The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-05

able discussion a. to whether or not the
council had legal right TO pay extra CON-
pensation for services over and above the
stated salary or a to whether OF not 1t
would be well 70 establish such q prec-
edent.
Moved and supported that the. matter of
extra compensation during absence of Of
hcdals ON vacation be referred TO the city
attorney.
Carried.
The report of the city treasurer of the
financial standing on July 1st, 1910, and the
city clerks itenized statement of cash on
hand on the same date. were read and up
cepted and ordered filed.
The committee on city property and
buildings reported that after viewing the
pound and for which S. Ober9 offered the
sum of 5000. reported that the material
did not belong to the city and recommend
ed that the communication be returned to
the maker and this recommendation car
ried.
The committee on light and water to
| whom was referred the matter of arc lamp
at the corner of Cedar street and Virginia
avenue reported that inasmuch az q light
was now being maintained at corner of Gen.
trail avenue and Cedar street and Locust
street and Virginia avenue that the COM
mittee would recommend the placing of
an arc lamp at the corner of Virginia ave-
nue. and Poplar street and that the light at
the location petitioned for be not granted
at this time.
The committee on streets. alleys and
sewers reported favorable on the lowering
of the grade and Sidewalk along Lot 1.
Block SO, on the east side, this being on Wiz
ginia avenue and running 12O feet south of
Beech street.
Moved and supported that the street
commissioner be instructed to lower the
grade and sidewalk at this location.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to notify in writing the police
and fire commission of the city of Virginia
that the arrangement made between the
commission and the council for the paying
and the services of Nels Anderson ashanti
or and taller was proving very unsatisfact-
DRY and that the council desired to have
the entire services of M. Anderson as city
hall janitor and be relieved of the under
standing otherwise.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the janitor of
the city hall be allowed 1890 over and
above the set salary for the ensuing two
years from May LIST. 1910 and that during
the session of the District Court In this city
hall he be allowed $500 month extra.
Carried
Alderman Kimball brought up the aues-
ton of condemning of all board sidewalks
now maintained on Maple street between
have the same replaced with cement side
walks and the motion duly supported and
carried prevailed to the effect that the CITY
attorney was instructed to draw a resolu-
ton condemning all board walks on Maple
street and have the same presented at the
next regular meeting.
Alderman Kimball also brought up the
matter of circuses which should pay $1,000
to the city of license fee. were cheating the
city out of this amount by showing on
lands outside of the corporate limits and
that he deemed 1t no more than fair for all
circuses paradinR through streets should
not be allowed to so parade unless the full
license fee was rendered.
The matter was referred to the committee
on ordinance.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to write the Virginia Electric
Power Il Water Company and ask this
comp any to waive the clause in it's fran
chise relative to one years notification of
intention on the part of the city to purchase
the plant and have the company commun-
icate to the council as a matter of record
that the company viii sell this plant to the
city before 1918, according to terms of the
franchise.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the street
commissioner be instructed to install the
several short storm sewer lines as recon-
mended by the city engineer:
Carried.
Moved and supported that the health Of
hcer be instructed to make tour of in
spection of all buildings which may Dos
sibly have it's roof drains connected with
the sanitary sewers and to order all such
roof drains disconnected and report his
findings to the council.
Carried
The matter of the awning in front of
Sarfs confectionery store ON Mesaba ave-
nue. being lower than the requirements of
the ordinance and to have the same renl-
edied was referred to the committee on
streets. alleys and sewers
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to notify the city attorney
that in the future during the attorneys
absence from the city on council meeting
nights or otherwise that he appoint an az
sistant 20 that the council will not be de-
prived of legal advice.
Cnrried
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to notify the city attorney to
prepare an anti-spiItinR ordinance and
present the same at the next regular meet
ing.
Carried.
The clerk was instructed to write the Me-
saba Telephone Company to at once vacate
the old city council chambers and to for
ward a statement of unpaid rent,
Moved and supported that the payroll al
read by the city clerk and being for salary
for the month of July. 1910. be allowed and |
ordered paid.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the council ad |
journ until next regular meeting.
Carried.
ALBEIT &. BIcKFoRD.
corporate SeaD City Clerk.
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