The Ely miner., 1942-12-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Council Chambers
Ely, Minnesota
Tuesday, December Is, 1912.
Pnp111ar MaptioO

Ely, Minnesota
Tuesday, December Is, 1912.
Regular Meeting.
Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order at 7:39 o'clock P.
M, by Mayor John Kapsch.
Present: Aldermen Ahola, Anderson,
Koschak, Porthan, Mayor Kapsch (5).
Absent: Alderman Maxi ID.
Consideration of minutes.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, support
ed by Alderman Anderson, that the
minutes of the regular meeting held on
December /, 1912, and the adjourned
regular meeting held December 10,
1912, be approved. Carried unanimous
ly.
Communication from the City Chem
ist, reporting the public water and
milk supplies to be of good potable
quality free of pathogenic bacteria was
read and ordered filed.
Requisition from the Water & Light
Department for supplies was read.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, support
ed by Alderman Anderson, that the
requisition be referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee with power to
act. Carried unanimously.
Communication from Solomon Wirta
was read, desiring to make the same
arrangements for the hauling of water
to his farm, just south of Ely, as was
done last winter was read.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Ahola, that the
communication be accepted and filed,
and the request granted but on tenn
porary basis due to gasoline rationing.
Carried unanimously.
Communication from the Recrea-
ton Director was read, asking the city
to assist the Recreation Department in
the construction of a toboggan slide
and ski slide.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, support
ed by Alderman Porthan, that the
communication be accepted and filed,
and referred to the Sales and Purchas-
ing Committee, in conjunction with
the City Engineer, with power to act.
Carried unanimously.
Reports from the Hartford Steam
Boiler inspection and Insurance Com
pany, covering inspections of three
city-owned pressure vessels, was read
and ordered filed.
Resignation of Toimi Ahola as AL
derman, effective aJnuary l, 1943 was
read.
WHEREAS, Alderman Toimi Ahola
has this day, December IS, 1912, ten
dered his resignation as Alderman of
the City of Ely to take effect on Janu-
ary /, 1913.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, That said resignation be ac-
cepted, and said office be declared va
can't as of January /, 1943.
The foregoing resolution was offer
ed by Alderman Anderson, seconded
by Alderman Porthan, and declared
carried on the following vote:
Yes: Alderman Ahola, Anderson,
Koschak, Porthan, Mayor Kapsch (5).
No: None (0).
Adopted this 18th day of December,
1912.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, that the
City Council extend to Mr. Toimi Aho-
la vote of appreciation and thanks
for his services and cooperation during
his tenure of office as an Alderman of
the City of Ely. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Anderson, that
the City Clerk, by the quickest means
possible, be directed to endeavor to
find out from Alderman John N. Maxi,
who has been absent for several
what he intends to do with
respect to his office. Carried unanim- |
ously.
Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Koschak, that the !
meeting adjourn. Carried unanimous
ly.
A. o. KUNTSON.
(SEAD City Clerk.