The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-23


Is23s loads aiid for hal
q board acknowled se ind edness in
d the sum of IS 90. The committee
i recommended that the bill sHIbe re-
jected.
The committee. also reported that
/. 1t could not for the, present season
recommend that oil be used on any
4 Of the roads. zss8
The committee recommended that
sewer be- constructed, according to
the petition. through blocks and
10, Anderson's Third Addition, and
accepted a suggestion that three
blocks be benefited by sewer. this
being from Central to Mesaba ave-
nue.. Also reported that upon In
vestigation Of alley ways through
blocks Sc and Z that no alley ex-
listed at the location referred to
when instructions to the committee
were given. s .= =.a5, .. & 81: .s :. }. z=.
Moved and supported that the
committees report on all the mat
tiers referred to be accepted. =.
Carried. 8. \ - ss..- i: > @..sc.
Moved and supported that the city
engineer be instructed Ito prepare
plans and specifications for. sanitary
sewer through alley from Mesaba
avenue to Central avenue, between
Larch street and Ash street, and pre-
sent the same at the next regular
meeting.
| Carried. : .;
Moved and supported that the city
attorney be instructed to look up
the matter of vacation of alley way
| in block Sc and ascertain the steps
necessary to be taken to legalize a
supposed alley way running east and
west in this block.
Carried, .
| The light and water committee
reported that upon interviewing the
local officials of the Virginia Electric
Power & Water company 1t was as
certained that the principal stock
holder in this company was now in
Europe and expected to arrive home
about September 18th next and that
Just as soon as possible after his ar
rival meeting of the stockholders
will be held and an answer would
be forthcoming from the company
relative to the city's recent PROPOSE
ton to purchase the plants.
Moved and supported that the re-
port of the committee be accepted
and the city clerk be instructed to
communicate with the company
granting the extension Of time pend
ing the stockholders meeting and
citing in his communication that the
council expected an answer on or
before September 20, 1912.
Carried.
The committee on streets recon-
Spruce street to Balsam street be
legalized as a public roadway and
the width to be determined by the
city engineer.
Moved and supported that the city
attorney proceed to legalize O. por-
ton of Railroad avenue from Spruce
street to Balsam street as public
roadway.
Carried.
: Mayor Murphy as one of the COM
mittee to wait on the Mesaba Rail-
way company relative to. the chang
ing of material of poles along wy
oming avenue. stated that this CON-
mittee had met Mr.. Mitchell and
Mr. Thomas of the company and
that the company agreed to change
it's material of poles from wood te'
iron from Sage street to Elm street
provided that the petition against
the changing of the, route so as to
proceed on Sage street would be
Withdrawn by the petitioners, this
being made as compromise, and
the committee recommend that this
be done.
The city attorney presented to the
council copies Of an ordinance to
amend Ordinance No. 121, this being
relative to change of route of the
Mesaba Railway .company's street
car tracks, material of poles and 9TH
er changes desired in the ordinance.
Moved and supported the ordi-
nance be given it's first reading.
Carried.
The ordinance was read.
Moved and supported that the city
attorney be instructed to draft an
amendment to Ordinance No. 102 in
the matter Of changing the width of
Sage street from "a feet to 81 feet
between .Mesaba and Wyoming ave-
nues.
Carried.
The city attorney reported to the
council that the petition as submit
ted at the last regular meeting to
rectify a supposed error in the mat
ter of vacation of Second avenue on
the North Side Addition was not in
regular form nor in compliance with
the city charter.
Moved and supported that the re-
port of the city attorney be accepted
and the city clerk instructed to no
tify the petitioners to the effect that
the petition was not regular.
Carried.
The city attorney reported on the
matter of the council purchasing
5000 books on Virginia in the sum
of $4,000; that II the council
deemed the purchase of these books
to be worth the amount expended
that it may take from the general
fund monies for this purpose, but
questioned the councils right so to
do.
The matter was left on the table
for one more week.
The committee appointed by Pres
ident Boylan and composed Of DR.. J.
H. Grove, A. D. Heritage and F. J.
NOLAN to visit Duluth, Minneapolis
and St. Paul on an inspection tour
relative to street flushers and incin-
orator plants, submitted a lengthy