The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-25
CERT|FIES RECALL
PETITION TO COUNCIL
Acting Under Instructions From
District Court Petition is
Submitted to Body for
Action.

The recall petition asking fo1
the election of a successor to
Alderman Kimball presented to
City Clerk Bickford on April LIST
and returned to the makers on
the grounds that, in the opinion
OF the clerk, the petition was in.
sufficient, was on Tuesday evening
presented to the city council un.
der a writ Of mandamus by the
court, the opinion of Judge
Hughes holding the petition good
and sufficient.
Under the terms of the charter
governing the action, the. council
shall order new election to- be
held in the precinct not less than
thirty nor more than forty days
from the date Of the certifcation
Of the petition, and in all cases,
unless the official sought to be re-
moved shall refuse to permit the
use of his name on the ballot,
such name shall 60 on the ballot
at such election without addition
al cost.
The council took the matter
under advisement, referring the
petition to the committee on
elections, being composed of Alder
men NOLAN, Staff, and H. O. John
son, to be reported upon at the
next regular meeting.
A communication from the
Library Board gave notice that
such body had considered the
proposition of a new site for the
Public Library, made necessary
through the sale of the present
site to the Canadian Northern in
terests, and recommended the
purchase by condemnation Of the
vacant corner and the residence
property of 0. A. Poirier oppo-
site the Central High School.
Other sites have been under con-
sideration, notably being corner
next to the Roosevelt on Central
avenue, the prospective differ
ence in the cost Of these sites be-
ing but tritling. The communi-
cation was referred to- the COM
mittee on Ways and Means, COM
posed of Aldermen Heritage,
NOLAN and Weber, for report at
the next meeting.
Plans and specifications for the
proposed sanitary sewer in Block
IL of Anderson's Second Addi-
tion were accepted, and bids for
the installation of such work will
be called shortly.
A petition signed by a large
number Of citizens asking that a
permit be granted j. Goldstein for
peddling in the city without IL
cense, setting forth that he was a
cripple and unable to perform
manual labor for livelihood, was
read and referred to the commit
tee on licenses. Such a proceed
ure would be in opposition to the
terms of the charter, but would
receive the acquiescense of all
citizens, without doubt.
The ordinance providing that
no livery stable should be erect
ed within Is feet of the lot line,
given it's first reading at the pre-
ceding meeting, was called, but
upon motion of Alderman Kim
ball duly supported, was laid on
the table indefinitely.
\ permit was granted Frank
Trampush for the use of neces-
sary portion of Chestnut street for
the storage Of building material
while constructing a second story
to his brick building on lots 2s
and 20 of block 19, and a similar
permit was granted w. E. Hanna
ford for the use Of a portion of
the alley in the rear Of lot 2 OF
block "a while constructing a &c
foot addition to the rear Of The
Enterprise block.