The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-11

be enlarged in width, SO as to make
them the same as they are in the
business section of the city.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Veranth, that the
petition be accepted and filed and re-
ferred to the Street, Sewer and Side
walk Committee to investigate and
report. Carried.
Communication from E. E. Strom
requesting part of the city's ice bus
mess was read and ordered filed
Report from the Girl Scout Dir
ector, covering the activities of the
Girl Scouts for the period of February
IA, to March IA, 1880, was read and
ordered filed.
Proposals for garage buildings were
opened, read, and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole, as follows:
Emil Ahola, Building located
on Lots IL and IL, Block 2,
Conan'S Addition, $500. $12 $50 90
Wilson c. Carlson, Garage
Building located on Lots 1,
2. and w. IL #. of Lot 8,
Block 8, Whiteside's Addi-
ZION, 16,500.00
Proposal from Frank Laurich Of
fering the city Lots 5 and 6, Block 30,
Original Plat, and Lot II Block z,
Semer'S Addition for the sum of
$3,725.00 was read and ordered filed.
The Council now took up the matter
OF Hearing on Proposed Improvement
regarding the proposed water and
sewer extensions in Block 6, Broz-
ich's Encouragement of Block 6. of
WhiteSide's Park Addition. None APP
peared in objection to the said i'm
provement being made
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, SUD-
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
City Clerk be instructed to advertise
for bids for the construction of water
and sewer extension benefiting Block
8, Brozich'S Encouragement of Block
6. Whiteside's Park Addition, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file,
said bids to be opened for consider
alton at regular meeting to be held
on April Is, 1890 Carried.
The matter of overdue arrearages
In the Water and Light Accounts was
referred to the Committee of the
Whole for consideration
A claim for damages of o. Hegman
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Surety company bond of the Pfeffer
Construction Company in the amount
OF $123 $500, with the Maryland Cas-
ualty Company as surety was read.
Moved by Alderman Veranth, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
bond OF the Pfeffer Construction Com
pany be approved accepted and filed.
Carried.
Mr.. A. Marino, in behalf of the A.
Marino Company, appeared before the
Council and protested their action in
awarding the Electrical Installation
Contract for the new City Hall Build
ing to the Vermillion Electric Com
pany and Benson Electrical Company,
joint contractors.
The matter of designating a Build
ing Inspector during the construction
of the new City Hall was referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
The matter of extending the sewer
and water mains from 10th to 18th
Avenues East, between Harvey and
Chapman Streets, thence North from
the alley between Harvey and Chap
man Streets along 18th Avenue East
to the Alley between Chapman and
Sheridan Streets was referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Communication from the Pfeffer
Construction Company was read pro-
posing certain substitutes in material
to be used in certain parts of the new
City Hall Building was referred to the
Committee of the Whole for consider
alton.
The Council dissolved into a Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
various matters referred.
Alderman Olson was appointed
Chairman of the Committee.
Recess declared
Mayor Hanson was excused at this
time
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows
Ely, Minnesota, April /, 1880.
The Honorable Mayor and City
Council
City of Ely, Minnesota
Gentlemen
We, your Committee of the Whole.
to whom certain matters were referred,
beg to report and recommend as fol-
lows
l. That in the construction of the
new City Hall, the following sub
situations be made:
(a) That the rear wall and chin
ney be faced with Bedford Stone
instead of Face Brick, the Ashlar
work and Trim to conform to the
rest of the building.
(b) That the Hose Cabinets as
specified in the General Specifl-
cations be omitted.
Co That Black Glazed Terra
Gotta be substituted where Black
Granite is named for trim mat
erial in the General Specifications.
I'D The difference in cost of
these items to conform to detailed
prices submitted by the con-
tractor, the gross amount of the
changes named to be credit to
the city of $4,000.
2. That the City Engineer be dir
ected to take over the inspection
of the construction of the City
Hall, and that he be compensated
for this extra work in the amount
of $4,000 per month.
8. That the Garage Proposals be
laid on the table for further con-
sideration, and the Parks, Grounds
and Buildings Committee and the
City Engineer be instructed TO
make estimates on the cost of
necessary changes in the buildings
offered for sale and report at an
adjourned meeting to be held on
Monday, April z, 1880.
4. That the amount of $500 be
paid to Owney Hegnran for dam
ages to his basement by flooding
from defective storm sewer in
August, 1929, this payment being
recommended by the City Attor-
ney.
5. That in the matter of arrearages
in Light and Water Accounts, the
customers be required to pay up
such arrearages in full before
June 1, 1880, upon penalty of
having service discontinued.
6. That the matter of the proposed
sewer and water extensions in
BLOCK Rrozich,s Raarra nuernar,t