The Virginia enterprise., 1908-06-05
D. W. ELMQUIST IS NEW ALDERMAN
Appointed to Fiji Vacancy Caused bv
Resignation of Alderman johnson
Of the fourth Ward.

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Of the fourth Ward.
The city council Tuesday evening
made good selection as a success
or to Edward c. A. Johnson, whose
resignation as alderman of the
Fourth ward was accepted by the
council at :ts previous meeting, in
the person of David W. Elmquist.
Mr.. E|mquist is member and man
ager of the Sodergren Drug Co. and
is known as a man of fOrcefui ideas
and strict business integrity, and
one who at all times will be found
| working for the best interests of the
city.
The resignation of Alderman
Johnson also caused a vacancy in
the vice presidency of the council,
which was filled by the election of
Alderman Iaviolette to the posi-
ton.
The promised contention anent
Messrs. Cohen & Mendelson relative
to their application for a permit to
sell Intoxicating liquors, failed to
materialize through the action Of
the applicants in withdrawing their
petition. At the coming session of
the council a similar petition for
the conduct of a saloon in the same
building, made by b. Sattler of
Duluth, will be before the council
for consideration. 1t is no, known
whether or not Nr. Sattler will be
present at the meeting in person to
press his request or what the action
of the council or mayor may be in
the premises, but in the meantime
the Phoenix corner remains with
out the pale of the irrigation laws.
A resolution accepting the cor
rected plat of the new Anderson ad
dition to the city was passed by the
council This addition lies to the
south Of the city proper, and many
lots have already been disposed of
in the tract.
Acting under the resolution pass.
ed at the previous meeting of the
council esta blishiny the position of
second assistant chief engineer of
the fire department.. l.. r. Mason
was appointed to such position and
his salary placed at $i5 per month.
\ plat of the North Side Land
Company's addition to the city was
presented for admission, and was
referred to proper committee for
report at the next meeting.
Plans and specifications, pared
by the city engineer under instruc-
tions, for a sanitary sewer on Wy
o1ning avenue north, were accepted
! and the clerk instructed to adver.
tise for bids for the construction of
same. This sewer will tap popu
lous section of the city, and is rec
ognized as ii needed improvement.
The clerk was instructed to write
the Virginia Lumber Company for
Il permit to erect a pest house on
what is known as the Park Forty,
held 10y the company under lease
from the city for piling purposes.
Such permit being granted it is ,hr
intent OF the council to erect a new
pest house a proper distance from
other habitatiOns and make dispu-
sition of the present building.
The rate of speed attained by an
tO,nobilts on the streets uf the city
and the possible dangers therefrn,n
! was called to the attention of the
council by James Sullivan, result
ing in instructions to the city at,or-
ney to draft an ordinance for pres.
entatiOn at the next meeting regu-
lating the speed of such vehicles to
not more than six miles per hour
This limit may possibly be chang
ed prior to the passage of the meas
ure, the limit 10y some being con
sidered too low on streets aside
from Chestnut and Central.
The plumbing ordinance as intro
duced by Alderman Boylan receiv-
ed its second reading without
amendment, and will likely pass as
submitted.