The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-02
Moved and S11nnorted that the annie at ion

Moved and supported that the application
be referred to the chief engineer and the
committee OH fire and fire department.
Carried.
Property owners in Blocks 81 and 1r2 III
and of Anderson's Addition, petitioned
the council for the construction of board
walk along those blocks.
Moved and supported that the petition
be referred to the committee on streets. al
legs and sewers.
Carried.
Property owners on the north side of Oak
street, between Mesaba avenue and Rail
road avenue, petitioned the council for the
cutting down of the sidewalk along that
block from feet to 6 feet wide. and that
the regulation boulevard be provided be-
tween the lot line and the sidewalk line.
Moved and supported that the petition be
referred to the committee on streets. alleys
and sewers.
Carried.
". {. Buck special salesman of the Fair
banks Morse & Company. was present. and
being called upon by the president to give
the council some idea as to what would be
the proper thing to place in this City as to
city scales. stated to the council that after
| looking over the ground he would suggest
| that II good scale be placed here and that
! his company would be willing to put in tile
same scale as was placed in at Evcleth, at
any place desired. in a very short time,
| and suggested six ton wagon scale. ski
| platform with steel frame and type regis
trrng beam. with extension levers to
bring. beam into building. to be installed
on foundation furnished by the city and
| the city also to furnish lumber to build
plat form, this scale complete to cost the
city $S225.0O.
Moved and supported that the street
| commissioner be instructed to remove
hose house No. .. now located III Block 81.
of the Second Addition, to a location just
| west of the steel bridge.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to write for Il lease of three
| additional fire alarm boxes the same as
were installed by the Gnn,ewell Fire Alarm,
Telegraph Company, and that the same
company be requested to furnish addi-
tional boxes.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the chief of
the fire department be instructed to have
painted red strip around the bottom of
the poles owned by the Hlesaba Telephone
Company and on which are installed the
present fire alarm boxes.
Carried
Moved and supported that the matter of
purchasing suitable number of galvan-
lied iron paper reCeptaCles for the various
corners on Chestnut street be placed in the
hands of the committee on streets, alleys
and sewers with power to purchase.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter Of
making water connections with the mains
at the corners of Walnut. Pine and Oak
streets and Railroad avenue with the flush
tanks to be placed by the contractor in the
construction of sewers in District No. l. be
referred to the committee on streets, alleys
and sewers.
Carried.
Moved and supported that Jacob Johnson
be granted permit to place "A pipe railing
around the corner of his lot line. the same
being lot No. l, block No. q. and that the
railing be two feet high and to project out
of the cement curb.
Carried.
The president grants recess of ten
minutes that the council MAY select the
style of city scales submitted by the repre-
sentative of the Fairbanks Morse company.
The president called the council to order.
Moved and supported that the proper
specifications for the proposed city scales
be submitted by the Fairbanks-Morse 60.
to the city clerk. and that a resolution &C
cepting the same be drawn and submitted
to the council at the next regular meeting.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city scales
he located at the rear of the present city
hall building.
Carried.