The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-09-28

the inch water main extension from
the Pioneer Mine to the Sibley houses.
8. Proposals for the furnishing and
installation of mechanical stoker
complete in the basement of the Com
munity Center Building.
4. Proposals for the street and traffic
signs.
Alderman Hokkanen offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, Chapter 299 of the Session
Laws of Minnesota year 1929 as
amended by Chapter 1877 of the Session
Laws of Minnesota year 1888 provides
that there may be created in every
village or city, except cities of the first
class of this state, by majority vote
of the council thereof, a police civil
service commission with powers and
duties as therein provided, and
Whereas, Ely is city of the fourth
class, operating under a Home Rule
Charter, with a population of ap-
proximately six thousand two hundred
people,
Now, Therefore, be it resolved, or
dered and declared by the City Council
of the City of Ely, Minnesota, that the
provisions of said Chapter 299 of the
Session Laws of Minnesota year 1929
as amended by Chapter 1877 of the
Session Laws of Minnesota year 1893
permitting villages and cities, except
cities of the first class, to create police
civil service commissions and prescrib-
ing the powers, duties and procedure Oh
such commission, be hereby expressly
accepted.
Alderman Hokkanen moved the
adoption of the foregoing resolution
which motion to adopt was seconded
by Alderman Carlson.
The vote thereon was as follows:
"Yes": Aldermen Carlson Hokkanen
and Mayor Harud 90.
"No": ALDERMEN Brennan, Kapsch
Tauzell, and zgonc "a.
Upon said vote, said resolution was
declared lost this 21st day of September
1894.
The City Chemist orally reported on
Bangs disease, or contagious abortion
among dairy herds, and the matter was
laid on the table for some future date
The matter of distributing rat poison
bats about rat infested property was
referred to the City Council and Vet
erinarian with power to act.
The Council dissolved into a Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
matters referred. Alderman Kapsch
appointed Chairman of the committee
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, September 81, 1884
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
We, your Committee of the Whole
to whom certain matters were referred
beg to report and recommend as fol-
lows:
l. That the proposal, or bid OF
Richards & Lee, Contractors. to
furnish all the labor and materials
necessary for the complete con-
struction of inch water main
extension from the Pioneer Mine
to point near the houses in
Sibley Location, be rejected and
the certified check of said bidder
be returned.
2. That the proposal, or bid OF
Crane Company of Minnesota, to
furnish 1900 lineal feet, more or
less, of 4" steel pipe, with Dresser
Couplings, and all other materials
as specified, for 4" water main
extension from the Pioneer Mine
to a point near the houses in
Sibley Location, according to said
bid, for the sum of Spills, be
accepted and the proper officers be
authorized and directed to enter
into such contract with them and
that all the other bids be rejected
and certified checks be returned.
g. That the City Engineer be author
lied and directed to construct the
proposed A. inch water main ex-
tension from the Pioneer Mine to
point near the houses in Sibley
Location by city day labor or force
account.
4. That the proposal, or bid, of w. C..
Carlson to furnish and install,
complete, Butler, size No. $50,
Automatic Coal Stoker, with con-
trolls. in the basement of the Com
munity Center Building, according
to specifications, for the sum of
$96500, be accepted and the
proper officers be authorized and
directed to enter into such con-
tract with him and that all other
bids be rejected and certified
checks returned.
5. That the proposal, or bid, of Lyle
Signs, Inc, to furnish Hospital
Zone signs; IL School Zone signs;
80 stop" signs, reflector type; 81
Away Street name signs complete
with TO- tube posts; so 2-way
Street name signs with brackets;
55-2A" o. D. Tube posts TO- long,