The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

Carried.
The council received, through Attorney
Montague. an answer to the letter of the
city clerk relative to the time the trustees
of the Scand. Ev. Mission Church would
require to move the church back to the Is
foot regulation and the communication
was accepted and ordered filed.
The meat inspector reported as to his in
spection of hotels, meat markets, bakeries
and grocery stores in the city and the two
Mountain Iron meat markets for the week
ending October 18th. 1910, and the same was
accepted and ordered filed.
William Swendby, as manager of the
Orpheum theatre, applied for permit to
erect and maintain an electric sign in front
of that place of business on Central avenue,
submitting a sketch of the sign and the
proposed manner in which it will be hung,
also check for two dollars for inspectors
fee.
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted and application ordered filed,
ordered inspected when hung and the
money turned over to the city treasurer.
Carried.
P. Mcdonnell su omitted an account in the
sum of $2360.53, the same being for extra
cement used in his paving contract and
the same was referred to the city engineer
and city attorney for report.
Moved and supported that the 1navor and
city clerk be authorized to sign certain
certificate prepared by the city attorney
and being relative to the paving contract
and bond executed by H. L. Bartlett Co..
and the same presented to the company.
Carried.
Property owners and residents in the
vicinity of the corner of Birch street and
Central avenue petitioned the council for
corner and the same was referred to the
committee on light and water.
Property owners on Walnut street, be-
tween Mesaba and Railroad avenues. petit
toned the council that a permit may be
granted Heaele & Company. blacksmiths,
and doing business in that block, that they
be allowed to use necessary portion of
this street in front of their place of business
for wagons or other vehicles while the
horses hauling the same are in the shop
being shod or treated or for small wagon
repairs.
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted according to the petition.
Carried.
The clerk CT the municipal court submit
ted her report of fines collected in that
court for the week ending October 23rd,
1910, the same amounting to $407.70.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
Property owners along Walnut street. be-
tween Mesaba and Railroad avenues, petit
toned the council that the block mention
ed be paved and the same was referred to
the committee on streets, alleys and
sewers.
An ordinance creating Sewer District No.
4 and comprising the North Side, Rooney's
and the Pi1lsbury additions, was given it's
first reading.
An ordinance relating to permits tor con-
struction, alteration and removal of build
ings within the city of Virginia. was given
it's first reading.
An ordinance amending Ordinance No.
81, entitled AN ordinance to establish
building lines along certain streets and
avenues in the city of Virginia. Minnesota"
was given it's first reading.
The clerk informed the council that the
ordinance relating to weights and meas
ures was up for it's third and final reading
Moved by Alderman Boylan supported
by Alderman NOLAN that the ordinance
receive it's third and final reading
Carried.
The clerk read the ordinance.
Moved by Alderman Boylan. supported
by Alderman E. c. A. Johnson, that the
ordinance as read be adopted.
Roll call of the passage of the ordinance:
Ayes:-A1derrnen Bovlan. Weber Her
ita9e, Kimball. NOLAN, Staff, H. O. John
son, E. C. A. Johnson. Mr.. President-e.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the ordinance adopted.
The city engineer presented plans and
specifications for storm sewer for the
North Side Addition.
The president on request granted a recess.
The council wrs called to order by the
president.
Moved and supported that the motion
passed at the last regular meeting in which
the plans and specification for storm
sewer and sanitary sewer for the North
Side Addition were accepted and the city
clerk instructed to advertise for the pro-
posals for the doing of the work. be recind-
ed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the plans and
specifications for the storm sewer for the
North Side Addition, as submitted by the
city engineer be accepted and ordered filed
in the Office of the clerk, and that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for propos-
ais for the doing of this work. also that a
resolution covering this transaction be
drawn and submitted to the council.
Carried.
The city engineer was instructed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for paving of
Mesaba, Cleveland, Wyoming, one block
on Central avenue. Cook, Poplar and Lake
Boulevard.
Alderman E. C. A. Johnson stated that
some steps should be taken to have an arc
lamp installed at the D., N. & N. railway
crossing at the east end of Larch street, as
he deemed this very dangerous place.
especially at night time and already several
accidents have occurred here.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
write to the officials of the Duluth, Missabe
& Northern Railway company at Duluth
and request that the present crossing at
the east end of Larch street be changed 90
az to be at the east end of Cherry street in
stead.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the pay roll for
the month of October. 1910, as read by the
clerk, be ordered paid.
Carried.
Council Chamber, City of Virginia, MINI,
October 8, 1910.