The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-05

Counctl Chambers, City of Virginia. Mtnn.,
February q, l9O0
Resolution No. 49, l909
Resolution requesting the Legislative
Delegation from St. Louis County to o, =.
pose Public Utility Bill
Bv Alderman Mcneil.
Resolved. BY the City :'ouncil of the City
of Virginia. that it is the opinion Of the city
council of the city of Virginia that the
Public Utility Bill now pendiur in the
House known as House file No. 800 is ir,-
practicable and is against the beat interest
OF this municipality as 1t ia now framed
and
Resolved further that the City council of
the city Of Virginia requests tho Lcgisla.
tive DeieRattoo from St. Louis County to
oppose and use every possible means to
defeat the said bill and
Resolved further that the city clerk is
hereby directed to certify a COPY of this
resolution to each member of the state
senate oud House OF Representatives from
=. 50 and 81 Legislative Districts.
Moved BY Alderman Laviolette. support
cd by Alderman Elmquiat. that above
resolution he adopted.
Ayes-Aldernen Laviolette. Ein,auist,
MCNEIL. Mattson. Mr.. Prcsident-5.
Nays-None.
Adopted February y. 1910.
A. OSBORN,
President OF tho City Connect.
Approve,l March 2. 1909.
A. nAwkiNsoN.
Mayor.
ALBERT f. BtCKFt,kD.
City Clerk.
Presented to the Mayor March 2 Ek0
Returned by the Mayor March ,. 1909.
(SEAL)
The matter of the sewer assessments be.
ing placed upon the books of the county
treasurer for collection as other taxes. was
discussed by the members of the council
and AZ L. A. Marvin. Deputy County
Auditor. was present. he gave the council
hts opinion of the way which this matter
s1souh be treated. stating that the officials
In his o1ace would be pleased to have the
change made 90 as to eliminate the work
of locking after the sewer assessments
under q special book in the county auditors
office.
Moved and supported that the city attor-
ney be instructed to attend this session of
the Legislature at St. Paul and to have pre-
pared q bin amending the present special
law governing the collection of sewer
assessments In this city and do what he
deemed best to have the Law become ef-
fective.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise for bids for the
purchase of the old pest house in Block S.
Carried.
The committee on fire and fire depart
rueut. to whom was referred the matter of
purchasing two lots for fire department
building purposes in the South Side Addi.
ttou. reported that there had been offered
to the committee four lots in Block 81 at q
price Of $2750o per lot.
Moved aud auppoEted that the matter of
the purchaae of the lots for the proposed
fire hal in the second addition. be referred
to the city attorney and FIRE and fire depart
ment ca1nmittee.
Carried.
tered the matter of the transfer of the
Olson 4 Fink license to D. A. Forti. report
I'd that the committee had heard but one
side Of the Qaeatton aud as the two credit
ore of Olsen l. Fink were present. the
RReeident requested an explanation of the
matter from them and these gentlemen
outlined the situatiou a. 1t really existed.
explaining that the license had been trans-
ferred aDd ssatg1sd /. good faith.
The psessdent grants q recess of ten
qainuteo.
The president called the council to order.