The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

Reading of minutes Of previous meet
ing.
Moved and supported that the min
utes be approved as read.
Carried.
G. G. Butler submitted executed con-
tract and bond in the matter Of con-
struction of sanitary sewer and storm
sewer in certain portions of the north
ern part Of the city.
Moved and supported that the con-
tract and bond as presented be accepted
and ordered filed after being approved
by the mayor and city attorney.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter
of bonds of depositors of city finances
be referred to the finance committee and
city treasurer.
Carried.
Herman Frajola, P. Sullivan and John
Nelson applied to the council for renew
al Of their liquor license and each pre-
sented surety bonds according to the
ordinance.
Moved and supported that the licenses
be granted, the bonds accepted and
ordered FLED after being approved by
the mayor and city attorney.
Carried
Ralph AusgaaEl sApplied for position
as tender at the incinerator plant, day
work, and the same was referred to the
board of health.
Roy W. Farr applied for position as
engineer at the incinerator plant and the
same was referred to the board Of
health.
The clerk of the municipal court re-
ported fines and costs collected in that
court for the week ending October It'll,
1871 the fines amounting to $500 and the
costs amounting to ST. making total
of $685. for the week.
Moved and supported that the report
be accepted and ordered filed.
Joseph Ahearn made applicatio to
the council for permit to remove three
frame buildings from lots % and g.
block 81, Original addition, to lots q, 30
and 81. block 8, North Side addition, and
presented 500. 90 bond naming Harry j.
George and Mark Eddy as sureties The
clerk stated that Mr.. Ahearn neglected
to sign the bond as principal.
Moved and supported that the permit
be granted after the bond is properly
signed by Mr. Ahearn. as principal and
filled after being approved by the mayor
Carried.
Residents and property owners in the
vicinity Of the corner Of Third avenue
and Fifth street of the North Side addi-
ton and at the corner OF Balsam street
and Virginia avenue petitioned the coun-
ell for installation and maintenance of
arc lamps at these corners and the same
was referred to the committee on light
and water.
c. 0. Larson made application to the
position of day engineer at the incinera-
tor plant and the same was referred to
the board of health.
The special committee Of five men,
bers and composed of M. A. Murphy,
Carl R. Johnson, Ben Milavetz r. ].
McGhee, A. n. Thompson and Conrad
MattsOn. and who were mentioned as
such committee in certain ordinance
forwarded to the council through a petit
ton under Section No. ll9 Of the city
charter, in a written and signed COM
munication, desired to have their names
withdrawn from said ordinance, owning
to the fact that the city council had
taken steps to submit the light and wa
ter plant purchase proposition to a vote
Of the people at special election.
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The special committee as named in
the ordinance submitted by the petition
un0er Section No 119 Of the city charter
suggested in a communication that the
proposition of municipal ownership be
placed before the voters of the city
in one concrete form and submitted the
committees ideas as to the wording of
the proposition
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered
fled.
Carried.
Property owners in block 49, An6er-
sons Second addition and block Z, Ander-
sons Third addition submitted the Sec
ond petition for construction Of sanitary
sewer abutting these blocks and the
same was referred to the committee on
streets. alleys and sewers.
The meat inspector submitted his re-
port of inspection of meat markets,
hotels, bakeries ana groceries for the
week ending October 10th, 1911, and the
same was read, accepted and ordered
fled
The city clerk stated that the ordin-
ance as submitted by petition under
Section No. 119 of the city charter was
up for its second reading.
Moved and supported that the ordin-
ance be laid on the table indefinitely.
Carr{a6