The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Council Chamber, Ely, Minnesota.
Tuesday, June 16, 1880.
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was called TO order at 800 o'clock P.
M, by Mayor Charles Trezona.
Present: Aldermen Banovetz, Homer,
Kapsch, Olson, Tauzell, Wolff, Mayor
Trezona.
Absent: None.
Consideration of the minutes.
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
minutes of the regular meeting held
June 2, 1881, and the adjourned reg
ular meeting held June 3, 1881, be APP
proved as recorded by the Clerk, and
pub iShed. Carried.
An opinion from the City Attorney
on the subject of obstruction OF streets
and alleys was read and ordered filed.
An opinion from the City Attorney
regarding the matter of the Municipal
Fire Department sending fire-fightlng
equipment outside the Municipal
Limits, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Report from the City Engineer,
showing the estimated cost of grading
1St Avenue West, between Sheridan
and Chapman Streets, to be $28l6, was
read and referred to the Committee OF
the Whole.
The City Engineer recommended
that the storm sewer on 3rd Avenue
East, and White Street be improved to
provide better drainage. The matter
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Report of the Superintendent of the
Light and Water Department, showing
the amount of electric power pur-
chased, used, and sold for the month
of May, 1881, was read and ordered
filed.
Communication from the City As
SCISSOR was read, notifying the Council
that Monday, June %, 1881, was the
day set by law for the converting OF
the local Board Of Review.
Moved by Alderman Tauzei, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
City Council convene as local Board
of Review at 200 o'clock P. M, Mon
day, June %, 1881. Carried.
Report of the Health Commissioner,
regarding the matter of electrical re-
frigeration for the Detention Hospital
was read.
Moved by Alderman Homer, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
report be accepted and filed. Carried.
App ication from Joseph Klun for a
milk license was read.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that the
application be accepted and filed and
license granted upon the payment of
the proper fee. Carried.
Application of F. j. Young for soft
drinks license, was read and referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Communication from the Village OF
Hibbing, inviting the City Council to
attend the dedication of the Hibbing
Municipal Airport July 5, 1881, and
asking that the City send some uni
formed traffic policemen to Hibbing
for nuty from 900 A. NJ, to 900 P.
NJ, of the said nay, was read and
ordered filed.
Communication from the First Trust
Company of st. Paul was read, notify
ing the City of Semi-annual interest
due on July l, 1881, on $4,000 Water
and Light Improvement Bonds.
Moved by Alderman Wolff, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz, that
the communication be accepted and
filed and the City Clerk be authorized
to draw an order on the City Treas
urer in the amount of $3.50, in pay
ment of semi-annual interest at 6Go
on $4,000 Water and Light Improve
ment bonds. Carried
Application from the S. F. of A
Lodge No. Is, for a permit to conduct
a public dance in the Sandy Point
Pavilion on June 26, 1881, was read.
Moved by Alderman Tauzell, sup
ported by Alderman Olson, that the
application be accepted and filed and
permit granted upon payment of the
proper fees. Carried.
Surety bond of j. N. Rautio and
Louis Garni, sidewalk contractors, in
the amount of $1173.18, with the
Maryland Casualty Company as surety
was read.
Moved by Alderman Olson, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that the
surety bond of Rautio and Garni be
approved, accepted, and filed. Car
ried.
painting contractor in the amount of
s1663.0O, with Thomas Harri and Gust
A. Maxi as surety thereon, was read
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Application from Matt Oberstar, Jr.,
for employment was read and referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Applications from Darcy Goard and
Wilbert Pietila for employment as
Life Guards at the Municipal Bathing
Beach, were read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Communication from the Nelson
Machinery Company regarding sur
plus equipment at the Light and
Water Plant, was read and referred
to the Committee of the Whole
acquisitions for certain material
from the Light and Water Depart
ment and the Street Commissioner
were read and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Moved by Alderman Wolff, sup
ported by Alderman Homer, that the
City Clerk be authorized to pay the
necessary legal services in connection
with the condemnation proceedings
for perpetual easement on the right
of-way for the Ely-Burntside Water
Line. Carried.
The Council dissolved into a Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
various matters referred
Alderman BanOvetZ was appointed