The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-13
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from Sanitary Se~ec, o. Street Cen.
missioner Nal Olsoessed Saaitery
Sewer Coaaectioas.
The continued trouble exper-
fenced by many of the business
people as also by numerous resi-.
dents from the backing up of water
from the sanitary sewerage system
into their Easements and the prom
Used trouble for the city through
the aroused ire of the inflicted ones,
was the cause of a motion intro.
duced by Alderman Boylan- at
Tuesday evenings council meeting
instructing the street commissioners
to forthwith disconnect all sanitary
sewers in the rear of such build.
ings az have the roof drains con-
nected with the sewer outlet. This
motion received the sanction of the
council 40 a whole, aud it Ia now
up to the owners of property hax-
ing roof drain connections with
the sewer system to act quickly or
find themselves shut off from the
privileges of sanitary sewer con-
nections.
r. H. Glllmor was elected alder
man of the Fifth ward, in place of
William Moore, whose appoint
ment three weeks since was noted
but was unable to qualify, inas.
much as he has not obtained his
second papers. Mr.. Gillmor 10
manager of the logging interests of
the Northern Lumber Co., aud is
recognized as level headed citizen
whose counsel will be of value in
the deliberations of the body.
The street and alley committee
recommended the vacation of the
alley in block 1O2, asked for by
Alfred Johnson, and the clerk was
instructed 10 proceed with the form
of vacation thereof under the pro
visions of the charter.
The plat of Anderson.s Addition
to the city was presented for record
and was referred 10 the committee
on streets, alleys and sewers.
The poundmaster and his essis.
tant reported having been threat
ened in the discharge of their
duties, and upon motion the assist
ant pound master was endowed
with police powers and the clerk
instructed to furnish him with a
gun.
Assistant Health Officer Chal-
| mers made an exhaustive report
covering his duties since his ap-
pointment. This report showed
that at the time of appointment
there existed in the city 6 cases of
diphtheria and 4 cases of scarlet
fever; that during the month of
May there were nine quarantines
for diphtheria and II for scarlet
fever; during June Z guarantees
for diphtheria and five for scarlet
fever; during July guarantees
for diphtheria and l for scarlet
fever. and at the date of report
there remained but case of diph-
liberia in the city.
The matter of vacation OF certain
streets and alleys in the North Side
Addition, referred to committee at
the previous meeting, received rec.
ommendation of favorable nature,
and the clerk was instructed to give
notice of hearing in this matter in
accordance with the charter provis.
ions.
The consideration of the bids sub.
mitted at the previous meeting for
the remodeling of the city hall
building in order to more properly
accommodate the range court re-
suited in the rejection of all bids,
and the matter will again be placed
before the county commissioners,
from a different viewpoint. The
prices submitted upon the work
were considered prohibitory, unless
new rental basis for court quar-
ters can be agreed upon.