The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-29

the invoice be accepted and filed
and the City Clerk authorized to
draw an order on the City Treasurer
in payment of the same. Carried.
Communication from Jack Grahek
requesting permission to store build
ing material on Second Avenue East
between Camp and Sheridan Streets;
to store sand and gravel on Sheri-
8, Original Plat; to install in the
sidewalk, said place, steel doors for
a basement entrance and a coal
chute opening and for permission to
pass over the sidewalk while con-
structing building on the said lot,
was read.
Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Champa,
that the communication be accepted
and filed and the matter referred to
the Street, Sewer and Sidewalk
Committee with power to act. Car
ried.
Communication from the Mime
sofa State Board of Health urging
the immediate purchase of new
chlorinating apparatus for the Light
and Water Plant was read.
The City Chemist appeared before
the Council and reported the pres
ent chlorinating apparatus as being
unsafe both for safe treating of the
water supply and to the health of
the employees at the plant and
strongly recommended a new and
improved apparatus.
Quotation from the Wallace &
Herman Company proposing to fur
nish type M.S.V.M. Vacuum Feed
Chlorinator for the sum of 81 ,275.00
F. o. B. Newark, New Jersey, was
read and ordered referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Surety bond of A. N. Nelson, Con-
tractor, in the amount of $13, 100000
with the Maryland Casualty Com
pany as surety thereon was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Komatar, that
the bond of A. N. Nelson be APP
proved, accepted and filed. Car
ried.
The following proposals relative
to furnishing material for a sewer
extension were opened, read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the
Whole, viz;
Frank Veranth, 8" Sewer pipe 35c
per it.; 6" Sewer pipe 25c per #. !;
8" Wyes $1.40 each.
E. L. Rautio, 8" Sewer pipe 341a c
per it.; 6" Sewer pipe 25c per #. !;
8" Wyes $1.40 each.
The following proposals relative
to furnishing material for water
main extension were opened, read
and referred to the Committee of
the Whole, viz;
American Cast Iron Pipe Co., g."
Pipe $1.15 per it,; 6" Tees $500
each; Valves $25.65 each; Valve
Boxes $1,000 each; Hydrants $98.25
each; Jute 10c per h.; Lead 9Ac
per 1b.
Jas. B. Glow and Sons, 6" Pipe
*$63.50 per ton; 6" Tees **6c per
h.; Valves $4,000 each; Valve Boxes
$11.50 each; Hydrants $98.25 each;
Jute 10c per h.; Lead 9Ac per lib.
E. L. Rautio, 6" Pipe $67.75 per
ton; 6" Tees &c per h.; Valves
$29.60 each; Valve Boxes 1890
each; Hydrants $99.25 each; Jute
4Ac per lb.; Lead 1OAc per lb.
proposes to furnish a minimum
carload, approximately Is tons, g."
c. /. Water pipe at $500 per ton
II requirements are increased.
**Fittings to be furnished at q C
per Id. if pipe requirements are in
creased to minimum car of 10 tons.
The Council Dissolved into Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
uo or
Alderman Komatar appointed
Chairman.
Recess declared. Meeting called
to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, August 10, 1924.
To 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
recommends.
l. That, being of the opinion
that further delay in purchasing a
chlorinating apparatus will endanger
public safety, the City Clerk be in
structed to order, from the Wallace
& Herman Company of Newark,
New Jersey, one % Manual Control
Vacuum Feed Chlorinator, Type M.
S. V. M, for the sum of 1,275.O0
F. o. B. Newark, New Jersey, said
price to include supervision of in
stallation by factory Engineers, the
city of Ely to furnish the small
amount of labor necessary and other
incidentals required to satisfactorily
install the apparatus.
2. That the proposal of James B..
Glow and Sons to furnish 10 tons
6" class "B" Cast Iron Water Main
at $500 per ton and hydrants,
valves, valve boxes, fittings, Lead
and jute, as per their bid prices, all
F. o. B. Ely, Minnesota, be accept
ed and the proper officers authorized
to enter into a contract for the
same.
8. That the proposal of Frank
Veranth to furnish $50 feet 8" sew
er pipe at 35c per foot, 1876" sewer
pipe at 25c per foot and AZ Sewer
Wyes as specified for $1.40 each. be
accepted and the proper officers
authorized to enter into. a contract
for the same.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
By Joseph Komatar, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Komatar,
supported by Alderman Erchull,
that the report of the Committee of
the Whole be accepted and filed and
the recommendations carried out.