The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
petition FOR APPOINTMENT
OF SPECIAL COMMISSION
Several Hundred Cities Ask
Council to Take Action To-
ward Eventual Acquire
ment or Building Of
Light and Water Plant.

The following petition asking fo1
the appointment of a special com
mission by ordinance as designat
ed and for the purposes therein
set forth has been filed with the
the city clerk, and will in all like
lhood be certified by him to the
city council at the next regular
meeting Tuesday evening.
The action of the council in the
premises is problematical, but in
asmuch as the petition, under the
provision of the charter, is sutfi-
cient, it is probable the matter
will be referred to the voters OF
the city at special election.
The petition in full, together
with the signatures attached, is as
follows:
The City Council Of the the
City of Virginia do ordain as fol-
lows:
Section |. That the following
named persons, towit; NJ. A.
Murphy, Conrad Mattson, r. j.
MrGhee, \. N. Thompson, Carl
f. johnson, and Ben Milavetz,
are hereby appointed'as a special
committee to be known as the
Special Light and Water Com
mite. OF the City Of Virginia, to
hold their positions as members
OF such committee for two years
from and after the passage of
this ordinance.
Section 2. The duty of such
committee shall be to investigate
and ascertain and report to the
City Council of the City of Vir-
ginia upon the following ques
tons relating to the light and wa
ter supply of the City Of Virgin
ia:
The quality and s,,fficiency Of
the present service;
The adequacy Of the present
water supply, and if inadequate
what other practicable, available
source;
The reasonable charges which
should be made to the city and
it's inhabitants for water and
light;
The legal right Of the city to
compel the present company sup
plying light and water to the
city and it's inhabitants under it's
present contract to furnish water
and light at such reasonable rates
as may be fixed by the city;
The best means by which the
city may acquire the present wa
ter and light plant, whether by
direct purchase or by the right
of eminent domain;
The value Of the present light
and water plant, each separately:
The cost Of installing new wa
ter and light plant by the city,
and the best means by which the
city NAV finance the same.
Section 3. The committee
shall also report to the city covn
ell on such other matters per-
tanning to water and light sup
ply for the city and it's inhabit-
ants as it may deem advisable,
and shall in such investigation
and report include both matters
Of law and fact appropriate to
the subject, and the report of
said committee shall be made to
the city council as soon as prac-
ticable. Said committee is here
by empowered to employ such ex-
perts and assistants as may be
necessary to enable it to make
such investigation and report.
Section +. Not more than
three thousand dollars shall be
expended by said committee, nor
obligations above that amount
incurred by said committee, I'M
less the city council, by resolu-
ton or ordinance, authorizes the
expenditure Of larger amount,
and no member of said commit
tee shall be paid for his services
or loss of time any larger amount
than seventy-tive dollars, but
each member may be paid his ac-
tual necessary expenses in con-
nection with such investigations
Section 5. Any four members
Of such committee shall consti-
tute a quorum for the transac-
ton Of all business pertaining to
the duties of said committee, and
in case any member of said com
mittee shall fail to accept his ap-
pointment on such committee, or
shall resign, or cease to be men,
Der thereof, the vacancy may be
filled by the remaining members
of the committee.
Section 6. Within thirty days
after the passing of this ordinance
each member of this committee
shall qualify by filing in the Of
fee of the city clerk an oath sub
scribed by him conditioned for the
proper and faithful performance
of his duties as member of this