The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-28
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Committee Reports A<lve o. e
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At Tuesday evening, 4 sessios of
Ethe city council the license
:mitfee, :to whom had been referred
the petition of William Strange. 81
Chisholm, for permit to open i
variety theatre in this city, made
a verbalreport against such license
being issued, this action Of the
committee: receiving the sanction:
of the council. az a whole by the:
passage of a motion 1T is the. will
of this council that no license he
granted, to run variety theatre
during this Administrations q:
Thescom1nittee on city property,
to whom had been referred the
petition of property-owners and
residents near the pest. house, made
report that>the health officer claima
there is no danger ofcontagion,and
that acting under such advice they
should not recommend the removal
of the building: The statement BY
one of the aldermen that the build.
ing occupied position in a desir-
able building location was an.
swered by the argument that
owners of property in the vicinity
have, in a*&number of instances,
secured their. lots since the house
was located and knew the condi,
tions confronting them - 100 .5
The street commissioner reported
the condition of the city bridge
across the narrows between Vir,
ginia and Silver lakes as unsafe
averring that the stringers of the
structure are in, bad shape and thai
the planks are also badly rotted
This report brought up a heated
discussion of the manner in which
the Great Northern railway com
pany had fulfilled their agreemenl
relative Ito furnishing additional
land for such structure, and thx
matter of securing q cotnpIiancs
with the company's agreement =wal
referred to the city attorney Need
ed land i: for j: this. inproxemen1
Eshoald be obtained az quietly az
possible, that work on the new
bridge may be commenced before
the ice goes out.
A transfer of the liquor license oi
Peter Heinoo to Peter Norman, was
authorized. The place of business
is in the Haugner & Olson building
adjoining the Matheson livery or
the east, and Mr.. Norman will be
the third proprietor Of the place
since the 10Th day of last month
A liquor license was also granted
the Virginia Brewing Co. for g
saloon at the brewery building, and
several applications for renewal O.
saloon licenses received favorable
action.
A statement of special assess
ment in sewer district No. 3F." at
prepared by the city engineer, VIA.
read. This statement, showing tn.
amount of special assessments or
various lots to run from. $17.19 up
wards, will be On file with the city
clerk for ten days before forma
action for it's adoption is taken. =.
The question of an improvement
in the local telephone service wa,
the subject of committee report
but was laid over until the mex
meeting. In. the meantime tn,
general superintendent of the com
pany will visit the city to look VI
the cause of complaint.
The council will in future NEE
on the second and: last Tuesdays o
each month, during the winter sea
son, the next meeting: Of the. bod!
to- be held on January 8th.. :
Virginia. Beer on TaQ.s
The fret product of the new Vii
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