The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

The cornmittee On HIGHT ana water report
ed favorable on the petition for nc lamp at
corner Of Cedar street and 1rSinia avenue.
Moved and eupposted that . resolution
be drawn and presented ordering installa-
tion of said lamp.
Carried. Is SD
The cosumittee on streets. alleys and
sewers reported that certain streets and
avenues had been opened In AnderDon's
Third Addition to Virginia and that barn
and building now stood upon one Of the
| streets ~ plated. >ss as.Esx *S1
Moved and supported that the clerk
notify Nels Andelson. requesting that all
buildings be removed from the streets be-
fore acceptance OF the plat.
Carried. " -
A plat of Rooney's Addition to Virginia
was presented to the city council ..
Moved and supported that the plat be
referred to the committee on streets. alleys
and sewers.
Carried.
A communication was received from the
Oliver Iron Mining Company advising the
city that they did not care to sell any por-
SAOsA Va eAAS o1A 1oAty AOI 1nClYoIdtOI
site but that the same might be leased for
period of fifteen or twenty years.
Moved and supported that the commun.
icatiou be accepted and ordered fled and
that the city attorney request the company
! to forward q lease for the consideration of
| the council, the lease to be for term of
square.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the petition
for vacation of Mud Luke Road be taken
| from the table.
Carried.
The agreement by the of owners of the
| fee and mineral of the land upon which the
new proposed roadway IL plated was pre-
sented and read giving permission to the
city to have changed any roadway made
subject to Termination on sixty days notice
| also agreement by the Virginia & Rainy
Lake Company providing for constructing
of new roadway and agreeing that If the
new proposed roadway be changed that
| they would construct same, were read by
| the clerk.
A discussion followed az to the effect of
vacation of present roadway and of the
stats of new roadway.
Moved and supported that the petition
| for the vacation of Mud Lake road be de-
MED and that the petitioners be required
| to convey to the city the fee title of the new
proposed roadway or If title could not be
obtained that same acquired by condemna-
ton proceedings.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the Virginia
! & Rainy Lake Company construct and
open a new roadway suitable for puplic
| travel before present roadway is vacated
and closed.
Carried.
Council Chamber. City of Virginia. Mimi.
August l6. 1910.
Resolution No. no.
Poplar street.
BY Alderman Heritage.
Resolved By the City Council of the City
| of Virginia,
Whereas the petition of the Virginia &
Rainy Lake Company and others for the
paving of Poplar street from the east side
of New England avenue to the west side of
Wyoming avenue. has been made to the
CITY council. and
Whereas the City Council has Investigate
GU TIC pIOpOSCO improvements anu the
cost thereof, and
Whereas the City Council deems it ex-
pedient, and in it's opinion necessary and
proper and for the best interests of the city
| that said improvement as petitioned for,
be made,
Be 1t Resolved. BY the City Council of
the city of Virginia. Minn., that Poplar
street in the said city from the east side of
New England avenue on the east to the
west side of Wyoming avenue on the west.
be graded it's full width. and that road
| way between curbs and cutters including
storm sewers and all necessary improve
ments connected Herewith be constructed
and established where necessary, all of the
| above work to be in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor to be pre-
| pared by the city engineer and filed in the
Office of the city clerk on or before August
zSrd. 1910.
Resolved Further that provisions be
made where necessary on the above street
for the drainage of surface water, the lay
ing of necessary water or sewer. connec-
tons and all other work to be done neces-
sarv and incident to said improvements
the kind of paving to be selected by the
city council upon said submission of bids
therefor.
Resolved Further that all of the lots
| fronting upon said street upon which said
paving and Improvements are made, will
| be benefited by the same and that assess
ments to pay q portion of the cost of said
| Improvements shall be made as provided
| by the City Charter of Virginia upon all
lots, subject to assessment for said i'm
pr0vements.
| be and he is hereby directed to make and
file with the city clerk. on or before August
2Srd. 1910. plan or profile of the work pro-
posed. together with complete specif1ca-
lions for the doing of same. including
therein plans and specifications for paving
with creosote wood block on concrete
foundation, tarvated sand flied Macadun
tarvia or tarcon Macadum. Taroid or any
other proper road tar-fllled Macadum, DON
nellite pavement. Bitulithfc pavement
structed upon concrete foundation, which
plans and specifications shall be kept bv
the city clerk at all times open to public
| inspection.
Resolved Further, That the City Clerk
shall forthwith publish proposals for bids
for the paving of the streets and avenues
| AZ above desi9nated. said notices to be in
accordance with the directions of the city
council and with all terms of the city
charter relating thereto Said bids az call
ed for to conform with the conditions of
| this resolution. and with the plans and
specifications for paving. and with the pro-
posals for bids. and with all conditions of
the city charter relating thereto.
Moved by Alderman Heritage supported
| by Alderman Boylan. that above resolution
be adopted.
AYea: Aid. Rovlan Weber Herifaue