The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
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Proceedings !.
The
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Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

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Council called to order by the
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Roll call. ~
Present: Aldermen Heritage, Har-
vey, Lundstrom, NOLAN, Ketola, Nc
Chez, Coffey, Mr.. President-8. !
Absent: Alderman Keller.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
Property owners on Wyoming ave-
nue. from Maple street to Larch
street petitioned the council to have
this avenue paved with bitulithic
pavement in place of the creosoted
wood blocks as has been selected for
this avenue the present season by
the city council.
Moved and supported that the petit
ton be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The city attorney advised the city
clerk in letter that the matter of
title to lot II, block 81, was now
practically vested in North Pole
Lodge, No. 20, that he would ap-
prove the payment of $4,000, the
consideration named for right-of-
way and easement for sanitary
sewer.
Moved and supported the COM
municatiOn be accepted and ordered
filed and that the city clerk be in
structed to turn over to the officers
of North Pole Lodge, No. %, the
amount now in his hands for that
purpose.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the or
dinance to amend certain sections
of Ordinance No. 121, be given it's
third and final reading.
Carried.
The clerk read the ordinance.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, sup
ported by Alderman Heritage that
the ordinance be adopted.
Roll call on adoption of the above
ordinances:
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey,
Lundstrom, NOLAN, Ketola, McGhee,
Coffey, Mr.. Presidents.
Nays: None.
Upon the foregoing vote the presi-
dent declared the ordinance adopted.
The city attorney presented an or
dinance to amend Ordinance No. II,
to provide for extension of fire limits
to the north and south side of Maple
street and upon request of Alderman
NOLAN the ordinance was given its
first reading.
The clerk stated that the COM
municatiOns of Alderman Heritage
and the city attorney relative to an
nexation of property east of the city
was up for consideration.
Moved and supported the CON-
munications be accepted and ordered
filed, that the expense incurred in
the proposition of annexation be
borne by the city and that resolu-
ton be drawn and presented for
adoption.
Carried.
The city attorney submitted in
strumenIs showing settlement and
release and a $4,000 personal bond
signed by J. Mesberg and James F.
Lavick in the matter Of settlement
to William Bruneau and Charlotte
Bruneau for damages to their
daughter Ethel.
Moved and supported that the
settlement and release and the bond
submitted by William and Charlotte
Bruneau be accepted and ordered
filed after the bond has been ap-
proved by the mayor and city at
torney.
Carried.
C. C. Butler submitted his bond
in the matter of North Side sanitary
and storm sewer, the same being in
the sum of $1735.00, and executed
by the American Bonding company
Of Baltimore.
Moved and supported that the
bond be accepted and ordered filed
after being approved by the mayor
and city attorney.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city
attorney be instructed to make a
uCudAu OA LAC lCdI XNOl Luol
Railway company for payment to the
city of Virginia Of $101.O7, this be-
ing in payment to the city for storm
sewer which was placed on Birch
street from Central avenue to Vir-
ginia lake, both material and labor.
Carried.
Moved and supported the city at
h1 tn h1
Great Northern Railway company to
| at once make arrangements for
better sanitary conditions at the
depot in this city and to comply with
the franchise granted the company
or other steps would be taken to
force the company to meet the coun-
cil's demands.
Carried.
M. H. Mcmahon, attorney for. Nels
lot Z, block 30, which has been con-
demned for library site purpose and
| who cannot present to the city a
clear deed for the same on account
of difficulties under which he pur-
chased the property from John Lar
son. The city now holds $215O.0O
as award FOR the property, pending
the submission to the city attorney
of a clear deed and abstract. Mr.
Mcmahon desires to have the council
| grant Mr.. Anderson two-thirds Of
the award, to hold one-third of the
award until such time as it shall be
finally determined whether it be-
longs to Mr.. Anderson or to Mrs.
| Larson or otherwise.
Moved and supported that the