The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-22
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COUNCIL CHAMBER

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Virginia, Minn., March 18th, 1912
! 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. President.-S.
Absent: Aldermen H. o. Johnson-l.
! Reading OF minutes of previous meeting
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
| Secretary Pickering Of the library board
! submitted a lengthy communication in
which he stated that there was doubt
as to whether or not Mr.. Carnegie would
| grant the sum of money promised and
| expected in the construction OF the new
library building, and also Mr.. Carneeie's
disposition to alter the proposed plans
| in such manner as to render them un-
! feasible for a city of this class. Mr.
Pickering appeared before the council
personally to substantiate the wording OF
| the communication and showed plans OF
the proposed building and explained the
same in detail, desiring to know, as a
member of the board, il the money from
Mr. Carnegie could not be secured if the
council would back up the board in going
ahead with the building and seeing the
board through financially.
| Moved and supported that the city
council support the library board in the
matter of making as rapid progress as
possible with the proposed new building
| and that the library board as a body
have no further correspondence with An.
| drew Carnegie relative to additional do
| nation for the new building.
Carried.
Mayor HawkinsOn in communication
desired to have the council reconsider
! Resolution No. 442, this being a resolu-
! ton requesting the county treasurer to
appoint the city clerk as the officer to
collect county taxes in Virginia and to
! Issue statements therefor
| Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered fled
| Carried.
Alderman Heritage suggested a pro-
ceeding which would bring about the
! desired effect in the matter of proper
collection of taxes in Virginia by having
| the assessor appointed as deputy city
clerk having Office room in the clerk S
| office where the assessors index cards
| are to be stationed and thereby giving
the assessor employment the year around
| and thus providing a convenience to the
public.
Mr.. Heritage stated that as the asses
sor was the person who originally fixed
the taxes and valuations that he should
be the person to explain to the property
owners why the taxes are collected on
zach property as to vallla ton, and as the
city clerks office is the headquarters for
collection and making of special assess
ments that the matter of taxes and
assessments are placed under one root
and in one Office. He stated that the
| assessor was now receiving $4,000 per
year and that with some additional ex-
! pense the assessors help could be Sc
cured the year around
Moved and supported the matter con-
tanning the recommendations and sug-
sestions of MIR. Heritage be referred to
the committee on ways and means.
Carried.
Moved and supported the council recon-
slider the resolution requesting the county
auditor to appoint the city clerk as tax
collector in Virginia and that resolution
he drawn ana presented.
Carried.
The ways and means committee in a
written report stated that the commit
tee had examined and found in good con-
lition the work of revaluation as con-
tracted for and performed by J. R. Krog-
dahl and that the same was found to be
in tirst-class condition and recommended
that the system be accepted and that the
contract price of 100000 be paid to Mr..
Krogdahl for his work.
Moved and supported that the report be
accepted and ordered filed and that a
| ment to Mr.. Krogdahl for his services.
Car: led
The appraisers IN the matter Of APP
pr:,ising real estate property owned by
the Virginia Electric Power & Water
company. submitted in writing its report
as to specific award on each lot and par
eel of land owned by this company, the
sumo to become portion of the report
20 be submitted by Burns 4 Mcdonnell,
who have been employed by the city to
lppraise the light and water plant.
Moved and supported that the report
be accepted and ordered filed and that a
certified copy of the same be sent to
Burns & Mcdonnell at Kansas City, Mo.
Carried.
The charter commission of the city. by
it's president. NJ. E. Tanning. submitted
! to the council copy Of a resolution
| authorizing the payment by the city of
| Virginia an account Of $500 in favor of
Bert Fesler. attorney at Duluth. Mime
sofa. for an opinion relative to petition
by sixty-two 1922 voters of the city re-
questing that an amendment be made
to the charter.
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered filed
| and that the payment of $500 be made
| by the city at the time other bills are
allowed by the council.
Carried.
Burns 4 Mcdonnell. appraisers of the
| light and water plant for the city, in a
| communication desired to know what was
being done in the matter of appraisine
the real estate Of the Virginia Electric
Power & Water Company and the clerk
was instructed to write the appraisers
that a complete report would be in thei'
hands shortly.
The police and fire commission in 9
| communication brought to the attention
| of the council two recommendations, ont