The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-07-31
FAST RIDING AND DRIVING ORDINANCE

FAST RIDING AND DRIVING ORDINANCE
CounciI Also Considers Other Ordi-
naaces, ieclsd;ae Exteasioa Of
Posaakimits.
The ordinance relative to fast rid.
ing and driving in the city of Viz.
ginia, or within certainshonuds ther-
of, received it's third and final read;
ing at the council meeting Tuesday.
evening and will become law after
its approval by the mayor and pub.
lication in the Enterprise. This or
dinance provides speed limit Of,
eight miles per hour for horses,
autos and other vehicles. .;
A peace ordinance was introduced.
at this meeting, receiving its fret
reading.
An amendment to ordinance No.
"A, relating to the impounding of
animals running at large within
certain portions of the city limits,
was given it's second reading and
will doubtless be passed at the next
meeting of the body. The amend
ment provides for the shutting up
of chickens and other fowls and also
extends the pound limits to include
the Anderson Addition.
The council passed a resolution
taking up the first of the paving
orders, in the sum of $9,958.4s, to-
gether with interest. The balance
of all monies due on the Chestnut
street pavement ia payable on or
before October 1st, on which date a
10 per cent penalty attaches.
An order in favor of C. c. Dine
hart, state treasurer, was passed by
resolution, this sum being the per-
centage provided by law to be paid
to the state for the support of the
state inebriate asylum.
An arc light was ordered placed
at the corner of Elm street and Me-
saba avenue, Alderman Mattson in
Producing the resolution therefor.
No complaints were offered to the
sewer assessment in District No.
3 r, including Blocks 40 and 50, and
the assessment as made was accept
ed and made a matter of record
The only property owner in the dis
trict present was r. Metcalf, who
complimented the city on the expe-
dition of the work and the low cost
of same.
Bids for the construction of a
sewer system in Block 90 were re-
ceived from c. c. Butler and w. E.
Kern, the bid of Mr.: Butler aegre-
eating $2:5.75 and the bid Of Mr.:
Kern figuring to $260.50 for such
work, Mr.. Butler being. awarded the
contract.
Mr.. karon, who had been, notified
of an infringement Of the fire ordi:
nance, was present, and acknow-
lodged the erection of two buildings
on the rear of his lots in Block "A
which he stated were about 9xl4
each. He stated he was willing to
iron these sheds, aud cited or alleg-
ed the fact that numerous infringe
ments of the ordinance were in
evidence on the rear of lots. facing
on Chestnut street. The matter was
finally referred to the committee on
fire and fire department., with in
strnctions to report at the next
meeting.
Alderman Mattson stated that at
the request of many citizens he
brought to the attention of the
council the idea of installing city
scales and the appointment of a
city weigh-master. City scales have
recently been installed at Eveleth,
and are in use in many other cities.
The matter was finally referred to
the committee on city property and
buildings, comprising Aldermen
Elmquist, Mat&son and Laviollette.
The mayor stated that in compa-
ny with the city clerk he had been
going over some of the old sewer
assessment records, and found a
large sum due the city on same.
He suggested the council appoint a
committee to look after these assess
ments before they had been per.
nitted to expire through lapse of
time, and the city attorney and city
clerk were appointed to attend to
the matter.
Alderman TEezona brought up
the matter of the connection of the
| walk to Lincoln mine with the
walks inside the limits, stating the
mining companies had built this
walk at great expense and consider.
ing it just and proper that the city
build the short distance to make
the connection. The street and alley
committee will look into the ~ques.
tion and report at next meeting.
The proposition of the Great
| Northern railway for the hauling OF
gravel from the Commodore over
their line into the city for street i'm
provement was: discussed at length,
and the clerk instructed to write
asking an elimination of certain
liability clauses and reduction in
price offered.