The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-05
RGlNA. 81 LOUIS COUNTY MEEsoTA FRIDAY MAY s, 1899

llRGINIA. ST, LOUIS cOU
for 1850, win or lose.
President q Conn favore,
q the publ ication Of the proceed
#Iings, and oonsid Tered money thu
] spent we'll spent; he believed Til,
Il taxpayers we're entitled to. til,
/ consid eration Of having the pro
I edings publis he'd, but ques:
toned their desire to have same
furnished at illegal rates or at ths
Estimated cost. ice. Presiden'
Johnson xpressed himself in I
similar manner Mayor Palmer
addressed the council in q neal
speech, contending that vita
portions Of proceed ings ought e
be published; that there were
portions which could be elimis
mated. The printers thereupon
Offered a lump sum bid for such
YORK, SO pruned, Of $240 per yeaE
Tor SO per month each.
A resolution BY Aid. ST. Cyr,
/ providing for the publication 81
: z
dings in both local papers
at one legal rate resulted ia a tie
vote, as follows: 5 ..8s.
Ayes-Ald. Dome lY, st. gyr
and Smith.
81 Nays Aid. ChitteLde Johns
son and O'Connor. 5sz
President O Conner thereupon
announced the matter would be
laid over until next NEE ting.
a resolution then intro duced
Thy AID. ST. Cyr, designating The
| Enterprise as the official city pa
! per for the fiscal year and pro-
yiding for the publication OF all
reports, ordinances. etc, in said
journal at legal rates, read and
upon motion accepted, all voting
/. aye. :&51 81. .
Two applications for liquor Ii
censes read, accepted and order.
/; ed blished. 5...S =z:3.
The matter Of opening Wyom-
ling avenue north to the Sauntry
lime, to connect with a proposed
road to be built by the Sauntry,
was next taken up. Aid. st. Cyr
and Chittenden made a report on
necessary work and estimated
cost and the matter seemed to
? meet with the heart approval Of
the council. 1t was referred to
ISt. CONF Sullivan and Mayor
Palmer. y. .s
The canine population Of the
city next attract ted attention. the
city gecorde being Instructed BIZ
/ sresol luton toordsdr tags ana post
! Offices Of dog tax being due and
payable. No applications being
i filed for the office Of dog catcher
appointment t to such position was
deferred. &: s=s. ...'& .4 z,.:.$==
Upon motion of Aid. ST. Cyr,
H. T. Smith was appointed fire
Ichief and city teamsser, the con
!; firmation beng by reclamation
( Aid. Smith brought up the
matter,of dogs being shot in the
/ public streets of the city, con-
IIsidering such things wrong; in
this opinion the council seeming
!. " conceded, but no definite &C
i ton was taken. n. ls..s .s:y
81 A communication through the
Fire ID Department. that a second
hand fire team drop harness was
offered for sale for:s50 by Duluth
fire department, read and order.
ed placed on file.
"A communication from stat
i board Of Charities aud Reform
4 read and placed on file
Communication from the sloca
/ board of health relative to some
needed sanitary Improvement
i read and referred to ordinanc,
i committee. Us.
A commune alton from tn
Finnish Temperance Society re
. questing the council to take som,
. step to stop gamb bling in its var
. ious forms in the city and to SCI
that saloon doors were closedSo1
Sunday, read and upon motion
Of AID. Gust Johnso - was laid o,
the table.
The proposition Of Jacob John
3 Ison to sell a street sprinkler t
!, the city for 500 was referred
!. street committee, such committe
, being empowered to purchase
ldeemej advisable g
No further bushes appearin
council adjourned. Next regu
lar meeting May 9TH.