The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-21
REPORTS on vltlE5oF
LIGHT AND WATER PLANT
E1Daits Find: Combined Values 10 Be- ID.
wards Of a Half Million Dollars.
Recommended That Light Plant
Be Purchased Il Any Invest
meat Is TO- Be- Made.

" CU0OQSVV u HWJ OUv0SS-
meat lsToBe Made.
The report of the finance CONN nit
tee of the city council, composed of
President Osborn, Vice President
Edw. c. A. Johnson and Alderman
Heritage, on the light and water
question and the advisa blility of
the purchase of same by the city,
was submitted in detail to citizens
at the council meeting Tuesday
evening and will be published in
the local press in full together with
copy of the franchise held by the
company, in the issue of Friday
next, it is expected.
Their report*was based upon the
figures obtained by r. E. Patterson
& Co., experts, of Duluth, who after
careful examination of the plant
in detail made report of the value
of the water plant at $4,000 and of
the light plant at $113.O84, a total of
$434OOO,' while real estate, percent
age on investment and franchise,
etc., brought the total estimated
worth of the plant and equipment
to upwards of $5OQW!
In the report the committee made
recommendation of purchase of the
light and water plant, if either de-
partment wac to be acquired by the
city, but advised careful considera.
ton of the proposition from every
standpoint before any action should
be taken.
Regarding the validity of the
franchise, the city attorney in a re-
port advised that the only method
of the city being insured in the
premises if new plant was to be
installed was to take the franchise
through the courts, making sure of
their grounds before becoming re-
sponsible for a continuance of the
service in addition to the expense
of a possible new plant.
While the report may not take the
advanced stand desired by some in
the definite recommendation for the
bonding for purchase or installa.
ton of competing plant, it opens
the way for consideration of either
project, giving the people come
basis upon which to form their
judgment. In consideration of
the report after it's reading, in
which number of citizens were
heard, it was given as the probable
course of the council to submit the
matter to committee in which the
council would act in conjunction
with citizens in a careful considera-
ton of the subject with a view to
arriving at a definite proposition to
be placed before the voters at a
later date.
AT this meeting the council took
steps looking toward additional i'm
provements, passing favorably up.
on several petitions for sidewalks
and accepting plans and specifca-
tons for cement curb and gutter
on several thoroughfares proposed
to be paved this season. The clerk
was also instructed to advertise for
cement work for the season. An
ordinance relative to the proposed
seasons paving wac given it's first
reading, but will be amended before
again coming before the council,
it's provisions not including several
of the streets and avenues for which
petitions for paving have been re-
ceived.
An ordinance requiring that all
service pipes be laid by the water
company in the streets to be paved
was brought before the council,
but upon motion of Alderman Boy
Ian was referred to light and water
committee. The "smoke" ordinance
was also before the council for it's
second reading, but this action was
deferred for one week.
Upon request of City Attorney
Poirier he was duly delegated to
defend City Clerk Bedford in the
mandamus proceedings growing
out of the petition for recall of Al
derman Kimball, to come before
Judge Hughes in special term at
Hibbing tomorrow.
"A petition from Mr.. Booth asking
permit to erect and maintain
slaughter house within the city
limits was referred to the board of
health.
Alease tor a tract of land lying
south of Anderson's Third Addi-
ton, for park purposes, secured by,
the Park Board, was referred to
proper committee. This lease il
from the Oliver Iron Mining Co.,
aud 10 desired az play ground for
the children.
Touching Closer Home.
That I0rinner invoafi.ro t;on al <ha