The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-30
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- OF THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.


Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order at 500 o'clock
P. M by Mayor John A. Harri.
Present: Aldermen Banovitz, Carl
son, KapSch, KoSchak, Tauzell, Mayor
Harri.
Absent: Alderman Thompson.
Consideration of the minutes.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Carlson, that the
minutes of the regular meeting held
June 6, 1888, be approved as recorded
by the Clerk and published. Carried
Communication from Mr. John A
Harri, Mayor, was read, recommending
that the Chief of Police be given an
allowance of $500 per month effect
i've June 1st, 1888, for the use of his
personal car for police work and other
duties of an official nature.
Moved by Alderman Koschak. sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
communication be accepted and filed
and the recommendation be carried out.
Carried.
The Accounts and Finance Commit
public liability and property damage
insurance on the City'S motor vehicles.
Alderman Thompson entered at this
time and took his seat in the Council.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Mayor Harri, that the public
liability and property damage insur-
ance on the City's motor vehicles be
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Agency.
Vote as follows: Ayes: Aldermen
Kapsch, Tauzell, Mayor Harri.
Nays: Aldermen Banovetz Carlson,
Koschak, Thompson.
Motion lost.
Moved by Alderman Carlson, sup
ported by Alderman Thompson, that
the public liability and property dam
age insurance on the City's motor
vehicles be handled through the Frieds-
burg Service Agency and the First Ma
tional Bank of Ely Agency on an equal
basis. Motion carried.
The Accounts and Finance Commit
tee recommended that the sum of
$4,000 be appropriated for the July
4th celebration.
RESOLVED, That there be and
hereby is appropriated from the Enter
tainment Fund the sum of $4,000, for
public entertainment on July 4, 1888,
to be given under the auspices of Frank
Lozar Post No. 248, American Legion.
The foregoing resolution was moved
by Alderman Carlson, supported by
;ol
upon the following vote:
Ayes: Aldermen Banovetz, Carlson,
Kapsch, Koschak, Tauzell, Thompson,
Mayor Harri.
Nays: None.
The Street, Sewer and Sidewalk
Committee reported on the matter of
culverts and storm sewers, recommend
ing that culvertS be installed instead of
storm sewers at certain points.
The purchase of the necessary cul-
verts was referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee with power to
act.
The Fire, Light and Water Commit
tee recommended that an effort be
made to complete the Ely-Burntside
Water Project this year by remodeling
the Ely Pumping and Water Treatment
Plant.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that the
City Engineer be instructed to prepare
plans and specifications for the remod-
cling of the Ely Pumping and Water
Treatment Plant to report at the
ray
The matter of painting the traffic
lanes was referred, to the Street
Sewer and Sidewalk Committee with
power to act.
Report of the City Clerk, submitting
financial statement as at May 81, 1888
was read and ordered filed.
Report of the City Attorney was
read, giving summary of the contents
of the new Federal Public Works Bill.
The report was ordered filed, to be
taken up at the next regular meeting,
prior to which time the Council and
officials are to gather what information
they can on the subject at the League
of Minnesota Municipalities Conference
at Hibbing, Minnesota, this week.
Report of the City Engineer was
read, submitting an estimate of cost
of the proposed sewer and water line
extension in Whites Second Addition
to Ely, benefiting Blocks 9, 10, II, and
IL, and Outlets "a" and Sd" The
estimated cost as shown by the report
is SIS, 791.70
Moved by Alderman Tauzell, sup
ported by Alderman Koschak, that the
report and estimate be accepted and
filed, and that the City Clerk be in
structed to publish proper Notice of
Hearing on Proposed Improvement,
covering this proposed work, said hear
ing to be held in the Council Chamber
at 800 o'clock P. M, Wednesday, July
S, 1885, Carried.
Communication from the Superin-
tendent of the Light and Water De-
partment, recommending that the
salary of Andrew Herrala, Jr, be in
creased from $1,000 to $127.50 per
month, was read.
Moved by Alderman Tauzell, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
recommendation be accepted and filed,
and that the salary of Andrew Herrala,
Jr., be increased to $127.50 per month,
effective June 1, 1888. Carried.
Communication from the Chief of
Police and the Health Commissioner,
recommending the purchase of a COM
bination Police Patrol and Ambulance,
was read.
Moved by Alderman Carlson, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz, that the
communication be accepted and filed.
Carried.
Reuuistions from the following de-