The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-24
Official
Publication Of
Proceedings
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The
City
Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER

COUNCIL CHAMBER
Virginia, Mimi, Nov. IA. 1911.
Regular meeting of the City Council
of the City Of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the presi-
dent
Kohl call.
Present, Aldermen Kimball, NOLAN.
Star, E. c. A. Johnson, Mr.. President
Is.
Absent, Aldermen Boylan. Weber,
Heritage. H. O. Johnson-.
Reading Of minutes OF previous meet
ing.
Moved and supported that the min
utes be approved as read.
Carried.
The meat inspector submitted his re-
port for the week ending November 14th,
1911, and the same was read, accepted
and ordered filed.
The state board Of control, through
its agent. stated to the council In COM
munication that there were several
needed improvements in the city lookup
ana desired to have the same done at
once and reported back.
Moved and supported that the mat
ter be left in the hands Of the commit
tee on city property and buildings with
power to act.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported collection, for the week ending
November 18th, 1911, the total costs and
fines amounting to $1l56.
Moved and supported that the report
be accepted and ordered filed after the
amount Of the costs of Jonas Waldin
be corrected so as to read the same as
the statement.
Carried.
w. o. Snyder rendered to the city
the sum of $67.76, this being in payment
for the amount he deemed to be correct
for water charged at his buildings ac-
cording to the light and water ordinance
and as the company refused to accept
this he rendered the same to the city.
The matter was referred to the city at
torney and this official reported at the
meeting that this was a matter be-
tween the consumer ana the water COM
pany and it was entirely out of the
jurisdiction of the city council to settle
private matters and that the recent re-
port of w. o. Baldwin on this matter
could be used as criterion.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk return the $67.76 to Mr.. Snyder
and instruct him to corner with the city
attorney as to the right pr :eclurc in
the matter.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted his
fourth and final estimate Of work done
| by P. Mcdonnell on his 1911 paving con-
| tract, this estimate calling for payment
of $6,399.32.
Moved and supported that the esti-
| ter the two (2) per cent of the total
| contract price has been deducted &C
cording to the contract ana bond and
that a resolution be drawn authorizing
the city clerk to issue an improvement
! warrant in the amount arrived at after
! the two (2) per cent deduction.
Carried.
The supervising architects Of the pro.
posed new federal building In this city
| requested in a communication that writ
| ten permission be given the government
| to install four "a inch tile drain sur
! rounding the foundation OF the propos-
ed government building.
Moved and supported that the city
| attorney be authorized to draft per-
mission for this work and that the may
or and clerk be authorized to sign the
same In behalf Of the city and that az
ter the signatures had been attached
| that the same be forwarded to the prop
er persons.
Carried.
ing to secure proper rehearsal quarters
for the winter and presented petit
ton for the city to sign in it's behalf
and directed to the board of county COM
missioners.
Moved and supported that the mayor
and city clerk be authorized to sign
this petition In behalf Of the city and
that a resolution be drawn covering the
transaction.
Carried.
The committee having in charge a
mass meeting to be held at the Fay
operahouse on Thursday evening, Nov
ember 18th, at o'clock for the purpose
OF discussing municipal ownership Of
our light and water service, called at
tention to the council to this meeting
and urgently requested the members to
be present and voice their opinions in
the matter.
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
Nurmi & Toivanen petitioned the
council for permit for the use of the
south END Of Virginia lake for the pur-
pose Of conducting an ice skating rink
thereon and presented a $4,000 bond
naming P. Savolainen and NJ J. Laf-
backa as sureties.
Moved and supported that the permit
be granted subject to the filing with
the city clerk Of authority from the prop
er persons for the use Of the portion
fthe lake desired and that after the
written permission has oeen handed to
the city clerk that he execute the per-
nit and file the bond in his office after
it has been approved by the mayor and
city attorney.
Carried.
Alderman E. c. A. johnson requested
the first reading Of an ordinance for
| the prevention of cruelty to and abuse
or children and regulating said matters.
The ordinance was read.
Moved and supported that the figures
pertaining to the age In this ordinance
and contained in sections 1, 2 and be
changed from IS to 49,
Carried.
Alderman NOLAN requested the first
reading of an ordinance relating to dis
orderly houses and house of III fame
and common prostitutes.
The ordinance was given its arst read
ing.