The Ely miner., 1942-12-10

Carried UNANIMOUSLY.
Requisitions from several depart
mentsfor supplies, including a request
from the Water & Light department
for new billing machine, were read.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, supported
by Alderman Anderson, that with the
exception of the request for a new
billing machine, the acquisitions be re-
ferred to the Sales & Purchasing Com
mittee with power to act. Carried un-
animousIy.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, supported
by Alderman KoSchak that the City
| Treasurer be authorized to gather in
| formation on Water & Light billing
machines, and if necessary visit other
communities for this purpose. Carried
! unanimously.
Applications from Blago Nickolof
and Louis Strukel for employment in
Street Commissioner department were
read.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, supported
| by Alderman Anderson, that the ap-
pncations be accepted, filed, and re-
ferred to the City Engineer and the
Street Commissioner with power to act.
Carried unanimously.
Communication from the Ely Public
! Library was read, informing the council
that Columbia Paris has been employed
| by them as bookkeeper at salary of
$4,000 per month, effective November
| 13, 1912.
Moved by Alderman Ahola, supported
| by Alderman Anderson, that the COM
munication be accepted and filed
Carried unanimously.
/ Communication from Emil Ahola
was read, asking to purchase, if pos
Sible, a tract of land 100 ft.xl25 TT.
in size, located in the northeast corner
of the unpIatted portion of the city's
Gravel Pit 40. Said tract being directly
west of Block 8, Conan'S Addition and
south of Lots II to 20, Block l, Bro2-
! ich's Addition.
Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Ahola, that the
communication be accepted and filed,
and that in the event the city should
dispose Of this property that Mr.. Ahola
|
animously.
| Communication from the War Pro-
duction Board, requesting city officials
civic groups, chambers of commerce,
merchants and citizens generally to
dispense with outdoor Christmas light
ing this year, was read and ordered
| filed.
Report from the Minnesota Depart
ment of Health, division of sanitation,
covering an investigation of the water
supply of Ely made on February 25,
1912, was read and ordered filed.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Ahola, that the
City of Ely endeavor to carry out in
1943 some of the recommendations
made by the Minnesota State Board of
Health to further safeguard the water
supply against contamination, and that
the City Engineer and the Superin-
tendent Of the Water & Light depart
ment be directed to plan such pro-
gram. Carried unanimously.
A proposal, or bid, from Borchert-
Ingersoll, Inc, st. Paul, Minnesota, to
| anu uSl1ESI OIlC w N1OIC4
I'D" Highway Spreader, complete for
the sum of $271.O0, F. o. B. Ely, Mime
sofa, was now opened and publicly
read. This was the only bid received
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Anderson, that the
proposal be referred to the executive
session for consideration. Carried un-
animously.
The Council went into an Executive
Session.
Meeting called to order.
Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Koschak, that
Borchert-I -Ingersoll Inc, be awarded
contract to furnish one % Highway
Equipment Company, Model DID,,
Highway Spreader as specified, COM
plete ready to use, for the sum of S271,
F. o. B. Ely, Minnesota, and that the
proper officers be directed to enter such
a contract Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Anderson, that
commencing with January, 1943, bill
ings, the discount on water and light
| p1iIS pdIA "Ae1i1ii I4lC pACoSAADSo t4iAAC
shall be increased to Is per cent, and
| that at the end of the first year of
operation under the present one-neter
system the Superintendent Of the
Water & Light department shall re-
port to the council on the possibility
of further increasing the discount
Carried unanimously.
| Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Ahola, that the
meeting adjourn until 7:30 o'clock p.
M, Thursday, December 10, 1912.
Carried unanimously.
| A. 0. KNUTSON,
| (SEAL) CITY Clerk