timekeeper relative
to labor in the Street Commission
er's Department during the month
of May, 1924, was read and order
ed filed.
The Street Commissioner recon-
mended the purchase of one team
Scraper.
Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Erchull, that
the matter of purchasing a team
scraper be referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee with power
to act. Carried.
| Report from the Health Commits
sioner relative to births, deaths and
general health conditions during the
month of May, 1924, was read and
ordered filed.
The Health Commissioner orally
discussed the goitre situation as he
found it among the school, children.
Report from the Clerk of Court
showing total receipts in the
amount of $376.5O and disburse-
ments in the amount of Slip, for
the month of May, 1924, was read
and ordered filed.
Report from the Chief of the Fire
Department showing the number of
fire calls during the month of May,
1924, was read and ordered filed.
Report from the City Chemist rel
ative to the water supply during the
month of May, 1924, together with
the result of his recent testing of
cattle for tuberculosis was read and
ordered filed.
The City Chemist orally comment
ed on he cattle ard milk situation as
found at the present time.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Erchull, that
the City Chemist be authorized to
continue the work of having all
stables. barns, etc. white-washed.
| Carried.
| Communication from the First
State Bank of Ely relative to insur-
ance covering electrical machinery
was read and ordered filed.
| Application from Frank William
son for an electricians license was
read.
Moved by Alderman Erchull, sup
ported by Alderman Komatar, that
the application be accepted and filed
and license granted upon the pay
ment of the proper fee. Carried.
| Communication from ]. P. Gould,
Game and Fish Commissioner, rela-
tive to the BURNSIDE Lake Dam fish
way was read ard ordered filed.
| Communication from the League
of Minnesota Municipalities invit-
ing the city of Ely to send dele
gates to the annual convention of
the League at Detroit, Minnesota,
on June 19-20-21, 1924, was read.
| Moved by Alderman Erchull, sup
ported by Alderman Komatar, that
the communication be accepted and
filed and that any member of the
City Council the City Attorney and
the City Engineer be authorized to
attend the said convention at the
expense o. the city. Carried.
Communication from Mr.. H. P.
Reinshagen, City Bandmaster, rela-
tive to the expiration of his con-
tract as musical Director and In
structor was read.
| Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Erchull, that
the communication be accepted and
filed and the proper officers of the
city authorized to enter into con-
tract with H. P. Reinshagen for his
| services as musical Instructor and
Director for a period of one year at
a salary of $4,000 per month.
Carried.
Surety bond of J. A. Dunkel,
! Contractor, in the amount of $685.
| 10000 with the Federal Surety
Company as surety thereon, was
1 read.
1 Moved by Alderman Erchull, sup
ported by Alderman Jones, that the
bond of ]. A. Dunkel be approved,
accepted and filed. Carried.
Surety bond of T. E. Gahan, Con-
tractor, in the amount of $1S,265.0 90
with the Maryland Casualty Com
pany as surety thereon, was read.
| Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Porthan,
that the bond of T. E. Gahan be
approved, accepted and filed. Car
ried.
Surety bond of E. L. Rautio,
Contractor, in the amount of &c.
877.5O, with the Aetna Casualty
and Surety Company as surety
| thereon, was read.
| Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Erchull, that
the bond of E. L. Rautio be ap-
proved, accepted and filed. Car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Erchull, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, that
the Street Commissioner be instruct
ed to put in useable condition the
road leading to the new dumping
grounds. Carried.
The matter of purchasing Tarvia
"B" for street purposes was re-
| fayrod to the Conn oittoa Of tho