The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-15
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Council Makes. Several Advances ID
Salary. n,Goaaectioo With Much
Other Bssiaess. 4
A substantial and deserved raise
in the emoluments attaching. to a
number otsthes 91itys positions was
Voted Tuesday evening, when the
council held an interesting session
Fand transacted great amount of
routine business.
The salary Of the: city clerk was
placed at $125.OO per month, while
that OF Miss >Helstrom, duly ap-
pointed as deputy, was fixed at $3.50.
Fhe treasurer was voted $500 per
month, the city attorney $4,000 per
month, the city engineer $4,000 per
month, the street commissioner
$1,000 per month, the meat inspect
or $500 per month, the poundmast-
er $500 per month, the milk in
spector 5000 per month, the health
ohcer 5000 per month and fees,
and the city hall janitor $1,000 per
month.
The position of meat inspector
was filled by the appointment OF
John Byrne, while DR.. J. H. Grove
was re-appoiuted as health officer
and in conjunction with Aldermen
Weber and H. O. johnson, will con-
stitute the board of health.
Sidewalk petitions: were received
from residents on Sage street and
Central avenue, same being refer
red. The Committee to whom had
been referred petitions previously
presented reported favorably on
same and sidewalks will be ordered
by resolution at the next meeting.
A communication from Special
Judge Fleming, who held the posi-
ton of judge of the municipal court
during the recent absence from the
city OF Judge Carey, was accom-
panied by bill OF $4,000 for SER
vices, which he stated Judge Carey
refused to pay. The matter was left
to the city attorney and finance
committee to adjust.
A communication from the Vir-
ginia Commercial Club asked the
concurrence of the council in the
esta blishment Of Great White Way
along Chestnut street, and request
from the Light & Water Company
for the council to work in conjunc.
ton with the Club in the matter.
The innovation would be one duly
appreciated by pedestrians, the
present light given the city being
extremely inadequate, although
same may comply strictly to the
terms of the franchise held by the
company.
Another communication from the
same source asked for financial aid
in the organization of band. On
this point the coaucil, while seem
ingly recognizing the merit of the
request, was at loss to know how,
under the law. such assistance could
be rendered, but left the matter in
the hands of the ways and means
committee to work out if possible.
City Attorney Shea was not in at
tendance at the meeting, but in a
letter to the council recommended
an ordinance covering the mode of
procedure in public improvements,
the point being raised through find
ing Inconsistent and conflicting
paragraphs in the charter. The
letter was received and filed.
A resolution ordering the extern
sion of water mains from the corner
of Mesaba and Sage south to Larch
street, thence west on Larch to con-
meet with mains on the Eveleth
road, was passed by vote OF all alder
men present with the exception of
Alderman Kimball who cast his
vote in the negative. Prior to vot-
ing upon the resolution Mr.. Kim
ball stated there was nothing in the
resolution denoting what size
main was to be laid, and that the
present water system in the city
was not adequate for fire protection.
The matter of paving the various
streets and avenues under cousid-
Grafton was laid over until another
meeting.