The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-01-20


hazarded, deposited paid upon chance, the selling
of pools races and to authorize the destruction all
instruments used for the purpose of gambling.
(38) PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY To re-
strain and punish Migrants mendicants lewd persons
keepers dsordery and bawdy houses prostitutes
and prevent the publication and sale of obscene
literature and pictures and exhibitions and to prevent
and punish drunkenness fighting, assaults, batteries
prize fights and all offensive immoral indecent and
disorderly conduct practices and performances in the
City.
(39) FEES AND CHARGES. To fix the fees and
charges for all official services not otherwise provided
for by law
(4O) MAYORS URGENCY FUND. To provide
urgent necessity fund not exceeding Five Hundred
Dollars year to be expended under the direction of
the Mayor.
(41) LEASE OR SALE OF LANDS OWNED BY
THE CITY. To provide for the lease sale of any
lands or hereafter owned by the City.
(42) PURCHASE OF PROPERTY UNDER Exc
CUTION. To provide for the purchase of property
levied upon, under execution in favor of the City, but
the bid such purchase shall not exceed the
amount of judgment and costs.
(43) SALE OF USELESS PERSONAL PROPERTY
To provide for sale of all personal property unfit or
unnecessary for the of the City,
(44) STREET GRADES To establish or change
the grade of any street public place.
(45) BOULEVARDS. To set apart as boulevard
any street which there is existing franchise for
any railroad, and to regulate and prevent heavy team
ing and trucking thereon; and when any such street
shall have been set aside boulevard franchise
for railroad nterurban street railway, BUSES
freight trucks of any kind shall be granted upon
such boulevard except by popular vote, provided
for in this Charter.
! (46) REGULATION OF STREET RAILROADS.
To regulate street railroads. their tracks and cars
compel the of two such street railroads
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equitably divide the cost of construction and manten
ance thereof between them.
| (47) RAILROAD TO KEEP STREETS IN RE-
PAIR To require every railroad company to keep the
streets in repair between the tracks, and along and
within the distance of foot upon each side of the
tracks occupied by the company and to require said
railroad companies to from the streets.
! (48) bitches, ETC. To compel and require rail-
road companies to make and keep open and in repair
bitches, drains, and culvers along and under
railroad tracks, that water cannot stand on their
grounds right of way and that the natural drain
age of adjacent property shall not be impeded
(49) To permit the laying of spur side tracks
and running thereon for the purpose of connecting
warehouses, manufactures, other business enter
prises, with any line of railroad that may be built
with the other lines of railroad which do now may
hereafter enter the City, subject to such regulations and
conditions as may be prescribed by the Council, such
to be used for transportation of freight only
and not to be used as main line or part thereof and
also for the purpose of excavatng and filling street
for such limited time may be necessary for such pur
pose and no longer.
Such tracks must be laid level with the street and
must be operated under such restrictions not to
interfere with the use of streets by the public. All
permits granted under the provisions hereof shall be
revocable at the pleasure of the Council.
/ (5O) REGULATION OF POLES AND WIRES. To
cause the removal and placing under ground of all
telephone telegraph electric other wires within the
City within any designated portion thereof, and to
regulate prohibit the placing of poles and suspendng
of wires along any of the Streets alleys or
public places in the City.
| (51) SIZE AND LOCATION OF PIPES. To regu-
late the size and location of all water gas and other
pipes and condus laid constructed in the streets and
public places and to require the filing of charts and
maps of such pipes and conduits.
! (52) PARK, PLAYGROUND AND PUBLIC
CHARITY COMMISSIONS. To establish park COM
mission, playground commission and commission
of public charities and to appoint commissioners there
on to serve with or without compensation with such
power and duties as may be fixed by the Council.
| 53) FASTENING HORSES, ETC. To compel
fasten their horses other animals attached
to vehicles otherwise while standing in the streets
| (54) NAMING STREETS, ETC. To name and
change the names of Streets and other public
places
! (55) NUMBERING HOUSES AND LOTS To
regulate the numbering of houses and lots and to
pei the of houses and other buildings to have
the numbers of said houses and buildings shown con-