The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-12-12

Tomorrow will occur the dedication
of the new City Hall, the handsome
structure that graces the site of the
old city hall which so valiantly filled
the needs of since 1899, at the corner
of Second Avenue and Sheridan Street.
The building will be appropriately
dedicated with a day Of events which
will run far into the night. The task
of arranging the details of the dedi-
cation was left to the American Legion
by the City Council and the Legion
Committee has arranged a program
which cannot fail to appeal. A pro-
gram in another place of this paper
will tell you what to expect.
The doors of the completed and
furnished building will be thrown open
for public inspection at 900 o'clock in
the morning and guides will be on hand
to explain the numerous innovations
which have been embodied in the
structure to make this one of the finest
municipal buildings in the state.
Judge Martin Hughes, the senior
judge of this judicial District will
dedicate the new building at 4:30 in
the afternoon with appropriate cere-
monies. Judge Martin Hughes was
the first judge to mold a term of Dis
trict Court in the old building after
Ely was placed on the calendar for a
general court term two times year in
March and October. Judge Hughes
will also in all probability conduct the
first term of District Court in the new
building when court conveneS here in
January, the term adjourned from the
first Tuesday in october by reason of
no suitable place to hold the same.
The program calls for banquet at
$50. This will be served at the Mem
orial Cafeteria and for which the
Tamburitza Orchestra will furnish the
music. This orchestra is one of the
unique organizations in this city mas
much as there are only few like or
CARNATIONS in the country. The Legion
Auxiliary will serve the banquet, in it
self a guarantee of its eXcellency.
At BIS, the Hon. I. K. Lewis, recog-
niZed as one of the foremost speakers
in the northwest will make the dedi-
catory address at the Washington
Auditorium. For the past years the
fame of this speaker has been known
In this section of the state and he has
been in popular demand on all oc-
casions in his home city, Duluth. 1t
will be decided treat for the people
of Ely to be able to listen to this gifted
orator.
Last, but not least, the joyfuiness of
the occasion will be further enhanced
with a grand ball at the Washington
Auditorium scheduled to begin at 900
O'Clock and conclude when the Eight
Aces play the last notes.
That Dedication Day" will be a
memorable one goes without saying.
The attendance from out of the city
promises to be notable. Already a
large nmber of reservations have been
received from prominent citizens from
all parts of the state and local citi-
zenS.
With the dedication of the new
building and the occupancy by the
city officials who are now settled in
their new quarters, will eliminate the
dream of the city heads who have felt
that Ely needed municipal building
in keeping with its Importance.
The matter of a new building was
discussed years ago and fund es-
tablished known as the building fund
Later, things took on different turn
and the fund was abolished. A few
years later plans were made for a
building which was to cost approxim-
ately quarter of million and an
election was called to vote bonds for
this purpose.
This proposition was defeated most
decisivey at the polls and the council
was informed that the people of the
city desired a new city hall but that
no bond issue or other form of in
debtedneSs would be sanctioned. The
Council threupon took steps to assure
new building by establishing build
ing fund.
On January first 1929, the building
fund contained $1,000 .21-rather 6
small amount but a fine start. Or
January 1, 1880, the fund had grown
to $50, 996.45 1t was then decided tc
begin operations knowing that the 1896
levy, due in 1881 would be available