The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

Moved and supported that the franchise
granting to the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific
Railway Company, the right and privilege
to lay, maintain and operate railway tracks
upon and across certain streets, avenues.
alleys. boulevards, grounds and places In
the city of Virgins be given its first read
ing.
Carried.
The ordinance was read.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
granting to the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific
Railway Company certain privileges be
referred to the railroad committee for the
purpose of consulting with the railroad
company and have complete understand
ing before the ordinance is given it's Sec
ond reading.
Carried.
The committee on streets. alleys and
sewers reported that it would recommend
the granting of the petition for sidewalk
along Fourth street between Fourth and
Fifth avenues in the North Side Addition
and also cement sidewalk on Larch street
along blocks 8 and 9, Anderson's Third Ad-
dition.
The report was accepted and the petition
ordered filed.
Moved and supported that Chakle Berg
lund be appointed as assistant pound
master and doRcatcher and that a resolu-
ton be presented at the next regular meet
ing.
Carried.
The committee on streets. alleys and
sewers presented to the council ito opinion
that the storm sewer catch basin In the
North Side Addition was too small to take
care of extra rainy weather water flow and
would recommend two more basins to be
constructed to run through the sewer.
The matter was referred to the city en-
gineer for approximate estimate.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
write to the meat inspector John Byrne
and request his resignation.
Carried.
The committee on finance reported that
after careful investigation of the report of
the auditors who examined the city's
books. that it would recommend the &C.
ceptance of the report and have the same
fled in the clerks Office.
Moved and supported that the report of
the committee be accepted and that the
report of the auditors be accepted and
ordered filed.
Carried.
The committee on city property "rd
buildings recommended the USE Ut the vi:
safe in the city hall on the part of the park
board and that If the city band would ac-
cept the proposition that they would recon-
mend that necessary portion be allowed
them in the basement for the storing of
their material.
The report was accepted and the COM
nnittee was given power to act after con-
sulting with the members of the band.
The street committee recommended the
purchase by the city of street sweeper re-
filling machine which costs $4,000 and that
a necessary amount of Hickory fibre for
the street sweeper be purchased and that
the city do it's own filing.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and that the city clerk be instruct
ed to purchase a ref1llinR machine and
necessary amount of Hickory fibre.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise for proposals. for
a garbage wagon the same as now in use.
Carried.
The aldermen and mayor who were given
the privilege to appoint committee of
three. each, to work with the council In the
matter of the investigation of the light
and water plant, reported by wards az fol-
lows:
First ward-H. ]. George. VIM. Rooney
and c. b. Lenont.
Second wards. Milavetz, Matt Kahn
tensik and Conrad Mattson.
Third ward-A. Trotter, b. Milavetz and
J. G. Mattala.
Fourth ward-C. S. Stevens. T. NJ. Wall
and ]. Mesbera.
Fifth ward-B. F. Smith. 8. c. Strauss aud
b. F. Britts.
Sixth ward-Aexander Reid. George
Harvey and Mike Emlau.
Aldermen,AtLarae-A.C c. Osborn; II. B.
Bacon, A. B. Coates and W. B. Shaver.
n. o. Johnson;-H. Kendall. N. E. Fan
ming and c. H. Osterberg.
E. c. A. Johnson;-J. D. Lamont. A. N.
Thompson and W. r. Byrne.
Mayor Hawkinson; -Gust Johnson. DR..
c. w. Miller and Thomas Gin.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to notify the appointees
on this committee and state that for the
purpose of organizing the committee that
the first meeting viii be held in the coun.
Gil chamber In the city hall on Friday eve
ming. May 5tt1. 1o11 at eight o'clock.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the council
accept the names of the Civic League 40 q
portion of the committee already appoint
ed.
Motion withdrawn.
Moved and supported that the commit
tees Al appointed by the aldermen and the
mayor to work with the council in the mat.
ter of the light and water question. be u.
lowed to stand a. appointed and that after
the organization of this committee - Q
committee Of the whole they may consider
0uR9eDtione ON the mart of the Civic IeaQre