The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-08
ASK CONGRESSMAN
TO VISIT VIRGINIA
That He May Personally 1ns pect
Conditions at the Local PoSt-
Office, With View to
Hurrying Federal
Building.

The city council Tuesday even
ing took hand in the long de-
layed federal building proposition,
for which an appropriation Of
$4,000 was made some four years
ago through the efforts Of former
congressman J. Adam Bede, and
instructed the city attorney to
communicate with Congressman
Miller requesting that the con-
grtssman make visit to Virginia
and to the Virginia postoffice dur
ing any mail hour, that he may
become convinced of the urgent
need Of immediate action on the
part of the government in the mat
ter of the federal building con-
struction.
AS to the effect Of such request
we are doubtful, but the fact that
this city is entitled to better Of
flee room accommodations can
not be denied by any, it being next
to impossible at times for renters
of boxes to get to their mail box
during the mail-time crush in the
small lobby, while the increase in
business Of the office has also
placed room at a premium in the
working apartment.
The light and waetr committee
reported favorably upon the Pc
tition of Central avenue residents
for the installation of "white
way' on that avenue, recommend
ing that such work be done the
looming season and that a levy for
same be placed in the 1912 tax
budget. This report was accepted
and ordered filed.
The council took definite action
on the acquisition of a site for a
market place and city tool house,
entering condemnation proceed
ings against lot II Of block IA, to-
gether with all that portion of
Crescent avenue situated and ly-
ing along the west side of block
II between the south line Of Pine
street and the east line of Cleve-
land, and also that portion of Vir-
ginia Lake lying and being within
! the following described limits:
Commencing at point of inter-
section Of the northerly line of
j Pine street with the east shore of
Virginia lake, extending thence
west to the point of intersection
Of the north line of Birch street
with the shore Of Virginia lake,
extending thence along the nort|.
line Of Crescent avenue to the
point of beginning. Publication
of such action will be duly made
and a hearing set for Tuesday
!evening, October 3rd, at the coun-
Gil meeting on that night.
| Property owners in Anderson s
Second and Third Additions, and
ahutting on alley to blocks l3 and
7 Of these additions, made petition
/ for the installation of a sanitary
sewer system, the petition being
referred to committee.
a. n. Thompson was granted
permit for the erection of one
! story veneer brick building on
lot 10 Of block 81, Central avenue,
work on which will be commenced
at once
The clerk of the municipal court
showed $141.85 as receipts for the
week. ending September End, such
report being accepted and ordered
filed.
The ordinance to amend section
2 of Ordinance No. q, the fire
limit ordinance, received it's sec
ond reading. The ordinance to
regulate the construction and
maintenance of buildings wherein
animals are kept was also given it's
second reading but upon motion
was laid on the table for one
week.
The city engineer submitted es-
inmates for Improvement work in
favor of c. c. Butler for SO, ,OOO.O4,
p. Mcdonnell for 81 ,524.76 and II.
l.. Bartlett Co., for $l4,8+O.41.
which estimates were allowed and
orders in payment authorized.