The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-21

men Oh b1WdDlk, MINNESOTA, lnVlL-
ing the city of Ely to send repre-
sentatives to mass meeting to be
held in Eveleth, Minnesota, on
March %, 1924, pertaining to the
re-drafted Fuller Bill, was read.
Moved by Alderman Maxi. sup
ported by Alderman Champa. that
the communication be accepted and
filed and the Mayor authorized to
appoint a delegation of three to at
tend the said meeting at the ex-
pense of the city. Carried.
| Communication from the Ter
Thousand Lakes of Minnesota AS,
ISOLATION urging the city to make an
appropriation of $500 to the Ely
Commercial Club for advertising
purposes was read.
! Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
| ported by Alderman Maxi. that the
communication be referred to the
Committee of the Whole. Carried
Bond of Emil Matikainen in the
amount of $4,000 with the Hart
ford Accident and Indemnity Com
/ pany as surety thereon was reac
and ordered filed.
Moved by Alderman Erchull, sup
ported gy Alderman Maxi, that tht
bond of Emil Matikainen be APP
proved, accepted and filed. Car
ried.
! Proposals from the following tt
| furnish the city with one CARLOAD
of cedar poles were opened ane
read; Naugle Pole & Tie Company
Duluth Electrical Supplies Com
pany, The Valentine-C Clark Com
;, pany, julius Andrae & Sons Com
pany, Wilton Gianotti and McMahai
Lumber Company.
i Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan. tina
the proposal for poles be referred
to the Committee of the Whole
Carried.
| Proposals from the following t.
furnish the city of Ely with q
Traffic Guides were opened ant
read; Vermillion Electric Company
M. C. Benham, julius Andrae 4
Sons Company, Murray-McLeot
Company, Duluth Electrical Sup
plies Company, Safety Traffic Guide
Company, Northwestern Electri'
. Equipment Company, Northern
J Sales and Equipment Company ant
J The Union Iron Products Company
The proposals were referred to tn,
Committee of the Whole for consid
Grafton.
Il Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, tina
the matter of a surface water pip,
J line to the Cemetery be referred t,
the Parks, Grounds and Building
Committee to investigate and re
port. Carried.
Il The City Attorney reported tn
result of the conference with tn
State Highway Department relativ
to the State Highway No. 35.
Il Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
! ported by Alderman Jones, that tn
City Clerk be instructed to reques
: the State Game and Fish Commits
i sioner to establish, not later thai
May Is, 1924, significant fish-wa.
ried.
4 Alderman Porthan appointe
Chairman of the Committee of tn
/ Whole.
Alderman Jones excused at thi
time.
: The Council Dissolved into a Com
T mittee of the Whole to consider tn
various matters referred.
Recess declared. Meeting Gale
to order ~
RI Report of the Committee of tn
Whole was read as follows:
i Ely, Mimi, March Is, 1924
| To tho Haporo h1a Mauor apd Cit
, Council. City of Ely, Minnesots
Gentlemen:-We, your Commit
tee of the Whole, to whom variou
matters were referred beg to re
/ port and recommend:
RI /. That the proposal of the Yer
! million Electric Company to furnis
! the City of Ely with twenty go
: Lehman Traffic Guides for the sur
of $44.80 each, F. o. B. Ely, Min
| nesota, ge accepted and the prope
3 officers authorized to enter into
contract for the same and that a
, cher bids be rejected and certiie
! checks returned.
2. That the proposal of the Nc
| Mahan Lumber Company to furnis
i the City of Ely with one carload o
! Western Red Cedar Poles, IL
Pentrex Butt Treatment, at the fol
lowing prices, F. o. B. Ely, Mime
sofa, viz; z" top 35. poles at 1851
each, z" top go poles at Sill
each and 6" top go poles at $85
each, be accepted and the prope
, officers authorized to enter into
contract for the same, and that a
{ other bids be rejected and certifie'
checks returned.
II 8. That the communication fror
the Ten Thousand Lakes of Mime
sofa Association be laid on tn
/ table.
Respectfully submitted,
i COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
. BY John E. Porthan, Chairman
II Moved by Alderman Champay sup
! ported by Alderman Porthan, tina
the report of the Committee of tn
. Whole be accepted and filed and tn
recommendation carried out. Car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
) ported by Alderman Komatar, tina
) the meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerl
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