The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-14

Attest:
ALBEIT 3. BICKFORD,
City Clerk.
Presented to the mayor May II. 1909.
Returned by the mayor May II. l9W.
(sEAL)
VICTOR Aopponen made application 10 the
council tor the use of q portion of Spruce
street. between Mesaba avenue and Rail-
road avenue. In the hauling away of dirt
during the excavating for a cellar in lots
7and 8. Block ~. and submitted samoa
bond with c. Mattson and F. J. NOLAN A
sureties.
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted. the bond accepted. aud after ap~
prevail by the mayor ordered filed.
Carried.
The city treasurer reported to the council
receipts and disbursements durinr the
month of April. 1909. also the amounts In
the various funds on May lst 1900, toaether
with cancelled warrants.
Moved and supported that the report
be accepted and ordered placed on file.
Carried.
The clerk called the attention, to the Conn.,
Gil that this was the date set for the open.
Ing OF bids on 1000 galvanized iron Rarba9e
cans. and that on his desk were several
bids.
Moved and supported that the bids In
the hands of the city clerk on the 1000 earb
age cans be opened.
Carried.
Before opening the bids the clerk read
the advertisement for proposals.
The bids were then opened aud the
amounts OF the various proposals were a.
follows:
H. NJ. Richardson Steel & Iron Co.. $50
each.
&c. Taylor. prices ranging from Sl.sl to
$2A each.
FarweIl. Ozmun. Kirk d Co.. St. Paul, sl.sl
each. +. o. b. Virginia.
Hackett. Walther. Gates Hardware Co..
st. Paul. $l.s5 each.
Janney. Se1nple. Hill & Co., Minneapolis.
$l67 each.
MarshallWells Hardware Co.. Duluth.
$l57 each.
recess ten minutes was granted BY
the president.
The president calls the council to order
Moved and supported that an informal
ballot be taken on the selection of the 9arb
age can.
Carried.
Thepresident appointed Aldermen Smith
and Mattson as tellers.
The result of the informal ballot was 40
follows:
Farwell. Ozmun. Kirk 4 Co.'S
J. G. Taylor--3
Moved and supported that a second in.
formal ballot be taken.
Carried.
The result of the ballot was a follovs:
500 at SOS and 500 at $22l- votes.
The American Can at $1.5l--l vote.
Farwell. Ozmun. Kirk d COL vote,
Moved and supported that formal ballot
be taken.
Carried.
The formal ballot was taken and resulted
az follows:
500 at s2.03 and 500 at $224-4.
American Can. $1.51-l
Farwell. Ozmun, Kirk & Co. cau-l.
Moved and supported that iuasmuch that
the garbage can and price submitted by J.
6. Taylor. and the council having decided
by ballot that 500 cans at sos each and 500
cans at H.% each be the can desired, that
the council decide to purchase these cans
and that the bid on the same be awarded
to }. 6. Taylor at the price mentioned, and
that the mayor and city clerk be instruct.
ed to enter into . written contract with the
successful bidder for the purchase of these
cans and that a resolution to this effect be
drawn and presented.
Carried.
The committee on fire and Ore depart~
ment to whom was referred the comununi.
cation OF the chief of the fire department
and dated April q. 1900. reported that the
matter of re-uniforminR the flremen was
advisable. also that an electrician be EN-.
ployed to keep in repair the fire alarm svs.
tenn at 5000 per month. and the appoint
ment of ]. L. kreitzer on the fire depart
ment. as engineer. be confirmed.
Moved and supported that the report of
the committee be accepted and that the
of the FIRE chief be ordered
6led.
Carried.
Moved and supported that Geo. v. Ho,.
comb be appointed az city electrician and
have charge of the repairs of the fire alarm
system. at the rate of 5000 per month.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the flreuaen
be authorized to order uniform from any
tailor in the city of Virginia at q price not
to exceed $500 each. and that an order for
the same shall be issued by the city clerk
before such order for the suit 10 placed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to write to the Pillsbury En-.
tate at Minneapolis relative to the purchase
Of lands for garbage ground purposes and
described as NEA of SWA of Sec. &, 5s-l1
Carried.
Moved and supported that the clerk be
to advertise in the Official paper
Of the city for applications for pounduaas.
ter and dog-catcher in the city of Vireinia
for the season of 1909.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter of
hauling away garbage and combining this
work with the appointment of scaven9er.
be referred to the health Committee ana
city attorney. for report at the next rerular
Car9ied.
IS. n. Lynde. who presented petition for
permit to conduct q lunch wagon On Chesk.
nut street at the last regular meeting "a.
present and called the attention Of The
to his application.
Moved and supported that the matte, M
referred to the license committee for ,eno,t
1t the next regular meeting.
Carried. -.,s, 49,.
Moved and supported that the council ad.
ourn until next regular meeting. ~.
Carried. -:s;r 80
lcoFpoEats ssal> ~ 0ey 0ese.
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