The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
GREAT NORTHERN co. DE-
SIRES TO RETAIN LAND
Object to Condemnation Proceed
ings for Market Place and Give
Council to Understand Whole
sale Grocery Desires Lo. :.
cation Thereon.


demnation proceedings for the
acquisition of certain lands lying
along Crescent avenue and block
il and the south end Of Virginia
lake for warehouse purposes, stor-
age grounds for city property, for
public market place and for
park purposes, scheduled for
hearing before the city council
Tuesday evening, Superintendent
d. NJ. Philbin, Land Commission
cr Maher and other representa-
tives of the Great Northern rail-
way system appeared before the
council Tuesday evening in op-
position thereto, stating that the
Great Northern owned certain Of
the lands and that site on the
proposed tract was desired
by large wholesale grocery firm,
which would erect a commodious
building thereon.
Mr.. Philbin stated that he did
not desire to impede the progress
Of the city in any manner, and be-
Iieved that a satisfactory adjust
mtnt of the land embraced in the
tract could be made whereby the
strip owned by the Great North
ern could be transferred for other
lands, and the hearing on the pro-
ceedings was held in abeyance
pending a report by the committee
on railroads, city engineer and
city attorney, to whom the matter
was referred for one week.
The prospective installation of
such wholesale house sounds good
to Virginians, and but empha
sizes the commercial center occu-
pied by our city. One such busi-
ness house will also tend to bring
others Of like nature, and the
prospective Importance Of Vir-
ginia as distributing point can
uOl bt; w \ticSGlIllttcu.
\ resolution accepting the bond
in the sum Of $5, 900 Of the Mesaba
Railway Company for the street
railway franchise was passed, the
Fidelity and Deposit Company. of
Maryland being named as sureties,
and the clerk was instructed to
return the certified check of $500
deposited by the company at the
time Of making it's bid for such
franchise.
This company also submitted it's
cheek in the sum Of 1890, this
being in accordance with the CON-
pany s idea as to balancing the
difference in the cost Of publica-
ton of the street railway fran
chise and the amount Of their bid
for the. privileges. The council
took a somewhat different view of
what they considered coming from
tn" company, and instructed the
clerk to write the company's at
tornryS asking for check in the
amount of their bid independent
Of the publication fee, which
amounted to$:4 80. >,
The Virginia City football team
made application for permit to
practice evenings on Chestnut
street between the office building
Of the Virginia Electric Power &
Water Co. and the Library, their
request being granted.
The Police and Fire Commission
submitted statement Of receipts
and expenditures of the depart
mrnt for the term from April lst
to October lst, the total receipts
of the commission for the term be-
ing $34 4,S21.72 and expenditures
$l7,96l.S 80, the report being ac-
cepted and ordered filed.
Dr.. NJ. F. Guidinger made peti-
tion for the vacation of the alley
on the east side Of lots II, 18 and
10, block II, Anderson's s Addition
rrono>ir3 .H lieu ther 80 to de1i-
cate an alley on the We t side OF
such 'ct:. The petition was &c.
cepted e'd the attorney instruct
ed to commence proceedings nee
essary to effect such change in
allev-Ways.