The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-14
S. S. WILLIAMSON. SUBMITS efpoR1

S. S. WILLIAMSON SUBMITS RfP0RJ
o. City Books aod gjeeeciol Coedjt1oo,
Giving Much Credit Do Present.
Recocder cad Jeoosuroe.
S. S. williamson, expert account.
ant employed by the city at the re.
quest of the city clerk to audit the
city books and accounts, which had
not been done for several years.
submitted his report to the council
at the meeting Tuesday evening.
the report in tull covering the years
1905, 1907 and 1908 in detail, the re-
capitulation showing the financial
condition of the citysat the close Of
each term, net overdraft of $1363.O2
being shown at the close of 1905, a
net overdraft of $a05o67 being shown
at the close of 1907, and a net over.
draft of $9l0e00 being shown At the
close of 1908. This overdraft will,
however, be wiped out, aud - com.
Portable bslauce"wiil" be shown In
the treasury and clear balance
sheet on bonded indebtedness will
also be in evidence at the close OF
the present yeaK. the present coun-
Gil having provided for such q con.
tingency in their tax levy.
In conclusion of his exhaustive
report Mr.. Williamson paid i q de.
served compliment to City Clerk
Bickford and City Treasurer Pratt,
in the following language:
"In conclusion I wish. to express
my sincere appreciation of the
courtesies extended to me by your
city clerk and city treasurer and to
congratulate your city on having
two euch officials, and do not say
this in merely perfunctory style at
The closing of my work, but because
l really feel it and mean it.
ut has never been my pleasure to
meet before a public Office holder
who took such personal interest
in his Office work as your city clerk:
He is continually searching for new
and simpler methods to get aud
keep his Office in proper shape and
to give the public not only the in
formation which rightfully belongs
to the Office, but also information
on many point which is way out
of the ordinary and which is simply
a matter of accommodation for him
to give.
"Your city treasurer seems to
grasp fully the responsibilities of
his Office end handles the funds 90
as to keep the city's credit in good
shape. His monthly reports are
gotten up in first.class shape. and
are a source of pleasure to an ex-
aminer.
"Yourcouncil and your tax. payers
are wise to keep such men in office. "
The report as submitted was 'ac-
cepted and ordered filed, and refer.
red to the finance committee with
a recommendation that portions
thereof be made part of the council
records of a succeeding meeting.
X. {. Pickering, as representa-.
tive from the Commercial Club, . 0.
peared before the council:an nd urged
the necessity of the adoption and
enforcement of certain ordinances,
including an anti.spitting sordin.
ance, an ordinance against the dis.
tribution OF hand-bills on the street
an ordinance against the obstruc.
tion of streets and sidewalks with
rigs, packing boxes; beer kegs, etc.
and move for the provision of re-
ceptacles for waste paper, fruit
peels, etc., to be conveniently locat
ed on Chestnut street. He also rec
ommended, in behalf OF the body
the steady employment of a man
whose duty it should be to :keet
Chestnut street in a more tidy ant
presenta bic condition.
The city clerk read q commuuica
ton from w. A. McGonagle relativ.
to the proposed >overhead crossing
on the new road to Gilbert, near tn,
south end of the Missabe yards
stating that the new buildings be
ing erected by the Mesaba Iro,
Works Company would interfer,
with locating the crossing wher,
desired unless arrangements. coult
be made with the company for ,
right-of-way across their tract, bu
that a grade crossing could be pu
in at another point. Many train
pass this point ON the line ;daily
and the disadvantages of grad,
crossing through the danger en-
tailed, appeals both to the .:publi,
and to the railway company. ,Th
matter was referred to proper com
mittee with view to- occurring a,
advantageous adjustment of tn
matter if possible.
A communication was read fron
D. L. King, secretary of the Stat
Firemen's Association. stating tha
the annual convention of >th
Association would be held at Clt
qaet on June z and 8, aud ur9in
the necessity of the local denar
ment being represented. The CON
munication was referred to III
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