The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-12

8 to notify the health omcerS 70 issue
,Eproper certificates. < q: 4 ss2fS
;. The city engineer submitted In a
communication that he would rec
ommend that c.. G. Butler be paid
> the 100000 which was held back on
the North Side sanitary sewer con-
> tract OF 1911, as the work is now
done satisfactorily and according to
plans and specifications.
Moved and supported that the sum
OF $4,000 be paid to Mr.. Butler as
the balance of his contract of 1911,
sanitary sewer construction on the
North Side addition and that res
olution be drawn covering tn etrans-
action.
Carried.
}. Moved and supported that the GER
tilted check of C. C.. Butler, which
accompanied his proposal for the do
) ing of cement work for the season
o. 1912, be released, subject to the
approval of the bond by the mayor
and city attorney.
!; Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court
reported that $257.S5 had been col
lected in that court for the week
ending June 29th, 1912, and the re-
port was accepted and ordered filed.
Secretary Pickering of the library
} board submitted a quarterly state
ment of condition of library fund
to July 1st, 1912, showing 2 balance
of $1,113.2S on that date and the
report was accepted and ordered
filed.
The police and fire commission
submitted to the council a copy of
an opinion of the city attorney rela-
tive to speed of motor driven We
hicles under the state law, and in
which the attorney stated that the
local ordinances Or rules and regu-
rations governing speed of automo-
piles were void.
i Moved and supported the COM
nunication be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted to the
council the first approximate esti-
mate of the amount due C. C. Butler
on construction Of cement curb and
gutter, catch basins, alley crossings,
excavations and fills apd showing
that Mr.. Butler is now due the sum
IF $397U.S1, the amount of the es-
innate being $4671.54.
/ Moved and supported that the es-
innate be allowed and that a resolu-
ton be drawn and presented author
izing the city clerk to draw war
ant on the proper fund.
Carried.
Health Officer Grove in commu-
nication stated he had appointed on
sistant health officer and desired to
have the appointment confirmed.
Moved and supported that the ap-
pointment of w. J. LenertZ as assist
ant health officer be confirmed and
the communication filed.
Carried.
Ioundmaster Johnson submitted
his report of fees collected at the
pound during the month of June,
1912, and amounting to $4,000. The
report was accepted and ordered
filed.
The secretary of the Commercial
club submitted a communication rel
alive to the opinion of the members
of the club that the fire limits should
he extended, that the sewer system
"as inadequate, that for sanitary
reasons different arrangements
should me made for emptying sew
erage in the lake and desired to see
that action was taken toward bring
ing about remedy.
Moved and supported the commu-
nication be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
Property owners along the south
side of Larch street, between Cleve-
land and Central avenue, petitiOned
the council for construction of ce-
ment sidewalk along that block and
the petition was referred to the COM
mittee on streetA
The meat inspector submitted his
report of inspections for the week
heading of meat markets he stated
that he had condemned SO pounds Of
fish of Booth Fishing company, rs
pounds of kidneys Of Cudahy Pack
ing company and 25 pounds of pigs
feet of Luke Belfret, but that the
hotels, bakeries and groceries were
in good condition.
The report was accepted and or
dered filed.
Property owners along south side
of Larch street and along block s.,
Anderson's Second addition to Vir-
ginia stated that the sidewalk laid
by Butler and Johnson late in the
fall of 1911 should be repaired, that
the top coat lays loose and is wear
ing away and is badly cracked.
The communication was referred
to the committee on streets.
Matt Santa, answering a letter
written to him by the city attorney
relative to repair of cement sidewalk
in front of lot 6, block 30, stated
that he would do this as soon as
the library board had completed the
new library building
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered
filed and the contents of the same
referred to the street committee and
that the clerk be instructed to write
Mr.. Santa and state that the council
expects him to repair this sidewalk
!; to the councils satisfaction as soon
as the library building is completed.
} Carried.
: r. A. Peers submitted a commu-
nication relative to public slaughter
, house and the same was referred to
the health committee.
The city attorney submitted copy
7 of letter written to Decarie Incin-
orator company relative to the work