The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-08
CITY COUNCIL
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communication to the council.
"A considerable part Of the stock
would have been condemned if it had
been offered for sale for local consump-
tion,'' DR.. Thompson said
After suggesting that the Minnesota
League of Municipalities be approached
on the subject and corrective measures
be worked out, the city chemist said
that "the league could work out some
system whereby an inspection and Ii
cense could be given before such a
stock could be transported interstate. -
He said he knew of no law that con-
trolled the disposal of such merchan-
disc, and added that Ely might well
bring the subject up to the league. The
communication was referred to DR.. o.
w. Parker, city health officer, who will
contact the state board of health on
the subject.
The request of the Rural Electric
company, representing five rural lines
purchasing current from the city, for a
3 cent rate was denied by 40 vote
after Maxi had made motion that it
be granted along with 10 per cent
discount.
Thereupon the council voted to make
comparison of the Scent rate and the
rate now being paid. Paul Buccowich,
superintendent of the water and light
department, informed the council, up
on request, that it cost the city Is
cents per kilowatt to produce the cur
rem and that scent rate would be
pretty small margin"
The group has been after reduc-
ton for some time, and at present
pays the regular rate of SIT for the
first 300 kilowatts and cents for each
additional kilowatt.
Bills and the payroll for January in
the sum of $28,811 were allowed The
street commissioners payroll, which in
cluded 239 part-time laborers besides
the garage foreman, clerks, mechanics
and truck drivers, totaled $7,56652.
A new list of labor applicants will
be compiled. All persons seeking work
with the city will be required to make
out new applications before Feb 49,
Those applying after this date must
wait 60 days before being given work
The Commercial club was granted
$4,000 of its allotment City Attorney
Thomas j. Carey reported that the
city already had an ordinance, No II,
prohibiting the firing of firecrackers
within the city limits at any time He
had been requested to draw up an
ordinance controlling firecrackers
Thirty-three residents of James and
Pattison streets submitted a petition
asking that the city plant shade trees
on the streets and the connecting ave-
nueS. City Engineer Waino Somero,
after informing the council that it had
been customary to plant trees after
sidewalks, curbs and cutters had been
put in, was instructed to compile a
report on the cost.
Capt. H. H. Thompson and Sons,
Duluth, submarine divers, were given
the job of inspecting the screen and in
take line at the BURNSIDE lake pump
ing plant at a cost of SIPS. The city
will furnish four helpers and some ma
terials for use in making the inspec-
ton, which will be the first since the
line was installed in 1882.
Tavern owners granted renewal of
on-sale licenses at fee of 5000 each
included Earle Sund, Matt Kapsch,
John Chrep, Matt Otrin, Alex Debeltz,
Joe Garni, Andon Ola, Jake Skala, and
Martin Skala, ST.. The special license,
with fee of $50 went to the Moose
club. Licenses for package stores, fee
$3.50, went to Frank Strukel, Leona
Gordon, Clara Buska and Edith Ma
rines.