The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27


Absent-None.
Reading minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
| The meat inspector reported inspections
| of meat markets. hotels, bakeries. groceries
| and the two Mt. Iron meat markets for the
week ending January H. 1911
! Moved and supported that the report be
| accepted and ordered filed.
| Carried.
| The clerk of the municipal court reported
fines collected in that court for the week
ending January II. 1911 the same amount
ing to $4ss5.
Moved and supported that the report be
| accepted and ordered fled.
Carried.
The clerk read a letter from the Library
Board, relative to the vacation of Lake
Boulevard on the site of the Library
Moved and supported that the retter be
referred to the city attorney.
Carried.
The park board submitted a statement
| of the business transacted by the park
| board, together with the receipts and dis
bursements for the period commencing
September l. 1909, to December 81, 1910.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
| Moved and supported that vote of
thanks be given to the park board apd also
the superintendent of parks for their ex-
cellent work and services during the past
year.
Carried.
Otto A. Poirier secretary of the park
board reported on the white Wav'', recon-
mending that the city council make ar
rangements with some person for the care
and replacement Of any white Way
lights which become out of order or broken.
Moved and supported that the report OF
the secretary of the park board be referred
to the light and water committee for report
Carried.
The clerk read communication from 7.
+. Carey, municipal Judge as to various
systems for filing and indexing cases in
the municipal court and asking that the
city council allow extra compensation for
the proper indexing and filing of court
records.
Moved and supported that the commune
cation be referred to the finance commit
tee with powsr to act.
Carried.
Joseph Spreitzer made application for
liquor license at 4lS Chestnut street and
submitted a 100000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the license be
granted, the bond accepted and ordered
filed, and that a resolution to this effect be
drawn.
Carried.
An ordinance establishing grades OF
streets and avenues and width of road
ways, etc. in the North Side Addition to
Virginia, was up for it's first reading.
| Moved and supported that the ordinance
receive its first reading.
Carried.
The ordinance was read
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman E. c. A. Johnson that the
ordinance to license and regulate the sale
of Intoxicating liquors within the corporate
limits of the City of Virginia., be given its
third and final reading
| Carried.
The clerk read the ordinance.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman Kimball, that the ordinance
be adopted.
Ayes Aid. kinlball, NOLAN, +. c. A. John.
son.
Nays-Ald. Boylan. Weber, Heritage,
Staff, H. O. Johnson, Mr.. Prcsident-G.
Upon the foregoing vote the ordinance
was declared by the president as not
adopted.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
to amend Ordinance No. 20 entitled, AN
L.,
Of Intoxicating liquors within the corporate
limits of the city of Virginia., st. Louis
County, Minnesota, be taken from the
table.
Notion lost.
Moved and supported that inasnuch as
the ordinance relating to sale of intoxicat
ing liquors, which was read and declared
lost, not being the original ordinance, that
the original ordinance to license and reg
ulate the sale of Intoxicating liquors with
in the corporate limits of the city of Vir
ginia, Mimi, be given it's third and final
reading.
| Motion lost.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
committee, including the mayor and CITY
attorney, draft an ordinance to license and
regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors
within the corporate limits of Virginia
and present the same at the next regular
meeting.
| Carried.
Amendment to the above motion was
made as follows; that the council as a
whole attend the meeting of the commit.
tee and examine the ordinance.
The motion as amended was seconded
and carried.
| Moved and supported that the matter of
the removal of the He1bing building be re-
ferred to the street and alley com mittee
with power to act.
! Carried.
| The committee on ways and means, by
A. Heritage, reported that they had con-
ferred with N. B. Arnold, attorney for John
son & Wiggen, relative to claim for dam
age on account of change of grade on Me-
saba avenue, that thev found no damage
done and that no damage should be allow
ed.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted.
| Carried.
Council Chamber City of Virginia. Minn,
| January II. 1911.
Resolution No. 1873.
| Resolution granting liquor license to
Joseph Spreitzer at AS Chestnut St.
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