The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24
The County Division Is Presented to City
Council Tuesday Night.

penO1Hg OcIOIe IL, ldVOI1QR anu
arguing the passage of the bill now
before the Legislature for divid-
ing counties in this state. To be
more explicit Mr.. Hendrick came
right down to bare facts and stated
that the steel corporation was too
good friend of the range people,
especially Virginia, to in any way
gain the displeasure of this corpo-
ration. He stated that these views
were his own, that he appeared be-
fore the council for G. E. Hendrick
alone and to show where he stood
on the question of antagonizing a
great body of wealth, which had
always been fair, had never refused
Virginia anything it asked for and
it was the first on the list in all SUBJ
stantial donations, that he was now
on committee to look to ways and
means to construct Y. NJ. G. A.
building here and that the steel cor
poration was to be asked for sup
port. Mr.. Hendrick read his appeal
from manuscript and while he did
not leave it with the council it
would make interesting reading.
But that is about as far as the speech
went. His only support was from
Alderman ]. L. Kimball, who of
late, has had peculiar knack OF
"getting in wrong" with the citizens
in opposing matters which are near
and dear to them. We do not dis
pute Mr.. Kimbalps motives, nor his
right to personal opinion, but that
seems TO be the only one of our
"City dads" who does not coincide
with the views of patriotic and pro-
gressive citizens of his home CON-
munity. Sure, the steel trust pays
the lions share of the range bur-
dens, but-ok. 1,sssAss@.;' whats the
use. They are against US and that
ls sufficient, but as yet there has
not tbeen-listen,noto tone-argument
presented why we should not gov.
ern ourselves, and until we once
prove wrong we will continue the
battle for the right and believe that
ultimately we will be able to show
even the steel trust that county
division is a great thing. Alder
men Boylan and +. c. A. Johnson
didn't waste much time in express
ing their opinions about their fel-
low alderman taking the stand he
did and they were both roundly
applauded.
The resolution, No. 200, was passed
| with but one note recorded against
it and in substances read as follows:
WHEREAS, bill is now pending
before the Legislature providing for
change in the present system of
dividing counties in the State of
| Minnesota, making it possible to
submit the question of division to
| the electors of the county without
having the electors of the old and
new county vote upon the location
of the county seat and to name the
county commissioners at the time
of voting on the question of di-
vision, and
WHEREAS, after carefully consid-
ering such proposed legislation
known as House File No. 322 and
firmly believing that the only way
to settle the question of division of
this county is to make said bill a
law and submit the question fairly
to vote of the people of the county.
Now, Therefore, Be it resolved
that the city council of the City of
Virginia hereby declares itself as
heartily in favor of ihe proposed
Legislation and earnestly urges the
passage of such measure.
Be it further resolved that a copv
of this resolution be sent to James
F. Boyle and Representatives C. T
Knapp and John A. Healy, and tha at
they be requested to use their best
efforts to progress and secure the
passage of said measure.
! The ordinance creating sewer dis.
trict No. 3-K was adopted on its
third reading and the clerk was in
structed to advertise for proposals
for the work.
Property owners along block IL
facing Central avenue, desired tc
have an ordinance adopted making
the building line 80 feet back from
the property line not including
porches are the property ownerf
affected along this block, signed tn,
petition and the city attorney wal
instructed to drop the resolution
/ favorable to the petitions, who wer,
DR.. Lenont, Mark Elliott, w. 3
Shaver, D. w. Freeman and Henr,
King.
The raising of the liquor licens,
fee from $500 to $1,000, according t,
the new ordinance, No. 114, ant
which went into affect yesterday
caught two liquors dealers bv fiv,