The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-03-02
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Council Chambers, Ely, Minnesota.

was CalleQ 10 OTQer dI o.VV OSloSh X
M. by Mayor John A. Harri.
Present: Aldermen Brennan, Carlson,
Hokkanen, Kapsch, Tauzell, Zgonc,
Mayor Harri.
Absent None.
Consideration of the minutes.
Moved by Alderman KapSch, sup
ported by Alderman Carlson. that the
minutes of the regular meeting held
February 6, 1884, be approved as re-
corded by the Clerk and published.
Carried.
Communication from the Mayor was
read, recommending increases in certain
salaries and wages as follows:
John w. Palmgard, Assistant Engineer,
$4,000 per month.
Police Sergeants, $4,000 per month.
Police officers CHah tine), $1,000 per
Month.
Otto Sarkpato, Chief Engineer and
Mechanic, Light and Water Plant,
$14500 per month.
Engineers at Light and Water Plant,
(Ialf time), $4,000 per month.
Hydrant men, $500 per day.
Team labor. $3.50 per day.
Common labor, $440 per day.
Moved by Alderman zgonc, sup
ported by Alderman Carlson, that the
matter be referred to the Committee
of the Whole. Carried.
Report of the City Clerk, showing
the financial condition of the City as
at January 81, 1884, was read and
ordered filed.
Atlthe request of the City Engineer
and the City Attorney, submittal of
their report on the proposals of William
Desjardins to sell certain real estate
to the City was deferred until the next
regular meeting.
Report of the City Engineer on the
nursery stock requirements for next
spring was read.
Moved by Alderman Brennan, sup
ported by Alderman zgonc, that the
matter be referred to the Committee
of the Whole. Carried.
Report of the City Engineer on the
alteration of the heating system at the
Detention Hospital to include the in
stallation of steam boiler, oil burner,
necessary appurtenances, and the re-
moval of the existing boiler, was read.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that the
City Clerk be instructed to advertise
for bids for the installation of a steam
boiler, oil burner, valves, fittings, re-
moval of the existing boiler, and re-
moval of one partition at the Detention
Hospital, according to specifications,
said bids to be opened and considered
at a meeting to be held ON March 6,
1894. Carried.
Report of the City Engineer, sub
uniting preliminary plan and estimated
cost of proposed municipal scale and
weigh-master's house was read. The
estimated cost as shown by the report,
is $2,545.O0. The matter was referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Communication from the Street Com
missioner, requesting an allowance for
the use of his personal car in the per-
Torrance of his duties as Street Com
missioner, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Communication from the Superin-
tendent of the Light and Water De-
partment, recommending that the salary
of the Chief Engineer and Mechanic
and the wages of the hydrant men be
increased, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
acquisitions from the following de-
partments for supplies were read:
Water and Light Department; Street
Commissioner; Detention Hospital; Ma
tional e-employment Service.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Tauzell, that the
acquisitions, except that of the National
employment Service, be referred to
the Sales and Purchasing Committee
with power to act. Carried.
Applications of Siina Lehto and Matt
Ballas, ST., for employment were read.
Moved by Alderman zgonc, sup
ported by Alderman Carlson, that the
be referred to the Labor
Bureau. Carried.
Applications of Emor Ellefsen,
Mathew E. Maxi, j. M. Brown and Nick
Popovich, Jr., for appointment as City
Assessor, were read.
Moved by Alderman Brennan. sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
applications be referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole Carried.
Application of Nick Popovich, in,
for appointment as Assistant City
Assessor was read and referred to the
Committee of Ghe Whole.
Communication from the Federal
Emergency Administration of Public
Works, Washington, D. c., with ref
erence to the effect of the $1,000 per
capita tax limitation for municipal pur-
poses in Minnesota, on the application
of the City for a loan and grant with
which to remodel the water treatment
plant, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Reports from MIR. E. L. West, local in
vestigator for the st. Louis County