The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
City Council Selects
Department Heads at
Organization Session
Citizens Jam Council Hall
to Hear Proceedings of
First Meeting.

Two hundred people filled the council
chambers to the last place Tuesday
evening on the occasion of the first
meeting of the newly elected city council
with Mayor Bern M. Lambert presiding
and all the councilmen present.
Mayor Lambert called the meeting to
order at o'clock and City Clerk a o.
Knutson announced that the newly
elected members had qualified and were
entitled to seats in the council.
On roll call the following answered to
their names: Archie Hedloff, Frank
Vranesich, Joseph Milkovich, the newly
elected appearing for the first official
meeting and Joseph Spreitzer, Jr.. John
Debeltz and Frank zgonc, holdoyer
members.
Mayor Lambert, on opening the meet
ing, made a short address in which he
stated the aims of the present council
He stated that there would be less
money in the treasury the coming year.
He estimated that there would be S138,-
600 less income from decreased valua-
tons and that the budget would needs
be revised to meet the decrease.
He also stated that the council would
stay strictly within the budget and on
the cash basis plan. This attitude be
came evident at once when the police
department was named, this department
to remain within the $1,000 budget
allotted it. The mayor also asked for
the cooperation of the citizens OF Ely
in this conduct of city affairs.
The police department was revamped
by taking some off the roll, putting
others on and cutting the force TO half
time with the exception of the chief
and assistant chief who are on full
time. The appointments were an
nounced as follows:
Chief-DouglaS Nankervis.
Assistant Chief-Olaf Harri
Police Of1cers-JoSeph Champa, Jo-
seph Markovich, Peter Kotchevar, E.
A. LaBeau, Jacob Salo, John Klobu-
char, Fred Dargontina, Caesar Cadari.
Steve MoravitZ, Martin Grahek, Sr.,
Matt Herranen, Carlo Piettila, Rudolph
Banovetz, Matt Levar, James Mccarthy,
Christ Saari, Jack Poshak, Henry Mat
tia, Eden Ellefsen and Emil Forsman.
Police Acknowledgements Lambert,
Lydia Pruuh and Mary Smrekar.
Applications had been received and
were read at the meeting from the
several heads of departments for re-
appointment which resulted in the old
officers of last year being named with
the exception of the assessor in which
Nick Popovich was replaced by the
election of Fred B. James, who held
the position up to four years ago wien
he was replaced by Mr. Popovich. Other
heads of department named on motions
made in each individual case are as
follows:
City Clerk-A O. KnutSon.
City Treasurer-Andrew Watilo, Jr.
City Attorney-Thos j. Carey.
| City Engineer-Waino Somero.
/. Supt. of Light and WATERFALL Buc-
cowich, Jr.
Street Commissioner-Frank Preshi-
rem.
Health Commissfoner-Dr. o. w.
Parker.
Fire Warden. c. Cox.
City Chemist and Veterinarian
j. E. Thompson.
Manager Community Center Ray
Hoef1er
] Cemetery Sexton-Frank Peshel.
Matron Detention Hospital EN-
ma Moravitz.
City Hall Custodian-A. o. Knutson.
Alderman Joseph Spreitzer, Jr., was
made Acting Mayor and William Turja
OF Virginia was named as auditor for
1899.
Standing Committees were named by
the mayor and these along with other
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