The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-23
APPOINTS FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION
Mayor nawkinson Names first Com.
mission Under the New Home
Rule Charter.

ication to get the city council Tues
day evening named the fret Fire
and Police Commission under the
provisions of the new Home Rule
Char which became effective on
July 1st, the personnel of the CON-
mission being as follows:
DR.. c. b. Lenont, year term.
E. c. A. Johnson, 2 year term.
Axel Lund, 3 year teru,.
A. DeNoble, 4 year term.
J. W. Murphy, S year term.
The council promptly by un-
animous vote confirmed the ap.
pointments, and in the commission
as named Virginians will recognize
body OF men who will do their
duty in a broad minded and satis-
factory manner.
The city engineer ubmitted plans
and specifications for the curb and
gutter of the various avenues lead
ing north and south from Chestnut
street, and the city clerk was in
structed to advertise for bids for
the putting in of same, a total
distance of 1854 lineal feet being
covered.
A copy of resolution passed at
the last meeting of the board of
county commissioners relative to
the leasing of the south half of the
second floor of the city hall build
ing after same is remode'ed in &C.
cordance with the plans and speci-
tications submitted by Radcliffe 4
Price, was read and accepted and
the mayor and clerk instructed to
enter into written lease with the
county, in the sum of $500 per an.
mum for period of five years. Un.
der the terms of the resolution this
lease may be abrogated on the part
OF either party thereto upon SIX
months notice.
A resolution instructing the Vir-
ginia Light & Water Co. to install
water along Virginia avenue from
hickory street to the Eveleth road
and thence along the Eveleth road
for distance of 1850 feet, was pas
sed. This extension will furnish
water and fire protection for the new
Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. addition,
where about one hundred new
homes are now under construction.
Three bids were received for the
sewer work in District No. 3H, c. c.
Butler being ava arded the contract
at $2749.43, the other bids being
$2787.O from Pastoret- Ii awreuce Co.,
and $3223.52 from H. L. Bartlett Co.
The city engineer was instructed to
supervise the work of construction
OF this sewer, which is on Beech
street, either in person or by comp
etent deputy.
a resolution authorizing the issu-
ance of an order in the sum of $l25OO
in favor of Chief Thayer, of the fire
department, as expense money to
attend the chiefs convention at
Grand Rapids, Mich., the coming
month, was passed.
Alderman Smith made a hit bv
broaching the idea that the "bum"
element might be made a more
scarce commodity in the city by
starting chain gang, compelling
these parasites to work on the
streets or moye. The matter was re.
ferred to the committee on police,
The idea is proper one, and should
be made broad enough to include
all holders of meal tickets and pro-
fessional gamblers, thugs and 9th.
ers of that scum of which even Hib-
bing ia now trying to rid herself.
The pound,naster, who had given
notice of his intention to resign,
will continue in his position and
was authorized by motion to en-
ploy an assistant at $65 per month.
! A communication from Stein &
O'Rourke relative to the sewer in
the alley in the rear of their busi-
ness block, was referred to the prop
er committee. They claimed the
sewer was not deep enough to per-
NIT of the putting in of a proper
basement under their building.
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