The Virginia enterprise., 1911-10-13
Official
Publication Of
Proceedings
The
City
Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER

COUNCIL CHAMBER
Virginia, Minn., Oct 3rd, 1911
Regular meeting Of the City Council
II the City of Virginia. Minnesota.
Council called to order by the presi
dent.
Roll Call
Present, Aldermen Boylan, Heri-
ta"e. Kimball, NOLAN, Staff, H. o. John
| Absent Alderman Weber,.
Reading of minutes Of previous meet
ing.
Moved and supported that the min
.,tes be approved as read.
! Carried
| The. city clerk reported tha. on Oct
| 18th. 1911, there was due on improvement
warrants the following sums: Distrc
40. 3-H, $4,000 as principle and $4O.2
interest; Warrant No. l, pest house con
struction, $4,000 as principle and $116.4'
as interest: Warrants No. 2 and 3
Distict No. l, $763.l7 as principle an6
>45.79 as interest.
! Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to issue warrants ir
payment OF principle and interest as
now of record in his Office and that he
be authorized to issue warrants on the
! city treasurer in payment Of the same
! Carried.
| NJ il. Tanning, president of the II.
| brary board, appeared before the council
and presented options on property select
| ed by the council as the proposed new
| library site, these being lots to 10, in.
| elusive, block 81.
| Moved and supported that the options
as presented he accepted and ordered
| fled.
| arried.
Moved and supported that the city
nence condemnation proceedings to ac-
quire for library site purpose, lots to
| 10. inclusive, block 81.
Carried
City clerk presented to the council
| returns in duplicate and signed by the
| Judges and clerks of the special elec-
| ton held Sept. 26th 1911, in the matter
Of the recall of Alderman Kirnban
Moved and supported that a recess
be granted to the council that the re-
turns may be properly canvassed.
Carried.
The recess was granteu.
Council was called to order by the
! president.
Moved and supported that inasmuch
as the returns of the election board
of the special election held in the Fourth
ward on Sept 26th, 1911, for the election
| If one alderman for the unexpired term
| Indicate that j. l.. Kimball received
! lo2 votes and A. N. Thompson received
80 votes, that Mr.. J. L. Kimball appears
! to have received a majority Of 80 votes,
| that he be declared elected to I'LL the
position Of his uncxpired term as such
| alderman in the Fourth ward and that
a resolution be drawn declaring his
| election.
Carried.
\. c. Schrmer company applied for
plumbers license and otherwise conform
ing to the provisions of the plumber
ordinance. aside from presenting the
regular $4,000 bond
Moved and supported that the H.
cenee be granted. subject to the filing
with the city clerk of a proper bond.
Carried
Moved and supported that the ordin-
ance to repeal Ordinance No 80 be given
its third and final readings
arred
The clerk read the orinance
Moved by Alderman E. c. A. Johnson
supported by Alderman Boylan, that the
ordinance be adopted.
Ayes:-Roylan. Heritage. Kfmball.
NOLAN. Staff, H. O. Johnson, E. c. A.
! Johnson. Mr.. Presidents.
Nays:-None
Upon the foregoing vote the presi-
! dent declared the ordinance adopted.
Moved and supported that c. NJ. Dor
way. Thomas Gill and w. E. Hannaford
| he appointed as appraisers in the mat
ter of assessing for benefits the 1911
| street improvements and that a reso-
luton be drawn and presented confirm
ing the appointment.
! Carried
| In communication TO the city clerk
Washhurn. Bailey & Mitchell, attorneys
for the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific
Railroad company, desires to know il
the acceptance Of Ordinance No. 40 had
been actually filed in the clerks Office
as the city attorney appeared to have
some difficult impression about the
actual fling and acceptance Of the &C.
| ceptance.
Moved and supported that the com
,runication be accepted and ordered
filed
| carried
Washburn. Bailey & Mitchell. In 6
communicat tion. stated that their accep
| nod m he cit ~
clerk for filing and that accordingl.
they were entitled to the return O.
| $4,000 which accompanied the propose
for the purchase Of the franchise grant
ing to the Duluth. Winnipeg & Pacific
Railroad company for the right ant
privilege to enter the city according tt
the terms Of the ordinance.
Moved and supported that the cit,
attorney be instructed to write to Wash
burn. Bailey & Mitchell and state tina
when the city has formally accepted th'
company's acceptance that the checl
would be returned.
Carried.
| Moved and supported that the certi
fed check which accompanied the pro
posal of c. c. Butler in the matter o
sanitary sewer construction through
block II, Andersons Second addition t,
Virginia. be returned to Mr.. Butler a.
the bono and contract had been pre-
sented and accepted by the council.
Il Carried.
M F. Guidinger applied for vacation
of a certain alley in block r. Anderson
Second addition to Virginia, and tn
same was referred to the committee OF
streets. alleys and sewers
]. E. Rowan applied for appointment
to the position Of day engineer at tn