The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
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and that the department had objected
to spending that much money between
the two cities.
Somero recommended that the city
seek a Stabilized gravel lift and a
good blacktop that will hold up" de-
claring that it would have more of
a chance in obtaining this type of a
surface.
Condition of the road this spring has
been deplorable. 1t caused considerable
alarm to persons promoting the COVER
were to be taken over it by autos, and
the highway department worked fran
tically to get it into shape for the
trip
1--WE realize that your city council
and civic organizations have been urg-
ing that this department pave this
section of highway for several years"
Hoffman wrote THUS far it has not
seemed possible to provide funds to
finance this paving.
During 1899 the total amount of
concrete paving constructed in the en-
tire state was only 20 miles, while
this year it appears that the paving
program will be limited to approx
mately 60 or 10 miles.
With such limited paving pro-
gram" he continued, sit seems prob
able that it may be some time before
we may be able to justify the paw
ing of this section of highway"
Payment on the new garbage truck
recently purchased from the Forest
Chevrolet company and put into serv-
ice Saturday was refused, and the pay
of ten special policemen was also turned
| down, both by tie vote. One council
man was absent. The accounts and
| finance committee opposed, 81, al
lowing the claims.
Voting against the two items were
Aldermen o. T. Friedsburg, Joseph
Milkovich, and Ahola, while favoring
| them were Aldermen Frank VraneSich
and Archie Hedloff and Mayor B. M.
Lambert. Alderman John N. Maxi was
absent.
Payment of $2,177 for the truck was
held up, as was the $40 pay of the
special policemen. Aldermen opposing
the police pay declared the mayor had
violated the city charter in hiring
them.
| Upon the questioning of Friedsburg, it
was revealed that city labor was used
in digging up the gasoline tanks on
the city garage property owned by
John Skala, Jr. A motion by Frieds-
burg was passed ordering City Attor-
ney Thomas j. Carey to compile a
report as to the legality of remov-
ing the tanks at city expense.
DR.. John E. Thompson, city chemist
and veterinarian, in a letter to the
council entered complaint against the
crews handling garbage. Street Com
missioner Tony Freshmen countered
with the charge that people in the
city did not always cooperate with his
men in caring for the garbage.
The council laid on the table a re-
quest of the city engineer for 10000
gallons of asphalt for street work, es-
timated to cost $1,000, which means
that streets will not be oiled.
A flat rate of 70 cents for 1900 cubic
feet of water during June to Sept.
l was approved.
The Veranth Lumber company and
the Lampert Lumber company were
each given contracts for four carloads
of cement, 1872 barrels per car, at a
cost of $2.79 per barrel. The McMahan
Lumber company also bid on the ce-
ment.
| Persons receiving common labor from
the city came in for considerable con-
| demnation from several members of
the council because of failure to show
up for work when their names were
on the list.
Freshmen stated, upon being ques-
toned, that it had been impossible to
start the sewer project in Fortier's adj
| dition Monday because not enough able
| bodied men had reported for work.
The council passed a motion offered
by Ahola that IA men be hired for
the job to assure its being completed
as soon as possible at the least ex-
pense. Half of the cost will be as
sessed against the AUDITING property.
1t was charged that men on the
labor list reported for work at their
convenience and did not always turn
in a days work when they did show
up. Friedsburg lead the discussion of
the situation, and urged the council
to take steps to correct it.
He said that of AZ men on the list.
81 reported for work Monday and 20
Tuesday. 1t was brought out that oc-
cassionally these men are absorbed by
private employment, or obtain work
from the county and school for which
they receive more per day than from
the city.