The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
Attest: ALBERT F. BICKFORD,
City Recorder.

Roll Gall.
Present-Alderman Donnelly, St. Oyr Was.
son. Shipley, Mr.. Presdent-5
| Absent-Alderman Halverson. and Eat0n-2
The object of this special meeting was to
accept the report of the ways and MEAS
committee in regard to the compensation OF
the city assessor for the year of 1900, the may
or vetoing the resolution adopted at the
meeting of the council on Friday, July 6,
1900 placing the sum of his salary at $500,
! The Mayors vetoe read as follows;
| To the President and Common Council of
the City of Virginia,
Gentlemen:
| hereby return to your honorable body
without my approval the resolution passed
July 6, 1900, allowing the bill of Dominic
Burns as city assessor at Three Hundred
Do'l0rs, for the following reasons;
LIST: The city assessor is elected by the
Council for one year, and his compensation
for his services is to be fixed by the Ways
and Means committee with the approval of
the Council.
End. The Ways and Means committee with
the approval of the Council shall determine
whether the salary or compensation shall be
paid to the assessor by the month or by the
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3rd. The Ways and Means committee with
the approval of the council must determine
the amount of the salary and the manner in
which the same is to be paid, before the bill
for the same can be allowed.
| 4th. know that you will agree with me
that alt bills should be passed as the law d.
| reefs and I trust that you will reconsider the
vote upon which this bill was passed. and
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council fix the amount of the assessors COM
pensation and then pass the same at a sum
you may determine to be adequate Let US
proceed in this as in all ether matters of this
kind in accordance with the law or we may
have trouble in future.
| Yours respectfully,
! Dated July 9th. 1900 NJ G. Palmer
Mayor.
| Moved by Aid. St. Cyr supported by Ald
WATSON that the Mayors veto be accepted
| Carried.
| Report of Ways and Means commttee
Virginia, Minn., July 9th, 1900.
| We, tho undersigned committee on Ways
| and Means submit the following report:
| The compensation Of the city assessor for
the year 1900 is hereby fixed at Two Hundred
and Twenty Five, said amount to be paid in
full at one time when directed by resolution
of the Council
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Moved by Alderman Shipley supported bv
Alderman Donnelly that the report of the
ways and means committee be accepted.
| Carried.
Resolution by AID WassoS dated July 6th
1900, instructing the city recorder to draw an
order on the city treasurer for the sum Of
$500 for services rendered as city assessor
! was read.
Moved and supported that the above reso-
luton be reconsidered.
Carried upon the following vote:
Ayes--Aldermen Donnelly, St. Cyr, Wasson
Ship[ey, MIR. Presidents.
Nays-none.
Approved July 9, 1900.
| NJ c. PALMER, Mayor.
! Attest: ALBERT E. BICKFORD
City Recorder.
Resolution by Alderman St. Cyr:
| Virginia, Mimi. July 9, 1900
| Resolved-That the following bill be al
lowed and the City Recorder be an d is hereby
| instructed to draw an order on the City
Treasurer in payment of same:
Dominic Burns. Two Hundred aud Twenty
Five Dollars, for services rendered as City
! Assessor for the year 1900.
! Passed on motion of Aid. Oonnellv by
the following vote:
Ayes--Aldermen Donnelly, St. Cyr, Shipley.
WATSON, MIR. President--5
NayS-nOne.
Approved July 9, 1900.
NJ G.. PALMER, Mayor.
Attest: ALBERT E. BICKFORD,
CITY Recorder.
No further business appearing it was
| moved and supported council stand adjourn.
Carried.
Approved July 9, 1860.
NJ. c.. PALMER Mayor
Attest: ALBERT E. Rockford,
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