The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
.waL LOOK UP HOME RULE CHARTER

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Commercial Club viii Also leader
Baaauet 10 Attempt TO Create
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At the meeting of, the CONNER
cial Club Wednesday evening IT.
Kimball, who until the first of the
present year had been president of
the city council for twenty-four
months previously, broached the
idea of the necessity of the city of
Virginia seeking a different law
under which to exist, alleging that
under the law of 1885, under which
the city was forced by vote of the
council during the first administra.
ton of Ex-Mayor Eaton, the mayor
and one dictator had the rest of the
council faded; that these two can
handle the city as they may see fit,
and that he believed under the cir
cumstances-at this late date-an
agitation should be started for
home rule charter.
This idea was coincided in by
President Metcalfe aud City Clerk
Bickford, the president of the Club
desiring an instantaneous express
sion of opinion on the part of men,
bers present as to whether or not
petition favoring such a change
will meet their approval. But in
asmuch as perhaps not three men,
bers present had ever read home
rule charter the idea was advanced
by w. f. Hannaford that the seek
ing of an expression be deferred
until another meeting, at which
time copies of the home rule chart
ers of other cities will be read and
discussed and the members given
at least a cursory view of what they
are expected to endorse or reject.
In this connection, however, the
statement was made by City Clerk
Bickford that he had been given to
understand that there was no break
ing loose. from the present city
charter when once adopted, and the
clerk was instructed to correspond
with the attorney general in rela-
tion to this point.
A. E. Bickford brought up the
idea of again trying to include the
mining properties to the northeast
and east of the city in the city
limits, stating that he had1 been as.
sured by the managers of some of
these properties, which voted
against coming in at the time of
the former extension of the city
limits, that they would willingly
vote to be included in the corpora.
ton at this time. In this >connec-
tion committee comprising
Messrs. Bickford, Krogdahl and
Byrne was appointed by the presi.
dent to interview the mining super
intendents and report their views.
The additions indicated would ex-
tend the city limits to include some
% instead of 10 square miles, and
would add several million to the
assessed valuation of the city.
The idea of a banquet, to be held
late the coming month, was again
discussed and definite action taken
by referring the matter to COM
mittee comprising Messrs. James
Laviolette, J. p. Chalmers and F. ].
Rinnert, who were authorized to
name and appoint subcommittee
as they might see fit. It was the
idea of all present that, providing
suitable arrangements could be
made with the Duluth, Rainy Lake
& Winnipeg railway, the Club
should ask as guests on this occa.
sion the prominent business men
of the smaller towns along the line,
believing that an acqua1ntahceship
would prove Of future value is vir-
ginia'in a business way. '."S t"
A letter was read from NJ. A.
Murphy relative to the prospect'ot
stocking the streams along the new
railway with trout fry and the lakes
with bass, Mr.. Murphy having re.
ce1ved notification that such fry
could be had upon proper applica-
tion being filed. 1t was moved and
carried that committee, including
Mr.. Murphy, be appointed to take
action in this matter, but the com.
mittee was not appointed.
J. L. Kimball, as member of the
committee appointed at previous
meeting to interview the city coun-
Gil relative to the care of the "poor
mans COW" reported that a commu-
nication had been presented the
council and the assurance given
that later in the spring the bovine
pest would be properly cared for.
The committee appointed to 60
licit membership to the Club made
verbal report, and their efforts
will extend over a longer period.
william Will Keep Open.
We note by the Duluth News Tri-
bune that William Fanta, who
formerly conducted thirat mar.