The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

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Mcneil, Mattson. MI. President-k
Absent-Alderman Smith,
Reading minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved a. read.
Carried.
oAlderman Smith takes HE seat in the
council
Attorney Pickering addressed the coun-
CHI rev moments relative to public mat
ters taken up by the Commercial Club at
tne1r last regular meeting. Mr.. Pickering
Deang one OF the committee to await ON the
council. He stated that the Club had tax
en- up such matters as expectorating on
sloewa1ks. distributing of punches of hand
Oils prom1ecuously on the front street, the
OBSTRUCTION OF streets and sidewalks by
the merchants and the habit of throwing
paper and other matter on the sidewalks.
ne stated that upon looking over the or
o1nances' that laws governing all these
evils are now In effect, and the CONNER
cial Club desired to call the attention of
the council to the violation of these several
laws.
MI. >. :. Williamson. public accountant,
was called upon to read his report of ex-
animation of the books and accounts and
report of the city clerk and the accounts of
the city treasurer.
The report was read by Mr.. Williamson,
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and ordered filed.
CaIried.
The clerk read a communication from W.
A. McGonaRle. relative to the making of
arrangements by the city with the Mesaba
Iron Works Company for the placing in of
a grade crossing on the western approach
to the proposed viaduct over the Aissabe
tracks on the Gilbert road.
Moved and supported that the matter
be referred to the committee on streets. al
leys and sewers. and the mayor.
Carried.
1andrigan & Darcy and Matt Deroeia
made applications to the council for liquor
licenses and submitted $1,000 surety bonds.
Moved and supported that the application
for liquor licenses be granted. the bonds
accepted and after approval by the mayor
ordered filed, and that resolutions to this
effect be drawn and presented.
Carried.
Milk Inspector GuidinRer submitted a
$1,000 surety bond as required by Ordinance
No. 60
Moved and supported that the bond be
accepted and after approval by the mayor
ordered fled
Carried.
The clerk read a communication from
the secretary of the Minnesota State Fire
Department Association, the same being
relative to the annual convention of the
Association to be held at Cloquet on June
and 8. next. and asking the council to an
point some delegate or delegates from the
fire department to attend this convention.
The communication was referred to the
committee on fire and fire department.
Independent School District of Vireiuia,
by its chairman and clerk. petitioned the
council for the vacation of the alleys with
in Block 81. as shown by q diagram of this
block on the bottom of the petition. The
officers of the district stated several reas-
ons why this alley should be vacated.
Moved and supported that the matter
OF vacation of alley in Block 81 be referred
to the committee on streets. alleys and
sewers.
Carried.
Peter Wicklem made application to the
council for permit to remove the one and
one-half story frame building from lot Is.
block 81, to lot Is. block 81. and submitted a
<4nO bond with James Sampson and
Thomas Huartson az sureties.
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted. the bond accepted and after ap-
prevail by the mayor ordered filed,
Carried.
Is. x. Violet made application to the
council for permit to use a portion of Ma
pie street in excavating for q stone foun-
dalton under his building on lot l. block 81,
and submitted $20o bond.
Moved and supported that the permit
be granted. the bond accepted and after
approval by the mayor ordered fled.
Carried.
Stephen Lachm made application to the
council for permit to sell popcorn and
peanuts on Chestnut street.
Moved and supported that the applica-
ton be laid on the table.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
fines collected in that court for the week
ending May 8, 1909, the same amounting to
$3.50.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
Property owners and residents in the vi.
cinity of the corner of Maple street and Wiz
2inia avenue petitioned the council for an
arc lamp at that corner.
Moved and supported that the petition
be referred to the committee on light and
water.
Carried.
The committee on streets, alleys and
sewers reported favorably on the granting
of the construction of sidewalk along the
north side of Poplar street, between Mesa
ba and Railroad avenues. and requested
the presenting of resolution.
Property owners on the north side of
Hemlock street, between Mesaba and Wy
onin9 avenues, petitioped the council for
board sidewalk along that block.
Moved and supported that the petition
be referred to the committee on streets, al
leys and sewers.
Carried.
Gust Pehrson made application to the
council for permit to use 4 portion of the
alley in block 50 for making water connec.
tons in building on lot 81, and submitted
a $4,000 bond.
Moved and supported that the permit
be granted. the bond accepted and after
approval by the mayor ordered fled.
Carried.
Property owners on Walnut street be-
tween Wyoming and Mesaba avenues, pe-
titioned the council for the extension of
water main along that block and to do
away with the dead end proposition now
maintained, AZ the main 10 constructed
only seventy-f1ve feet in that block and
running from Mesaba avenue.
Moved and supported that the petition
be referred to the committee ON light and
water.
Carried.