The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-01

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Listen to this advice:
What the city can do, and We
have obligingly had the plans
drawn, is to condemn all Of block
IA and any portion of the lake
on the east shore that is desired
we will SELL to: the city at the
same price paid for it. If this
is not satisfactory we would sug'
gest that the. city drop this END
Of the lake and reach further
north and pay the same money
per acre as We have.
Fine DOPE: Well, now, the
dads reared up like bronchoes and
sailed into the representative and
his suggestions: After they had
gone into the matter in the inter.
ests of the city and not for the
G. N, the representative stated
he would take up with higher au-
thority the matter of setting the
city on the way to acquire strip
of land more suitably located for
a city market that was originally
sought and deciding answer will
no doubt be had by the council
at it's next meeting.
The council is condemning right
Of ways, library sites and about
everything that is needed for pub
lie Improvement and benefit.
Right of way for sanitary sew
ers in various parts Of the city
must be vested in the city. The
hearing was held at this meeting
and no objections being filed a
committee Of five appraisers, COM
posed Of w. R. Byrne, G. M. Dor
way, M. E. Richards, Henry
Kauppi and Mitchell Stewart, was
appointed.
Owing to the failure of John
D. Lamont and c.. E. Hendrick
to qualify as appraisers of the pro-
posed library site at the corner
of Central avenue and Spruce St..
Adolph Keller and C. E. Moore
were appointed. Being members
Of the library board, Messrs. La.
mont and Hendrick very rightful.
ly declined to serve. These ap.
praisers will get together soon
and take up their duties.
The Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific
railway people are acting queerly
in the matter Of going all the way
with the city in accepting the fran
chise under ordinance No. 12O The
company is rushing it's line thru
the city all right, all right, but the
$4,000 due the city for the library
site is still in the hands Of the
company and steps were taken by
the fathers at this meeting that
will undoubtedly show the compa.
ny that the city Of Virginia is
still boss of the situation.
| The last warrant Of the 1905
storm sewer contract was ordered
taken up. This is for $7,7O1. O3
together with $462.O6 as interest
The members of the Virginia
Study club submitted the second
annual message of protest against
the smoke ordinance. Not cigar
or pipe smoke, but the big, black
volumes Of coal smoke that smears
up the weekly wash, sticks to ev-
erything it touches but the air
and makes life miserable for resi-
dents of the downtown district.
The matter was referred to the
committee on ways and means to
see if some Of it's members could
devise some method whereby the
winds could be so controlled that
the smoke would be waited heav-
EDWARD or elsewhere and there re-
tanned. Other cities have regu-
lated this evil and efforts should
be made to abate it as near as is
consistent with the use of coal.
The returns Of the special elec-
ton held on the Tuesday previous
and relating to the purchase of
the light and water plant was pre-
sented to the council by the clerk.
A recess was granted by President
Osborn and the canvass was an
nounced on reconvening. The re-
suit showed that there were 623
votes cast, of which Eyes" re-
ceived 527 and mo" received Sc.
'Yes' was declared unanimous
ly elected to permanent position.
Judges Of election for the com.
ing municipal struggle for jobs
will be appointed at the next
meeting. December 10 will be the
first registration day and January
70 the second and last. The elec-
ton falls on February 6.
The ordinance regulating houses
OF ill-fame and prostitution was
given its third and final reading
and was adopted. Also the ordi-
nance taking care Of children re-
ce1ved unanimous consent for pas
sage.
The monthly salary for the city
officials Il! was passed without oppo-