The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-04-30

| fore any contract, agreement or pur-
chase order is advertised or placed,
that application for preference rat
ing be made to the War Production
Board, was read and ordered filed.
| Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Koschak, that
| the request of the Chief of the Fire
| Department, submitted at a previous
meeting, for Fire Department equip
ment and fire hose be referred to an
executive session. Carried unani-
mously.
Communication from the War Pro-
duction Board, calling the councils
attention to the necessity for a con-
servation program, in order to keep all
equipment in the best possible re-
pair for use as long as possible, was
read and ordered filed.
Reports from the Hartford Steam
Boiler Inspection & Insurance Com
pany, covering an inspection made
March 10, 1912 of city owned boilers,
were read and ordered filed.
| A certified copy of a resolution
adopted on April g, 1912 by the Board
of County Commissioners of st. Louis
County, Minnesota, was read. Said
resolution authorizing the County
Mineral Valuation Engineer to conduct
one-month survey and appraisal of
the personal property and machinery
on the real estate Of all the various
mining companies in the Ely Assess
ment Dist: let and stipulating that the
necessary travelling and incidental
expenses to be incurred by the County
Mineral Valuation Engineer in con-
Quoting such survey are to be paid
by the City Of Ely.
Moved by Alderman Maxi supported
by Alderman Anderson, that the reso-
luton be accepted, filed and laid on
the table for consideration at a spe-
cial meeting to be held as soon as
possible. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
public be notified that garbage collec-
ton will commence May 1st; to set
out any city-owned cans in their pos
session; to refrain from throwing
bottles, glass containers and broken
glass in the streets or alleys and to
cooperate with the city in maintain
ing clean streets and alleys said no
tees to be delivered bv the Deputy
City Assessor, and that the City En-
gineer seek the cooperation of the
school children, through the proper
school authorities, in retaining from
breaking or scattering any glass
articles found. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
Street Commissioner be instructed to
ditch the road leading to Spaulding
Location. Carried unanimously
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman KoSchak that the
matter of a dry fire protection line
in Spaulding Location be referred to
the City Engineer, Chief of the Fire
Department, and the Superintendent
of the Water & Light Department.
Carried unanimously.
The Council now took up the hear
ing on the proposed construction Of
sanitary sewer extension in Block 4,
Pioneer-Zenith Addition.
No one appeared in objection to
said improvement being made.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Anderson, that
the proposed construction of this san
itary sewer extension be referred to
the executive session for considera-
ton. Carried unanimously
The Council went into an executive
session.
Meeting called to order
Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Koschak, that
the City Clerk be authorized and di-
rected to advertise for bids for 1000
feet, more or less, 21-inch fire hose,
and 500 feet 1a-inch fire hose, said
bids to be opened and considered at
regular meeting to be held on
Tuesday, May 5, 1912 Carried unan-
imoulsy
Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi that the
meeting adjourn. Carried unani-
mously.
A. O.KNUTSON,
(SeaD City Clerk