The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-18
Official
Publication OF:
.Proceeangs
The
City
Council
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Council Chamber. Virginia, MIMI.
september 8. 1905.
Regular meeting.
Council called to order by the Vice-Presi-
dent.
Roll call.
Present Aldermen ElmQuist, Boylan.
Mattson. Mr.. Vice-President4
Absent - Aldermen Trezona, Mr. Presi-
dent-2
Reading minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
of the previous meeting be approved as
read:
Carried.
President Osborn takes his seat in the
| council.
Municipal Judge Carey submitted in
| writing his report of collections of fines in
| his court during the month of August, 1905
the same amounting to $ls5OO
Moved and supported that the report of
the municipal Judge for August. $685. be
accepted and ordered placed on file.
| Carried
Matt Santa made application for permit
| to remove the one and one half story frame
building from lot No. 2. Block No. Is, to lot
No. q. Block No. 50, and submitted a per-
| sonal bond in the sum of $4,000 with Chas
| }. Johnson and Oscar SundberR as sure
! ties.
| Moved and supported that the permit be
granted. the bond accepted and upon ap-
prevail by the mayor ordered filed.
| Carried
| City Engineer Johnson rerOrted that c.
4. Butler had concluded his contract Of
constructing sewers in District No. &c. in
the matter of placing in proper shape the
surface in the alley in this district and he
was entitled to the $4,000 which was held
back pending the performance of this
work.
| Moved and supported that the report be
| accepted and ordered placed on file and
that a resolution be drawn awarding the
| balance of the contract price to Mr.. Butler.
| Carried.
Fire Chief Thayer submitted a COnln,un-
ication to the council in which he called
the attention of this body to the pending
| danger from forest fires at the west of the
| lumber yards of the Virginia Lumber
Company and recommended that some
| immediate action be taken toward cutting
| down the brush and reducing the danger.
| Moved and supported that the chief of
the fire department instruct the assistant
| chief of the fire department to take neCes-
sary hose and men to lands Just west of
the Virginia Lumber COmpany's plant
| and do what work they thought in their
| best judgment which would tend to keep
| down the forest fires and to lay sufficient
hose to keep the ground wet as long as
there was any danger.
| Carried.
! The Northern Fire Apparatus Company
submitted specifications of the combina-
ton hose and chemical sleigh which they
offered to send to Virginia in exchange for
| the American LaFrance chemical engine
and which the company promised to run
on cars in Virginia at no expense to the
City.
Moved and supported that the Mayor
and City Clerk be authorized to enter into
the contract submitted by the Northern
Fire Apparatus Company in which the
company contracts to exchange the chem
ical engine now owned by the City for a
| combination hose and chemical sleigh
and according to the specifications sub
mittcd by the company and on file in the
office of the city clerk and read at a regular
meeting of the city council on Sept. 8. 1865.
and that resolution be drawn to that
effect.
| Carried
On account of the prevalent forest fires
! and the great fear that our people have
had the past few days relative to the safe
| ty of the city, several Of Virginia's PROM
| inent citizens we're present at the council
meeting and UPON being permitted by the
| president to speak on the subject. several
| very good suggestions were offered as a
| means to reduce danger.
The president grants a recess of ten min
utes for the council and citizens to talk the
situation over more thoroughly.
The president calls the council to order
Moved and supported that the matter of
| reducing the danger of fire to the Virginia
| lumber plant and the City of Virginia. in
| the hiring of men and the cutting down of
| brush west of the mill property be left in
| the hands of AldermanLa andWm
| Stearns and that they be left to be the
judges az to the number of men required
and the wages to be paid.
Carried.
City Engineer Johnson submitted plans
and specifications of the cement cross
! walk and sidewalks around library build
ing.
Upon instructions from the president
the clerk read the specifications.
Moved and supported that the plans and
specifications for cement crosswalks and
sidewalks around the library building be
accepted and ordered placed on file and
that q resolution be drawn to that effect
| and also that the city clerk be instructed
! to advertise for bids for the construction
| of said walks.
Carried.
Council Chamber. City of Virginia, Ninn
| September 8, 1906
| Resolution No. 1884, 1908.
Resolution accepting plans and specifica-