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COUNCIL CHAMBER.

Regular meeting of the City Council Of
the City Of Virginia, Minnesota !. ~
Council called to order by the president.
Roll Call. T., i,
Present Aldermen Boylan, Weber. Herr
tage, 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 and read. -
Carried.
Moved and supported that the account
of $500 in favor Of 1. r. simons sas
rodman for the city engineer for the
month of January, 1912. be allowed and
the city clerk be instructed to issue I
warrant on the treasurer in payment Of
same
Carried.
Louis Cameron, Matt Holkko, b. F..
Smith and Virginia Brewing Company ap-
piled for renewal Of their liquor licenses
and submitted $4,000 surety bonds in
each instance.
Moved and supported that the licenses
be granted and bonds accepted and or
dered filed after approval by tthe mayor
and that separate resolutions be drawn
and presented for passage.
Carried.
The meat inspector submitted his re-
port for the week ending February 9Th.
1913. and the same was read, accepted
and ordered filed. !
The city attorney presented q letter
which he had received from James T.
Maher OF the Great Northern Railway
company, relative to proposition to
change location for site for city market
place etc., Offering an acre and quarter
OF land west of Cleveland avenue, north
Of Walnut street and terminating on the
north line of Pine street, extended. Offer
ing this land for the sum Of $1500.00 per
acre if the council would drop the con-
domination proceedings now pending.
Moved and supported that the PROPOSE
ton for purchase of this property and
considered as proposition No. be refer
red to the committee on city property
and buildings with authority to meet with
the appraisers in condemnation proceed
ings on what is termed as proposition No.
1 with instructions to deal with the CON-
nissiOners for original site.
Alderman E. C. A. johnson offered an
amendment to the original motion to the
effect that the original proposition be
the first choice Of the commissioners and
the committee which will meet to con-
slider the matter and if the original prop
osltion cannot be carried through with
out unnecessary legal steps that thte Sec
ond choice will be resorted to.
Moved and supported that the amend
ment to the original motion be adopted.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the original
motion will be adopted.
Carried.
/ The mayor notified the council that
service Of papers had been made ON him
in the matter of the personal injuries to
Margaret Devine and that she claims q
damage from the city In the sum Of
$5000O0 for injuries alleged to have been
sustained while falling on the public
walk on Chestnut street, and Thomas
Devine, her husband, also served notice
ON the mayor through his attorney, M.
II. Mcmahon, that he claims the sum Of
100000 as his portion of the loss "a the
result of the alleged injuries to Margaret
Devine.
Moved and supported that the notices
as served upon the mayor be referred to
the city attorney.
Carried