The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-07
City Council Selects
Appointiue Officers at
Organization Session
Spectators Jam Chambers
for First Meeting Of
New Council.
MANY APPLY FOR JOBS
Standing Committees of the
Council Are Named by
Mayor Peshel.

Before an audience of citizens that
filled the council chambers to stand
ing room only" on Tuesday evening, the
newly elected mayor and aldermen of
the City of Ely took their places and at
once jumped into the matter of max
| ing appointments and transacting such
other business as came before them.
Presiding over the meeting for the
first time was Jack Peshel as mayor
The newly elected members of the coun-
Gil along with Mayor Peshel were Al
dermen John Mattila, Alex Lobe and
Arthur Nyman and the holdovers from
last year, Frank Zgonc, John N. Maxi
and Robert G. Ellis.
Mayor Peshel replaces Steve A. Ban
ovetz, mayor for the past two years,
Mr.. Banovetz not having been candi-
date to succeed himself. Aldermen
Lobe, Mattila and Nyman were elected
to succeed Aldermen John Slabodnik,
Martin Skala, Jr., and Frank Schweiger.
The council convened at 800 o'clock
and long before that hour the cham
bers were filled with interested spec
organization of the body was transacted
on a prearranged schedule and the
council adjourned to meet last night
when further appointments were to be
made
During the evening, City Clerk Knut-
son read the findings of the PWA Of
ficials regarding the new community
building. The authorities approved the
action of the council as set forth in
the resolutions adopted last week and
informed the Ely officials that the
$83 900 allotted would be available.
Work on the structure must, how
ever, begin before January 18th and
Contractor Lenci is now in st. Paul
arranging for the beginning of the
work, signing contracts, completing
bonds and such other work necessary.
Active work will begin on the structure
at once.
The allotment made will not prevent
the city from applying to the PWA for
an additional grant. Whether this
will be granted or not will not leopard
ize the construction as the city coun-
Gil has arranged for the financing of
the project in a manner satisfactory to
the PWA authorities.
The main work of the council on
Tuesday evening was the appointment
of the department heads and the po-
| lice force. The police department as
Offered will be as follows:
Douglas Nankervis, chief; E. A. La
Beau, day sergeant; Peter Kocevar,
night captain, Joseph Markovich, SER
geant, part time; police officers, part
time olaf Harri, Matt Musich, Rudolph
Banovetz, Matt Levar, Victor Erickson,
Caesar Cadari Martin Grahek, ST.. An
ton Gornick, Matt Herranen, JAS Nc
Carthy, Chris Saari, Jack Poschak,
Henry Mattila, Eden Ellefsen, Emil
Forsman, Toivo Pekkala, Fred Dargon-
tina; the last three named are new
appointees.
Four police matrons were named on
part time basis. They are the veter-
an Mrs. Caroline Quigley, heading the
list with Mrs. Lydia Pruuki, Mrs Mar
garet Lambert and Mrs. Mary Smrekar
as the new appointees replacing Mrs
James Moonan, Mrs. George Butarac
and Mrs. Rose Svetich.
William Turja of Virginia was desig-
mated as auditor by Mayor Peshel.
Other officers renamed were: A. O.
Knutson as city clerk; Andrew Watilo,
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