The Ely miner., 1936-05-28

Sidewalk Committee, in conjunction
with the City Engineer and the City
Attorney to investigate and report.
Carried
Verified claim of the Ely Hardware
and Furniture Company in the amount
of $28350, for 800 garbage cans fur
nished as per contract, was read.
Moved by Alderman zgonc, supported
by Alderman Maxi, that the bill OF the
Ely Hardware and Furniture Company
be approved, and that the City Clerk
be authorized to draw an order on the
City Treasurer in payment Of the same
Carried.
Communication from the Duluth, Mis-
sabe & Northern Railway Company, re-
garding a site on their right-of-way for
the proposed municipal scale, was read
and ordered filed.
Proposals from the following for the
furnishing of 696 lineal feet of 6-inch
cast iron water main, together with
fittings, valves, and one hydrant, were
opened and read:
Bidder Price
Marshall-Wells Company, ......$ 1857 .Ol
Duluth Plumbing Supplies Co., 927.51
Crane Company, ................ 9lS29
The proposals were referred to the
City Engineer for tabulation and to the
Committee of the Whole for considera-
tion.
Proposals from the following for the
furnishing of a motor truck scale were
opened and read:
Fairbanks, Morse & Company:
Fairbanks, No. 1905, cotton,
28'x9', type "S", Motor truck
scale with type registering
beam, complete, ............ 81 ,336.S5
Frank Veranth:
Fairbanks, lotion, 1913, type
So, Motor truck scale, ....s $1,000
Add $4,000 for C-22 Double face dial.
Add s495 for mechanical weight re-
corder.
Add $3.50 for type registering beam.
Will rent said scale on a yearly basis
at $500 per month.
Moved by Alderman Schweiger sup
ported by Alderman Slabodnik, that all
bids be rejected.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Schweiger, Slabodnik,
Mayor Banovetz 80.
No: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Skala,
Zgonc "a.
Motion lost.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Skala, that the bids for a
motor truck scale be referred to the
Committee of the Whole for considera-
ton.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Skala,
Zgonc "a.
No: Aldermen Schweiger, Slabodnik,
Mayor Banovetz 90.
Motion carried.
Alderman Ellis offered the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, On January II, 1888, the
City Council of the City of Ely, by
resolution of that date, gave the power
to the City Clerk of the City Of Ely to
accept in writing in the name of the
City of Ely, assignments of future wages
as filed by persons working for the City
of Ely, and,
WHEREAS, It appears that this
system is being abused and is detri-
mental to the public welfare,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RE
SOLVED BY the City Council of the
City of Ely, meeting in regular session
this Goth day Of May, 1886, that the
resolution of January II, 1888, as above
described, be and hereby is in all parts
rescinded and the City Clerk of the
City of Ely is hereby instructed not to
accept in writing any assignments of
future wages from any person working
for the City of Ely from this date
henceforth.
The foregoing was moved by Alder
man Ellis, seconded by Alderman Zgonc,
and declared carried on the following
vote:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Schweiger,
Skala, Slabodnik, zgonc, Mayor Bano-
vetz Cd.
No: None (O.
Adopted this Goth day of May, 1886.
The matter of appointing Judges of
Election and selecting polling places for
the primary election to be held on
June Is, 1886, was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
The Council dissolved into a Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
matters referred.
Alderman zgouc appointed Chairman
of the Committee of the Whole.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, May 19, 1886.
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 following qualified elec-
tors be appointed regular Judges
of Election, and the following des-
cribed places be designated as poll
ing places for the primary election
to be held on Monday, June Is,
1896:
Precinct Regular Judge
First Joseph Mavetz, Sr.
Mary Gradisher
Olive Sundholm