The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Official
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Publication of
Proceedings
The J ! l|e &.
City
Council /!
COUNCIL CHAMBER

Regular meeting of the City Council Of
the City of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call.
Present, Aldermen Boylan, Weber, Herr
tage, kimball, NOLAN, Staff, E. c. A.
johnson, Mr. Presidents
Absent, Alderman H. o. Johnson-1.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
ing.
Moved and supported that the min
utes he approved as read
Carried
The city clerk presented to the council
the official returns of the judges of cleo
ton OF each OF the six wards Of the city
municipal election held on Tuesday, Feb
uary 9th, 1912.
Moved and supported that recess be
granted and that the council as a whole
be appointed to- canvass the returns as
submitted.
Carried.
The recess was granted by the presi-
dent.
The president called the council to or
der.
Moved and supported that the returns
OF the judges OF election of the various
wards Of the city be accepted and ordered
hled and that the resolution as prepared
and which contains the complete re-
turns and the declaration of election of
the various officers under the city charter
be presented at the proper time at this
meeting.
Carried.
The clerk stated to the council that
this was the date set In his advertisement
for proposals to care for the white
Way system and furnishing to the city
the necessary electric lamps, and that
| on his desk were two proposals.
Moved and supported that the proposals
in the hands of the city clerk be opened
and read.
Carried.
The proposals were opened and rea6
| and proved to be from Tritchler Elec-
trio Company and Lawrence Goodspeed
| Electric Company
| Moved and supported that the pro-
! posals be referred to the committee on
| light and water, that the committee may
| ascertain which company had presented
| the lowest bid to do the woIK acc riding
| to the advertisement.
| Carried.
Erick Slvi owner of property situated
! on lots IL and H. block 1O5, Second Addi-
| ton, complained of frozen water pipes
| at the curb line in front Of his residence.
Moved and supported that the matter
| OF thaWing out the frozen water pipes
at this property be referred to the COM
mfttee on streets, alleys and sewers.
Carried.
The secretary of the board of apprais-
ers in the matter of condemning right
| of-way for easement for sanitary sewers
| in the various portions of the city sub
mltted to the council a signed report
and certificate of this committee and
showing the amount of awards as de-
! termined upon in each instance
Moved and supported that the report
of the commissioners in apprasement
in the matter of sanitary sewer easement
he accepted and ordered filed and that
| a resolution accepting the same be
drawn and presented
Carried 80
The commissioners in appraisement in
condemnation proceedings to acquire site
| for public library embracing lots 6, z S.
and 10, block 81, submitted assigned re-
| port Of its findings and certificate of
award as to value of lot and appraised
value OF improvements, this award
| amounting in all to $16OOOOO
Moved and supported that the certiti-
cate of commissioners in appraisement
for library site be accepted and ordered
filed and that Il resolution be drawn and
presented covering the transaction
Carried.
NJ. +. Guidinger and S. NJ Murray pre-
senteo to the council a warranty deed in
the matter Of vacation of the west Is
feet of lot IL, block II, Andersons Sec
| ond addition to Virginia, this parcel o
land being decided to the city for the
| vacation on the part of lie city Tor tie
same amount of land and being an allie;
in this same block. Alta ctd u Mr.
Gudinger's communication in prescEta-
ton of the deed was atta,.l:d a full cx~
PLANTATION of the legal status and sighed
by the city attorney.
Moved and supported that the :unlmuni-
| cations accompanying this warranty Deed
be accepted and ordered filed and that
upon proper approval by The city at,or-
ney of the warranty deed in conveyance
of this parcel of land and after strict
compliance with the provisions Of Reso-
luton No. 43l that the warranty deed
be forwarded by the city clerk to the
| register of deeds of this county as a mat
ter of record.
Carried.
Harry Gilman, 1872 Chestnut street, T.
J. Campbell, $50 Chestnut street and Gust
Snyder, 104 Chestnut street applied for
liquor licenses and presented $1,000. 100
bonds in each instance.
Moved and supported that the licenses
applied for be granted. the bonds accepted
and ordered filed after being approved by
the mayor and that separate resolutions
be drawn and presented.
Carried.
The meat inspector submitted his re-
port for the week ending February 18th,
1912, the same was read, accepted and
ordered fled
Moved and supported that the mat
ter of thawing out of frozen water
pipes in the various portions of the city
be referred to the committee on streets, I
allyes and sewers with power to act
Carried.
COUNCIL CHAMBER
City of Virginia, Mimi. Feb. 18th, 1912
Resolution No. 426.
Resolution certifying results Of general