The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-03-01


llnlna q opsrat inE in this
secnasy aEe peltiss1lesly nterSstsd u
s g ~. 40 .eondition.o e their mines. both
account 81 the men employed therein ii;
yet " and that the Inspector has ia.
trod1eed many safeguards in and
Planking up Of ladder ways. separ4 ting
them from the skip shafts. thereby in
case OF 2 mtsstep Or q broken rung
Inc lager ;nte prevennttng person from
found: that Nj. Harvey has had re-
duced to q minimum the amount OF
explosives stored in abandoned drifts
20 md that the quality Of expiosive.
and fuse used by the different mines
are Of the best grade manufactured.
The ec SnarEs made by Duluth Attorney
not visit tho underground workings
| Of the mines. We find to be entirely
without foundation in fact: on tho
xith say that the inspeetor r"' never
visits a mine without going in it.
Your Committee also found many i'm
proysT;ents on the surface Of different
OF MI: Hervey. such a. having COW
pits scattered over. the ranges and
fence those steam Shovel ore pits that
are inactive during certain portions
OF the year. In conclusion. your COM
mittee wishes to say that they are we'll
work well as any man in the county
could. The work he has to do il an
ardurous one with over seventy mines
to examine, he Is on the move all the
gestton whatever in this matter, 1t
would be to provide Mr.. Harvey with
an assistant. Respectfully submittejl.
NEIL MINNIs.
GRANT M'MAHAN.
Committee.
On motion of Commissioner sundeen
cepted and the committee discharged
Resolved: that the County Auditor
the erection of a steel bridge ' across oS
the st. Louis river on the Aurora
r1oad; said bridge to have a span Of
1so feet in length, resting on tubular
diameter. sixteen feet in length, with
approaches at each end of IS feet.
se INC Anp the BIDS to be- received
Mcinnis1 moved OF nj the D sdop:
tion Of the resolution, and it was de-
| clared adopted by a unanimous vote.
BY Commissioner Kaupp1:
| Resolved. that we favor the construc-
ton OF the .Wrenshall- Fond du Lac
bridge, so called. across the st. Louis
| river. at Fond du Lac and that the
fesi sra Ss,d Rslegation from this coun
propriation from the state for the con-
struction thereof. Commissioner sun
| luton, and it was declared adopted by
| unanimous vote.
On motion Of Commissioner Kauppi
tT%n una nm 'usI Supported BY the board
kauppi, fischer, McInnis and Patter-
g t9oo exP pc not to exceed the sum OF
| strengthening the piers at the Flood
wood bridge.
On, motion Of Commissioner Mc1nnis
unanimously supported by the board,
reconsider the resolution axtho S
the IN purchase Of Lots y and 70, Block
{ tai Rul8 4tn Pro- Rr9perf Thrd Division
taken from the table.
On motion Of Commissioner Kauppi
supported by Commissioner Sundeen,
the motion to reconsider the resolution
and 70. Block 20, Duluth Proper. Third
Resolved, that whereas it is hereby
deter s%a and found that it is neces-
ed property as and for a site for court
House and Jail purposes in connection
With other property already acquired
House Commission has requested this
matter described: Now therefore be
resolved. that the board purchase Of
~, Duluth Proper, Third Division, &C.
cording to the recorded plat thereof
ana situated in St. Louis County, Mimi
e eSot "a tG paf the sum Of s16,5oo provd
the title of said property be approved
by the County Attorney. Commission.
reso MGnnls mo- mGYeG the adoption Of the
upon the following vote:
Nays-Commissione Fischer. Sum
deem. McMahan. Kauppi. McInnis, Ryan
an9 Chairman Pattcrson-7.
BY Commissioner Kauppi:
, Resolved, that the County Auditor
for ana pids ne for Is IN to call
tention of the prisoners confined in
the county Jail, said medical attend
a at to be at so much per month for
f Riis remainder tn al 1era Of the current year
IN the forenoon Of March the 7th, 1907.
commissioner Kauppi moved the adop-
ton Of the resolution, and 1t was de-
clared adopted by unanimous vote.
BY Commissioner McInnis:
Whereas at a recent meeting Of what
tee, some of the speakers at said
meeting notably. one McManus saw
fit to- make statements very derogat-
DRY towards the members Of this board
and the system pursued by the mem
bers thereof in building the county
roads and expanding the county funds
for that purpose; said statements be-
Ing entirely at variance with the facts
and false In every particular and in
tended to. injure the Board of Com
m!ssioners Of this county.
Therefore be it resolved. that the
clerk OF this board be and Is hereby
requested to invite the said above
named McManus to appear before this
board at the adjourned meeting of the
board on February the 26th or at the
regular March meeting following and
explain to this board the source Of
his information. and failing to do 50,
stand committed before the people OF
this county Of making. statements
malicious in their intent and of great
injury to the members of this hoard