The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
ESTABLISH BulLD|N6 LINE
ON MAPLE STREET

Petition From Residents Meets
With Quick Response on Part Of
Council, Ordinance Receiving
First Reading.
A petition signed by goodly
percentage Of residents on Maple
street between Central and Mes
aba avenues, asking the council to
establish a building line fifteen
1eet from the sidewalk line along
this thoroughfare, met with ready
response on the part Of the coun-
Gil Tuesday evening, an ordinance
being drawn and presented at the
same meeting at which the peti'
tion was filed and given it's first
reading.
In this connection the query
was propounded as to what effect
such a measure would have on
buildings already under construc.
tion, the attorney giving an off.
hand opinion that the ordinance
would not apply to any building
or buildings under construction
prior to the final adoption and
publication Of the ordinance.
1t is not unlikely this measure
may meet with some opposition, as
it includes the plot Of the propos.
ed federal building (proposed
some years ago. at the corner OF
Maple and Wyoming, while a
number of other purchasers of
property in the district included
made their original investment
with view to the erection of
business blocks at future date.
The controversy over the con.
nection of certain places with the
sanitary sewer caused the pre-,
sentation and adoption of a reso-
luton, submitted by the attorney
at the instance of the Health
Board, requiring sanitary sewer
connections wherever sanitary sew
ers abut the property within thir.
ty days, and providing that where
such connections are not made
within the specified time the work
shall be done under city supervi.
sion and made special assessment
against the property.
A request for the curbing OF
Railroad avenue between Chest.
nut and Maple brought forth a
discussion as to the ownership OF
this tract of land. While being q
portion OF the original right of
way Of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern it has been in constant
and undisputed use as a public
highway for upwards Of eighteen
years, and City Attorney Poirie1
gave his opinion that the railway
company had lost all right and
title in and to the same through
such fact, and expressed the be.
lief that the city should at this
time take steps to formally oper
pubic street of such land. The
clerk, however, was instructed tc
write for permit to make the i'm
provemcnt asked.
The railroad committee made re-
port of defective crossings within
the city limits, and companies
were upon recommendation in
structed to make needed repairs
with the proviso that if such re
palrs We're delayed beyond a spe
clfied period the work would bt
done by the city and charged
against the respective companie,
as a special assessment tax.
Chas. E. Adams, special count,
attorney, in communication in
formed the council that under tn,
provisions Of a certain law. re
Gently held valid by the suprem,
court, all villages and cities below
the thlrd class must pay into tn,
} county treasury ten per cent of al
liquor license fees collected sine
: January 1st, 1910, and asking tha
a speedy settlement of suc]
amount be made. This will
( amount to neat sum in the cas-
OF Virginia, where nearly sixt,
liquor licenses are in effect AM
where the license fee is ST 900. Th,
matter was referred to the city at
torney.
A resolution demanding tn
laying of cement walks, includin,
walk on the north side of Sao
between Mesaba and Wyoming
the north side Of Spruce betwee1
Cleveland and Wyoming the sout]
side of Spruce between Cleyelan,
and Wyoming, the north side O
Cedar between Virginia and Cen
tral, the east side of Virginia be
tween Poplar and Cedar and tn
east side Of Virginia betwee1
Spruce and Poplar, was passed
and the owners given the custo
!: mary two weeks to construct an,
finish same.