The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-08
FAVOR CHANGE Of y. !
Street RAILWAY ROUTE
Progressive League Submits Reso.
luton to Council Asking for
:. Line to Traverse Central
Avenue and. Chestnut :.
Street.

A resolution passed by the Pro
gressive League at its last meet
ing was presented to the city
council Tuesday evening, calling
for the changing Of the proposed
route of the street railway line
from Wyoming avenue to Gen.
tral avenue, the route as proposed
being the entering Of the line on
Sage street, wesEon Sage to Gen.
trai, north on Central to Chest
nut, east on Chestnut to Wyo-
ming and north on Wyoming over
the original route as contained in
the ordinance granting the fran
chise. *
The resolution cited several
reasons why the; proposed route
down Central avenue would be of
benefit, among them being the
fact that the line would thus &C.
commodate the mill location,
would pass the school buildings,
the court house and library sites,
and would permit Of passengers
getting off within block Of the
theatre buildings.
The communication was &C.
cepted and ordered filed, and re-
port was made that the matter of
changing the route so the line
will traverse Chestnut street from
Mesaba avenue to Lake Boule-
ward was still before the engineer,
with assurance that such route
would likely be acceptable. A
definite report on this lat
ter proposition, which appeals to
all owners Of property along the
main thoroughfare of the city,
will likely be in readiness for the
next meeting and the matter was
left in the hands Of the committee.
Communications from P. Nc
Donnell and the H. L. Bartlett
Co., contractors, asked for the re-
lease Of the twoS per cent Of the
contract price on the past year s
paving held as q guarantee under
the contract FOR she maintenance
Of the paving for a period Of five
years, in lieu of which a surety
bond would be executed guaran-
teeing such maintenance. The
city attorney questioned the val
idity Of such bond, but the mat
ter was left for the finance COM
mittee and the city attorney to
make definite report at the next
meeting.
Leander Kuoppala, who con-
ducts a saloon in the Hamm build
ing in Block "a, whose license was
held up at the previous meeting
because of alleged violations of
the liquor laws regarding the
sale of liquors to minors, was
present at the meeting and both
personally and through his attor-
noy, NJ. II. Mcmahon, denied in
tent Of wrong-doing and made
faithful promises as to his future
conduct of the business, resulting
in the granting Of his application.
A communication from Chas. +.
Gustafson, owner of lots 9 and 10
in Block 80, recently condemned
for library site, asked for 500 ad-
ditional on each lot because of the
1911 improvement taxes, or in
lieu thereof that he be permitted
to keep the buildings located on
the property. The request was re-
ferred to proper committee.
A bill from O. A. Poirier, city
attorney, asking for $500 for
stenoerapher's work for the year
1911, was presented and debated,
the account being considered rea-
sonable and an order drawn in
payment.
President Osborn spoke of the
card system installed by the city
assessor, stating same had become
of much value to the city and ad-
vised that the city make provi-
sions for the requirement of same.
A report of the incinerator for
the month of February showed
204 loads of garbage consumed
during the month, in addition to
the carcasses of three horses and
innumerable dogs, while the ex-
pense account showed a minimum
cost.