The Ely miner., 1943-03-04
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
or THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY Of ELY.
Council Chambers
Ely, Minnesota

ADJOURNED regular MctIllie'
Adjourned regular meeting Of the
City Council was called to order at !
8:13 o'clock P. NJ, by Mayor John
Kapsch.
Present: Alderman Harri, KoSchak, |
Lenich, Maxi, Porthan, Mayor Kapsch |
C6).
Absent: Alderman Klun Cd.
Communication from the manager
Of the Community Center was read,
asking permission to work out sat-
iSfactory working schedule for the en- |
ployees of that department..
Moved by Alderman KoSchak, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, that the
communication be accepted and filed, |
and that the Manager of the Commun- |
ity Center be authorized to prepare a
satisfactory working schedule for the
employees of his department. Car
rid unanimously.
Communication from the Acting City
Engineer was read, submitting list
of the materials necessary for the pro-
posed 4-inch water line to serve the
eight dwellings on the so-called Sib-
ley 40.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
communication be accepted and filed,
and that the Superintendent of the
Water & Light Department, the Acting
City Engineer and the City Attorney
be directed to secure the necessary
easements for the pipe line and submit
an application to the War Production
Board for a preference rating for the
materials. Carried unanimously.
The following applications for en-
ployment were read and referred to the
Executive Session: John Gradishar,
more work per month in the Street
Commissioner Department; Anton
Volk, Ed Hill, Joe Zelemikar and Keith
Brownell, for work in the Street Com
missioner's Department.
Communication from John Skrjanc
was read, asking the city to haul wa
ter to his residence on east Harvey
street for the balance of the winter.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Lenich, that the
communication be accepted, filed and
the request be granted. Carried unan-
imously.
Report from the Minnesota Depart
ment of Health, Division Of Sanitation.
was read, approving the plans for a
proposed 4-inch water line extension
approximately 720 feet In length, to be
located in the NEA of the SEA of
Section %, 1912 North Chandler
Mining property.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Lenich, that the
report be accepted and filed, and that
the Superintendent of the Water and |
Light Department, the Acting City En- |
gineer and the City Attorney be direct |
ed to secure the necessary easements |
for the pipe line and submit an appli- |
cation to the War Production Board
for a preference rating for the requir-
ed materials. Carried unanimously.
Communication from the Range |
municipalities and Civic Association
was read, asking the City Council to
select one person to act as its repre- !
sentative on the Legislative Committee
Of the Association.
Moved by Alderman Lenich, sup |
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the |
communication be accepted and filed, |
and that the matter be referred to the !
Executive Session. Carried unani-
mously.
Communication from the Minnesota
Tax Conference was read, inviting rep |
resentatiVes of the city to attend the
l943 session of the conference at st.
Paul February 20, 1943.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup |
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the |
communication be referred to the Ex-
ecutive Session. Carried unanimously. |
Surety bond of Mike Bachar, Jr., in
the amount of $4,000 with the Aetna |
Casualty & Surety Company as surety, |
covering his license to operate pool
tables at 80 East Sheridan Street was
read.
Moved by Alderman Lenich, sup |
ported by Alderman Porthan, that the |
bond of Mike Bachar, Jr., be approved, |
accepted and filed. Carried unanimous |
ly.
The matters of salaries and wages |
and employment of labor were referred
to the Executive Session.
The Council went into an Executive |
Session.
Meeting called to order.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported |
by Alderman Lenich, that the COM
nunication from the Range Munich |
paIities and Civic Association, regard |
ing the appointment Of person to
serve on the Associations Legislative
Committee be tabled. Carried unan- |
imously.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that any
member of the City Council be auth
orized to attend the Annual Meeting
of the Minnesota Tax Conference at
st. Paul, February 26, 1943. Carried
unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
matters of salaries, wages and employ
ment of labor be considered at the
next regular meeting. Carried unani-
mously.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
salary of the Acting City Engineer for
the month of February 1913, be set at
$4,000 per month. Carried unani-
mously.
Moved by Alderman KoSchak, sup
ported by Alderman Lenich, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried unanimous
ly.