The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

former 0pur OF the mloAabe 4 North.
ern to the mill will be taken up aud
the space transformed into piling
ground and utilized in the erection
of mammoth planning mill, Office
building, etc.
The matter was referred to the
committee on streets, alleys and
sewers, and it is anticipated a fav.
orable report, recommending the
granting of the request on lines in
conformity with the law, will be
submitted at the next meeting.
The council at this meeting again
received bids for the furnishing to
the city of 1000 garbage cans and
again awarded the contract there.
for, Farwell, Oxmun, Kirk 4 Co. of
st. Paul being the successfu1 bid.
ders at a lump price Of $loS7A7-a
saving of $248.53 ~ compared with
the price at which the former con-
tract was awarded. Other cans were
quoted, the various bids submitted
for the consideration of the conucil
being az follows:
Janney, sernple, Hill Il Co., Min
neapolis. 1000 cana according to
sample sent, 1lA0 per can.
Farwell. Ozmnn. KIRK Il Co.. St.
Paul, 1000 garbage cane and similar
to the No. 1O can on exhibit, $lem!k7
+. o. b. Virginia. 2 per cent diacount
for cash within ten days of ahip-
ment.
Norton Hardware Co., Virginia,
1000 garbage cans at s. s.. $40. 81. 80,
$500 and $3.50 per can.
II. n. .Richandsou Steel Il lion Co.
Cincinnati, 1000 garbage cans &C.
cording to specifications and the
same can submitted with the frat
bid, branded "Cincinuati Galvanis-
ing Co" $3.50 each net. The came
az above except 10 inches in diam.
eter, at $2.0 each, net.
The informal ballot ahowed four
favorab bic to to the farwell. 01mun.
Kirk & Co. can and one for the No.
II can submitted by the Norton
Hardware Co., q formal ballot re.
sultinG in five votes for Farwell, O..
nun, Kirk 4 Co. The decision OF
the council again settles . mooted
question, and it 10 probable the Con.
tract will be completed and delivery
made by the latter part of June.
The necessity of action relative to
the erection of new pest:house haa
been forcibly called to the atten.
ton of the council of late, aud prop
er action looking toward the care Of
such caees wac taken by the coun.
Gil in instructing the clerk to adver
tise for bids for the erection of q
pest-house on lot ,29, block So, ia
conformity with plans and specifi
cations on file in his office.
The mayor, city clerk and city at
torney were appointed . committee
to wait on the Board of County
Commissioners at the next meeting
of that body, relative to the com
missioners' intentions regarding
the use of the city hall building, thu
rental price, and the probable tern
of occupancy, before proceeding te
remodel and enlarge the city hal
building for district court purposes
A letter from. W. A. McGonaxl,
relative to grade crossing ove,
the Mioeabe tracks on the Gilber
road, vac read, stating that hi
company will proceed Ut once 4.
build came. The there
after improve'the road 70 our uev
eastern ueighoor. the proopectiv,
importance of this1oad tofthe CON
mercial interests Of the city bein,
we'll worthy Of consideration.
A communication from the Iute,
national Association Of Fire En9i
neers, relative to the 37th annua
lconvention oftfire .chiefe 10 be hel,
at Grsnd Rspide, Mich. .'os Asg~u
1l7, ,,1e, 70 aud a. ~ss seod aad se6e,
red to committee for RocousmendG
ton 40 to the amosot otefaPpropeis
tion tobeKisen 4oae local chief 1
i the council deeuss Il necessary t
have him attesdshss s.neeting.
4 A. b. Coates, sSho e9Ennses.ia th
1 north edge Of tho ctey,~0xsnnae
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