The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14

Tax rate 1928, 1892 mills
Tax rate 1929, ....97.7 mills
Decrease, ......... lis mills
The valuations are the highest In
the history of the city.
Report of the City Assessor ordered
filed.
Report from the Timekeeper and
Street Commissioner showing the
number of men employed and days
worked during the month of Novem-
Der, 1923, was read and ordered filed.
Report from the Health Commits
sioner covering births and deaths dur
ing the months of November, 1928,
was read and ordered filed.
Report from the Fire Warden re-
garding the buildings inspected dur
ing the month of November, 1928, was
read and ordered filed.
Report from the Clerk of Munich
pal Court showing total receipts In
the sum of $43l.O 90 and disburse-
ments i n the sum of $4,000, for the
month of November, 1928, was read
and ordered filed.
Report from the Chief of the Fire
Department listing the fire calls for
the month of November, 1926, was
read ana orQereo uleQ.
Report from the City Chemist and
Veterinarian pertaining to the activl-
ties of his Department during the
month of November, 1928, was read
and ordered filed.
Invoice from the F. H. Lange Motors
Company, Duluth, Minnesota, in the
amount of $423.0 90, for n model K-38,
LaPlant-C hoate Heavy Duty Truck
Snow Plow, as per contract, was read.
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz, that
the bill be accepted and filed and the
City Clerk authorized to draw an order
on the City Treasurer i payment
therefor. Carried.
Application from Paul Buccowich,
Jr., for an electricians license was
read.
Moved by Alderman Veranth, sup
| ported by Alderman Banovetz, that
| the application be accepted and filed
and license granted upon the pay
ment of the proper fee. Carried.
Application from the S. F. Of A.
Lodge for a permit to conduct a public
| dance in the Washington Auditorium
on December IA, 1923, was read.
Moved by Alderman Jones, support
ed by Alderman Homer, that the APP
| plication be accepted and filed ano
permit granted upon the payment OF
the proper fee. Carried.
Communication from the local
Christmas Seal Sale Committee re-
garding Christmas Seals was read.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
communication be accepted and filed
and the City Clerk authorized to pur-
chase $1,000 worth of Christmas Seals.
Carried.
Moved by Alderman Homer, sup
ported by Alderman Veranth, that the
matter of a suitable clock for the
municipal court room and council
chamber be referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee to investigate
and report at the next regular meet
ing. Carried.
The Council dissolved into a Com
mittee of the Whole to canvass the re-
turns of the general city election held
Tuesday, December 4, 1928.
Alderman Jones appointed Chair
man of the Committee of the Whole.
Recess declared. Meeting called to
order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, December 5, 1928.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen
We, your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the matter OF
| ~canvassing the returns of the general
city election held on Tuesday, Dec
ember 4, 1928, beg to report that we
find the result of said election to be
as follows:
1st End 3rd 4th toll.
FOR MAYOR
Ernest Hanson, 213 300 $40 528 1851
Emil A. Erickson, 375 125 1853 70 1876
FOR ALDERMAN
w. P. Wolff, 1907 137 253 22O GIT
F. Veranth, Jr., 226 lit 277 Asst 1897
John Kapsch, .266 295 308 Sic 1885
Thos. Brennan, 103 SO So So 266
Harry Homer, .4O9 TIA 233 lab $50
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee of the Whole,
BY E. G. JONES, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
report of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed. Carried.
Alderman Olson offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That whereas the City
Council in session having c~anvassed
the returns of the general city cleo
ton held on Tuesday, December A,
| 1928, for the purpose of electing off,
GERS for the various city offices, find
that the following named persons re-
cieved the greatest number of votes
cast for their respective officers and