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

b BY Alderman Heritage. .9!!ss5ss
Resolved by the city council of the City
of Virginia, that the city clerk is herebyi In
structed and authorized to draw warrant
in the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty
($250.0O) Dollars. in favor of c. c. Dinehart,
state treasurer, the same being 2qb taxes
on liquor licenses collected in the city OF
Virginia, from July LIST, 1910, to Jan. LIST, 1911
this being in pursuance to Section 49,
Chapter 49, of the General Laws of 1907. fol
the maintenance of the Inebriate Hospital
and that the amount of the above warrant
be paid out of monies in the general fund.
Moved by Alderman Staff, supported
by Alderman Boylan, that above resolution
be adopted.
Ayes: Aid. Boylan, Weber, Heritage.
Kimball, NOLAN, Staff, II. o. Johnson, E. C..
A. Johnson. Mr.. President.-9.
Nays: None.
Adopted January H. 1911.
Approved January q, 1911.
Council Chamber, City of Virginia. MIMI,
January II. 1911.
Resolution No. 1856.
Resolution asking Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
for additional funds for construction of
Public Library and as to site and mainte-
nance,
By Alderman Heritage.
Resolved: By the City Council of the
city of Virginia, that
Whereas the Virginia Public Library
erected with the funds donated to the city
by Andrew Carnegie is inadequate and in
sufficient in size to reasonably provide
for ir11, hifanfc nf VIZ
ginia. Minnesota, and whereas the opera
ton of saw mills, lighting plants and the
unsanitary condition of the adjoining lake
render said site undesirable and insult
able for a library, and whereas in the
opinion of the city council a new site
should be secured in a more suitable loca-
ton, and larger building erected thereon,
and whereas it appears that, in case of sale
of the present library building and site.
the proceeds of such sale would be insult
ticient for the construction of suitable
new building,
Resolved, by the city council of the city
of Virginia Minnesota, that Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie be, and he is hereby respectfully
asked to contribute and donate such an
| additional amount as he deems proper for
! for the construction of new library build
ing, and resolved further. that the city
council pledges itself, if a new donation is
made, sufficient for the erection of new
| building to secure proper site for said
building, and will annually levy not less
! than ten per cent of the amount donated
| for the care and maintenance of said
library building.
Resolved further that copy of this res
| olution be forwarded to Mr.. Carnegie by
| the city clerk, and that the city CLERK
further furnish such statement of the in
crease in population, the financial condi
ton of the city, and such other facts as he
may deem advisable.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman f. c. A. Johnson, that above
| resolution be adopted.
Ayes: Aid. Boylan, Weber, Heritage, Kim
ball, NOLAN, Staff, H. o. Johnson. E. O. A
Johnson, Mr.. President-9.
Nays: None.
Adopted January II. 1911.
Approved January g. 1911
Moved and supported that the council ad
journ until next regular meeting.
| Carried.
ALBERT E. BICKFORD,
City Clerk.
BY CORA HELSTROM.
Corporate SeaD Deputy.