The Virginia enterprise., 1909-06-25
PASTORET & LAWRENCE co. LOW
BIDDERS.
On Storm Sewer System and Ase
Awarded ControCt in the Sum OF
$24,363.3l. Council Has
Quick Action Session.

The session of the city council
Tuesday evening was a "phenom"
as to the amount of business trans.
acted and the agility with which
the body took up and settled the
questions coming before it, many
matters of importance receiving
consideration and ready action.
Most important wac, perhaps the
awarding of the contract tor the in
stalIation of a general storm sewer
system for the city, in accordance
with plans and specifications on file
in the Office of the clerk. three bids
for this work being received and
the contract warded to the Pastoret-
Lawrence Co., of Duluth, in the sum
of $24. .363.31. Other bidders were H.
L. Bartlett & Co., Virginia, which
bid was not footed in total amount
but which was evidently consider.
ably higher than the winning bid,
and c. c. Butler, Virginia, whose
bid totalled 26,703OO.
The installation of this storm
sewer system will tend to greatly
relieve the strain on the sanitary
sewer. with which many roof con-
nections have been made.
The presentation of an ordinance
granting to the Dnluth, Missabe &
Northern Railway Co. a right ofway
over certain streets and alleys, in
accordance with the petition for a
permit to build a spur track ae
presented by the Virginia 4 Rainy
Lake Company at a previous meet
ing, brought forth strong orposi-
tion on the part of several property
owners residing in the neighbor-
hood of the proposed new spur,
James Sullivan acting 40 spokes-
man for the aggrieved owners of
homes along the proposed right Of
way and presenting the property.
owners side of the question in 4
most forceful manner. The ortlin-
ance, however, was given its fret
reading and upon ito presentation
for second reading at the next
regular meeting of the council will
be open for discussion and special
effort will be made to have all
parties interested on either side in
| attendance, that the council may
have data upon which to base an
opinion before the measure comes
up for final reading and passage.
1t is given out that the desire Of
the Lumber Company to have this
spur track changed is in line with
proposed improvements to their
mammoth milling plant, the erec.
tion of large planning mill and the
rebuilding of their big new mill to
a point making possible the doub.
ling of ito present capacity. Such
being the casei it il not for the people
OF Virginia as whole to put augh,
in their way, still it 10 recognized
that property values, adjoining the
line of the proposed spur would be
affected, and it is hoped by al that
an adjudication of the troubloue
question may BE- had before the
ordinance comea up, for final read.
ing.
The ownerao of Central avenue
property for two. blocks. south OF
Chestnut. street, realizing that this
street 10 rapidly forging ahead 40 q
prospective :bueineas street. made
petition! for tho construction OF
twelve foot cement. sidewalks on
either side of the street. These peti
tions were referred ,tho!street and
alley committee, but will unques.
tionably be,granted, sthe petitions
contained the neuaes Of the ownera
of the greater petition, of, property