The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
Official
Publication of
Proceedings
The
City
Council
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Council Chamber. Virginia. MINI

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Council called to order by the president.
Roll call.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT hnson. Lay toilette. Ire
IONA. MattsOn Mr.. President.-5.
Absent:-Alderman BOylan-1.
Reading minutes OF previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
Carried.
municatiOn to the council. in which he offered.
by request of the committee on fire and fire
department. the following suggestions:
The disseminating OF the services OF the Is
volunteer t1remen and retaining only three at
$500 per month and BLOC an hour for actual
service; the placing on the department OF one
more regular fireman; disseminating the SER
vices of the janitor at the fire hall. stating
that the iremen would take care OF that build
ing; the furnishing to the regular firemen OF
one uniform each year: the disseminating OF
the giving OF alarm OF fire by the whistle at
the power house.
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton submitted to the council by the chief OF
the fire department be accepted and ordered
placed on file.
Carried.
The committee on fire and fire department
favored plan of furnishing the regular fire.
men with one uniform each year. stating that
this department should be kept in just as good
order as any other department in the city and
that as 1t Is customary in all other cities to
purchase uniforms for the tiremen Virginia
could well afford to do the same.
w. H. Cunning made written application to
the council asking for the appointment OF as
sistant health ofacer.
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton of Mr.. Dunning be referred to the health
Of1cer.
Carried.
Matt Santa made applicatio for permit to
! remove certain one story frame building
from the east OF the Duluth. Missabe & North
ern railway tracks to lot No 4. block No So
and furnished personal bond in the sum of
$4,000. Emil Koski and Walter Auto being
| named as sureties.
Moved and supported that q permit be grant
ed Mr.. Santa to remove the above building
and that the bond be approved and ordered
placed on file.
Carried.
The clerk informed the council that the bond
OF the city treasurer as originally furnished
was cancelled and that a substituted bond was
filed with him.
AS the bond was signed by Mr.. Pratt as
william Pratt" and as all the treasurer's re-
ceipts. checks and vouchers are signed w. B.
Pratt" the council deemed it best to have
some understanding as to which was right.
Moved and supported that the substituted
bond Of the city treasurer be referred to the
city attorney.
Carried.
Alderman Trezona stated that he had been
informed that two poles had been placed
around the sand pit in the Great Northern ad
diton but as some OF the other aldermen stat
| ed that they had visited the place lately and
could see that no steps were taken to have it
placed in safe condition the matter was re-
| ferred for one more week.
The committee on city property and build
ings stated that the drainage sewer running
into Virginia lake was frozen at the north end
of Cleveland avenue and that the drainage
water from the fire hall was running into the
basement of this building and causing consid-
cradle stencil and damage and stated that
something should be done to relieve the stu
| alton At once.
Moved and supported that the matter OF
changing the drainage from the drainage sew.
er into the sanitary sewer running in the alley
just south of the fire hall be taken care of at
once and that the chief OF the fire department
be instructed to overlook the work.
Carried.
President Osborn spoke at length relative t.
the much desired construction of a Sidewalk
from the point where the sidewalk Is con
stsucted in the Great Northern addition on II
the cemetery and stated that four or I'VE