The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-28
CITY BUYS ROAD ROLLER

CITY BUYS ROAD ROLLER
Takes Bio Step ia the Direction ol
Permanent Improvement of ljiqh-
way System Tuesday Evening.
The council at its last meeting
decided upon the purchase of a
steam road roller, and authorized
the clerk and mayor to enter into
written contract for a ten.ton Iro-
quois, for immediate delivery.
This is a big step forward in the
matter of permanent improvement
of the city's- highway system, on
which mint of money has been
expended in the past without desir-
ed and lasting results, and with the
installation of the new machine we
trust the city may proceed to build
all roads of crushed stone, making
same substantial, that Virginia may
in future have streets the populace
may swear by instead of swear at.
The improvement of the new Gil
bert road was also brought a notch
nearer an actuality by the decision
of the council to order a grade
crossing Established for the present
across the Missabe tracks at the
south end of Mesaba avenue. This
crossing will be near the south end
of the Virginia yards, and it is
hoped thateventually arrangements
may be made for viaduct crossing
at this point, as the new road will
doubtless be a much used thorough
fare.
The plans of the proposed changes
to the city hall building. for the &C.
.commodation of the new range
court and for needed expansion of
city office quarters, as submitted by
Radcliffe & Price, were inspected
and several minor changes recon-
mended, and same will be in readi-
ness for inspection and acceptance
at the next regular meeting. In con-
nection with this improvement it
would seem no definite arrange
ment had as yet been made with the
county commissioners regarding
the rental or use of the building for
court purposes, and we should deem
it wise, perhaps, for the city to take
this question up with the county
board at their session the coming
week and enter into a contract for
specified term of years, that the city
may know definitely as to its pro
lection before assuming the neces-
sary obligations attendant pom the
"A resolution was passed authoriz-
ing the issuance of warrants for the
of the lands included in
the new park site, on the basis of
valuation submitted by the board
of condemnation, the report of
which was accepted at a previous
meeting and given publication.
The council also, acting upon the
suggestion of the Commercial Club,
took up the matter of the placing
of waste paper receptacles on Chest
nut street and the general cleanli-
ness of that thoroughfare, and dis
posed of the subject very properly
by instructing the clerk to order a
half dozen paper receptacles and
three garbage scrapers, with the
idea of putting on a "white wing"
brigade to care for the street in
proper manner.
William Rooney appeared before
the council in opposition to the es-
OF merry.go-round
on the Elks lots adjoining his prop
erty, contending that such an in
novation would be a nuisance to
his family, and the truth of his
argument sank deeply into the
minds of the members with the re
suit that the license ordered issued
for the enterprise was ordered re-
voked.
Thomas Fitzgerald made applica.
tion for appointment on the fire de-
partment, submitting a telling line
of recon lamentations which should
secure him the coveted position. 1t
was referred to the proper commit
tee.
Several applications for sidewalk
extensions and for the use of por.
tions of various streets for the pur.
pose of excavating for building i'm
Provements were submitted and
granted.
Chon Saacla1e Moao MaaA z