The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-30
APPOINT THREE NEW *AlOeRaeGN

Council Completes the City Family
uader Provisions Of tome Rule
Charter.
The city family under the provis.
ions of the new Home Rule Charter
was completed on Tuesday evening
by the appointment of three new
aldermen to fill the uuexpired term,
the three as named being Frank
Webber as alderman from the 9Th
ward, William Moore 40 alderman n
from the 5th ward, and Frank Carl
son as alderman at large.
The three men named received
the unanimous support of the body,
and resolution confirming the ap.
pointment was prepared aud passed
by unanimous vote.
The men named are recognized az
worthy, aud that the selections will
meet with popular approval 10 un-
questioned.
Through Attorneys Arnold 4
Pickering Elmer Matheson, owner
OF lots l3 and IA in block a, gave
notice of claim for. $500 damages
to his property through the back
ing up the sewer during the recent
rains, flooding his basement in
which he keeps his stock. This
notice cited the fact that at previous
times this basement had been flood
ed, and some three years ago Mr..
Matheson made complaint to the
council at that time. asking for re-
lief through the passage of meas
ure which would relieve the sanitary
sewer from ito drain Of carrying
surface water. Mr.. Matheson gave
the council 10 days in which to con.
slider the payment of the amount
claimed before commencing action
in the courts and the matter was
referred to the city attorney.
This action on the part of Mr..
Matheson and the knowledge that
other Easements in the city had
been flooded at various times, led
the council to again take action rel.
ative to the disconnecting of roof
drains from the sanitary sewer, and
the city engineer was instructed to
look up any offenders against the
resolution passed by the council
some time since, giving all such 10
days in which to disconnect. Ifnot
complied with in that time the city
will discounect these drains and
charge the cost agaiust the property.
BY many on the business street
the claim of Mr.. Matheson 10 rec
oRnized to havea degree of merit,
as many of the Easements in the
business part of the town have suf.
fered from similar deluges on div.
ers and various occasions. making
OF Easements an unsafe place in
which to store articles of value and
rendering them worthless, practic.
ally.
The mayor had not signed the
resolution instructing the Light 4
Water Co. to lay additional mains
on Virginia avenue aud on the Eve
leth road, but the attorney was in
structed to draft a resolution pro.
tecting the city against the pos
sibility of being compelled to pay
toll on the hydrants to be Installed
after use for came had ceased to
be, and the mayor will give his sane.
tion to the measure. Likewise the
ordinance granting the right-of-way
for the proposed change of spur
track to the Duluth. Missabe &
Northern had not at the time of the
meeting received his Official sane.
ton, but matters have 90 adjusted
themselves since that the property
owners affected have been protect.
ed and the measure will be signed.
A petition for boulevartliug Wal.
nut street was presented aud grant.
ed, the expense of the improvement
to be assessed against abuttiuR
property. A petition from resident,
on Central avenue asking for the
boulevarding of that thoroughfare
from Cedar. street south vas also
presented, and referred to the stree1
and alley committee. The plan fo1
the improvement of this stree,
would make of same the most beaut.
iful city street on the ranges.
The notice of petition for the
vacating of the alleys in block 81
was taken up and disposed of, no
objections being interposed to the
same and the petition granted. Thi.
10 the block on which will be locat.
ed the new high school building
and the vacation of the aheys ID
primarily to withdraw any obstacle
from the path of the school board.
A petition from Chas. Johnson for
permit to build solid brick exten.
sion to his building on lot 3 of block
"a was granted. Likewise a plumb
ere license was issued to Henry
Naglund.
The North Side Realty Co., through
F::B: Rossom, agent, asked for the
vo~o<;on of c>r<o;n .<->>..