The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-02
Council Chamber, City of Virginia, Minn..
August g. 1910.

of Mud Lake Road, and substitution of
new roadway therefor.
BY Alderman Heritage.
Resolved: BY the City Council of the City
of Virginia.
Whereas, The City Council has duly in
vestiRated the petition by the Virginia &
Rainy Lake Company for the vacation of
| the roadway which extends from the south
east corner of section seven 90. town fifty
eight (5S), range seventeen I'D, in west
erly direction to point about two hundred
feet west of the southwest corner of the
southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
of said section z, town IS. range II, and
have heard and considered the testimony
of all persons interested and appearing be-
fore it relative thereto and
Whereas said Virginia e Rainy Lake
Company has submitted to the city coun-
Gil plat covering the premises upon which
| the roadway sought to be vacated is situat-
ed. together with the location and route of
certain roadway proposed to be dedicat-
ed to public use in lieu of the above de-
scribed roadway, which said proposed new
roadway is, in the opinion of the council,
equivalent in area and value to the road
way to be vacated, and
Whereas said Virginia & Rainy Lake
Company has presented to the Council an
agreement in writing signed by the owners
of the fee and mineral of the land upon
which said proposed roadway is to be con-
structed which agreement authorizes the
construction of said roadway, subject to
removal in case of necessity, and
Whereas the said Virginia & Rainy Lake
Company has presented an agreement in
writing to the city council whereby it
covenants and agrees that in case said new
proposed roadway should for any reason
be changed, that said Virginia & Rainy
Lake Company will, at it's own expense.
change said roadway in such manner as
may be approved by the city council. and
make new road in lieu thereof, and prop
erly grade and surface same suitable for
public use and travel,
Resolved. BY the city council of the city
OF Virginia, MIMI, that said petition of the
Virginia & Rainy Lake Company for the
vacation of the roadway between the points
above DESIGNATED. be and the same is here
oy allowed. and said portion of said road.
way as shown on said plat be and the same
is hereby declared discontinued and vacat-
ed to the extent and in the manner as fol-
lows:
That the portion of said roadway as petit
toned to be vacated shall be discontinued
as public roadway and shall be subject to
the exclusive use and control of said Wiz
einia & Rainy Lake Company, it's success
ors and assigns, so long as the premises now
occupied by said roadway are used and &C.
cupied by said Virginia & Rainy Lake
Company, it's successors or assigns, in the
| necessary conduct of it's lumber business.
and in case said company or it's assigns.
81, for n
purpose, then same will revert to the city
| of Virginia and be subject to public use as
| a roadway. in the same manner as now
used.
Resolved further, that said plat as filed
| with said petition dedicating to the use of
| the public until such time as ore shall be
| found, a new roadway commencing at a
| point in the present Mud Lake road about
| two hundred feet west of the southwest
corner of the southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of section seven 90, town
| hfty-eight (58), range seventeen uO, ex-
tending thence in q sottneasterly direction
parallel with the line of the Duluth, Mis-
| sabe & Northern Railway Company track
| to the south line of the northwest quarter
| of the northeast quarter of section Is, town
IS, range II, extending thence east to the
southeast corner of the northeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of section 49, town
So. range II, be and the same is hereby &C
copied and ordered filed, and said new de-
scribed roadway accepted and declared to
be a public road, and said agreement by
the owners of the fee and mineral of the
land and premises upon which said de-
scribed roadway is located, together with
| the agreement by the Virginia & Rainy
Lake Company covering the maintenance
| of said road, be and the same each are
hereby accepted and ordered filed. and the
mayor and CITY clerk are authorized to
sign each of said above mentioned agree
| ments, said discontinuance as above des-
| i2nated to take effect upon the construc-
ton and completion of said new roadway
| by and at the expense of said Virginia &
Rainy Lake Company. and the approval of
| same by the city engineer of Virginia, and
upon the publication and recording of this
resolution as provided by the City Charter
| of Virginia. Minnesota.
Moved by Alderman Boylan. supported
! by Alderman Staff, that above resolution
| be adopted.
Ayes-Ald. Boylan. Weber. Heritage,
| Kimball, Nolan. Staff. H. o. Johnson, E. g.
A. Johnson, M. President-9.
Nays-None.
Adopted August g. 1910.
Approved August 30. 1910.
Moved and supported that the council ad
journ until next regular meeting:
Carried.
ALBEIT &. BIcKFoRD.
| corporate Seal) City Clerk.
BY Cora Helstxom, Deputy.