The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

President
Roll call.
Present, Aldermen Boylan, Weber.
Heritage, Kimball, NOLAN, Staff, H. O.
Johnson, Mr.. Vice Presidents.
Absent Mr.. President.-1.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
ing.
Move dand supported that the min
utes be approved as read
Carried
The clerk notified the council that |
this was the date set in his ADVERTISE |
ment for proposals for the hearing of
proposals in the matter of the purchase
of a franchise granting to some railroad
the privilege to lay, maintain
and operate railroad tracks upon and
across certain streets and avenues and
boulevards and grounds and places in
the city of Virginia and that on his desk
was one proposal.
Moved and supported that the pro-
posal in the hands Of the city clerk be
opened and read.
Carried.
The proposal was opened and read
and proved to be as follows:
From the Duluth, Winnipeg & Paci-
fc Railway Company, the purchase
price of 5000 together with $500
check that the company intends to &C
cept the franchise within the time limit
as stated in the ordinance and rendered
by Washburn-Bailey & Mitchell, the
railroad company's attornies.
Moved and supported that the pro-
posal to purchase the franchise and Or
dinance referred to be accepted and or
0ered filed and that the city clerk be
instructed to insert the name of the Du-
luth Winnipeg & Pacific Railway Com
pany in the ordinance as adopted June
10Th, 1911, and have the same published
and become a city ordinance and that
resolution be drawn and presented COW
ering the transaction.
Carried.
Petitions to extend water mains and
the installation of arc lamps in the
Rooney and Pillsbury Additions to Vir-
ginia were read and ordered referred
to the committee on light and water.
The application Of Ben Gordon to be
granted a permit to sell vegetables by
peuullng and without fee was referred
to the committee on license
s6.,v be returned to H. E. Mueller, the
balance due him after deductng the
$500 for printers publication of liquor
license and that the clerk be instructed
to draw a warrant on the city treasurer
for this amount.
| Carried.
Norton Hardware Company submitted
bond Of $122S.53 in the matter of the
delivery Of 500 garbage cans to the city.
Moved and supported that the bond
be accepted and ordered filed after ap-
prevail by the mayor and city attorney.
Carried.
me milk inspector submitted his re-
port Of milk ana cream tests to July 14th,
1911, and the same was read and accept
ed and ordered filed.
Frank Klink made application to the
council for a renewal of liquor license
at 423 Chestnut street, also submitted
a 100000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the license
be granted, the bond accepted and or
dered FLED after approval of the mayor
and that a resolution be drawn and pre-
scented covering the transaction.
Carried.
Property owners along Central ave-
nue. the east sIue and abutting on
lots y to 10. inclusive, of block 102, Sc
cond Addition to Virginia, made appl-
cation to the council for construction of
cement sidewalk along that block and
the same was referred to the committee
on streets, alleys and sewers.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported fines and costs collected in that
court for the week ending July 16, 1911,
the fines amounting to $4,000 and costs
$22 So making total of $1225O for the
week.
Moved and supported tina 1.-THE report
be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The health officer submitted applica-
tons of Alex Newman Isadore Cohn
and John Kushman to sell milk or
cream, the applications having been ap-
proved and signed by the milk inspector
the applications also being accompanied
by check of $3.50 from the health Off
Ger to cover the fee.
Moved and supported that the appli-
cations be accepted, the money deposited
with the city treasurer and the clerk
notify the health officer in the usual
manner to issue the certificates.
Carried.
The city clerk notified the council
that Miss Cora Helstrom had resigned
as deputy city clerk and that he had
appointed Tillie NJ. Brown to succeed
Miss Helstrom and desired the con-
firmation Of the appointment by the
council.
Moved and supported that the resig-
nation of Miss Helstrom be accepted and
that the appointment by the clerk Of
Tllie NJ. Brown be ratified.
Carried.
John J. Curry applied for permit to
move the building on lot Z, block % to
lots q and %, block As and for the use Of
necessary streets and avenues. He nam
ed in his bond of $4,000. Joseph Ahearn
and j Poupard as sureties.
Moved and supported that the permit
be granted, the bond accepted and order
ed flied after the approval by the ma
yOr.
Carried.
c. w. Lundstrom applied for permit
to use a necessary portion Of Chestnut
street and the alley in the rear Of the
west 12 of lot IS and lot IA, block 26,
during the excavation for a basement
and rebuilding Of the building on the
west one-half Of lot IA and to construct
a new brick front on the building on lot
Is, submitting $4,000 bond, naming An
drew Grande and Harry J. George as
sureties.
Moved adm supported that the permit
be granted, the bond accepted and or
dered filed after the approval by the
mayor.
| Carried