The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-11-20

provement, SAID nearing Co be held
at a regular meeting of the Council
on Tuesday, December 1, 1925. Car
ried.
Communication from the Com
munity Service Center Board advis-
ing the Council of the expiration,
on December 81, 1925. of Mr.. J. E.
Pprthan's two year term as rep
resentative of the City Council on
said Board of Directors was read.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
communication be accepted and filed
and laid on the table for further
consideration. Carried.
Communication from the Ely
Commercial Club requesting the
City Council to take steps to pur-
chase or secure, for use as a city
park, the tract of land known as
CHEESEMAN'S Point" was read. The
description IF the land sought is as
follows: Lot 3, Section 29-63-12
and that part of Lots / and north
of the Railroad Right4of-way in
Section 32-63-12.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
communication be accepted and filed
and the matter referred to the City
Attorney to investigate and report
as soon as possible. Carried.
Communication from the st. Louis
County Humane Society requesting
financial assistance was read.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the communication be accepted and
filed and the City Clerk instructed
to draw an order ON the City Treas
urer in the amount of $4,000,
made payable to the St. Louis
County Humane Society, in aid Of
the support of said Society. Car
ried.
Henry Filson. ct al, residents of
the White Iron Lake District and
vicinity, submitted proposition to
the city relative to the extension of
electric lines to said district.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, that
the matter be referred to the Fire,
Light and Water Committee, the
Superintendent of the Light and
Water Department and the City At
torney to investigate and report as
soon as possible. Carried.
Bond of Wilton Gianotti in the
amount of $4,69O.90 with the Mary
land Casualty Company as surety
thereon was read.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
bond of Wilton Gianotti be ap-
proved, accepted and filed. Carried.
Bond of the Bi-Lateral Fire Hose
Company in the amount of $65O.00
with the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company as surety there
on was read.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
"orted by Alderman Erickson, that
the bond of the Bi-Lateral Fire
Hose Company be returned for cor
rection as recommended by the City
Attorney. Carried.
Application from the Jugo-Slav
National Home, Inc, for a permit
to conduct public dance in the
Jugo-Slav National Home on Nov
ember 26, 1925, was read.
Application from Frank Lozar
Post No. 248, American Legion, for
permit to conduct public dance
IN the Washington Auditorium on
December 10. 1925, was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa. sup
ported by Alderman Jones, that the
applications be accepted and filed
and permit granted in each case
upon the payment of the proper
fees. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Mayor Hanson, that the
City Engineer be instructed to sub
NIT at the next regular meeting re-
ports and assessment rolls covering
all assessable improvements con-
structed during the year 1925.
Carried.
The following Architects appeared
before the Council and proposed to
furnish their architectural services
on the proposed City Hall Building
as follows:
c. w. Kelly, Duluth, Minnesota
Plans, specifications and general
supervision, with the city furnishing
their own full time inspector if de-
sired, at fee of 5 per cent.
Plans, specifications and general
supervision together with full time
Inspector at a fee of 6 per cent.
Holstead and Sullivan, Duluth,
Minnesota:
Plans, specifications and superin.
tendency for fee of per cent.
p. H. Berg, Virginia, Minnesota
Plans, specifications and superin-
tendency for fee of 6 per cent.
j. c. Taylor, Hibbing, Minnesota
Plans, specifications and superin-
tendency, without full time inspect
or for fee of per cent.
Plans, specifications, superintend-
ency and full time inspector for a
fee of 6 per cent.
Each of the above Architects, af-
ter having given an account of their
qualifications and experience, stated
that if retained as Architect he
would furnish necessary preliminary
plans free of charge.
Alderman Erickson appointed
chairman of the Committee of the
Whole.
Recess declared. The Council
dissolve d into a Committee of the
Whole to consider the various mat
ters referred. Meeting called to or
der.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, Nov. II, 1926.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:-We, your Commit
tee of the Whole, to whom the vari-
Gus matters yere referred beg to re-
port and recommend as follows:
1. That the matter of purchas-
ing overcoats for the Police Depart
ment oe laid on the table.
2. That the adjustment of water
and light rates be laid on the table
for further consideration.
8. That the matter of rental of
the City coal dock to Harry Homer
he referred hacS 70 the pnrLs