The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-05
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
COUNCIL CHAMBER.


Regular meeting Of the City Council Of
the City Of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the presi-
dent
Roll call.
Present: Aldermen Boylan, Weber, Her.
itage, kimball, NOLAN, Staff. H. o. john
son, E. c. A. Johnson, Mr.. President-9.
Absent: None.
Reading Of minutes Of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as rea6.
Carried.
Edward Finch applied for renewal of
liquor license at No. 402 Chestnut street,
submitting surety bond in the usual
amount and having paid the required fee.
Moved and supported that the license
be granted, the bond accepted and ORDER
ed filed after being approved by the
mayor and that a resolution be drawn
and presented covering the transaction.
Carried.
j. e. Okerstrom in communication
complained to the council that street Ia
borers in ploughing snow off Of the side
walk in front of lot Il, block ~, Second
Addition to Virginia, had torn off and
broken the water pipe near the curb and
asked the city council to reimburse him
in the sum of $685.. The matter was left
in the hands Of the committee on streets.
alleys and sewers for investigation and
report.
The report Of the clerk Of the municipal
court for the week ending March Z3rd,
1912, showing receipts for that week OF
$3.50, was read, accepted and ordered
filed
T. NJ. Wall, plumbing inspector, sub
mitted his annual report, showing the
issuance of 149 permits, 149 certificates,
arrests and collection of $4,000 as in
spector's fees.
Moved and supported that the report
be accepted and ordered filed.
Albert E. Sorenson applied in writing
for position OF city timekeeper and the
same was accepted and ordered filed.
c.. 0. Larson and H. McGillivray, doing
business as Larson & McGillivray, ap.
piled for city plumbers license and sub
mitted a $4,000 surety bond to comply
with the ordinance.
Moved and supported the license be Is.
sued, the bond accepted and ordered filed
after approval by the mayor.
Carried.
f.. w. Blackman requested permit fol
removal of an iron-cla6 building situated
on lot IL, block 26, to lot 80, in block q
Moved and supported that the request
be referred to the committee on city
property and buildings
Carried.
The meat inspector reporting as TO in
spections for the week ending March
10Th, 1872, stated that he had condemned
10 pounds of sausage at Mt. Iron Store
Company. IS pounds veal at Chas. Siegel's
place, IL pounds pig feet, livers and
pounds Of sausage at the market Of Johr
Zupetz. otherwise the hotels. markets an6
groceries We're in good condition.
Moved and supported that the report
he accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The clerk stated that the ordinance tt
prohibit the sale Of intoxicating liquor:
in certain cases in the city Of Virginia
was up for its third and final reading.
Alderman kimball requested the read
ing Of the ordinance.
Upon instructions from the presiden
the clerk read the ordinance.
Moved by Alderman F.. c. A. Johnson
supported by Alderman NOLAN. that tn,
ordinance be adopted.
Carried
The president requested the roll cal
upon the adoption of this ordinance ant
the result was as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Boylan, Weber, Herr
rage. Kimball. NOLAN, STAFF, H. o. John
Nays: None.
Upon tie foregoing vote the presiden
declared the ordinance adopted.
The clerk stated that on his desk wa!
an ordinance providing for the remova
Of ice and snow from the sidewalk with
in the city of Virginia, and for the as
sessing OF the expense of the same t
abutting property and regulating the con
struction OF coal holes, hatchways, stair
ways and other openings In the SIDE
walks in the city Of Virginia.
Alderman L. c. A. Johnson requested
the reading Of the ordinance
The clerk read the ordinance.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
he referred to the committee on ordi
nances and the committee on streets, al
leys and sewers and that a report or
the same shall be maze at the next reg
ular meeting.
Carried.
The clerk stated to the council that or
his desk was certified copy Of petit
ton executed by voters of territory ad:
joining the city Of Virginia on the cas-,
and Of the city of Virginia, requesting
that this territory be annexed. The au
ditor's certificate and petition was reaG
in full by the clerk.
Moved and supported that the certified
copy Of this petition be accepted and or.
oered filed and that it be the sense OF
this council that the territory as de.
scribed in this petition be annexed and
that a resolution be drawn and pre-.
scented covering the transaction
Carried.
The light and water committee reported
favorably on the petition for an are lamp
at the corner of Hickory street and Vir-
ginia avenue.
Moved and supported that the report
of the committee be accepted and that
a resolution be drawn covering the trans
action.
Carried.
The license committee reported unfavor-
ably in the matter Of granting to Gust
Andrews permit to conduct popcorn
and peanut stand at the southeast cor
ner of Chestnut street and Cleveland ave-
nue..