The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
Council Chambers, Virginia, Mimi,

Preamble and Resolution.
BY Alderman Conrad Mattson.
Whereas, the city council did by re solution
pass by unanimous vote on January 24th, APP
proved January 30th, 1906 delegate to the Lii
brary Board Of the City OF Virginia the power
and right invested in this council to select
site for the purpose Nf erecting thereon a IL
brary building, and
Whereas, said Virginia Library Board. at
its meeting held on March il3th, in the City
Council Chambers, by a maj GRITTY vote of it's
members did decide upon site situated on
Lake Boulevard at the west end OF Chestnut
street. and
Whereas. the aforesaid Library Board rem
dered report to the City Council, bearing
date as OF the 2th of March. 1865, setting forth
the facts Of said selection; said report bear
! ing the signatures of the president and secre.
tary of said Library Board, and having at
tached thereto map OF the site so selected
drawn by John d. Lamont, city engineer;
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, that the report
and the accompanying map mentioned in the
foregoing preambles. be and is hereby accept
ed and approved, and
BE 1t Further Resolved, that said Librarv
Board be and is hereby authorized to proceed
| to erect the library building on the site Sc
lected by them the cost Of said library build
ing, including foundation, not to be in excess
of $4,000. 90, said $40 10000 having been donat-
ed to the city of Virginia for the purpose of
erecting said brary building by Andrew Car.
negie, and
BE 1t Further Resoi we'd. that said Library
Board of the City of Virginia be and is here
9nfhOriya6 tn fc,
lots Nos. six teen e16o and seventeen u7), in
block No. twenty-One (2I in the city of Vir-
ginia, and to furnish to the City of Virginia
good and sufficient title to all that portion of
said lots Nos. sixteen (l6) and seventeen 90,
| in block No. twenty ely, lying west OF the
line running or to be run from the southeast
corner OF lot No. seventeen 17), in a north by
northwesterly direction. to the northwest
corner of said lot No. sixteen U6) IS aid parcel
| OF land to be used by the city of Virginia as
part and parcel of Lake Boulevard, and to
dispose of all that part of said lots Nos. six
teen d6o and seventeen u7> lying east Of the
line herein described at the highest possible
price, and to place the money so received to
the credit OF the Virginia Library fund, and
said lots Nos. sixteen Q6> and seventeen en-,
to be paid for out of said fund.
1AuopCou I'll uiotOu VI "a Iuerman BUSH, sup
ported by Alderman Johnson, by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Aldermen Bush, Mattson. George,
Johnson-4.
Nays-Aldermen Wiggen, Mr. President-2
Adopted March g. 1906
P. A. CoFFEY,
Attest: President OF the City Council.
A. N. THOMPSON,
City Clerk.
Approved April 3, 1906
NJ. L. FAY,
Mayor.
Council Chambers, Virginia, MIMI,
March %, 1906
To the president and city council OF the city
of Virginia:
conference.-the, the undersigned commit
tee on finance, would respectfully report that
we have audited the following bills and offer
the following resolution for adoption:
E. G. BUSH.
=. A. COFFEY,
GUST JOHNSON,
Committee.
Resolved, That the following bills be allow.
ed and the city clerk be and is hereby In
structed to draw orders on the city treasurer
in payment OF same:
D. b. Mcdonald Insurance Agency go so 90
Fire Department. alarm February L.. II 90
E. S. Radcliffe, architect. . 6O0
F. J. Reid, draying ......... zoo
Macy Wernecke Co. furniture for
vault ..........- -.................. "a IS