The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-09-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, Sept 18, 1928.
Regular meeting of the City Council
called to order at eight 90 o'clock
P. M, by Mayor M. j. Murphy.
Present: Aldermen Veranth, BANJO
vetz, Olson, Tauzell, Homer, Mayor
Murphy
Absent: Alderman Jones.
Consideration of minutes.
Moved by Alderman Tauzell, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz, that
the minutes of the regular meeting
held September 4, 1928, be approved
as recorded by the clerk and publish
ed. Carried.
The Fire, Light and Water Com
mittee orally reported on the matter
of installing two street lighting stand
ards AUDITING Lot l, Block II, White
sides Addition, and informed the
Council that Mr. Joseph Slogan, owner
of said lot, has agreed to pay one
half the cost of such installation.
Alderman Jones enters at this time
and takes his seat in the Council.
Moved by Alderman Bonavetz, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that the
matter of installing two light stand
ards AUDITING Lot l, Block II, White
sides Addition to Ely, be referred TO
the Fire, Light and Water Committee
with power to act Carried.
The Sales and Purchasing Com
mittee recommended that the water
heater in the boiler room of the City
Hall building be installed in the east
end skating rink building for the pur-
pose of heating water for ice making.
Communication from the Ely Com
mercial Club asking for an additional
appropriation of $650.00 was read.
Alderman Jones offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That there be and hereby
is appropriated from the Civic Fund 20
the Ely Commercial Club, for civic
purposes, the sum of Five Hundred
($50000) dollars.
Alderman Jones who offered the
foregoing resolution thereupon moved
its adoption, which was seconded by
Alderman Olson, and upon being put
to a vote was adopted by a unanimous
vote as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Jones, Veranth,
Banovetz, Olson, Tauzell, Homer,
Mayor Murphy.
Noes: None.
Report from the City Clerk show
1928, was read and ordered filed.
Report from the Health Commits
sioner regarding the one case of Poly
omyelitis or infantile paralysis in the
city was read and ordered filed.
Application from Joe Ruzic for a Ii
cense to sell soft drinks on the ground
floor of the building located on Lot
l, Block 8. Whiteside's Addition, was
read
Alderman Banovetz offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas the City Clerk of the City
of Ely has received an application to
engage in the business of selling.
vending, dispensing and disposing of
non alcoholic or so-called soft drinks
or beverages for period of approx
mately Az months, commencing Sep
TENDER 10, 1928, from Joe Ruzic to do
business at the following place, to-wit !:
Ground floor of the building located
on Lot 1, Block 8, Whitesides Addi-
ton to Ely;
And Whereas, the Mayor, through
the Chief of Police has made an inves-
tigation concerning said applicant and
in report to the City Council recon-
mends the granting of license to said
Joe Ruzic at the above described place.
Be It Resolved, that license TO
conduct soft drinks place of bust
ness, from September 10, 1923, to Feb
ruary 1, 1929, be and the same hereby
is granted to Joe Ruzic at the place
herein described, namely;
Ground floor of the building loca-
ted On Lot 1, Block 8, Whiteside's Ad-
dition to Ely;
Resolved further, that the City
Clerk is hereby authorized to issue a
soft drinks license to said Joe Ruzic ut
said place on presentation to him Of
the City Treasurer's receipt showing
that the license fee therefore has been
paid
Alderman Banovetz VINO offered the
foregoing resolution thereupon moved
it adoption, which was seconded by
by Alderman Homer, and UPON being
put to vote was adopted by unani-
nous vote as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Jones, Veranth,
Banovetz, Olson, Tauzell, Homer, Mayor
Murphy.
Noes: None.
Application from Joseph Komatar
for license to sell soft drinks on the
ground floor of the south half of
the building located on the rear Of
Lot IL, Block IA, Original Plat, was
read.
Alderman Veranth offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas the City Clerk of the City