The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18

Tuesday, January Is, 1929 Carried
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Veranth, that
surety company bonds be furnished
be certain officials and police officers
as follows
City Treasurer, ....... $50 100000
CITY CLERK, .................. 5,OuO.UU
Street Commissioner, ...... 100000
Chief of Police, ....... 100000
Police Sergeant, ..... 100000
Police Officers .............. 100000
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Veranth, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
First State Bank of Ely and the First
National Bank of Ely each be deSigna-
ted as Repositories for funds of the
city for the ensuing official year and
that each depository furnish satisfac-
tory surety in the amount of $4,000
90. Carried
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that the
rules and regulations now in force
relative to the handling of Workmens
Compensation be followed for the
coming year. Carried.
Proposal from the Carroll Company,
Accountants, to perform a detailed
cash audit of the books and records
of account of the city of Ely, for the
fiscal year ending December 81, 1928,
for the sum of $500 per day for each
accountant employed, plus necessary
| hotel and travelling expenses inciden-
tai to field work, and further propos-
| ing to perform the audit at total
cost not exceeding $4,000, was read,
and ordered filed.
u he o.rli low ~
ment was had.
Mr.. Eli Rosenbloom, in behalf of H.
| Altman & Company, Auditors, Min
| neapoliS Minnesota, appeared before
| the council and stated that H. Alt
man & Company agrees to reduce
| their cost of performing the audit
| from $4,000 to $75000
The council having approved of the
appointment of H. Altman & Com
pany to make the annual audit
earlier at this meeting, no further
| action was taken in the matter.
| The City Clerk was instructed to
request the Minnesota Power & Light
| Company to confer with the city coun-
| Gil with reference to the proposed
new electricity contract at the regu-
| lar meeting to be held on Tuesday,
| January Is, 1929.
| The Council dissolved into COM
mittee of the Whole to consider the
matter of salary increases for the
| employees at the Community Service
| Center Building.
| Alderman Homer 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, January 8, 1929.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
| Gentlemen
We, your committee of the Whole,
| to whom was referred the recommen-
dalton from the Community Service
| Center Board regarding salary in
| creaSes for certain persons employed
| at the Community Service Center
Building beg to report and recommend
| that the matter be laid on the table
| for further consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee of the Whole,
BY H. j. HOMER, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Homer, sup
ported by Alderman Veranth, that the
| report of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed and the recon-
mndation carried out. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that all
departments of the city, including the
Community Service Center Board, be
instructed to submit acquisitions for
all supplies and equipment wanted to
the city council for its approval be-
fore making any purchase. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Veranth, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON. City Clerk.
Ely, Minnesota, January Is, 1929.
Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order at eight go o'clock
p. NJ, by Mayor Ernest w. Hanson.
Present: Aldermen Tauzel, Yer
anth, Homer, Kapsch, Mayor Hanson.
Absent: Aldermen Olson and BANJO
vetz
Communication from the City En-
| gineer was read reporting the appoint
ment of John W. Palmgard as Trasit-
man at $4,000 per month and Frank
Banovetz as Rodman at $125.00 per
| month, in his department and asked
the council for their approval thereof.
Moved by Alderman Homer, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
communication be accepted and filed
and the appointments as made by the
City Engineer at the salaries stated
be approved and confirmed Carried
Requisition from the City Engineer
for one engineers Transit and one
Map and Plan File was read.
Moved by Alderman Tauzel1, sup
ported by Alderman Veranth, that the
requisition be accepted and filed and
referred to the Sales and Purchasing
Committee with power to act. Carried.
The City Engineer submitted reports
following named improvements, to-
gether with plats showing the property
benefited and proposed assessment roll
/ for each, namely;
/. Sanitary sewer benefiting Block
IL. Pioneer & Zenith Addition.
2. Sanitary sewer benef1tlng Blocks 1,
2, 5 and g. Fortier's Addition.
g. Sidewalk, curb and gutter and
street grading benefiting Block to Is,
inclusive, and Blocks II to 10, inclu
sive, and Outlets G. D and E, Conan's
Addition; Blocks 1, and 8, Whites
Addition; and Blocks and 6, Des-
jardin'S Addition.
Moved by Alderman Tauzell, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
reports from the City Engineer show
|. ing the cost of constructing certain
! sanitary sewers, concrete sidewalk,
curb and gutter and street grading
! benef1ting the property as shown by
said reports and assessment rolls be
I accepted and filed ard the City Clerk
instructed to publish once proper No
.tices of Hearing Before Making As