The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-14

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accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The president and secretary of the Vir
ginia City Band applied to the council fol-
the use of room in the city hall wherein
could be stored the musical instruments
and other articles belonging to the band.
The communication was referred to the
committee on city property and buildings
Moved and supported that the assesso,
be granted the sum of $4,000 for assessing
of personal property for the year 1911 and
that resolution be drawn covering the
same.
Carried.
The Library Board, acting on it's own
volition and the mayor and CITY clerk
signing by instruction from the city coun
Gil submitted a petition for the vacation OF
certain property now occupied by the
library building and more fully described
in the petition, and which was accom-
panied by plat showing the land to be
vacated and the land to be dedicated to
the public for street.
Moved and supported that the petition be
accepted and ordered filed and that the
city clerk cause notice of hearing to be
published according to the terms of the
city charter.
Carried.
The Minnesota Screen Company, cor.
poration, purporting to own lots l, 2, g. 1, 5, g.
II and IS, in block II. Anderson's Third Ad-
dition to Virginia, petitioned the council
for vacation of the alley running north and
south on the west of their property and
also the alley running east and west be-
tween lots /, S and and lots II and IS of
this block, and attached to the petition was
an exhibit showing in red lines the alleys
to be vacated and the petition also stated
the reasons why this should be done.
Moved and supported that the petition
be accepted and ordered filed and that the
city clerk be instructed to cause notice of
hearing to be published according to the
terms of the city charter.
Carried
II. J. Thorp made application for renewal
of his liquor license at 22 Chestnut street,
submitting a 100000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the licensesbe
granted, the bond accepted and filed after
approval by the mayor and that resol1-
ton be drawn covering the matter.
Carried.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman Weber that the ordinance
regulating the storage, keeping, selling
and conveying of gasoline and other oils
and of gun powder, dynamite and other
explosives and intlanlablc materials in the
city of Virginia, be given its third and final
reading.
Carried.
The ordinance was read.
Moved pv Alderman Boylan, supported
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be adopted.
| Ayes: AID BoylarI. Weber, Heritage,
kimball, NOLAN, Staff, f. c. a. Johnson,
Mr.. Presidents.
Nays: None.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the ordinance adopted.
Alderman Heritage requests that the
ordinance declaring the emission of dense
smoke in the city Of Virginia a nuisance.
be laid over for one more week and the
same was granted.
The ordinance as submitted to the coun-
Gil relative to the establishing of office of
electric inspector and to regulate and de
fine the duties Of said office and to estab-
lish rules and regulations concerning
wiring and electric appliances, was by
mutual consent of the members of the
council laid over for another week.
The clerk stated to the council that this
was the date set for the opening and read
ing and considering ak proposals for the
construction of storm sewer on Cleveland,
Wyoming and Mesaba avenues, south of
Locust street and that OF, his desk were
five proposals.
The call for proposals published was
read to the council.
Moved and supported that the proposals
be opened and read.
Carried
The proposals were opened and read by
the clerk and proved to be as follows:
}. w. PreSton........ 549G s.
J. D.O'COnnell. ................ ..... 500 81
Charles 4. Butler ......... ......... $40 OF
IL. l.. Bartlett Company ..... 4,7S9 OF
PastoretLawrenCe Company 5,49S j.
y recess was granted for the COl1nCilncn
to look over and figure up the correctness
of the proposals and to determine the low
est bidder.
The council was called to order by the
PRESIDENT
Moved and supported that 1lasnuCh as
II. L. Bartlett Company being the lowest
bidder in the matter of construction OF
storm sewer that this company be granted
the contract, that the mayor and city clerk
be instructed to enter into a written con
tract with this company for the perform
anCe of this work and that a resolution be
drawn covering the transaction.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to return the certified checks
accompanying the proposals in the matter
of construction of storm sewer. with the
exception of the successful bidder and &
c. Butler, who is the second lowest builder
Carried.
! The clerk stated to the council that this
was the date set for the opening, reading
and considering of proposals for the deliv
cry to the city of Virginia one GOO gallon
sprinkling wagon and that on his desk
was one proposal.
The printers affidavit in the matter OF
advertisement for proposal was read by
the clerk
Moved and supported that the proposal
) be opened and read.
Carried.
The proposal was opened and proved tc
} be from The Austin Western Company
Ltd, by Z. L. Goodell, representing this
com pany. and the proposal was in the sum
of $29S5O.
Moved and supported that the proposal
of this company be accepted and that the
mayor and city clerk be instructed to ente,
into written contract with the company
for the purchase of this sprinkling wagon
and that resolution be drawn covering
the transaction.
Carried.