The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-27

council Chamber. City of Virginia, MIMI.
August II, 1909!
Regular meeting.
Council called to order by the president,
Roll call.
Present - Aldermen Boylan, Elmquist,
Carlson. Mcneil Mattson. Weber. Nh. Pres
ident-7.
Absent-Smith.
Reading minutes of previous meeting,
Moved and supported that theS minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
w. b. Shaver submitted surety bond in
the sum of $4,000 this being for the con-
struction of the new pest house, contract
being let to him
Moved and supported that the bond be
accepted and after approval by the mayor
ordered filed.
Carried.
Whitman Il Poole and other property
owners abutting on the alley in Block Is
pet1tioned the council to have caused con-
structed storm sewer along that alley.
Moved and supported that the petition be
referred to the committee on streets, alleys
and sewers.
Carried.
Bessie ri. Whiting, clerk of the munich
pal court in communication. asked the
council for an increase of salary on &C.
count of increased duties.
Moved and supported the communica-
ton be referred to the committee on ways
and means.
The park commissioners in commune
cation asked that the lots in block 43, pur-
chased by the city, for park purposes. be
vacated, and that the city take some steps
to have the buildings thereon advertised
for sale so that the commissioners could
commence to make the premises into
park,
The communication was laid on the
| table for another week.
The assistant health officer made a writ
ten report on the matter of privy vaults
being maintained in Sewer District No, e.
stating what had been done according to
instructions. also reporting four cases that
| were overlooked in his first report.
| Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and ordered filed and that the
city engineer investigate as to the condi-
ton of the several premises and cause
sewer connections to be made where he
deems it necessary and have the cost
|
work is done.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to issue warrants on the
city treasurer in the sum of $4,000, the
same being for interest on warrants l. 2. s..
and 5. of Sewer district &C, Sd. Sc and No.
2. and for the taking up of warrants Nos.
and sc of this district. and due on August
Is, 1903.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to notify the National Surety
Company of the repeated requests to r.
Mcdonnell to have remedied the defects in
the Chestnut street paying, also that there
is now due the city the sum of $500 for
labor performed for Mr.. Mcdonnell on
cnrbing on this contract and that he has
not attended to the defects and the city
looks to the bonding company to make
good the poor condition of the paving in
several places.
Carried.
The city clerk was instructed to submit
bills to several persons and corporations
indebted to the CITY for various kinds of
material furnished and for other charges
The clerk reported to the council that
this was the date set in his advertisement
for proposals for bids for sewer construc-
ton in East Virginia and also for laying
cement curb and gutter and that on his
desk we're several bids.
Moved and supported that the bid on
sewer construction be now opened.
Carried.
The clerk opened the bid and proved as
follows:
c. c. Butler, according to plans and
specifications the sum of $281.N. A Ger
titled check accompanied this bid.
Moved and supported that c. c. Butler
be awarded the contract for the construc-
ton of Sewer to East Virginia. in the sum
stated in his bid and that the mayor and
city clerk be instructed to enter into q
contract with Mr.. Butler for the work and
a resolution be drawn and presented &C.
cordingly.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the bids for
the construction of the curb and cutters
along the several avenues be now opened.
Carried.
The clerk opened the bids and they
proved as follows:
H. L. Bartlett Co.,-combined curb and
gutter, per lineal foot 50 cents, driveways
80 cents per square foot. A certified check
in the sum of $4,000 accompanied this bid.
A. F. Benson-curb and gutter s.. 10 per
lineal foot and Is cents per square foot for
driveways. No check accompanied this
bid.
The president grants recess
The council was called to order by the
president.
Moved and supported that the contract to
lay cement curb and gutter and cement
driveways along certain avenues in the
city, be awarded to H. L. Bartlett Co.
Virginia. this firm having submitted the
lowest bid on the work. Also that the
mayor and city clerk be instructed to enter
into contract with this firm for the work
and that a resolution covering this
motion be drawn and presented:
Carried.
Letters from the state board of health
and the meat inspector of the city of Du-
luth. relative to recent meat market in
vestigation Dy the local assistant health
officer, were read.
Moved and supported that the meat
inspector furnish the council with q week
ly report as to the condition of the meat
markets and the meats furnished the
citizens by the various markets, and that
these reports be published in the two local
newspapers.
Carried.
The committee on streets, alleys and
sewers reported favorably on the petition
for sidewalk on Beech street between
Mesaba and Railroad avenues on the
north side,
The committee on streets, alleys and
sewers reported that they wished more