The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

iE6tf0ct10X g %tW0-0lOfy#@D rlcKs DuuOine
on: lots /, a and 8 block 3D. also sfol
| the use Of q port ion Of Pine street
for temp rary location OF . 4 7x30
foot frame building during the con.
lstruction Of the new building. nam.
ing John Ketola and Conrad Madison
as sureties. ) : 81. +; r., I S: s 3..
! Moved and supported that the per.
NIT be granted, the bond accepted
and ordered filed after being ap.
proved by tbe mayor and city attor.
ney. 80 IL. .,:. =
Carried. T., - -
The clerk read to the council the
notice OF hearing as published in the
matter of vacation Of an alley ex-
tending east and west through block
II, Rooney's Addition to Virginia,
stating that this was the date set in
the notice of hearing of the petition
for the hearing Of testimony and evil
dence on the part Of all parties in
| terested and appearing or offering
same.
The president inquired If any par
ties present had any objections to the
vacation OF this alley or to ,cffer any
reasons why the same should not be
vacated and also inquired of the
clerk If any written objections had
been filed with him, and as there ap-
peared to be no objections of the va
cation of this alley the president 80
declared.
Moved and supported that the al
ley extending east and west through
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Virginia, be vacated and that a res
olution be drawn and presented COW
ering the vacation as petitioned for
by Independent School District of
Virginia according to the city char
ter.
Carried.
Property owners along the north
side of Spruce street, between Mesa
ba avenue and Wyoming avenue, Pc
titioned the council for construction
Of six-foOt cement sidewalk along
| these premises and the same was
referred to the committee on streets.
Property owners and residents in
the vicinity of lot Z, block 70, Second
addition, and being on the south side
of Cedar street, called the attention
10 the council of insanitary condition
of these premises and desired relief
from the unpleasant odors and
stencil. The communication was re-
ferred to the health committee.
The clerk presented to the council
the official returns of the six wards
f the special election which was
held in these wards on May %, 1912,
hat the same may be canvassed and
a report made on the same.
The president declared a recess So
that the councilmen might canvass
the returns and declare the election
according to the charter.
The president called the council to
order.
Moved and supported that reso-
luton be prepared and presented to
the council at this meeting covering
the election Of the several aldermen
according to the election returns as
on file with the city clerk
Carried.
Alderman NOLAN stated to the
council that as near as he could as
certain the city had no authority to
issue licenses by ordinance to sell
milk and cream and that the regula-
ton Of this trade was regulated by
state law
The matter was referred to the
city attorney for investigation.
Moved and supported that the
street commissioner be instructed to
install the sanitary drinking foun-
tains purchased in 1911, and that
the same be installed at locations to
be selected by the committee on
streets.
Carried.
Mayor Murphy stated to the coun-
Gil that the township board of Mich
OILS and county commissioners were
ready to proceed on the construction
Of the Virginia-Wolf road and these
two boards inquired If the city was
ready to fulfil its previous promises
to make connections with this road.
Moved and supported that the
street commissioner be instructed to
proceed with the connection of the
proposed Virginia-Wolf road and
do whatever is necessary and along
the lines as planned and laid out
during the year 1911.
Carried
The mayor also spoke of the alb
sence of speed limit signs on the va
rious streets and roads leading to the
city as motor cycles and automobiles
were exceeding the limits.
Moved and supported that the
clerk be instructed to write the po-
lice and fire commission that this
board may have prepared the signs
necessary to call the attention to
drivers of vehicles to the speed limit
ordinance of this city.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
waste paper can at the corner of
Cleveland avenue and Chestnut
street be removed to some other To-
cation
Carried
| Moved and supported that the
matter of construction and mainte-
nance of city slaughter-house in
connection with the incinerator plant
he referred to the health board and
that any plans and specifications "a
prepared at the instance of this
board for the construction of this
institution be referred to the council
for approval.
! Carried.
Moved and supported that a reso-
luton be drawn and presented grant
ing to the mayor the sum of $4,000
for the mayors contingent fund.
I Carried.
Moved and supported that the pro-
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