The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-03
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Official
Publication Of
Proceedings
The
City
Council

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& Council Proceeding. !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Virginia. MIMI. Oct. oath, 1911.
Regular meeting Of the City Council Of
the City of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the presi
dent.
Roll call. >e;>,.
Present Aldermen Boylan, Weber,
Heritage. Kimball, NOLAN, Staff, H. o.
Johnson, E. c. A. Johnson, Mr.. Presi-
dent-9.
Absent-None.
Reading Of minutes OF previous meet
| ing.
Moved and supported that the min
| utes be approved as read.
Carried.
The board of health submitted COM
munication relative to the installation
| Of sewer at us Oak street and the same
! was asccepted and ordered filed.
The board of health recommended
that inside storm windows be supplied
for the detention hospital and to be
fund.- The suggestion was accepted and
| the board of health given power to act
and the communication filed.
In the matter of appointment of day
| and night engineers and tender for the
| incinerator plant, the board Of health
| returned the different applications re-
ceived by the council with a recommenda-
| ton that the council take the RESPONSE
blity of appointing these employees.
Moved and supported the communica-
ton and applications be accepted and
ordered fled
| Carried.
| The Mesaba Railway company sub
mitted it's check of $3.50, this being in
| accordance with the company's idea as
to balancing the difference in .publica
ton fee and the proposal fee, the publ
cation fee amounting to $3.50.
Moved and supported that the clerk
be instructed to write to Washburn,
Bailey & Mitchell and state that the
council desires that the Mesaba Rail-
way company shall pay the publication
fee Of $3.50 independent from the pro-
posal fee and to return the check Of
$3.50.
Carried.
VIM. Warwick applied for appointment
as day engineer at the incinerator plant
and the same was ordered filed with the
previous applications.
Chas. G. Neale, commissioner of
weights and measures OF this state, in q
| communication to the city clerk stated
that it would be Unnecessary for the diff
ferent cities Of the state to own their
) own sealing and testing equipment and
that the city would be favored with a
visit and inspection of weights and
measures as soon as the department
could arrange matters.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to write the weights
. and measures department and request
, an early inspection in this city.
| Carried
Andrew Roberts, AS Chestnut street
and Thos. Lantry, l01 Chestnut street
applied for renewals Of liquor license:
at those locations and submitted $4,000
surety bonds and otherwise complying
l with the ordinance in making the appli
, cations.
Moved and supported the application!
De received and filed, the licenses grant
ed and the bonds accepted and FLEE
after being approved by the mayor ane
| that resolutions be drawn and presented
Carried.
+ Alfred Solberg made application t.
the council for transfer Of his Liquor
license No. $40 and located at 232 Chest
nut street. to Chas Jacobson.
Moved and supported the transfer b,
granted, the new bond accepted and or
dered filed after approval by the mayo
and that a resolution be drawn and pre-
scented covering the matter.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court re
ported fines and costs in that court TO
! the week ending October 2lst, 1911, ant
e amounting to $117.35 for the week and tn
Y same was accepted and ordered filed.
Mart koski applied for permit TO
> the use Of a necessary portion Of Mesab:
: avenue adjacent to lot 80, while excavat
t ing for a foundation under the buildinl
on lots 81 and 81, block 20. submitting
bond Of $4,000 and naming John Ketol:
and J. E. Mattson as sureties.
Moved and supported that the PERM
: oe granted and the bond filed after be
t ing approved by the mayor and cit!
+ attorney.
Carried.
The city football team desired permi
70 practice evenings on Chestnut stree
between the Virginia Electric Power 6
Water company and the public library
and on motion, duly supported and car
ried, the permit was granted
The city engineer submitted the frs
/ and final estimate Of work done by C. C
Butler on sewer construction in Distric
NO. 3-k, this estimate amounting t,
i $l.44S.3O
Moved and supported that the esti
= mate be granted and that a resolution
be drawn covering the payment to Mr.
Butler of the amount named
Carried.
The meat inspector submitted his re
port of inspections for the week endinl
, October Gath, 1911, and the same was &C
cepted and ordered filed.
, The secretary of the police and fir,
commission submitted the following re
, port and the same was accepted AM
ordered filed.
Virginia, Mimi, Oct. 4th, 1911
To the CITY Council of the City Of Vir
ginia, MIMI,
Gentlemen:
The following is the financial state
ment as to receipts and expenditures O
the Police and Fire Commission Of Thu
city. from April LIST, 1911, to October LIST
1911, showing the total receipts and OK
} penditures and the balance In the polio,
and fire funds on Octohor lot 1on1