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April q. 1908
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Council called to order by the president.
Roll call. ~ So. ,-s>@sx (
Present:-Aldermen Johnson. Laviollette.
Boylan. Trezona. Mattson. Mr.. President.-6
Absent:-NOne. <
Reading minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
Carried.
The clerk read a communication from Fred H.
Gardner. secretary of the Bovey fire department.
in which he asked for information relative to the
old fire alarm system which the city of Virginia
had advertised for SALE
Moved and supported that the city clerk be in
structed to write Mr.. Gardner and give him gen
eral information as to character. age the original
price and general condition of the fire alarm sys-
tenn which the city offers for sale and have Mr..
Gardner submit bid on the same if he desires to
buy.
Carried.
The clerk read a communication from w. A.
McGonagle Of the Duluth. Missabe & Northern
Railway company. relative to furnishing the city
with gravel. and in which the writer stated that
under the Interpretation of the regent legislative
laws it would be impossible for the railway COM
pany to furnish the city with gravel.
Moved and supported that the communication
he accepted and ordered filed
Carried.
The clerk read communication from Bert
Fesler attorney for the city in the matter of D.
w. Freeman against the city of Virginia. and rel
ative to Chestnut street paving. and in answer to
tho IF 1ad
account of the remittance of SlO.75. by Mr.. Bon
ham. attorney for the plaintiffs. stated that $1,000
| of this amount was the usual statutory costs and
the $075 was for three afidavits. and stated that
this was all that could be given as it is fixed
charge.
| Moved and supported that the communication
of Bert Fesler be accepted and ordered filed. the
check of $lO.75 accepted and deposited with the
| treasurer.
Carried,
Axel Lund made written application for a
plumbers license and submitted a recommends
ton signed by two contractors according to the
ordinance and submitted s50o.oO bond.
Moved and supported that plumbers license
Ike issued to Axel Lund. the bond approved and
ordered placed on file.
| Carried.
Edward p Johnson & Co. made application for
liquor license in the one-story brick building sit
uated ON lot No. 2s block No. lS, license to COM
| mence May 5th, 1908. and submitted a surety
bond in the sum of $2OOO.OO.
Moved and supported that the licence he grant
ed, the bond approved and ordered filed.
Carried.
Property owners along the east side of Wyo-
| ming avenue, commencing at the north one-half
(N1.) Of block is and thence running north to the
corner of Magnolia street. petitioned the council
| for the construction Of board walk boulevard
ed. leading four feet from the lot line to walk
| line. and providing for 6-foot walk.
Moved and supported that the petition for side
walk along Wyoming avenue be referred to the
committee on streets. alleys and sewers
Carried.
Property owners and residents along Mesaba
avenue on the east side commencing OH Walnut
| street and continuing north to Balsam street. Pc
toned the council for the construction of 6-foot
sidewalk along that side Of Mesaba avenue.
| Moved and supported that the petition for side
walk along the east side of Mesaba avenue from,
Walnut street to Balsam street be referred to the
committee on streets. alleys and sewers.
Carried.
| IIOpcIlH O"ucTS dlONS tNe uOTln sue OI DOCK
No. 46. that is along the south side of Spruce
| street between Mesaba avenue and Railroad ave.
nue., petitioned the council for board walk along
! that block.
Moved and supported that the petition for side.
walk along Spruce street between Mesaba avenue
and Railroad avenue he referred to the committee
| on streets alleys and sewers.
Carried.
| The ordinance relating to the licensing of dogs
was up for its second reading
| Moved and supported that the ordinance rela-
ting to the running at large of dogs and the IL
| censing of the same Ike given its second reading.
Carried.
The clerk read the ordinance.
Upon instructions from the council at the meet
ing OF April 2st 1908. the city attorney prepared
an ordinance creating and establishing public
pound and submitted the same to the council.
Moved and supported that the ordinance rela'
tive to the creating and establishing of public
| pound be given its first reading
Carried.