The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-14


$29S50 be, and the same is hereby accepted
and the mayor and city clerk are hereby
authorized and directed to enter into con-
tract as prepared by the city attorney. for
the furnishing and guarantee of said
sprinkfing wagon.
Moved by Alderman Staff. supported
by Alderman Weber, that above :esolu-
ton be adopted.
Ayes: Aid. Boylan, Weber, Heritage, KIM
ball. NOLAN, Staff. E. O. A. Johnson, Mr.
Presidents.
Nays: None.
Adopted April i, 1911.
Approved April II. 1911.
Council Chamber, City of Virginia. Mimi.
April 4, 1911.
Resolution No. 2l3
Resolution relating to post Office build
ing.
BY Alderman Edward e. A. Johnson.
Resolved: BY the City Council of the City
of Virginia, that
Whereas the United States Post Office
Department has acquired site for post
office at the corner of Maple street and
Wyoming avenue, Virginia, and
Whereas the Virginia Post Office is used
as distributing point for most of the mail
for the Range and Canadian territory. and
Whereas the present rooms occupied as
a post office Inadequate. crowded and
unsuitable for the forwarding and hand
ling of mail and for the distribution and
delivery of mail, and the transaction of
post office business in the city, and there
is not space for sufficient and necessary
call boxes and not sufficient room for pat
rons to procure mail and persons are COM
PEELED daily to be crowded and delayed in
securing their mail, and
Whereas there is large foreign popula-
ton in Virginia which sends large sums of
money monthly to foreign lands bv reason
of their being unwilling to deposit with
local repositories, and the installation of a
postal savings bank would encourage the
saving and retention of large sums of
money here,
Resolved, that it is the opinion of the city
council that proper postal facilities are
earnestly needed and should be provided
for at the earliest possible moment, and
that a postal savings bank should be estab-
lished in Virginia, and the council hereby
request honorable Knute Nelson, Honor
able Noses E. Clapp and Honorable Clar-
cnce B. Miller to- submit this resolution,
with proper recommendations, to the
Postal Department, and to use their best
efforts to secure action on the request for
post office and the installation of a postal
savings bank at Virginia.
Resolved Further, that the city clerk
forthwith transmit to Senator Nelson. Sen
ator Clapp and Representative Miller a
copy of this resolution.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN. supported
ton be adopted.
Aycs-A1d. Boylan, Weber, Heritage, KIM
ball, NOLAN. Staff. f. c. A. Johnson, Mr.
President-S.
Nays: None.
Adopted April 4. 1911
Approved April II. 1911.
Council Chamber City of Virginia. Mimi,
April 4, 1911.
To the President and Citv Council of the
City of Virginia;
Gentle1nen:
We, the undersigned committee on fin
anCc. would respectfully report that we
have audited the following bills and offer
the following resolution for adoption:
A. G.. OSBORN.
EDw. 9. "A. JOHNSON,
Committee.
Resolved that the following bills be al
lowed and the city clerk be and is hereby
instructed to draw orders on the city Treas
! urer in payment of same:
Wm Bros. Boiler & Mfg. Co., street
sweeping pans and handles ...... 43 20
Burroughs Adding Machine Co., ~
rolls paper for adding maChine.... 80
y. +. BiCkford, incidental expenses go
X. L. Boysen, street supDlies..... $50
IL. l.. Bartlett Co., crossings con-
StruCted in 1910 ............ Ito a
Chamberlain-Taylor Co. doz Steno.
DOCKS .............. .............. ! 90
Chicago Hardware Co., keys for
clerks ofice....... ......... ...... IL
Eaton Dray Line, drayage. 2&
Cora He1strom, trip to Duluth check
ing PAID assessments ............. 6 46
Fred L. Johnson, city hall and pest
house supplies ......-...... ......... AS
Mrs. John Lindberg, city hall laundry ga
John Lundgren, pest house supply 600
P. Mcdonnell, creosote blocks for
BRIDGE. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3S7 so
II. NiedeCken Co.. books for munic-
iDa] court and clerks offiCe...... q 50
W. 5. Pollock. street supply ......... II %
The Virginia Enterprise, printing
and supplies ............. ........... IS IL
Virginia Electric Power & Water Co.
lighting for March, 1911 .......... %. 2S75 90
Virginia Plumbing & Heating Co.,
repairs to plumbing .... ......... 292
Virginia Store Co., supplies for pest
house and Streets. ................ % q
Virginia Transfer &c Fuel Co., ex-
press ........... ..... 02
Street Commissioners payroll ...... 1909 so
Virginia Plumbing & Heating Co..
labor. city hall. .................... 4 65
Virginia Plumbing & Heating Co.,
installing closets Observation-Disclosures. SO 10
E. Hawkinson, furniture. committee
room .....-....... ......... ........... 127 90
II. II. Enders, work on vault .... 500
Total. ......... s4773 81
Moved by Alderman Boylan, supported
by Alderman Staff. that above resolu-
ton be adopted.
Ayes Aid. Boyran, Weber, Heritage,
Kimball. NOLAN, Staff. E. C.. A. Johnson,
Mr.. Presidents.
Nays: None.
Adopted April 4, 1911
A. C. OSBORN,
President Of the City Council.
Approved April II. 1911.
A. HAWKNsON,
| Mayor.