The Virginia enterprise., 1908-05-22
MAYOR REfUSESJ0,6,cN LICENSE
Cohen &s'.Meodelso0 = Petition as
Granted by Council Meets Oisfavor
With the Chief Executive.

Cohen &"Meadeiso0 Petition as
Granted BY Council Meets D;sfavor
With the Chief Executive.
At the council meeting Tuesday
evening Mayor Hawkinson, who
had doubtless been reading of the
action of the grand jury in the Du
luth liquor.law violation cases, in.
formed the body that he had re.
fused to sign the liquor license OF
Cohen & Mendelson, of the Phoenix,
basing his action on the ground
that within the past year the mem.
bers of this firm had been convict
ed of violating the state laws gov.
erning-or rather, supposedly gov.
erning-this traffic.
The application had met favor
with the council at the previous
meeting with the exception of AL
derman Mattson, but the action of
the mayor in the premises intro
duced new phase and the ultimate
result of the application is an un.
known quantity. The licenseA under
which the firm is at present run.
ming expired. a week ago, but it is
probable they will continue in bust
ness until such time as a definite
settlement of the question of
whether or not they are to receive
renewal is made. The council
deferred action on the matter for
one week. remanding the same to
the committee on licenses for re-
port.
| Health Officer Grove, in lengthy
communication, stated that never
in the history of the city was Vir-
ginia in more cleanly condition
than at the present time, and advo-
Gated the installation of a barrel
system for the keeping of the town
in like condition. He also reported
specific cases of violations of the
ordinance governing the pollution
of the local lakes, and recommend
ed more strict observance of the
ordinance governing same. The
report was accepted and ordered
filed, and the matter of taking ac-
ton relative to the enforcement of
its recommendations was left with
the proper committee for future
report.
The matter of ordering the re-
moval of the oil house and tanks of
the Standard Oil Company from
their location at the east end of
Oak street. which has been a bone
~of contention since fires threatened
their destruction some two years
ago, was again brought to life by
Alderman Johnson, and the council
took definite action by the passage
of resolution ordering the remov.
al of same from the city limits
within thirty days from the service
of notice, which was ordered to be
served forthwith. In past com
munications the company has sig
nified its intention to move this
menace "when the springtime
come" but their continued della,
would not lead one to think then
them able to tell the seasons yer,
we'll.
James Sullivan, as representa-
tiue OF the owners of property anc
residents in the neighborhood O
the old pest-house, addressed thu
council relative to the necessity O.
removing same from it's presen
location, or having it blown up
The council, after consideration
saw the justice of the request, ant
referred the matter to the commit
ty on city property with the idea O
looking up new site aud the erec
tion of new building adapted t.
the needs of the city in this respect
The long delayed walk to tn,
cemetery was also adjudicated a
this meeting, a"motion by Alder
man Boylan that board walk b.
constructed on the south side O
the road meeting with the approva
of the body.
The Light & Water Co.. by resolu
ton, was instructed to install ar
lights at the corners of Locust an,
Virginia, Beech and Virginia
Crescent and Virginia and Locus
and Wyoming. The attorney wa
. also instructed to draw resolution
and have same in readiness fo
presentation at the next meetin
ordering the company to extend tn
water main on Spruce street fror
Virginia to Central avenue. Al
u other resolution instructed tn
Light & Water company to remov
\ all poles in the city to point fou
\ teen feet from the lot lines, givin
\ the company thirty days in, whic
to comply with the order.
u The mayor reported the appoin
y ment of Joseph LeBeau on the p.
= lice force in place of Axel L. Lun,
( resigned. This appointment wa
confirmed.
Il Liquor licenses were granted I
Matt Derosia, A. Levine aud Lane
! rigan & Darcy, their, application
y and bonds being accepted.
\ The bond of John Bishop, in til
sum of $500, as Doundmas ster.. We