The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-14
Official
Publication of
Proceedings
The
City
Council

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: Council Proceedings !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Council Chamber. Virginia. MINI.
Feb. 4. 1908.
Regular meeting
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call.
freSent:-Aldermen Johnson LaviOlette,
boylan, Trezona. Mattson. Mr.. President.-6.
Absent:-None.
Reading minutes Of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
Carried.
Inc nnance committee, to whom was re-
ferred the matter OF ascertaininR the amount
lett IN the hands of the Carnegie fund of
| which E. z. Griggs was treasurer. reported
that upon inquiry at the First National bank
| they were informed that there was Still bal
ance OF S231.S in the hands of the treasurer.
me committee on police. to whom was re-
| 1erred the matter OF purchasing uniforms for
| the members OF the police department. re.
ported that orders were left for the making OF
suits with the following local tailors: NJ A.
Holmer. q Mesaba Art Tailors. 2; j. F, Michan,
|; the price per suit was placed at 5000.
The committee on light and water. to whom
was referred the matter of placing arc lamps
| IN various portions of the city. reported that
| upon the matter of placing light at the cor
ner OF Balsam street and Virginia avenue was
deemed unnecessary and that lights were
needed more badly in other locations,
The committee recommended that the arc
lamp now maintained on the east side of the
steel bridge be removed to the west side of
the steel bridge between the bridge and the
Great Northern railway tracks on the left
hand side of the road running north; also a
| light at the gateway Of the Roosevelt high
school; that the Central high school, while not
well lighted. there were lamps within block
OF each side of that building; that a lamp was
badly needed at the corner Of Hemlock street
and Mesaba avenue or at the intersection of
HemlOck and Locust streets; that the primary
school building was Well taken care of as far
as electric light was concerned.
Aldermen Trezona and Boylan suggested
that light be placed at the Great Northern
Railway companys crossing on the Mount
| Iron road as this was a very dangerous place.
especially during the summer months. and
| there was great amount of switching and
hauling done there
Moved and supported that the virginia
Light & Water company be instructed to
place an arc lamp near the Roosevelt high
school: one at the intersection OF Locust and
HemlOck streets. near the johnson school, and
that the lamp on the east side of the steel
bridge be removed to the west side on the left
hand side of the road running north and that
the other lamps spoken Of by the committee
and other members of the council be referred
to the committee on light and water
Carried.
| The city treasurer submitted his report for
the month OF January. the same showing a
balance in the various funds February |, 1908
as follows: General fund. ga "a: library S7l3 354:
sewer S5S679: park S1.331.73. bond interest
S50.Sl: show a total cash on hand February
OF ~. 6S9 II. and total receipts during the month
OF January as being 82.575.92.
The city clerk read communication from
the Standard Oil company relative to the re-
moval OF the oil tank and houses at the east
end of Oak street and in which they stated
that the matter of securing a new location
had been taken up with the parties who own
ed lands where they deemed advisable to
move and begged the council to let them re-
main where they are until spring as at the
present time it would be impossible to make
way for foundations and other work while the
ground Is frozen.
| Moved and supported that the communica.
tion from the Standard Oil company be ac-
cepted and ordered placed on file.
| Carried.
| The clerk informed the council that L. Ham
mel company had submitted bill for the
horse which the fire department committee
had secured on trial. the bill amounting to
$4,000 and accompanying this bill was six
months guarantee for the animal.
Moved and supported that the bill for the
horse being used by the fire department on
trial. together with the guarantee. be refer
red to the committee on fire and fire depart-
ment.
Carried.
Municipal Judge Carey submitted his report
of all court fines collected in his court during
| the month of January. 1908. the same amount
ing to SOLO
Moved and supported that the report of the
municipal Judge for the month of January be
accepted and ordered placed on file.
Carried.
David Jamme made application to the coun-
Gil for liquor license and submitted q $4,000
surety bond.
Moved and supported that liquor license be
granted David Jamme the bond approved and
ordered placed on file.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the bond of W.B.
Pratt in the sum of 100000 as city treasurer
| oe referred to the city attorney.
| Carried
The clerk read a communication from c. S.
Stevens, fire chief. accompanying which he
had returned to the council all papers relative
| to the securing from the village of Hibbing the
sum OF $4,000 for services rendered by the
Virginia fire department at the burning of the
Miles hotel at Hibbing. stating that the secur-
ing of this money was by the advice and with
the sanction of the mayor and chairman of the
fire committee of the preceding city admins
| trati0n and that he did not care to take the
disposition of the money upon himself without
the direction of the city council.
Moved and supported that the city clerk re-
turn to the village of Hibbing the order in the
amount OF $4,000 issued by that village and
state that he was not authorized to ask for
this money by the present city council
Carried.
Council Chamber Virginia. MINI.
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