The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-28

Council Chamber, Virginia. MINI.
Feb. Is. 1903:
Regular meeting.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call.
Present:-Aldermen johnson. Boylan, Matt
son. Mr.. President.-4
Absent:-Aldermen Laviolette. Trezona-2.
Reading minutes OF previous meeting
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
Carried.
Alderman Laviollette takes his seat in the
council.
James Sullivan made written application
1or the appointment as chief en-
gineer of the Virginia fire department. stating
the salary he wanted as being $4,000 per
per month
Moved and supported that the application of
James Sullivan for chief engineer for the fire
department be accepted and ordered fled
Carried.
The city attorney. to whom was referred the
matter of having the bond of $4,000 co. run
ming from W. B. Pratt to the city of Virginia,
corrected. returned the bond and stated that
it had been corrected insofar as the date Of
the election in November. 1907. was concerned
and stated that otherwise the bond was a
sufficient one legally.
Moved and supported that the bond OF W. b.
Pratt as city treasurer in the sum of $4,000. 90
be accepted and ordered placed on file SUBJ
ject to the approval Of the mayor.
Carried.
Applications for liquor licenses were receiv-
Fred Johnson. Frank J. Leonard and B. F.
oil 1,r r;p
of February. 1908, and each application being
accompanied by $2Ooo.O0 surety bond.
Moved and supported that liquor licenses be
granted to Andrew Sandstrom Fred johnson,
Frank j. Leonard and B. F. Smith. the bonds
accepted and ordered placed on file.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the application
| for liquor license of August Walberg be re.
ferred to the committee on licenses and that
this committee report on the same at the next
regular meeting.
Carried.
The committee on police, to whom was re-
| ferred the matter of purchasing uniforms fol
| the police department.. stated that E. Mehto
| men refused to make the two suits ordered OF
him at the price of $1,000 for each and stated
to the committee that he wished $500 fol
each suit.
The matter of securing the two suits for DO
icemen from E. Mehtonen was left in the
hands of the police committee to use the
best Judgment.
President Osborn stated that parties in the
city wished to have the use of sufficient hose
to connect on hydrants at the corner of Chest
nut street and Cleveland avenue or at the cor
ner OF Birch street and Central avenue for the
purpose of flooding portion of Virginia lake
| to make public ice rink and also requested
that the Virginia Light g. Water company bt
approached in the matter Of furnishing wate
| for the same.
Alderman Laviollette stated that in his opin
| ion the sanitary conditions in the jail were
| very bad and that some action should be take1
| at once to place the premises in good condi
tion.
! Moved and supported that the committee or
city property and buildings investigate the
matter Of placing suitable closets in the jai
and to otherwise make the jail in good sani
| tary condition.
| Carried
! Moved and supported that the committee or
city property and buildings be instructed tt
have the second floor OF the old fire depart
ment he adquarters fixed up into jury room
and also provide desk room for the chief O.
police.
| Carried
Moved and supported that the committee or
city property and buildings be instructed tc
procure pressure valves for the city hall anG
fire hall No. and that the same be purchased
and put in the buildings at a price not to ex
ceed $1,000 each.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter of fix
| ing the salary for the chief engineer of the
fire department be laid over until the next
regular meeting.
Carried.
The committee on fire and fire department
to whom was referred the matter of purchas.
| ing third horse for use by the fire depart.
ment. reported that in their judgment it would
be well for the city to purchase second team
of horses and provide two fire department
teamsters SO that there would be one team
and teamster at the fire hall at all times and
by purchasing second team great deal OF
money would be saved bv having one of them
do street work and street sprinkling.
Moved and supported that the committee on
fire and fire department be authorized to pur
chase team OF horses for city work and re-
port the findings of the committee to the
council at their earliest convenience.
Carried.
| Moved and supported that the motion made
seconded and carried at pre- evious meeting Of
| the council in which the bond of the health Of
ficer was placed at $500. 90 be rescinded and that
! the bond of the health officer be placed in the
sum of $4,000.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the council ad-
journ until next regular meeting.
Carried.
ALBERT E. BICKFORD,
CORPORATE SEAL) City Clerk.