The Ely miner., 1943-03-11


Committee on Accounts and
Finance.
Moved by Alderman Lenich, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the re-
,, port of the Committee on Accounts
and Finance be accepted and filed,
and the approved payrolls and bills be
paid. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
Street Commissioner be instructed to
! remove the snow from the foot path
along the west side of the road lead
ing to Chandler location. Carried
unanimously.
Communication from the Ely Com
mercial Club was read requesting an
appropriation of 100000 from its 1s43
budget allowance.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Klun, that there
be and hereby is appropriated from
! the Civic Fund to the Ely Commercial
Club, for civic purposes, the sum Of
81, 10000. Carried unanimously.
Reports for the month of February,
1943, from the Health Commissioner
Fire Warden, Clerk of Municipal
Court, and the Chief Of the Fire De-
partment were read and ordered filed.
Requisitions from several depart
ments for supplies were read.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, support
ed by Alderman Lenich, that the re-
QUESTIONS be referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee with power to
act. Carried unanimously.
The following applications for en-
ployment were read and referred to
the Executive Session: Anton Poljanec,
Jr, on garbage collection; Anton Ger
sich, Sakri Wilmunen, Peter Kordich
and Stanley Levar, work in the Street
Commissioners Department.
Communication from the Ely Public
Library Board was read advising that
effective February 1st Mary Perushek
has been employed as jaintress on half
time basis at so cents per hour, and
that the salary of the bookkeeper had
been increased from $4,000 to $4,000
per month.
I0ONCO ny A1OC1u 1uldu 6AOcCl1dh, ouH-
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
communication be accepted and filed.
! Carried unasimously.
! Communication from the Ely Public
Library Board was read asking for an
increase in their 1943 bulge: in the
mount of $4,000 to permit salary in
creases for library employees.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
communication be referred to the Ex-
ecutive Session. Carried unanimously.
Communication from the War Pro-
duction Board, Washington, D. c.,
denying the city's application for a
preference rating for 5000 feet of fire
hose was read and ordered filed.
Communication from the Federal
Work Agency, Public Roads Admins
tration, District 4, granting the city
certificate Of necessity for the use of
$500 gallons of cut-back asphalt for
patching purposes was read and Or
dered filed.
Communication from the Range Mu-
inequalities and Civic Association was
read advising that its assessment
against the City of Ely, Independent
School District No. II, and the Town
Of Morse, in aid Of the support of the
association, amounts to $4,000 in the
aggregate and may be divided between
the three political subdivisions men
toned.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan. that the
communication be laid on the table.
Carried unanimously.
Communication from the American
Waterworks Association, Minnesota
Section, was read concerning its con-
ference to be held at Minneapolis ON
March 1918, 1913.
The Superintendent Of the Water
and Light Department requested per-
mission to attend this conference and
the Waterworks Operators School
which win be held at Minneapolis on
March 1917.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, that the
superintendent of the Water and
Light Department, the Acting City En-
gineer, and the City Chemist be auth
orized to attend the American Water
works Association conference March
II and Is and the waterworks Oper-
ators' School March Is and II at Min |
neapolis, Minnesota, at the expense of |
the city. Carried unanimously.
Surety bonds, each in the amount !
Of 100000 and each with the Mary
land Casllltv Connanv oe c,,retv cov-