The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
CITY Will LOOK TO BONDING CON-
PANT
for Necessary Repairs to the Chest
nut Street PAVING Laid BY Con.
tractor P. Mc0oonel.

tractor p. Mcdonnell.
The necessary repair of the Gre
osote wood block paving on Chest.
nut street laid some three years
ago by p. Mcdonnell, of Dnluth
was subject of disc ussion at the
council Tuesday evening, the clerk
reporting that the city was indemni.
fed against failure of the contract
or to properly construct or repair
His work by 5000 surety bond
and upon motion concurred in by
all members present the clerk was
instructed to at once write the com
pany that the city would look to
them for the fulfilling of the con
tract as specified. The work "a
done has never been of salts.
factory nature to the property.
owners paving for same, especially
toward the east end of the street
where the laying of water mains
and connections left many depres-
siuns in the street. Whether this
is Il fault of an improper mixture
OF the concrete base or from some
other cause we are not stating, but
that it does not comply with the
requirements of the contract is
plainly evident to any whocasually
glance at the street.
A report which could be plainly
scented all over the city was SUBJ
mitted and read relative to the in
spection of meats in our local
markets, A. F. Rockwell, who was
here week since at the request of
the board of health, reporting that
on his tour of inspection he found
all markets in good condition with
the exception Of two; that he con.
demned three lambs, which were
destroyed, and found quantity of
minced ham of which he took a
sample and sent to the state boa I'd
of health tor inspection, but which
the owners objected to having de-
stroyed as they wished to make
same into Polish sausage. The re.
port of the state department was
that this sample was unfit for use
as food, and recommended it's des.
truCtiOn.
Inquiry of Assistant Health Offic.
er Chalmers elected the informa-
ton that the two markets referred
to were the Mesaba Meat Market
and the Finnish Mercantile Co. Mr.
Chalmers also stated that he had
| not awaited orders from the state
board of health to destroy the
minced ham referred to, but had
attended to the matter properly on
Friday and Saturday last The
continued pertinance of the ques,
tion Of good meats aroused the ire
of Alderman Boylan, and he wac
responsible for a motion which
carried unanimously that the meat
inspector make weekly reports in
future and that such reports be
given official publication in each
of the two local newspapers. 1t il
believed such course will have q
beneficial effect.
! Two bids were subm itted on the
curb and gutter on the avenues on
either side of Chestnut street, the
bid of the H. l.. Bartlett Co. being
accepted, the price as stated being
80 cents per lineal foot tor the curt
and gutter and 80 cents per square
foot for the driveways. The tota]
of the bid approximates $575O.OO
The other bid was submitted by the
Mesaba Engineering Co., and called
for $1 10 per lineal foot for the curt
and gutter work and 80 cents pei
square foot for the driveways.
c. c. Butler was the only bidde,
on the sewer extension in 3rd Di
vision, and his bid was accepted ir
the sum of $2S1.74. This is tn.
proposed sewer in East Virginia
in the rear of the DeNoble whole
sale house and the Foley residenc,
property:
A communication from the boart
of park commissioners informed
the city that the board was il
readiness to proceed with neces
sary filling and improvements O,
Block 43, the city park property
and asked that occupants of tn,
plat be instructed to vacate. Upo1
motion this matter was laid on tn,
table for one week, it being under
stood the Presbyterian Society ex
pected to be in a position to tax,
definite action relative to the erec
ton of new parsonage by tha
time.
Property owners in Block 2
asked for a storm sewer in the allie,
in that block between Chestnut ant
Maple streets. 1t is understood tn,
laying OF a storm sewer in thi,
block will be the beginning of ,
necessary storm sewer system t,
accommodate the business section O
the city. The matter wac referred
to proper committee for one week.
/ A communication from Mis-