The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

boundaries of the city &c Virginia.
and that when the same was CONE
Ipleted that he have the register Of
deeds certify to-. the correctness Of
the plats and that the city attorney
be instructed to draw q resolution
according to these recommendations.
Carried. ~
The committee on city property
and buildings reported that the COM
mittee would recommend that dirt be
secured from the Commodore mine
for filling purposes for the proposed
market site and :. that the Great
Northern Railway company be re-
quested to submit figures on haulage
of this dirt to the proposed site.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to- ask for price
which the Commodore Iron Mining
company would charge the city per
yard for dirt. or overburden at the
mine and also the Great Northern
Railway company what the company
would charge the city for hauling
this overburden from the Commodore
mine to the proposed market site.
Carried. ~'
The light and water committee de-
sired one more week to formulate
the proposed copy for pamphlet to be
made from the Burns &McDonnell
appraisement on light and water
plant
The light and water committee re-
ported that In the judgment of the
committee the petitioners for the ex-
tension of water mains through An
derson's Sd addition toVirginia should
first satisfy the council that the rev.
nue. to be derived for such extension
by the light and water company
should meet the requirements of the
light and water company's franchise
so that there will be no additional
burden to the property owners in
other portions of the city to meet
this expense.
The committee also desired to
have the council as whole express
it's opinion as to the proposed INSTALL
alton of white Way" on Central
avenue relative to the length of the
system and the style of standards to
be installed, whether it be a five or
three arm standard.
! Moved and supported that the
standards and system entire as
adopted on Chestnut street white
Way" be followed on the proposed
system on Central avenue, that the
system on Central avenue be con-
structed from Willow street to Co.
dar street, also that there be placed
three standards on each block on
each side of the avenue and that the
city engineer be instructed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for the
installation of this system and pre-
sent the same at the next regular
meeting.
Carried.
The committee on streets reported
that the Mesaba Telephone company
has been granted the request of the
streets and avenues according to the
plat submitted by the company with
the exception of Mesaba avenue.
Moved and supported that the mat
ter of technicality in resolution of
! vacation of Second street, North Side
addition, be referred to the city at
tOrney for investigation and repOk.
Carried.
Alderman Harvey stated that he
had investigated the expense of burn
ing garbage at the incineratOr plant
and that after careful consideration
came to the conclusion that the plant
was costing about 100 per cent more
than the company guaranteed to the
city the burning Of this garbage
would cost and that something
h1
economical administration Of the
plant.
Moved and supported that the city
attorney notify the Decarie 1ncinera-
tor company to at once delegate Mr..
Stacy of this company to visit this
city and take up with the health
board the matter of the running Of
the plant.
Carried.
Alderman NOLAN requested the
reading of an ordinance for the pro-
lection of slaughtered fresh meats,
fish, fowl or game used for human
food in the city of Virginia.
The clerk read the ordinance.
Alderman Heritage requested the
reading of an ordinance licensing
hawking, peddling and canvassing
within the limits of the city Of Vir-
ginia and the clerk gave this ordi-
nance a reading.
Moved and supported that the city
attorney be instructed to notify Matt
Santa of breakage by him of severai
squares of cement sidewalk in front
of lots 6 and Z block 30, during
! the recent removal of tWO-etOry
frame building from lot 6, block 80,
to lots 16 and II, block 1O1, Second
addition and to take the necessary
steps to have these damages repaired
according to the terms of the bond
now on file in the Office of the city
clerk
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk notify the police and fire COM
mission that boys are congregating
before and after the curfew hour In
the play grounds of the Primary
building and do considerable damage
to property in that vicinity and to try
and have the nuisance abated.
Carried.
! Moved and supported that the city
attorney notify Nels Anderson to re-
move the frame barn building now
standing on the west end of Ash
fstreet and that the building must be
removed within ten days from date
of notification or the city will have
the same removed and charge the
expense for same to property owned
by him.