The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-04

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charter commission as appointed and
notify them to appear at the council cham
bers on Monday afternoon. August 3lst.
1908. for the purpose of organizing and COnl-
menCing upon their duties.
| Carried.
The members of the bar of the city in a
written communication, called the atten-
ton to the benefits to be attained by the
city adopting the Municipal Court Act. the
same governing the procedure in the local
court. citing the fact that resolution
passed by the council would be sufficient
to make the desired change.
AS there were not a sufficient number of
Aldermen present to pass upon the ques-
| ton definitely the matter was left on the
| table.
| Mayor Hawkinson presented cO1lnlull-
| iCatiOn to the council in which he named
an entire new board for the Virginia public
| library. the term of the members appointed
| by the Former Mayor Fay having expired
July 18th last.
The new members appointed are as fol-
| lows:-Three years, ID. W. Freeman, NJ. f.
Tanning and +. NJ. Trcdway two years. J.
d. Lamont. n. A. Holrner and c. {. Butler:
| one year, Peter SaVolninen. 5. W. Gilpill
and N. Janesk.
Moved and supported that the appoint
| nent by the mayor Of the library board for
the next three years be and is hereby
ratified and that the city clerk notify the
members appointed and to file the mayors
appointment in his office.
| Carried.
Property owners along the north side of
| Elm street. between Mesaba avenue and
Railroad avenue, petitioned the council
| that sidewalk be constructed along that
block.
| Moved and supported that the petition
be referred to the committee on streets,
alleys and sewers.
Carried.
| The W. r. Bailey Lumber Company peti-
toned the council for the extension OF
water mains from Magnolia street to Bal
sam street on Wyoming avenue and if the
council would do this the company would
continue the construction of the mains at
it's own expense from Balsa1n to the COM
pany's mill.
| Moved and supported that the petition be
referred to the committee on light and
water.
Carried.
| Property owners along 1Ic1nloCk street
between Cleveland and Wyoming avenues
petitioned the council for the construction
of a sidewalk along that block.
Moved and supported that the petition be
referred to the committee OH streets. alleys
and sewers.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the First
National Bank of Virginia, be granted the
| ,,f
l2 feet wide on the east side of lot of block
-.
| Carried.
| Moved and supported that the city clerk
! be instructed to notify the Nesaba Iele-
| phone Co. to remove the Euy-pole now
standing on the sidewalk ri1ht-of-way on
lot l of block o.
Carried.
The clerk informed the council that this
was the date set for the receiving of bids
| for the furnishing to the city 100 tons of
! coal. more or less, for the City's buildings.
| and that on his desk were two bids.
Moved and supported that the bids be
| opened.
Carried.
The bids were opened and the following
prices were quoted.
Mark Eddy, $4.4 per ton, one handling.
J.W. Murphy, S5.35 per ton.
Moved and supported that the bid of
Mark Eddy to furnish the city with 100 tons
| of soft coal be accepted and that resolu-
ton be drawn to that effect.
Carried.
The ordinance regulating shows and ex-
hibitions and providing a license therefor.
was up for it's third and final reading.
Moved by Alderman Laviolette, support
ed by Alderman Boylan that the ordinance
received it's third and final reading.
Carried. =
Upon instructions from the president the
clerk read the ordinance.
Moved by Alderman Boylan, supported
by Alderman Trezona, that the ordinance
be adopted.
Ayes-Alderman Laviolette. Boylan. Tre-
zona and Mr.. President-4.
Nays: None.
The president declared the ordinance
adopted.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
relating to the department of parks be
given its second reading
Carried.
Upon instructions from the president the
clerk read the ordinance.
The committee on streets. alleys and
sewers. to whom was referred the matter
of inspecting and accepting of the sidewalk
to the Virginia cemetery, constructed by J.
p. Rooney, reported that careful inspec-
ton had been made by most of the men,
bers of the council and each one was well
satisfied with the walk and that the COM
mittee recommended that the walk be ac-
Cepted.
Moved and supported that the sidewalk
as constructed to the cemetery be accepted
by the council
Carried.
Moved and supported that the City clerk
be instructed to write P. Mcdonnell to the
effect that there we're many places in the
curb and gutter put in by him in connec-
ton with the Chestnut paving, which |
showed defect and that also there were
many low places in the paving which |
should be repaired. and that the council |
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