The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-24

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i (38) PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY. To re-
strain and punish vagrants mendcants, lewd persons
keepers of dsordery and bawdy houses and prostitutes
and to 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
dsordery 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.
(40) 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 now 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 amount 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
unnecessary for the of the City.
(44) STREET GRADES. To establish 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, interurban street railway, buses
freight trucks of any kind shall be granted
such boulevard, except by popular vote, provided
for in this Charter
(46) REGULATION OF STREET RAILROADS.
To regulate street railroads. their tracks and cars to
compel the of two such street railroads
using the same street. to the tracks and to
equitaby divide the cost of construction and mante-
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 remove from the streets.
(48) bitches, ETC To compel and require rail-
road companies to make and keep open and in repair
bitches, drains, and cuverts along and under
railroad tracks, that water cannot stand 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 may
hereafter enter the City, such regulations and
conditions may be prescribed by the Council, such
tracks to be used for transportation of freight only
and not to be used main line part thereof; and
also for the purpose of excavating 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 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
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
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 conduts.
(52) PARK, PLAYGROUND AND PUBLIC
mission, playground commission, and commission
on, to serve with without compensation with such
power and duties may be fixed by the Council
53) FASTENING HORSES, ETC. To compel
to fasten their horses other animals attached
vehicles otherwise while standing in the streets
(54) NAMING STREETS ETC. To name and
change the 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 have
the numbers of said houses and buildings shown
spicuously thereon adjacent thereto.
(56) FLAGMEN AND GATES. To require rail-
way companies to keep fagmen and to regulate and
maintain gates at railroad crossings and streets and to
provide protection against injury to persons and
property in the of such railroad.
(57) INTELLIGENCE AND EMPLOYMENT OF