The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-10

sidered at the next regular meeting, |
and that all other items on the
acquisitions be referred to the Sales
& Purchasing Committee with power |
to act. Carried unanimously.
Applications from August Trinei fol-
soft drinks license and "On Sale"
and "Of Sale" licenses to sell nom
Intoxicating malt liquors at "a East
Sheridan Street, were read.
Moved by Alderman Friedsburg,
supported by Alderman Anderson, that
the applications be accepted, filed, and
license granted. Carried unanimously.
Application from the Ely Coop
Youth League for a dance permit was
read.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, sup
ported by Alderman Friedsburg, that
the application be accepted, filed, and
permit granted Carried unanimously
Pool Hall bond of Everett Ellefsen,
in the amount of $1,000 with the Home
Indemnity Company as surety there
on, was read.
Moved by Alderman Friedsburg,
supported by Alderman Porthan, that
the bond be approved, accepted and
filed, subject to the City Attorneys
approval as to form and execution
Carried unanimously.
Report from the Minnesota Depart
ment of Health, approving of the
plans and specifications for a water
main extension in Auditors Plat of
Chandler Addition, was read and
ordered filed
Communication from the Range
Municipalities & Civic Association re-
garding certain proposed legislation
was read and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
Communication from the County
Auditor of ST. Louis County, submit
ting list of properties within the
City of Ely, forfeited to the state due
to tax delinquencies, was read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
The Council dissolved into a Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
matters referred.
Chairman of the Committee.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, April /, 1941.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
We, your Committee of the Whole,
to whom certain matters were re-
ferred, beg to report and recommend
as follows:
l. That the remaining unsold part
of Lot /, and all of Lots 2, Shay
ava Plat, except that part Of
said lots reserved by the city
for water line and power line
purposes, be sold and conveyed
to william Leithold, Joe j. Perko
and William zupancich in as
equal parcels as is possible and
that the sale price for each such
parcel shall be $500.
2. That the City Attorneys tenta-
tive draft of the proposed ordin-
ance prohibiting carnivals, and
similar attractions, be approved.
g. That the communication from
the Range Municipalities & Civic
Association be laid on the table
f. That the properties in the City
of Ely, Minnesota, as shown on
the list furnished by the Audi
tor of st. Louis County, which
properties have been forfeited &c
the state due to tax delinquency
and for years beginning with
1881 or 1888, be withheld from
public sale.
Respectfully submitted,
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
BY o. T. Friedsburg, Chairman
Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman TiSovich, that the
report of the Committee of the Whole
be approved, accepted and filed, and
the recommendations be carried out
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Anderson, Maxi, Por-
than, Tisovich, Mayor Kapsch. go
Aldermen Ahola and Friedsburg
voted Eyes" on items No. 2. and 4
and voted "No" on item No. 1 of the
report.
Aldermen Ahola and Friedsburg ex-
planned that they voted mo" because
as long as this is public property that
is being disposed of, it should be adj
vertised for sale and sold to the
highest bidder.
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, supported
by Alderman Friedsburg, that the City
Engineer be instructed to prepare an
estimate of cost of revamping the
existing sanitary sewer and construc-
ting storm sewer in Walbank's Addi-
ton, and to report at the next regular
meeting. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Friedsburg, sup |
ported by Alderman Anderson, COM
mittee consisting of any member of the
council, the City Attorney and City
Clerk be authorized to go to ST. Paul
at the expense of the city on legisla-
tive and taxation matters. Carried
unanimously.