The Ely miner., 1943-07-08
Street Surfacing to
be Started This Week
Work on SelCer, TICo Water
Line Projects Also to
be In0ugurated.

The city's bituminous street
surfacing project will be start
ed this week and work on two
water lines and a sanitary sew
er will also be inaugurated.
The Chandler read win be the first
Of four th0roughfares to be black
topped, Acting City Engineer John
Palmgard said.
The road viii be surfaced from the
pavement on North Central avenue for
distance of $500 feet, and Il VIII DC
the longest stretch OF the four.
The others are:
South Central avenue, from the
pavement ON Chapman street 70 James
street.
Camp street, from Third avenue east
to Seventh avenue east,
Washington road from Tenth ave
nue. east to the Zenith location houses
If any bituminous material Is LETT
after the completion OF these projects.
shorter stretches VIII be surfaced,
Palmgard said.
The Ashworth-Hawkin company
Of st. Louis Park, Minneapolis, has the
contract for the work, and it calls for
starting the project by Saturday.
The company VIII lay q birum1nOus
mat. In the past the city has does
mat. In the past the city has done
this work itself, but this was declared
by the council to have not been salts
factory.
At the council meeting Tuesday
night City Attorney A W. Nelson re-
ported he had verbal assurance that
easements would be granted for the
two water line extensions, and the
council authorized starting the WORK
Immediately. They are In the Chandler
and Savoy locations.
The sewer project is one started un-
der the wPA and is located II the
east end Of the city.
In q report to the council, DIR. II.
N. Sutherland said that the city
dump was In very bad condition and
provided breeding place for rats
In discussing the report with the
council, DR.. Sutherland said the only
permanent solution to the problem
would be the construction Of a garbage
incinerator.
City Clerk A o. Knutson said that
the dump was a continual fire hazard
for the surrounding timbered area. ana
it had been repeatedly set on fire
DR.. Sutherland was given power 20
act in taking corrective measures
The matter Of securing additional
information on the development OF
airport facilities here for postwar use
was turned over TO the Ely CONNER
cial club, with the request that II ap-
point a committee to study the pro
posal
A communication from Charles B.
Donaldson, Washington, director OF
airports for the CAA, said that Carl
A. Posey, St. Paul, district airport en-
gineer for the CAA, was available 70
assist the city IN planning for future
development.
Alderman William R. Haru suggest
ed that the Commercial club be asked
for assistance and warned that we
shouldn't let this matter die" he sa1c
that If the present landing field were
not adequate. a new location should
be sought
william Mills, chairman Of the po-
lice civil service commission, resigned
from the commission, effective Mon
day. On this date he VIII attend MS
first meeting of the school board 70
which he was recently elected NILS
said he did not wish to hold two pun-
lie offices.
Clerk Knutson reported that the city
had S24,542 available monthly for the
last six months Of the year. June ex-
penditures were <28,270.
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