The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-29

b Nays-none.
Approved May is, 1900
5ss.:. y. 9. sPEAIAza, Mayor.
Attest: ALBERT B. BloxroRp. go
! !. City Recorder.
Report from committees on streets. a,,av,
and sidewalks 3ss'sl
I 70 the President and common council 81
the CITY OF Virginia: 3.
We the undersigned committee TO whom
was referred the petition OF f.. J. Rinnert
Tor crossing on Central avenue bog leave 70 I
report the following: i >g RI.
That the treet commissioner be ana II
hereby instructed to place said crossing
soon as possible. fs5i RE- ri.
s Ole Halverson,
.z..-.zs.. -. -. - s. Committee.
Report from licenee. 49,
5y..<.- Virginia, May l6. 1900.
we, the Undersigned committee on l1cen-
ses. do hereby notify the council that We
have considered the matter Of transferring
the liquor license of Mary Cariari to sante
Forte and do hereby instruct the Recorder to
so transfer the same <.l.>~ ~-..t :
,E~.- Respectfully. 49,. /
Ole Halverson,
... -...- Peter Shipley,
tx COMMITTEES.
Report from the finance committee:
We, the undersigned committee to whom
the following bill Of The Virginia Enterprise |
Eli be ao%eG Te beg leave to say that
il: i: s &nss"'' coum'ss*.
The bondsmen Of Ida Krause and Jacob Z. |
Matson were accepted. u
Bond of A. Belanger as chief of police, |
with Chas. Gronberg and JOS .Backus 40 sur :
cites was accepted. |
Liquor bond of John Anderson, with John
Peterson and Elmer Matheison as sureties
was accepted. ..,.
Bond of Chas. Gronberg as patrolman,
with A. Hawkinson and Elmer Matheison a.
sureties was upon motion accepted.
notice from H. F. Helsel was read, COM
ing through Brady & Son. lawyers at Hib-
blng Notifying the common council that he
preferred damage charge against the city of
Virginia as the result of sprained ankle
sustained on the 9th day Of April. last, and
stating that the sprain was from the direct
fault Of defective sidewalk.
The matter was referred to the CITY attor.
ney.
quor license was read and referred to COM
mittee on license, who ordered it published.
The location was given as the west room OF
the opere house block.
Applications of Jacob Johnson and Herman
Eiano'a for city scavanger were read.
Moved by Alderman Donnelly supported by
Alderman WATSON that a formal ballot be
taken for scavenger.
Carried.
. President appointed Aldermen shipley and
Halverson as tellers
Result of ballot was
johnson received 1,
EianOla Z" l.
Jacob Johnson having received a majority
of ballots cast he was declared elected.
Petition of J. ]. Booth and others for the
restoration of the arc light at the corner of
Chestnut street and Lake Boulevard. was
laid over for one week.
All bills brought against the city up to the
10th of May, not allowed. were referred to the
finance committee.
In regard to the building of 4 sewerage
system from the proposed new hotel. by the
city, Mayor Palmer. as chairman of the COM
mittee appointed May 10 to look the matter
up, reported that they would recommend the
time the hotel proposition was An assured
fact.
Moved and supported that the street COM
missioner be and is hereby instructed to have
the digging and other necessary work done
toward connecting a stand-pipe with the city
mains at the corner of Maple street and Me-
sabe avenue, the same to be used in filing
citp sprinkler.
Carried.
FIRE Chief Chttenden asked council for
permission Of placing eight patrolmen On tho
fire department. He stated that they were
really needed. to properly handle all ap-
paratus at a fire. They are not to draw any
salary but would be allowed 500 per hour
in case of fire. and when vacancy was
caused in the department proper, a member
of the patrol would be placed in such vacan
cy, and the entire eight could be disposed of
by the council at their command.
Moved by Alderman Shipley and supported
by Alderman Donnelly that fire chief be au-
thorized to place eight men on fire patrol.
Carried,
In regards TO new city hall and Jail it was
moved and supported that q committee of
five aldermen be appointed to act in conjunc-
ton with the mayor. who is chairman of the
committee, to look up the site and details
looking toward the erection of the same.
Carried.
President appointed On such committee Al
derman Helverson, WATSON, Shipley, St. Cyr.
Mr.. .President.-5 -
Moved and seconded that council meet for
regular meeting every Wednesday evening
at o'clock from now until July 15 1900.
Carried.
No further business appearing the council
upon motion adjourned until May Is, 1900.
Carried.
Approved May 16, 1900.
NJ. G. PALMER. Mayor.