The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-06
COUNCIL TMkS CITY FINANCES,

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Petitions for Needed lnpro rovenestsa-
Light aad Water Exteasioas Asked. g
: The submission of several peti-
tions for needed improvements
brought the financial status Of the
city under the: lime light at Tues.
day evenings meeting of the city
fathers, the mayor averring that
but little attention was being paid
to finance, and that if all requests
coming in were granted the city
would need the government of the
United States behind it; that while
he would like to see these improve
ments made, the city was financially
unable to grant all requests. =
Among petitions read was a re.
quest torsthe extension of the water
maine south on Central avenue TO
Beech street, signed by nearly all
owners of property abutting. A,
light at the corner of Virginia ave-
nue. and Spruce street was also ask
ed for, and q sidewalk along the
north side of Spruce street from Vir-
ginia to Central avenue, signed by
James Sampson and others. These
matters were referred ia. the respec.
tive committees for future report,
the light and water committee being
instructed to report on the extension
of the water main at the next meet
ing. ::
President Kimball and the city
clerk had been doing a little ;f1gur-
ing on the financial situation, their
report as read Indicating that the
municipality sometimes found it.
seIf aa hard up 40 the country editor,
the estimated expense Of running
the city for the current year being
$31, ,313, while the estimated income
was placed at $34, 100. These figures
do not leave much of leeway for
extras: 80.
A request from the FIRE chief for
supplies, including one thousand
feet of hose, was read. The purchase
of hose was referred to the fire COM
mittee for future report, and, the
clerk instructed to purchase the
other supplies needed. BY motiop,
the clerk was also made purchasing
agent for the.cits- = . - -
s. F. johnson, appointed as city
engineer at a former meeting at q
salary of $5:a day and $s per day for
assistant, rendered his Resignation,
which was accepted. The clerk then
read an application. from Mr.. John
son for appointment az city eugi-
neer at q salary Of s. per day and s.
per day for assistant, which received
favorable action by the council. 10, :
The question /of purchasing the
lot adjoining the city hall property
on the east was brought up. and
upon motion it was decided: not to
make the investment. : =
The ordinance extending the FIRE
limits south on Central avenue re-
ceived ito second reading, and upon
motion of Alderman Owens it was
amended to include the block be.
tween Spruce and Poplar streets.
The ordinance against connecting
roof drains with the sewer system
was also given its second reading.
A resolution was introduced Re.
quiring all lots on Chestnut street
to be connected with the water main
was introduced. but wae laid over
to the next meeting. The terms Of
the resolution provide that unless
owners of lots cause these connec.
tions to be made they will be made
by the city and assessed against the
property. no. -.s: r..
"A letter from p. E. DowlinR, for
bowling Bros, .signifeds the ,inten-
ton Of that firm to complete its
sewer contract by putting the buck
Eets in the manholes At 'anear1ydate.
Mr.. Dowling's letter also stated that
the firm had $1oo coming on the con-
tract price, but this statement was
not borne out by the CLERK, the rec,
ords showing the contract price for
the work in sewer district No. j a to
have been 81, 1,545OO and I'd district
No. sc to have been $4070o, for both
of which Gums orders were allowed
by the council on October 3 last. Il:
Judge j. N. Martin, ,as legal repre-.
sentative of Mrs. Mary Tutney, u apz
peared before the council and asked
that q committee be appointed sto
look over the lands Of his clieni,
.comprising the east half of the
northeast quarter Of section q, S817,
In connection with the claim for, i,
damages arisinR from: the mptyinR
Of the city sewer into the stream
flowing through the land. Il. llafs
tin contended that at the time of