The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-28
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, August Ii, 1925.
Special meeting of the City
Council called to order at 500
o'clock P. M, by Mayor Hanson.
The Call was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, August Ia, 1925.
To H. E. Olson, Gust A. Maxi, E. C.
Jones, John E. Porthan, Louis
Champa asd John P. Erickson, AL
dermen of the City of Ely, Min
nesota.
Gentlemen Please take notice
that there will be a Special meet
ing of the City Council of the City
of Ely, Minnesota, in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall at eight
o'clock P. M, Friday, August IA;
1925, for the purpose of consider
ing and acting on the application of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men for permit to conduct a pub
lie dance.
BY order of the Mayor.
A. o. Knutson, City Clerk
Present: Aldermen Olson, Maxi,
Champa, Mayor Hanson.
Absent: Aldermen Jones, Por-
than, Erickson.
Application of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen for a permit to
conduct public dance at the Sandy
Point Pavilion on August 16, 1925,
was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
application be accepted and filed
and permit granted upon the pay
ment of the proper fees. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
Ely, Minnesota, August Is, 1925.
Regular meeting of the City
Council called to order at SO,
o'clock P. M. by Mayer Hanson.
Y Present: Aldermen Olson, Maxi,
Champa, Mayor Hanson.
Absent: Aldermen Jones, Por-
than, Erickson.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held August A, 1925, were read
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the minutes be approved as read
Carried.
The Fire, Light and Water Com.
mittee reported relative to the con.
dition of Shagawa Lake and recon-
mended that the matter be referred
back to the Committee and the City
Engineer to establish suitable
water level as a temporary measure
DR.. ]. E. Thompson, City Chem.
list, orally reported on the matter OF
fish dying and the growth of weeds
| and algae in Shagawa Lake.
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, thai
the report of the Fire, Light and
Water Committee be accepted and
the recommendations carried out
| Carried.
Financial report from the City
Clerk was read and ordered filed
The City Engineer submitted 8
report showing the estimated cost
of extending the water main east
of 4th Avenue East, from point in
the alley between White and Patti.
son Streets, to be 100000. The
matter was referred to the Commit.
tee of the Whole.
City Engineers estimate No. 2
showing the amount due the Yer.
million Electric Company, Contract.
ors, to be $802.26 was read.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, 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.
C;f,, Eno;paor,S ocfip,afa Mo q
showing the amount due G. A. John
son & Carlson, Paving Contractors,
to be $13,651.85 was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa, 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 same. Carried
Requisition for supplies from the
Light and Water Department was
read.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the requisition be accepted and filed
and the matter referred to the Sales
and Purchasing Committee with
power to act. Carried.
Report from the Superintendent
of the Light and Water Department
relative to the damage to certain
white-way standard was read and
ordered filed.
Report from the City Timekeep-
er relative to the cost of operating
the White Truck and he Twin City
Truck for the year beginning July
1, 1924. and ending June 80, 1925,
was read and ordered filed.
The matter of purchasing certain
equipment for the city laboratory
was referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Communication from the Peters
Cartridge Company expressing their
appreciation for the courtesies ex-
tended their representative in con-
nection with the shooting exhibition
recently held in Ely was read and
ordered filed.
Application from Frank Laurich
for license to sell soft drinks on
the ground floor of the building
located on Lot 1, Block IL, Orig
inal Plat, was read.
Alderman Champa offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption, which motion to adopt
was seconded by Alderman Olson.
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