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

communication IrOIn -. w. FdIkef,
Chairman of the Christmas Seal Com
mittee, asking the City to purchase a
health bond, was read.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup /
ported by Alderman Homer, that the |
communication be accepted and filed,
and the City Clerk be authorized to /
purchase one $40 Christmas Seal Bond. |
Carried.
Communication from the League of
Minnesota Municipalities was read,
notifying the City that an assessment
in the amount of $500 had been levied |
against the City of Ely for legislative
reference service during the season of
the 1881 legislature.
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
communication be accepted and filed,
and the City Clerk be authorized to
draw an order on the City Treasurer
in the amount of $500 in payment of
the assessment as levied by the League
of Minnesota Municipalities. Carried.
Applications from John Tomsich
and George Schneider, asking for en-
ployment at the new City Hall Build
ing, were read and ordered filed.
Contract estimates from Mr.. E. H.
81
contracts on the new City Hall Build
ing, were read as follows:
l. Pfeffer Construction Company,
General Construction, Estimate No. 8,
S., 521.05.
2. E. L. Rautio, Plumbing, Heating,
and Ventilating, Estimate No. 7,
$350.00.
8. Pauly Jail Building Company,
Jail Fixtures, Final Estimate, $4,000.
4. Ely Radio &, Electric Service
Company Electrical fixtures, Estimate
No. /, 100000.
S. Mantel Hardware & Furniture
Company, Metal Vault and Office
Equipment, Estimate No l, $3,900.00
6. Ely Hardware 81 Furniture Com
pany, Miscellaneous Equipment, Es-
innate No. l, 100000.
7. Laing Hardware Company,
Chairs, Estimate No. 1, $4,000.
g. A. j. FenSke, Venetian Blinds,
First and Final Estimate, $1,171.00.
9. E. H. Berg, Architectural Ser
vices, Estimate No. 10, 81 ,048.00.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
| ported by Alderman Homer, that the
estimates be accepted and filed and
| the City Clerk be authorized to draw
| orders on the City Treasurer in pay
ment of the same, with the exception
| of the estimate under the Mantel
+! Hardware & Furniture Company
| contract, and that this amount be
paid upon the filing of the proper con-
| tract bond. Carried.
| First and Final Estimate in the
amount of $4,119.00, covering the
Commonwealth Electric Company's con-
| tract to install voltage regulators, was
read.
| Maddern's Dray Line presented an
unpaid claim against the Common
| wealth Electric Company, in the
| amount of $1,000, for certain services
| rendered.
The estimate due the Commonwealth
Electric Company and the Maddern's
Dray Line claim were laid on the
table.
An assignment from the Ely Radio
g. Electric Service Company to the
| Westinghouse Electric Supply Com
pany, of Duluth, Minnesota, in the
sum of s4,995.00, by virtue of their
contract to furnish and install cleo
trical fixtures in the new City Hall
Building, was read.
| Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
assignment of the Ely Radio & Elec-
trio Service Company to the Westing-
house Electric Supply Company be &C
cepted and filed. Carried.
The Pfeffer Construction Company
submitted three-year guarantee from
the Luxor Tile Company on the tile
used in the new City Hall Building,
and a twenty-year guarantee from the
| Johns Manville Sales Corporation,
covering the roof of the new City Hall
Building.
The guarantees were accepted and
| ordered filed.
The following surety company bonds
were read:
| l. A. j. Fenske, s1,281.74, Etna
Casualty & Surety Company Covering
miscellaneous equipment, new City Hall
Building;
2. A. j. Fenske, $1,21800, Etna
Casualty & Surety Company, covering
venetian blinds, new City Hall Build
ing;
8. Laing Hardware Company
81, 165.29 Maryland Casualty Company
covering chairs contract new City Hall
Building;
a. Ely Radio & Electric Service
Company, $4,000, Etna Casualty &
Surety Company, covering electrical
fixtures contract, new City Hall Build
ing.
Moved by Alderman Veranth, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
bonds as read, be approved, accepted
and filed. Carried.
Bond of Steve Pluth, in the amount
of $5O00O with the Maryland Casualty
Company as surety thereon, covering
pool hail., was read.
| Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz, that the
bond of Steve Pluth be approved, ac-
copied and filed Carried
Applications from the following for
permits to conduct public dances, were
read:
! Alma Tuomikoski, Ely Workers Hall
December S, II, 10, and 26, 1880;
| L. o. o. NJ, No. 1880, Washington
Auditorium, December II, 1880;
Frank Lozar Post No. 248, American
Legion, Washington Auditorium, Dec
ember Is, 1890.
| Moved by Alderman Wolff, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
applications be accepted and filed and
permits granted upon payment of the
proper fees. Carried.
| The matter of canvassing the returns
of the City Election held on Tuesday
December 2, 1880, was referred to the
Committee of the Whole
The City Engineer reported that two
reporters chairs for the court room of
the new City Hall Building, were omit
ted from the chair contract, and re-
commended that two such chairs be
purchased.
Moved by Alderman Homer, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that two
reporters chairs for the new City Hall
Building be ordered and added to the
chairs contract as an extra. Carried.
Alderman Olson offered the following