The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-01
COUNCIL DOING THINGS
Will Appoint Committee to Take Charge OF
Condemnation Proceedings to Take Over
the Plant Of the Virginia Electric Power
$Water Company-Other Business
of Much Importance Transacted

What was apparently meeting
Of little interest turned out to" be
one Of the most important council
meetings Of the present admins.
tration. The little routine bust
ness was all cleared away and
the stage was set for the big
show. Alderman NOLAN started
something when he made the mo-
ton to have a committee appoint
ed to take charge Of the con-
demnation proceedings looking to-
ward the ultimate requirement of
the light and water plant Of the
Virginia Electric Power & Water
company. This motion was to the
effect that the president of the
council shall appoint a committee
of five members Of the council
who have not previously served
on any committee having in view
the purchase Of the plant or ascer-
tanning about what the plant is
worth. This eliminates the fin
nance committee. The other six
members of the council are elig-
ible to be appointed, and it is
expected that President Osborn
will appoint and announce the
names Of the committee at the
next meeting Of the dads. This
committee will have the power to
appoint an assistant to City At
torney Poirier, and it is expected
that one of the leading municipal
attorneys of the state will be en-
ployed to take up the many intri-
cate questions and as to proper
procedure. The committee will
also, according to the interpreted
ton of Mr.. Moilan's motion, rec
ommend to the judges of the dis
trict court the names Of five free
holders Of the city who are to be
named as appraisers or commits
sioners and to appoint in behalf
of the council firm Of expert ap-
praisers to arrive at the figures
which will be submitted to the
company as to the Unreasonable
price, feature of the recent elec-
ton which was so manifest in the
affirmative as to whether or not
the council should proceed to &C.
quire the plant and have the same
run by a city light and water
commission. 1t is expected that
the city attorney will draft a res
olution embodying Alderman Moi
lan's motion and present it to the
council next Tuesday evening for
adoption.
The council has sure started
something" The question will
no doubt bring strong legal tai
ent together and one Of the mer-
riest little scraps that Virginia
has ever been the center Of can
either be staged or the play
stopped by future action of the
light and water company. If the
reasonable price, looks reasona-
bic to the company all is serene
and fuzzy, but if the reasonable
price is deemed unreasonable by
it-Mary, pass the sauerkraut.
We trust the money spent on this
light and water question will not
be too great to off set the gain
to be made by the city. But it
seems as though the great major
ity has spoken, and there is moth
ing left for the council to do but
to proceed to acquire. AS yet the
company has never been ap-
preached as to it's willingness to
sell to the city. Perhaps the i'm
preston prevailing that the COM
pany is an irreproachable, green
eyed serpent is all impression and
that if the question Of purchase is
put to it in fair and reasonable
manner that there will be no need
of extra legal talent, law courts
and all the other side dishes that
constitutes satisfaction" We
hope so. But as aforementioned
something has been started"
And now our old-time friend,
Jimmy Hill, is looking for the
best of little deal that effects
the citizens, and one little pet
scheme on the councils part to
help the people of this city and
the farmers in reaching distance.
We want a market place and we
want it bad. The council started
condemnation proceedings of
portion of the lower end of Vir-
ginia lake. On the night of the
hearing three officials of the Great
Northern railway appeared before
the council and were very profuse
in their language that if a COM
mittee of the council would meet
a committee of the company it
would take about two minutes to
agree to the mutual satisfaction of
both parties and the land sought
for the market place would be
decided and filed and the whole