The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
COUNCIL RESCsNoS RfSoluT,oN

COUNCIL RESC,NOS RESOLUTION
for the Appoiotaest Of Chorles Nc
lIlhargy a. fire Clief at Salary
Of f3l23.
AT the Tuesday evening meeting
of the city dads that body rescind-
ed the resolution of the previous
meeting for the appointment of
Charles Mc1llhargy 40 chief en-
gineer of the Virginia fire depart
ment at salary of $l25.O0 per
month, the mayor failing to attach
his signature to the resolution az
passed upon recommendation of
the city attorney, who found after
the passage of the resolution that
it took a three fourths vote of the
council to appropriate monies,
whereas the resolution as adopted
had the support of but two-thirds
OF the body.
After the adoption of the motion
to resciud the former resolution a
blind vote was taken to gain the
opinion of the body az to the
amount agreeable to be paid for a
man to fill this important position.
the ballot showing three favorable
to paying $125, two favoring SIS and
one who desired to obtain the Ger.
vices required at the sum of $25 per
month. 1t being considered i'm.
possible to obtain any agreement
at the meeting the matter was laid
on the table for one week.
The city clerk made several
recommendations to the body in a
verbal report. one being the neces.
sity of legalizing and codifyiug the
city charter and ordinances by a
charter commission, making the
statement that through the burn,
ing of certain of the city records
ordinances to- "A, inclusive, had
been lost and were valueless. He
also stated that no certified copy
of the resolution adopted on Octo:
Der ", 1902. changing the city ma
chinery from tn F., laws of 1894 to the
laws of 1895, was to be found and
considered this an important item
demanding attention. Another
matter demanding action was the
abatement OF taxes on lots and z
in block II for 1908, which are now
city property but against which
the records show the taxes still
pending. He also stated that
thecity had an abstract but
no certified deed to lot % of
block SO, the pest house property,
and that while in October, 1905. the
city received deed to block 81 for
a consideration Of $500, such deed
had been given to the attorneys of
the Virginia Lumber Co., together
with lease, but that neither deed
nor lease had ever been returned
and were not a matter of record as
they should be. These matters
were referred to the city attorney,
and if that official attends to these
and other duties he 10 assuredly
entitled to his salary-and to a
tritling bonus to make even on the
time it will take.
Street Commissioner Christie
pherson reported in connection
with the idea of purchasing q rock
crusher that he had examined three
different outcrops of stone which
we're available as to distance, one
being near Mariska on the Iron
Range, one being on the hill be.
tween this city and Eveleth, and
the) other on the line of the Rainy
Lake road two miles north. He
was not desirous of making speci.
tic recommendations, however, pre-.
terring that members OF the council
accompany him to the various
places and form their own Judge.
ment as to which would be the most
accessible as we'll 40 the most ser.
viceable rock.
The matter of the esta blishmeu1
of a company of National Guarda
was again brought up. and upon
motion was referred to City Attor.
ney Shea to report upon the pro
visions of the law and the liability
of the city after having made initial
provisions for the accommoda tiou
of same.
The question of the removal ot
the storehouse of the Standard Oil
Co. from it's present location nea,
the east end of Oak street was agair
brought to the attention of tn,
body by Alderman Mattson, ant
the city clerk was instructed 4
again write the company askine
their intentions in the premises
The removal of the tanks from thi,
location was authorized by tn,
pact council after ex-Mayor Eato,
had ceased to be local agent for tn,
company.
Shields Acid Je&.pered Nn
w. r. Shields, who recent,
opened new blackemith and shoe
ing shop on Walnut street opposit
the Primary School building, ha