The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.


Council Chambers, Ely, Minnesota.
Monday, December 81, 1896.
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING.
Adjourned special meeting of the City
Council was called to order at 1904
o'clock p. M, by Mayor Steve A. Ban
ovetz.
Present: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Sch
weiger, Skala, Slabodnik, zgonc, Mayor
BanovetZ.
Absent: None.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman zgonc, that the bids for
the construction of the community
building, a project known as Docket
No. Mimi 1097-D, together with the
architects letter of recommendation as
to awarding contracts for the construc-
ton of the project be taken from the
table. Carried
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Skala, that the architects
letter of recommendation recommending
certain contract awards for the con-
struction of the project be rejected.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Skala,
Zgonc, "a.
No: Aldermen Schweiger, Slabodnik,
Mayor Banovetz, 80.
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Ellis, that the contract
for general construction, Item A (stone
and brick construction be awarded to
Lenci, Lenci and Englund for the sum
of $169, 10000, subject to certain rock
Excavation and foundation concrete unit
prices, being the lowest bid submitted
for stone construction, contingent upon
the approval of the State Director,
PWA, and provided the City can raise
additional funds for the project.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Skala,
Zgonc "a.
No: Aldermen Schweiger, Slabodnik,
Mayor Banovetz 90.
Motion carried.
The following stipulations were made
by members of the City Council in ex-
PLANTATION of their respective votes on
the foregoing motion:
Mayor Banovetz and Alderman Sla-
bodnik stated that they were against
stone construction because of an under
standing that the building was to be
built of monolithic concrete, that the
matter had been discussed with the
mining company officials, and that the
condition of the City's finances will not
permit stone construction building.
Alderman Schweiger gave the same
explanation of his vote and in addition
thereto stated that the primary reason
for the project was that it would absorb
labor.
Alderman Maxi stated that, being a
new member of the Council, he was not
aware of these things going on, so he
followed his convictions that better
building could be constructed of stone,
and that in his opinion it is the peoples
desire to have stone faced building.
Mr.. B. o. Strachan, Superintendent
of the Oliver Iron Mining Company,
being present, opposed the Councils de-
cision to construct the building of stone.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Skala, that the contract
for plumbing, heating, ventilating and
air conditioning be awarded to D. w.
Hickey g. Company in the amount of
$27, $500, being the lowest bid sub
mitted, and that the contract for the
electrical work be awarded to the Com
mercia1 Electric Company in the
amount of $5,560O0, being the lowest
bid submitted, both awards being con-
tingent upon the approval of the State
Director, PWA, and provided the City
can raise additional funds for the pro-
ject. Carried.
WHEREAS Bids for the construction
of the Community Building at Ely, Min
nesota, Docket No. MINI. 1O97-D were
opened on Friday, December 49, 1896,
and
WHEREAS These figures over-ran the
City's ability to finance the work, and
WHEREAS 1t is now apparent that
additional funds must be raised by the
City of Ely, Minnesota, and that it is
necessary to request an additional grant
from the Federal Emergency Admins
tration of Public Works,
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT RE-
SOLVED BY the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota, meeting in
special session this 21st day of Dec
ember, 1896, that the City of Ely request
that the date for start of construction
included in the original offer of grant
be extended for a reasonable period to
give said City of Ely time to formulate
a plan to raise said additional funds
and file its application for supplemental
grant, if such course is found necessary,
and that the date of completion be ex-
tended to one Cd year from this time
of start of construction
The foregoing resolution was moved
by Alderman Skala, seconded by Alder
man Ellis, and declared carried on the
following vote:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Skala,
zgonc, Mayor Banovetz (6.
No: Aldermen Schweiger, Slabodnik
co.
Adopted this 21st day of December,
1896.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Zgonc, that the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.