The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-07-03
FACED PROPOSITION FOR DRY FOURTH.
Alderman Matts0n Would Tie To Nine
GrOg Shops For the Nations
Natal Day,

1
! Grog Shops For the Nations
! Natal Day.
While the city council has had
several interesting sessions of late
and the saloon question has re-
ceived a certain amount of atten.
ton through the consideration OF
the idea that certain people were
not the proper persons to conduct
thirst parlors, there had not until
Tuesday evening been any action
looking toward the wholesale clos
ing of these places. But on that
evening, in the absence of Alderman n
Trezona and Boylan, Alderman
Mattson, by his vote against the
granting of the nine liquor licenses
which expired pr,or to the Fourth,
threatened the closing of all these
! places on the nations natal day.
President Osborn, called recess
for five minutes and a committee
was sent after the delinquent men,
| bers, when the necessary number
for the passage of the applications
was had and the licenses ordered
issued.
Application for sidewalks on I,o-
Gust street and on the south side Of
Block SO in the Southside Addition,
were referred to the committee.
Chief Thayer, of the fire depart
ment, recommended the purchase
of a hook and ladder truck carrying
a 30 foot ladder and a forty foot lad
der, and two chemical tanks. This
matter was taken under considera-
ton and a committee will submit
a report thereon at the next meet
ing.
A vacancy in the paid fire depart
ment brought forth four new app!i-
cartons for the position, but since
that time Fred Anthony, who had
former application on file, has been
placed on the job.
H. J. Rarby was appointed assist
ant dog catcher, and it is to be
hoped that between the pound mas
ter and his assistant there will be a
noticeable decreaae in the canine
population Of the city shortly.
There is an opportunity for work
along these lines.
Chas. Roskilly was granted a
plumbers license, and the cost of
sanitary sewer in Sewer District No.
81, $l4.33 per lot, was ordered as
sessed against the abutting prop
erty.
Bids for the proposed sewer on
Wyoming avenue was opened and
the contract awarded W. r. Kern,
of Duluth, the lowest bidder. The
cost Of the work as figured out was
$9N2O, the bid of G.. G.. Butler being
81 ,M9OO.
The plat of the new North Side
Addition to the city was accepted,
being passed with the understand.
ing that the committee would in
vestigate the work being done to-
ward the opening of the streets and
alleys in the new plant before the
next meeting.
A resolution calling for the erec-
ton of platforms and the installa-
ton of q barrel system for garbage
was adopted. The resolution pro-
vides for water tight receptacles,
but a galvanized tank with tight
fitting cover would be the proper
caper.
The w. T. Bailey Lumber Co. was
instructed by resolution to either
fill or fence the sandpit on the road
to Mount Iron, with the alternative
that unless same was done 1t would
be attended to by the city and the
expense charged against the pro-
perty.
The resolution calling for a
special election for the purpose of
bonding the city for 100000 for the
laying out, paving and macadamiz-
ing of streets in the city was given
it's first reading, and the attorney
instructed to draw a resolution for
submission at the next meeting
calling for a special election on
this issue.