The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-20
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Ely, Minnesota, July II, 1928.

Ely, Minnesota, July II, 1928.
Regular meeting of the City Council
| called to order at eight 90 o'clock P.
M, by Mayor M. j. Murphy.
Present: Alderman Veranth, BANJO
vetz Olson, Tauzell, Homer, Mayor
Murphy. co
Absent Alderman Jones' Cd.
Consideration of minutes.
| Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
| minutes of the regular meeting held
July 8, 1929 be approved as recorded
| by the clerk and published. Carried
Report from the City Clerk showing
fund balances as at June 80, 1923, was
read and ordered filed.
Requisition from the Light and Wa
ter Department for supplies was read.
Moved by Alderman Homer, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
requisition be accepted and flied and
referred to the Sales and Purchasing
Committee with power to act Carried.
Application from Agnes Petek for a
license to sell soft drinks on the ground
floor of the building located on Lot
IL, Block 9, Original Plat, was read.
Alderman Tauzel offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas the City Clerk of the City
of Ely has received an application to
engage in the business of selling, vend-
ing, dispensing and disposing of nom
alcoholic or So-called soft drinks or
beverages for period of approx
mately 61a months, commencing July
Ii, 1928, from Agnes Petek 20 do bust
ness at the following place, to-wit:
Ground floor of the building loca-
ted on Lot IL, Block 9, Original Plat:
And Whereas, the Mayor, through
the Chief of Police has made an in
veStigation concerning said applicant
and in report to the City Council
recommends the granting of license
to said Agnes Petek at the above
described place.
Be it Resolved, that license to con-
duct a soft drink place of business,
from July 18, 1928, to February /, 1929,
be and the same hereby is granted TO
Agnes Petek at the place herein
described, namely;
Ground floor of the building located
on Lot II, Block 9, Original Plat;
Resolved further, that the City Clerk
is hereby authorized to issue a soft
drinks license to said Agnes Petek at
said place on presentation to him of
the City TreaSurer's receipt showing
that the license fee therefore has been
paid
Alderman Tauzell who offered the
foregoing resolution thereupon moved
its adoption, which was seconded by
Alderman Banovetz, and upon being
put to vote was adopted by unani-
nous vote as follows:
Ayes: Alderman Veranth, Banovetz,
Olson, Tauzell, Homer, Mayor Murphy
Noes: None
Petition from G. B. Hilliard and 9TH
ers, owners Of property in Block 9,
Conans Addition, asking that the cleo
trio poles and lines now in place on
Central Avenue, in front of their prop
erty be moved to the alley in the rear
thereof was read.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
petition be accepted and filed and
referred to the Fire, Light and Water
Committee with power to act. Carried.
Petition from Tony Kuzma request
ing the installation of street water
tap on 9th Avenue East in the alley
between James and PattiSon Streets
was read.
Moved by Alderman Veranth, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
petition be accepted and filed and re-
ferred to the Fire, Light and Water
Committee to investigate and report
at the next regular meeting. Carried.
Communication from Mr.. Frank
Schweiger, Postmaster, requesting per-
mission to install on the sidewalk In
front of the Ely Postoffice combina-
ton letter and package box was read.
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Veranth, that the communi-
cation be accepted and filed and the
request granted, such installation to
be under the supervision of the City
Engineer Carried
Report from the Minnesota Depart
ment of Health reporting the water
supply as safe for public consumption
as the result of an investigation made
on June 20, 1928, was read.
Moved by Alderman Tauzell, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
report be accepted and filed and the
conclusion of said report published. /
Carried.
Proposal for the construction Of wa