The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-12

of the employe or by order of the COM |
mission.
were opened and read as follows:
Steam Coal
Bidder Stove Egg Egg Lump
& Stove
S. sikala & Sons 100 800 800 S15
E. E. Strom -. 8.45* +.
NOTE: 60 Oil Treated
Moved by Alderman Slabodnik, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the bid
of S. Sikala & Sons to furnish Is tons,
more or less, steam coal, stove size, for
the sum of $50 per ton, F. o. B. cars,
Ely, Minnesota, be accepted and the
proper officials be authorized to enter
into such a contract and that the other
bid be rejected. Carried.
Moved by Alderman zgonc, supported
by Alderman Maxi, that effective at
once, the City charge 10c per yard for
gravel taken from the Cemetery pit,
and that all persons removing gravel
therefrom be instructed to leave the
pit in a neat and orderly condition.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Skala,
Slabodnik, zgonc, Mayor Banovetz. Co
No: Alderman Schweiger Cd
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Skala, supported
by Alderman Ellis, that the City Engin-
eed be designated as the person to have
charge of all City gravel pits.
Vote as follows:
A16orrnon Er1lic NHoLi Dol 10
Slabodnik, zgonc, Mayor Banovetz (6)
No: Alderman Schweiger. Cd
| Motion carried.
WHEREAS, it appears that emergen-
cies arise from time to time which
necessitates trips out of the City by
the Mayor members of the City Coun-
Gil, and department heads between reg
ular council meetings,
WHEREAS, it is felt that the ex-
penses of such necessary trips should
be reimbursed by the City of Ely, al
though such trips might not be legally
authorized prior to such trips
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RE
SOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota, meeting in
regular session this 3rd day of March,
1886, that the Mayor and members of
the City Council be authorized to make
any necessary emergency trips in 1886
with the understanding they will be
reimbursed for necessary and actual ex-
penditures by the City of Ely, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
department heads who make such
emergency trips in 1886 shall be reim-
bursed only if such trip is authorized
by a majority of the City Council;
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
any trips made prior to this date on
necessary city business be ratified and
expenses of such trips be reimbured to
the proper parties.
i The foregoing resolution was moved
by Alderman Skala, seconded by Alder
man Slabodnik, and declared carried
on the following vote:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Schwei-
ger, Skala, Slabodnik, zgonc, and Mayor
BanovetZ. Cd
No: None. (O
Alderman Slabodnik offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
RESOLVED, That there be an here
by is transferred from the General
Fund to the Mayors Contingent Fund,
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
($5O0OO).
The foregoing resolution was moved
by Alderman Slabodnik, seconded by
Alderman Schweiger, and declared car
ried on the following vote:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Schweiger,
Skala, Slabodnik, zgonc, and Mayor
Banovetz. Cd
No: None (O
Alderman zgonc offered the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, on the 9Th day of May,
1924, the City Council of the City of
Ely, st. Louis County, Minnesota, did
establish a fund known as the "City
Hall Building Fund" which the City
Council did then specifically designate
as fund sin which shall be kept
monies to provide for the cost of build
ing a City Hail." and,
| WHEREAS, monies were therefore
yearly levied into said fund until enough
money was on hand to build said City
Hall Building, said building being COM
pleted in 1890, and,
WHEREAS, there now remains on
hand in said fund the sum of Six Thou
sand Eight Hundred and One Dollars
and Seventy Cents, ($6,801.70 which
amount has been accommodating in said
fund since said building. was COM
pleted, and,
WHEREAS, the specific purpose for
which said fund was created has been
accomplished and there no longer re-
mains any reason for longer continu-
ing said fund, and in fact, the existence
of said fund unnecessarily complicates
the financial system in the City of
Ely,
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED BY the City Council of the
City of Ely meeting in regular session
this Bird day of March, 1886, that the
City Hall Building Fund be and hereby
is abolished and the sum of money
I, therein remaining in the amount as
above set out be and hereby is trans
ferred to the general fund of the City
of Ely.
The foregoing resolution was moved
by Alderman zgonc, seconded by Alder
man Skala, and declared carried on the
following vote:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Schwei-
ger, Skala, Slabodnik, zgonc, and May
or Banovetz. CD
No: None. (0)
Moved by Alderman zgonc, support
ed by Alderman Ellis, that the salary
of the City Assessor be increased $1,000