The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17

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of the water pdant. Another ship now
on the west coast, having $50 horse
power motor, is expected to be brought
here for testing purposes this week.
end and may be added to the one used
for the past two years, which is pow
cred by 245 horse motor. Both are
Stinsons, and the former would be
used for transporting large loads or
on small lakes where greater power is
needed to take off.
After some discussion of the alley
paving project, which C. A. Johnson
Virginia, owner of the Johnson building
appeared in favor of, it was decided
to include it and several others in the
business district in the budget for
1911. Johnson pointed out that petit
ton asking for the paving had been
submitted year ago, but Alderman
Joseph Milkovich contended that the
city now had no funds with which to
pave the alley this year.
Cost was estimated by City Engineer
Waino Somero at between $1,000 and
$1,000, half of which will be assessed
against the abutting property and the
other half paid by the city.
Just before adjournment Somero re-
minded the council that the city had
but one piece of snow-removal equip
ment, that a grader. There is also
an ancient wheeltype tractor with a
small V-shaped pillow for clearing
sidewalks.
Asked by Alderman John N. Maxi
to make a report on what was needed
at the next meeting, Somero said he
had the information available now
which follows: One heavy truck OF
tractor for narrow streets (where the
grader cannot go), one V-shaped pillow
and one-way pillow for mounting on
trucks, and proper type sidewalk pillow.
A cost estimate is being compiled for
consideration at the next meeting.
Also being estimated is the cost of
extending the white way on east James
and Pattison streets. Somero and Paul
Buccowich, water and light superin-
tendent, estimated that it would cost
81 1898 to extend the white way along
portions of east Camp, Sheridan, and
Chapman streets. The council will
consider placing the projects in the
1941 budget.
The new electric rate schedule, adop-
ted at the recommendation of Bucco-
witch, was compiled by the water and
| light superintendent from study made
by Minnesota Power & Light company
engineers.
The one-meter residential service
rates, which are not applicable to rec
ognized rooming and boarding houses,
hotels, tourists camps and similar COM
mercial establishments, nor to standby,
breakdown, supplementary, resale, and
share service, follow:
$1.00 for first 16 XVIII or less.
5.5c per XVIII for next "a XVIII.
soc per XVIII for next 80 XVIII.
zoe per XVIII for all additional
The net monthly bill is computed
at the above net monthly rate, pay
able within 10 days from date thereof.
If payment is not so made, there will
be payable the net monthly bill plus
SO of same. If customer orders service
discontinued and within IL months
thereafter applies for reconnection at
the same premises, there will be a
$500 charge to cover cost Of disconnec-
ton and reconnection. The same con-
dition applies to commercial lighting
The net monthly rate for CONNER
cial lighting follows:
SAC per XVIII for first 200 XVIII
4.5c per XVIII for next 100 XVIII.
SIC per XVIII for next 700 XVIII.
soc per XVIII for all additional
Add to the first block of the above
rate so XVIII for each kilowatt of con-
nected load in excess of 5 kiloWatts
In addition to the above net monthly
rate there will be charge of $500 per
kva of manufacturers rating for each
unit, or separately controlled group of
units, on neon, fluorescent, mercury
vapor lamps or tubes, or other types
OF gaseous tube lamps or devices hav-
ing low power factor characteristics if
the overall power factor Gncluding
auxiliaries) of any such unit, or group,
is less than approximately 80 per cent
tagging. Minimum bill: 81 90 plus 81 90
for each kilowatt of connected load in
excess of five kilowatts.
The net commercial power rates,
which are not applicable to lighting
service, follow:
4.5c per XVIII for the first 100 XVIII.
3.5c per XVIII for the next 200 XVIII.
SOC per XVIII for the next 1000 XVIII.
zoe per XVIII for all additional.
Add to the first block of the above
rate so XVIII for each horsepower of
connected load in excess of five horse
power. Minimum BILL based on the
connected load, as follows: $500 for
the first two horsepower or less, S1OO
per hp for the next 10 hp, go cents
per hp for all additional
The net monthly commercial cook
ing and heating rates. not applicable to
lighting or power service, follow:
2.70c per XVIII for the first 100 XVIII.
2.25c per XVIII for all additional.
Minimum bill: $1O0 per kilowatt of
connected load, but not less than $500.
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