The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02

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Adopted May q. 1911.
Approved May %. 1911.
Attorney Montague appeared before the
council in behalf of the citizens committee
relative to the proper observance of Decora-
ton Day May 3Oth. 1911. and stated that
the committee desired to have the council
act in conjunction with the committee and
the school board for the celebration of the
day in fitting manner in the afternoon of
that day and that exercises be held in the
Olcott Park He stated that some expense
wonld be incurred in carrying out the
celebration and that the council could de-
wise some means whereby this expense
could be met legally, also stating to the
council that the mayor should issue a
proclamation that all business places be
closed from lis to $3.50 in the afternoon of
Decoration Day.
Moved and supported that the president
appoint committee to make arrange
ments in conjunction with the citizens
committee for the proper observance of
Decoration Day.
Carried.
The president appointed the finance
committee.
The railroad committee reported that at
meeting held by the committee recently
a few changes were made in the ordinance
granting privileges to the Duluth, Winni-
peg & Pacific Railway Co., and that the
committee had advice that the ordinance
as adopted would be accepted and would
recommend that the ordinance be given
it's first reading.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
as recommended and submitted by the
railroad committee be given it's first read
ing.
Carried.
The ordinance was read.
Moved and supported that all previous
forms of ordinances relative to granting to
the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific RY. Co.,
an ordinance or franchise be set aside and
rescinded and that no other form than the
one as read at this meeting be recognized.
Carried.
Secretary Poirier. of the Park Board, in
vited the council as whole to attend the
official opening of Olcott Park and band
concert at the park on Sunday afternoon,
May 2Sth, 1911.
The matter of house moving along mar
row streets was referred to the committee
on Streets alleys and sewers, and if found
necessary to have resolution drawn and |
presented making it prohibitive to move a |
house along street or avenue where the
house is wider than the tree or boulevard |
line.
The street and alley committee reported |
that the committee could not consistently |
place valuation on the alley petitioned to |
be vacated in block II. Anderson's Third |
Addition, and reported that it would leave
the matter to the council as a whole.
Moved and supported that the city at
torney be instructed to draft a resolution |
granting the use of the alleys petitioned to
be vacated by the city to the Minnesota
Screen Company for a term to be found in
a legal line by the attorney for S1.00 per
year. and thatla lease also be drawn leas-
ing to Minnesota Screen Company the al
ley sought to be vacated and that the
lease be in force so long as the Minnesota
Screen Company is in business or occupies
the ground as a manufacturing concern.
Carried
The street committee reported that they
had denied the petition of Latzs Brothers to
maintain gasoline tanks in the alley in the
rear of lot 10. block 81 and that the COM
pany would find other lands and would
comply with the ordinance; that the Vir-
ginia Work Peoples Trading Co. had start
ed to place in their gasoline tanks contra
ry to the ordinance by digging in the alley
for the sinking of this tank, while the petit
ton was for the rear of certain property
and that it would recommend that the
council instruct this company to fill up the
ground at once.
Moved and supported that the Virginia
Work Peoples Trading Co. be notified to
fill up the ground as removed in the alley
at the rear of lot 2, block 15
Carried.
Moved and supported that all parties
who have gasoline tanks under public
streets or alleys be instructed to remove
the same at once.
Carried.
The street committee reported favorable
on the petition for the paving of Spruce
street from Ohio avenue to Railroad ave-
me, Walnut street from Mesaba avenue to
Railroad avenue, and Beech street from
Cleveland avenue to Central avenue.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and that the petitions be ordered
| filed.
Carried.
The committee on light and water to
whom was referred the matter of Silver
Lake connection with the Virginia & Rainy
Lake plants, pump reported that previous
| to investigation by the committee it was
possible for the turning into the water
| mains of lake water by opening a valve at
the connection, but that the committee
had ordered the placing in of a fixed
wrench and loop, also the purchase of a
| 1orr Va1o o~l< <<
be placed on the connection and the keys
are in the possession of the fire chief and
his assistant; that the connection would
not be made under:any circumstances only
through great emergency, and that in case
| the COnneC ton was opened and water
from the lake allowed to go through the
| city water mains that the chief and his as
sistant would be held responsible.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted.
Carried.
The license committee reported that il
would recommend a denial of the petition
of Fred Ford to conduct shooting gallery
according to his gallery construction. ant
the clerk was instructed to return to Mr.
Ford the $3.50 as submitted by him for the
license.
Moved and supported that the clerk not
ify in writing the secretary of the Elk'
Lodge to disconnect sewer connections a
the rear of their lots "a and g. block q, ant
to fill in the excavation at once, also to not
ify Nels Anderson and the owners of tn,
property where excavation had been made
and foundation put in for the new theatre
in block q and that connections with thu
sewer system be disconnected at once.
Carried.