The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-10-23
City Council to Hold
Special Budget Meet,
Name ElectionJud
Session is Scheduled for
Tonight; Rock LeaUers'
DralC Fire.

A special meeting of the city council
is scheduled for tonight starting at
$50 o'clock to continue budget plan
ming begun last week
Judges and polling places for the
city election Dec. viii also be selected
at the special meeting. Three council
men and a municipal Judge VIII be
named at the forthcoming election.
The terms Of Aldermen Toimi AhoIa,
0. T. FriedSburg, and John N. Maxi
and that of Municipal Judge Edwin
w. Toms expire.
Final figures on property valuations
must be received here before the ex-
penditures for next year can be defin-
ltely lined up. Fred James city as
SCISSOR who attended mineral hearings
In st. Paul conducted last week by the
tax commissioner, said the valuation
figures would probably be sent the
city this weekend or the first of next
week.
That the council will have to WELD
the ak on requests for funds is evident
from the fact that total requests are
1851, 220, while total estimated income
is s323,968, difference of s37,252.
The city has already received a
s163.000 cut IN mineral valuations.
James said. The tax commissioner did
not commit himself on what would be
done with the $4,000 increase in min
ng company equipment, nor what val
lation would be placed on the Zenith
shaft pillar which will go of the re-
serve to active ore classification.
Action was taken at the Tuesday
evening session to enforce the CITY
;harter provisions requiring persons
building to remove rocks and other
iebris from their property.
The move came at the request of
who declared rocks in
llleys and on boulevards at the site OF
lew buildings would make snow plow-
ng difficult. Mayor John Kapsch
pointed out that rocks in alleys made
t "bad for the fire truck" and Ahola
ollowed with the admonition that the
city shouldn't make a practice OF
hauling away" such debris.
When Friedsburg said that the city
engineer and street commissioner
hould follow regulations laid down By
he charter, Engineer Waino Somero
declared that lit had been common
,ractice in the past for councils) to
i've direct orders to clean up rubbish
,iled in alleys"
City Attorney Peter Moscatelh read
rom the charter the provision that
he council has the power
ITO require the owner or occu-
pant of buildings or grounds to
remove snow, ice, dirt, and rubbish
from the sidewalks and grounds adj
jacent thereto"
Moscatelh also reported to the coun-
il, as directed at the last meeting,
hat the city has the authority 70
rohibit bulk gasoline storage tanks
rom being erected within the city
limits, but that those now within the
ity could not be ordered removed
Tithout sufficient reason.
Upon being questioned, Fire Chief
G. Cox said that three tanks were
Tithin the city limits and the rest
ust outside. He said that he believed
he recent case of 1000 gallons leak
1g from bulk tank and endangering
he entire area was caused from a
alive left open and not from a leak.
lie added, upon being questioned, that
here were locks on some of them"
Grading of a railroad right-of-way
D the new Zenith shaft now under
Tay will neceSsitate Immediately lay
1g bypass sewer to the east end
isposal plant until new sewer is
uilt around the area, Sonero reported
The purchase of 300 feet of 1O-inch
ipe at an estimated cost of SOS was
uthorized. The pipe can be salvaged
nd reused.
The new grade will also necessitate
elaying 1,700 feet of water line TO
ontinue serving eight residences in
ne Savoy location, Paul Buccowich.
r., superintendent Of the water and
ght department, informed the council
uccowich said the city had 1000 feet
T pipe on hand but would have TO
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