The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19

Reading minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read
Carried.
The taxpayers and residents living in
the vicinity of the corner of Wyoming ave-
nue. and Sage street petitioned the council
for the extension of water mains from
Hickory street to Sage street on Wyoming
avenue, and for the installation of one n.y.
drant at the corner of Sage street and Wy
Oming avenue
Moved and supported that the petition be
accepted and that resolution be drawn
instructing the Virginia Light & Water
Company to install water mains and one
hydrant at the location named.
Carried.
}. b. Sattler made application for liquor
license for the lower front room of the two
story brick building, situated on lot No. II,
block No. II. license to be for one year, COM
mencing June s, 1908. and a surety bond of
$4,000 was submitted.
Moved and supported that the license be
granted, the bond approved and ordered
filed, and that resolution be drawn to
that effect
Carried.
| "A. HendriCkSOn made application for H.
quor license for the lower front room of the
two story brick veneered building situate
on lot No. I, block No. "A, license to be for
one year commencing June S. 1908, and
surety bond of $2OOO0O was submitted.
Moved and supported that the license be
granted. the bond approved and ordered
filed. and that resolution be drawn to
that effect.
Carried.
Property owners and residents in the vi
cinity of the baseball park petitioned the
council to have the board fence surround
ing the park removed off the sidewalk line
within ten days.
Moved and supported that the petition
be laid on the table.
Carried.
Mayor Hawkinson submitted in writing
his appointment of Eli Maxi as patrol,nan.
Mr.. MAXI to fill the vacancy caused by the
discharge of John Purtilo.
Moved and supported that the appoint
tnent by the mayor of Eli Maxi as patrol
man be accepted and that a resolution be
drawn confirming the same
Carried.
The chairman and the secretary of the
Fourth of July Committee petitioned the
council for a donation of $4,000 toward the
celebration of 1908.
Moved and supported that the co1n1n,,n-
ication be accepted, and that resolution
be drawn to conform to the same.
| Carried.
Andrew Hakkala in communication to
the council, stated that the Han,mel Com
pany property just east of his dwelling
was in Il bad sanitary condition and that
the place wOS seldom cleaned, and that he
desired to have the council take some &C
ton along these lines.
Moved and supported that the COm1ll,11l-
ication be referred to the health officer
Carried.
H. b. Rogers petitioned the council for
permit to conduct Il popcorn and peanut
stand on one of the avenues just off of
chestnut street. or on /; vacant lot facing
Chestnut street.
Moved and supported that H. 3. kog-
ers be granted a permit to conduct a pea
nut and popcorn stand on lot No. 49, block
No. ~.
Carried.
The clerk informed the council that the
Virginia Lumber Company had written
him favorable reply relative to granting
to the city of Virginia a lease on property
> necessary to erect and maintain a pest
house on the Park Forty, and that a writ
ten permission would he granted upon for
warding diagram of the exact location
desired.
Moved and supported that the matter of
selecting and diagratning of property de-
sired tor pest house purposes be referred to
the city engineer and that he inform the
city clerk of his findings, and that the city
clerk notify the Virginia Lumber Com pany
of the same.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city at
tornev be instructed to draft an ordinance
regulating license fee of different attrac-
tons such as: Circuses. shows. merry-yo-
rounds. caravans. operu house places of
amusement. striking machines. and all
other attractions coming under the head
ing of general licenses.
Carried.
The city clerk read a communication
from J. W. kreitter, superintendent of the
Duluth. NiSSal,e & Northern Hallway Conn
pany. relative to cutting away of under
growth at Mile Post 5, at the crossing of the
Conllany's railway tracks and the Eveleth
road. in which he stated that the matter
had been referred to the proper official and
If the matter was not attended to i1nmedi-
ately to notify him.
Moved and supported that the co,,,n,un-
iCation he accepted and ordered placed on
, file
Carried
The city clerk notified the council that
this was the date set for the opening of
bids on the construction of sidewalk to the
cemetery and that in his hands were four
bids for the same.
Moved and supported that the bids be
now opened.
Carried.
The clerk opened the bids and the result
was as follows:
J. p. Room to plans and
specifications of the city engineer, in the
sum of S224500 or IS cents per lineal foot A
certified check of $3G9OO accom- panied this
bid.
J. E. Hanilton-For all five 90 foot walks
II cents per lineal foot: for all six 60 foot
walks 1872 cents per lineal foot for all cross
walks S'2 cents per lineal foot. A certified
check of $4,000 accompanied this bid.
r. }. Hughes-S5 cents per lineal foot A
certified check of $4,000 accompanied this
bid.
/. Otto LarsOn-5612 cents per running foot
certified check of $4,000 accompanied
this bid.
Moved and supported that J, P. Rooney
be awarded the contract of constructing
the sidewalk to the cemetery at the price
of IS cents per ineal foot less the crossings
which will be built by the city, and that q
resolution be drawn to this effect.
| Carried.