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


Larch street on the south side between
the Hssleth Road and Central avenue was
ireferred to the committee on streets alleys
and sewers. =. =. ...-.-. -. =,,.
T. VIM. Tritch1er in communication want
ed to know why sidewalk was not con.
structed along Spruce street and ordered
in in 1900 and also calling the attention Of
the council to a much needed walk on Viz
/ Rinia avenue, between Spruce street and
the plant of the Virginia Electric Power &
Water Company.
! The matter was referred to the commit
tee on streets, alleys and sewers.
The park board, by it's secretary. request
ed that steps be taken to install cement
curb and gutter along as many streets and
avenues as possible 80 as to protect the
various grass plots that have been put in
this year.
Moved and supported that the commun.
ication be accepted and ordered filed.
! Carried.
| A. N. Chatelain made application to the
council for permit to maintain tent to do
photographing. the location being the
Fitger Company's lots. corner of Chestnut
/
! Moved and supported that the petition
be referred to the maker with the explana-
ton that the city had no right to grant a
permit for the use of other peoples prop
! erty.
| Carried.
S. Oberg requested to the council to have
his sidewalk along the east side of block
! raised to grade and also that the proper
filing done and the matter was referred to
| the committee on streets, alleys and
sewers.
Property owners on Poplar street from
| the east side of New England avenue to
! the west side of Wyoming avenue petition
ed the council to have this street improved
| by paving with creosote blocks.
Moved and supported that the petition
| be referred to the committee on streets,
| alleys and sewers.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court re ported
fines collected in that court for the week
ending August 9Th, 1870 and amounting to
$2N.35.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
F. G. Whiting in communication to the
council objected to having maintained a
pole belonging to the Mesaba Telephone
| Company and being in very obnoxious
location and detriment to his property.
Moved and supported that the Mesaba
Telephone Company be notified to remove
the pole objected to by Mr.. Whiting and
| also the poles at the rear of the city hall
building.
I Alderman E. G. A. Johnson moved an
amendment to this motion and the same
was duly supported to the effect that the
matter be referred to the committee on
streets. alleys and sewers and that this
pole or all poles erected by any company
J that are detrin1ent to any PERSONS prop
, erty be removed at once and that the plac-
ing of poles be watched more carefully in
the future.
The president put the motion to amend
| the motion before the council and the same
was declared carried as was the original
motion.
! The matter of placing the street signs
which have recently arrived, was referred
| to the street commissioner with instruc-
tions to have the signs placed on corner
| buildings where convenient otherwise for
the commissioner to report to the council
| may be made for the same.
Property owners facing Cook street petit
toned the council that this street be inn
proved by paving at the present time and
| in connection with the paving of Central
avenue.
Moved and supported that the petition be
referred to the committee on streets. alleys
| and sewers.
Carried.
+ Nels Anderson presented to the council a
! preliminary plat of Anderson's Third Ad-
dition to Virginia and the same was refer
| sewers.
The city clerk stated to the council that
this was the date set for the opening of
proposals to construct for the city all
cement sidewalks. curb. gutter and alley
crossings to be ordered by the city up to
and including December LIST, 1910. also read
! ing the call for bids and stated that on his
desk were three proposals.
Moved and supported that the proposals
in this matter be opened and read.
Carried.
| The clerk read the proposals and the
same proved to be as follows:
H. L. Bartlett Company. Virginia. Minn..
cement curb and gutter, per lineal foot
$O65: allev crossings. S0.2 So. it,; cement
sidewalks per SO. #. $O1; each additional
| 6" in depth for excavation additional $0.Ol
| per SO. #. for sidewalks and crossings and
! for each additional 6" in depth of gravel
filling add 5000 for sidewalk or crossings
per SO. #. A certified check of $4,000 &C
companied this proposal.
| Oriental Construction Company. Mime
apolis, Minn.-cement curb and gutter 50. IS
per lineal foot and cement crossings and
driveways $0.N per SO. it,; cement side
walks at $Q.14A per 50. it.. all grading to be
done by city of Virginia. A certified check
of $4,000 accompanied this PROPOSAL
| G. c. Butler, Virginia, Minn.-combined
curb and gutter according to specifications
$O6SAs per lin. it,; driveways $O.26 per So. #.
and cement sidewalks at $015 per SO. #. A
certified check of $4,000 accompanied this
| proposal.
| The president granted recess for the
| council men to ascertain the results as to
the lowest bidder on this work.
The president called the council to order.
Moved and supported that inasmuch as
@. c. Butler is the lowest bidder on the
| work of construction of cement curb and
gutter and alley crossings and cement
sidewalks for the remainder of the season
| of 1910, that he be awarded this work and
that his bid be accepted and a resolution
drawn and presented covering this matter
| Carried.
Moved and supported that E. NJ. and W
N. Prindle be granted an extension of one
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