The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24

days, these licenses, expiring March
LIST, costing 500 per day on account
of the termination of last years
license. Leander kauppla and Har.
ry Gilman, both in the Hamm
building. next to the Bijou theatre,
being the losers. The clerk was in
structed to notify these gentlemen
that the fee was $1,000 and to come
across with the coin before a re-
newaI was granted. Some one has
to make the start and they were the
unlucky ones.
Judge Carey secured $64 in fines
and costs in his account for the
week ending the 18th.
Arc lampsitis seems to be the pre-
vailing disease here now and the
latest one to be petitioned tor is the
corner OF Walnut street and Rail-
road avenue.
The committee on light and water
will report on this. The location is
dark one and is in the warehouse
district near the Missabe tracks.
H. L. Bartlett company and P.
Mcdonnell, paving contractors had
their 1910 improvement bonds re-
leased by resolution. At the las
meeting of the council these con-
tractors we're paid in full for thei ir
work, less per cent, this amount
ing to about $3.50 each, will be re-
tanned for five wears as matter of
maintenance. The council deemed
it sufficient to cover any repairs
that may be needed and the cash
better than the bond, 80 they were
leased from further liability. 1t is
commendable in the council to
show the tax payers they are taxing
no chances. Chancvasre> 400 often
taken in municipal fairs, but not
in Virginia with the present fathers.
A resolution was adopted grant
ing the finance committee extra
help and a working fund of neces.
sary amount to help the members
bring forth the desired information
in compiling its figures in the mat
ter of purchase of the light and
water plant, or the construction of
a new plant. The finance committee
is working, these men mean busi-
ness and when their report is sub
mitted it will be complete.
The committee on city property
and buildings, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the library
board for the vacation of that part
Of Lake boulevard and Virginia
| avenue, whereupon the library is
| located, in very plain and busi-
| ness-like report stated that it did
not favor any such proposition
nor any proposition that would
tend to narrow the end of Chestnut
| street or any other street or avenue.
The report was accepted and the
clerk instructed to submit a certi.
fled copy of the report to the library
board. Sanitary sewers were peti.
toned for in the north eide addition
and the matter was referred to the
sewer committee.
| A very sensible ordinance was in
trOduced and one which should be
enforced when adopted. This is a
law relative to the storage Of gaso
line and any other explosives. Com.
plete restriction in handling and
using of all combustibles should
be exercised here and it will be the
duty of the fire chief to grant per
mits in certain cases.
Alderman kimball placed his
may" on the resolution providing
help or finances to the finance com.
mittee in their labors in making uI
a report as to the purchase of the
light and water plant. We canno
see how this will in any way pur
chase the plant. 1t is merely a mat
| sSA Va q pAokO0iIAoA oC'nS ACACI1CN
to a standing committee and surel,
he does not want to tie it's hands
There may be reason in all things
but surely Mr.. Kim mbalPs action.
seem to be devoid of any reason.
The clerk of the municipal cour
was instructed to index and refill,
all court records, commencing Will
the year 1900 and entering them t,
date. This is some job and will
necessitate handling some 1000
cases and checking them up. Th,
records of the court are very unsat
. isfactory to the attorneys and it wa
on their action that the records viii
be Strengthened out. Miss McNei
will receive $75 for this work, as ex
ira compensation, after the worl
has been completed and checke,
and audited by the finance com
mittee.
Altogether the meeting wac an in
. teresting one and good many o
our citizens were present to witnes
the systematic manner in which tn
public business is handled and +
; hear:the speeches by the alderma,
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