The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
COUNCIL WANTS NF0RMA: ..
ton on cI1Ys POPULATION
Instuets Clerk to Address Communication
to Congressman that Action on
$1,000 License May Not Be
DELAYED.

While the census enumerators
finished their Iabors--as far as they
got-manv months ago, Virginia in
common with many of ,hr smaller
cities is still in ignorance as to hi r
purported population, a fact which
commences to worry the city
authorities owing TO the fact that
should the census show us with a
population of upwards of 10000 as
it certainly should the 1000 liquor
license law becomes effective on
January 1st.
This point was brought to the at
tention of the council Tuesday even
ing by Mayor Hawkinson, with the
result that the clerk was instructed
to at once write the congressman
from the district asking to have his
assistance in hurrying an authentic
report from the department.
That the census showed us up
wards of the 10000 mark is general
ly understood; that if it did not
show us closer to the 10000 mark it
is in error is generally accredited,
but in either case the raise in ante
of the saloon liceuae will likely be.
come effective, as members of the
council evidenced the intention of
raising the license fee in any event.
Such action on the part of the coun.
Gil, however, would require several
weeks to perfect.
The clerk of the municipal court
Submitted report showing that
the Christmas trade was already
becoming lively in that department.,
a total of $03325 for the week ending
December 10th being the amount of
cash turned in. A great amount of
this was from blind.piggers, num-
ber of fines of $50 and costs being
imposed. To date upwards of a
score of "pigs" have had their stys
pulled, and the police are said to
have their weather eye open to a
number of others. The chief and
his force we're rendered vote Of
thanks, through a motion by Alder
man Kimball, for their work in this
respect.
A cOmmunicationfrom E. B. Hy-
berg, formerly with the pure food
department of the state govern
ment, asking for appointment as
food, meat and milk inspector, was
read and referred to the health de-
partment. In his official capacity
with the state Mr.. Hyberg has made
several trips to Virginia, and is
known as man who does his duty
and who knows the requirements
fof the position. His application
will likely receive recommendation.
An ordinance to amend Ordinance
No. lOl, relating to cruelty to ami
mails and the protection thereof and
appointing the poundmaster as
humane officer, received it's third
and final reading and was adopted.
Several license applications we're
granted with full vote of the coun-
Gil except in the case of Robert
Garvey, whose application received
the disapproval of Alderman Moi
Ian, on the ground that gambling
was permitted in the place.
| The Electric Power & Water Com
pany was instructed to- install an
arc lamp at the corner of Sage
street and Cleveland avenue.
A report submitted by Alderman
NOLAN that complaint had been
made to him OF charge of $35 on
the part of the Electric Power &
Water Company for tapping main
for Maple street consumer was re-
ferred to the light and water CON-
m1ttee and city attorney.