The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-26
10 BULL SEWER IN BLOCKS 98 AND lOl

CounciI Authorizes Bids for Such Wori
and Transacts Much Other Busi-
ness Of importance.
The council meeting Tuesday
evening was another busy session
the body transacting grea,
amount of business of general in
terest. Perhaps the most import
ant point considered was the selec
tion of site for the proposed
federal building-or the discussion
of the several sites in prospect
although the report of L. NJ. Osborn
in the absence Of the chairman OF
the committee, was favora ble to the
site known as block 43 opposite the
Roosevelt building. Aside from
three lots on which buildings are
located the twenty six lots in this
site can be had at an average cost
of approximately $500 each, while
for the Presbyterian parsonage and
the two lots embraced in this pro-
perty $3.50 is asked. No price had
as yet been obtained on the other
two pieces of improved property.
Mr.. Osborn stated it as his belief
that this site or the one on west
Chestnut street, opposite the Fay
Hotel, were the only logical sites
for the proposed structure. but the
committee was held over for one
week and in the meantime will trv
to secure favorable options on sites
opposite the Central school on
Wyoming avenue and also on lots
opposite the Primary building on
Walnut street.
The consensus of opinion among
the business element of the city
would favor the site opposite the
Fay Hotel, If obtainable, but the
owners of certain of the lands con.
tanned in the plat refuse to make
any price on same, contending that
the lots are not for sale.
The council received the plans
and specifications for sanitary
sewer in blocks 90 and lOl, these
plans being accepted and the clerk
instructed to advertise for bids for
the construction of same.
The ordinance against riding
bicycles on the sidewalks received
it's third and final reading and was
adopted by unanimous vote. The
ordinance regulating the speed of
travel of autos and other vehicles
IN the city limits was given it's third
reading, but npoh Recommendation
OF the city attorney was not voted
upon, it being found that correc-
tons were necessary.
The bid of +. G. Hilliard for 1000
feet of "Ronan" fire hose, at 80 cents
per foot, was accepted and the clerk
and mayor authorized to enter into
contract for purchase of same.
A resolution resembling former
resolution for the appointment of
the mayor and council as members
| o3 the board of review was adopted
| upon recommendation of the city
| attorney and another resolution ap-
pointing the president and Alder
men laviolette. Elmqnist, Trezona
and Mattson as such board was
passed.
Alderman Trezona, as a member
OF the committee to whom had been
referred the matter of the removal
OF the fence surrounding the ball
park, moved that the fence be
allowed to stand, his motion pre-
vailiny by unanimous consent.
Max Shapiro, as president of the
North Side Realty Company, own
ers of the plat of the new North
Side Addition, was present and
| addressed the council relative to
the acceptance of the plat, but the
matter was delayed until the next
regular meeting. In the meantime
the company will attend to the
opening of streets and alleys in the
new addition, this work having
already been started.
| Plumbers licenses were granted
to George V. Trimble and II. I
George, and their respective bonds
accepted.
The city engineer submitted a
survey of the plot for the new pest
house, same being referred to the
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