The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02


Reading minutes of previous Meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved ~ read.
| Carried:
A letter from The 1roauois Iron Works was
read stating that the road roller had been
shipped from its factory and enclosed in the
the tools.
| Moved and supported that the comnnunica-
| ton be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The clerk read = letter from the county
auditor in which he stated that the letter from
| the clerk relative to the county commissioners
and the city of Virginia entering into some
agreement for the use of the proposed room
| 70 be made for range court in the city hall.
had been received. stating that the eomnnis-
sioners will have their next regular meeting
on July 9Th. 1909. at which time the eommuni-
cation would be given consideration. The
mayor in this connection stated that he had
q eonversatiou with Chairman AcInnis. of the
County Commissioners. and while he thought
| the Commissioners would allow = monthly
rental for the use of the building when renodeIed
he deemed it advisable for the council 70 ap-
point . committee to await on the oonanais-
sloper. 1t the noxt meeting and have . general
! understanding
Moved and supported that the pseadent
appoint = comnaittee 70 appear before tho
county commissioners at their asxt meeting
and h.v. -.e.e agreement ne.aasd r. for -ooaaty
court purposes. -
Carried.
The president reserved his appointnaent Of
this committee until sone future time.
The city engineer submitted general speci-
6eations for cement sidewalks in the city and
the clerk read to same.
Moved and supported that the general speci-
fcations covering cement sidewalks in this
city be accepted rs read and that resolution
accepting the same be submitted at the next
regular meeting.
Carried.
The committee having in charge the parade
and picnic Of the Finnish Socialists Festival.
in a communication stated that the route of
| the parade had been somewhat changed and
that the picnic would be held on the Minorca
Hill.
Moved and supported that the communion
| ton be accepted and ordered flied.
Carried.
fines collected in that court for the week end
ing June 18th. amounting to $5l.5O
Moved and supported that the report Be
accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
for permit to conduct shooting gallery and
novelty stand on a vacant Chestnut street lot
on July 5th.
ton be referred to the license committee.
Carried.
Isaac A. Slayton made application to the
council for permit to operate a notion spindle
on a vacant lot on Chestnut street during the
balance of the season.
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted and the application ordered filed.
Carried.
Marcus S. Norton made application to the
council for a plumbers license and submitted
$4,000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the license be
granted. the bond accepted. and after approval
by the mayor ordered filed.
Carried.
The clerk stated to the council that this was
the: date set for the hearing the vacation
of the alley in block ST.. but that owing to
the printer not completing the publication ac-
cording to instructions. the publication would
necessarily have to start from the beginning.
The city engineer presented plans and speci-
fcations for the construction of sewer in District
No. 3H.
Moved and supported that the plans and
specifications for the sanitary sewer sub
mitted by the city engineer in District No.
3H be accepted and ordered flied and that a
resolution to this effect be presented.
Carried.
S. ]. Cusson, manager of the Virginia &
Rainy Lake Company, submitted commune
cation to the council relative to the commune
cation and blue print as submitted to the council
at its last regular meeting. stating that the
impression conveyed that the company would
install planer on the east side of the forty
indicated was wrong one and that the COM
pany intended to place this new mill on the
west side of the Rainy Lake track and east of
the Duluth, Missabe & Northern tracks, lead
ing to the Silver Mine and that this would in
no way interfere with residents on the east of
the mill property.
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
S. J. Cusson as general manager of the Vir-
ginia & Rainy Lake Company, in a communi-
cation to the council and answering the clerks
| communication of June 16th relative to consent
of the company to erect a pest house at the
proposed location and indicated on "a copy Of
the blue print submitted with the clerks letter.
stated that the company consents to the erec-
ton of this pest house at the point designated
the same being on the Southwest corner of
the NE 4 of NE < of Sec 49, 58-l7
| Moved and supported that the communica-
| ton be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The city attorney submitted an ordinance to
| the council according to instructions. the same
| being an ordinance relative to the preservation
of health and termed an anti-spitting ordinance.
Alderman Boylan requests that the ordinance
! be given its first reading and the president
| ordered the clerk to read the ordinance and
this was done.
The clerk stated that this was the date set
for the receiving and opening Of bids on the
nine (9) key adding machine for the clerks
Office and that on his desk was . bid from The
Burroughs Adding Machine Company.
Moved and supported that the bid be opened.
| Carried
The bid was opened and proved to be from
The Burroughs Adding Machine Company.
the proposal on a No. Q machine of this COM
pany being S375.0O. terms net cash within
ten days from date Of invoice.
Moved and supported that the proposal
from the Burroughs Adding Machine Company.
to furnish the city with No. adding machine
for the city clerk. Office. At price Of 5.0o
be accepted and ordered filed and that the
mayor and city clerk enter into contract 70.
the purchase of the same and that resolution
be drawn and presented.
Carried.