The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Wll1 CONDEMN, FOR ~.
LIBRARY SITE
City Attorney Given instructions to Con.
msnce Action for Acquisition of
Ceata| Avenue Site for Pro-
posed New Building.

S0cu4ASS 1Oi Vic dc4ulS1LlOu VI lOCS
6 to 10 inclusive, Central avenue,
for library purposes, this site be-
ing the one selected by the coun-
Gil as the site of the proposed new
library structure to be erected at
probable cost Of $35, 900 or more.
Such proceedings and the erec-
ton of the new structure will take
several months, and in the mean
time the library will have to seek
new quarters, as it is understood
to be the desire Of the Duluth,
Winnipeg & Pacific, owners of the
present site and building, to oc-
cupy the ground early in Deem
Der with the new depot work.
The council at this session can
vassed the vote of the special
election in the Fourth Ward, GER
tifying the reelection of Alder
man Kimball to serve for the bal
ance of the unexpired term, the
returns showing his reelection by
a majority of 80.
The ordinance repeating Ordin-
ance No. SO, granting to w. NJ.
and E. NJ. Prindle a street railway
franchise, was given it's third
and last reading and adopted.
A board of appraisers for the
assessment of 1911 permanent i'm
provement work, composed of
Messrs. G. NJ. Doorway, Thomas
Gill and w. E. Hannaford, was
appointed.
The neglect or refusal of GER
tain property owners to connect
with the sanitary sewers was re-
ported to the council, and the mat
ter of enforcing the resolution re-
quiring certain premises to be
connected with the sanitary sewer
was referred to the board of
health, that necessary plans and
specifications may be drawn and
filed with the council, following
which call for proposals for the
doing of such work will be given
due attention.
City Clerk Bickford was in
structed by motion to write all
city employees who collect fees to
submit a report to date for the
consideration of the council at
the next regular meeting.
Bids for the furnishing of coal
to the city were received from w.
H. Eaton, the Virginia Transfer &
Fuel Co., and Mark Eddy, all bids
being equal, and the clerk was in
structed to divide the business so
nearly equal among the bidders as
may be.
Shanedling Bros, were granted
permission for the erection Of an
electric sign at 3O1 Chestnut St..
subject to the approval of the
inspector.
J. L. Ursine applied for permit
|. for the erection Of the new Lyric
r Opera block on lots IL, 13 and ID
f Of block %, submitting a bond il
s the requisite sum with J. A. Ken
l. nedy and H. J. Sigel as sureties
: the permit being granted anc
s bond accepted.
t The city attorney stated the
|, publication of proceedings in con
/ domination for city warehouse anC
8 market place had not been proper
q ly published as to descriptions
and further proceedings in the
matter will not be taken unit
October 24th.
Permanent improvement est
:, mates were passed IN favor of P
. Mcdonnell in the sum of $949O. 30
n C. G. Butler in the sum of 3d.,
668.98 and the H. L. Bartlett Co
in the sum of $2l ,537.68, and war.
:, rants ordered drawn in the sums
; given.
The TO- mer resolution r"1uir
ing the Duluth, Missabe & North
. ern to construct an overhead
y crossing at the intersection of the
Gilbert road was amended to read
-, as grade crossing, and a new
resolution making such provision
. was passed. Such crossing, un-
der the provisions of the resolu.
ton, shall be installed forthwith.
A resolution ordering the es.
tablishment of grade the full
length of Virginia and Wyoming
, avenues and the installation of
, curb and gutter along the east and
west side Of said avenues for their
entire length, was passed, and
l such work will be included in the
G. G. Butler contract for the pres
, ent season.
The committee on streets, alleys
and sewers reported that proper
steps should be taken for the in
stallation of proper crossings over
, the tracks of the Duluth, Rainy
Lake & Winnipeg and the Great
. Northern railways, and the en-
gineer was instructed to superin-
tend the installation of such
crossings, reporting the cost there
> Of to the council for special as
sessment.
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