The Virginia enterprise., 1908-03-13
CniEf MAKES RfcoalalesoAIloNs

Calff MIXES ACCOMMODATIONS
40 to Regulation 0od Noodod lo'
sro*eaeaes' q Tho oee~eaeet.
AT the council meeting Tueaday
evening Chief Thayer uadesseveral
recommendations touching upon
his department tor the considera.
ton of the council, one, being the
dispensing with the volunteer fire
department pay roll and the" hiring
of an extra fireman In tho place of
the present volunteer force-a force
which at present costs the city 90
per month, while q regular member
Of the department would stand the
city but $40 per month. Another
point wac the oecessity Of establish.
ing hose house in the Southside
Addition, it being pointed out that
In case of q blaze requiring con-
eiderable amount Of hoase II would
take a second, tripto the FIRE halt
for equipment.
Mt. Thayer also reported that he
had visited al h<1tels aud buildiues
Of a public nature In the city and
made a number of recommends
tions to the owners looking toward
femedying defects for public sstety
and hat in most cases these mat
ters had been promptly attended
TO. One instance where the defect
vs1s not looked after et once, wus
the Fay Open House. where NO
rear FIRE escape ia provided. there
being but one exit from the build.
ing. Mr.. Klin1, the new owner Of
the building, stated to 1lr. Thayer
that he contemplated an addition
to the building this spring, but 40
TO whether or not the use of the
building will be permitted until
IRE escapes are provided vac left
to the council and referred to the
proper committee for future report.
City Engineer Johnson presented
plane and specifications for repairs
to the city jail, which we're ordered
sent to the State Board of Control
for acceptance and approval.
A petition for the formal accept
ance of the new Andersou.> Addi-
tion vac presented. and referred to
committee. In this, addition. plat
ted last summer, many lots are al.
ready cold and q number of I'M:
provements in the shape of neat
residences already mark the place.
Chief Thayer notified the council
of his appointment Of James Stick
ney as assistant chief, the appoint
ment being confirmed.
Former Chief of the Fare Depart.
',aent C. 8. Stevens pressuted . bilf'
for $6a tor services Of Virginia fire.
men at the recent Hibbing Gre. the
bill being referred. This4 account
10 in lieu of the 500 bill cent the
village of Hibbing for such services
and paid by the village council of
that place. bat which .ordes ,was 9e-,
ts1sned' upon reco0uende3ion y. of
the Virginia council. the hilf having
been sent the village: Of. Hibbin9
without any authority tom. !. the
council. The, account wilt uow
doubtless. be paid from the city
funds.
The bid of L. Hsmuea.A>C Co Aof
1925 tor the fire team vac accepted,
being the only bid presented. The
team purchased has been on trial
for several weekss and meet with
the approval Of the de-
partmeut and unssnbees~ ~ot the CON-
nittee on fire department.
A letter from r. r. Bailey rela-
tive to.fenciux In the sand P3 near
the old 0neat.Norahern &s.ckev stat.
ed that he had neceived oo:pay from
the city for ~eand -semosod there
from in the pact. sud soooiderod
that II would be'no more than right
that the city. should ehoulder the
ekpense of taking the -oeceaaary
precautions. .'Anotherale11erslso from
NJ: Bailey asked~ toe - eSe>saseat
OF the sewer a0seoan1on1t for the
year 1904 on iotes under wates in
Virginia lake, IN theG Grsot Northern
Addition, the total of euch assees-
nents being @aoooI. Both these
matters were referred for future
consideration
8es'e werk o. iateeeatiooal 0ritee.
On Wednesday of last week the
bridge crew arrived at Rainier, the
present northern terminal iot the
Duluth, Rainy Lake r Winnipea
railway, for the purpose Of com.
nencing work on the:n ipterna.
tioual bridge betweeu Rainier end
:Pithers Point, on the Canadian eide
of the Rainy River. "A work train
also brought in the came day sev.