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

submitted being signed by .. P. John
son and Ernest Johnson.
Moved and supported that the per
NIT be granted, the bond accepted
and ordered filed subject to the ap
prevail OF the mayor and city attor
ney.
Carried.
Property owners on the south sid,
Of Third street, between Third ant
Fourth avenue, North Side addition
petitioned the council for Sidewalk
along that thoroughfaFe and the petit
zion was referred to the COMMITTED
On streets.
C. G. Butler presented a bond il
the sum Of $l8,4S2.37 in the matter
Of contract granted to him by thu
city OF Virginia for the doing of ce
ment curD and gutter and cemen
sidewalk ana cement alley crossing!
during the season of 1912, the bone
being executed by the American
Bonding Company of Baltimore al
surety.
Moved and supported that the bono
of Mr.. Butler be accepted and order
ed filed after being approved by thu
mayor and city attorney.
Carried.
| Moved and supported that the com
mittee on streets, together with thu
city engineer, street commissioner
and mayor be instructed to make {
tour OF the city and ascertain the
condition of all cement sidewalks an(
cement Grub and gutter constructed
during the past season and report tt
the council as to necessary repairs.
Carried.
The city attorney submitted com
munication stating that the council
had rights under the charter to gram
donation for Fourth of July cele
oration purposes and the same wa:
accepted and ordered filed.
Carl Anderson, city scavenger, sub
mitted bond of $4,000 as such Of
hcial and the same was ordered t1leC
after being approved by the mayor
and city attorney.
Frank Heikkila at No. 400 Chest
nut street and Frank Babic at No
115 Chestnut street applied for re-
newal of their liquor licenses and
each submitted surety bonds In the
sum OF 100000.
Moved and supported that the IL
censes as applied for be granted, TIE
bonds accepted and ordered filed at
ter being approved by the mayor and
city attorney and that separate res
olutions be drawn and presented
granting these licenses.
Carried.
The agent Of the Great Northern
railway company in this city sub
mitted to the council in writing a
statement that he had written his
company in full relative to transport
ing of dirt from the Commodore mine
to the proposed market site of this
city and the same was accepted and
ordered filed.
The Commodore Mining company
by F.. d. Mcneil, superintendent, sub
mitted an answer to the letter from
the city clerk relative to price to be
charged for overburden or dirt as
filler for the proposed market site
and stated that If the city could make
arrangements with the Great North.
ern Railway company for the haul.
age that the company would then be
in position to make the city definite
proposition.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to submit a copy
Of the letter from the Commodore
Mining company to the Great North
ern Railway company and have this
company to make the city definite
proposition for the filling of the pro-
POSED market site.
Carried.
Property owners along Cedar street
from Virginia avenue to Railroad
avenue, petitiOned the council that
his thoroughfare be improved with
bitulithic pavement the present sea
son.
Moved and supported that the pc
tition be accepted and ordered filed
Carried.
The city attorney, to whom was
referred the matter Of the charge
which had been made b. the Virginia
Electric Power & Water company OF
the sum of $500 for tapping wa.
ter mains, stated that the charge was
not legal one, but that money which
had already been paid voluntarfl,
could not be recovered. Mr.. Morgan
stated that any one attempting to re-
cover back tho money paid could moi
do so unless the money had been paid
to the company under protest.
The communication was accepted
and referred to the light and water
committee.
The city engineer in a communi
cation stated that he had appointed
l.. r. Simons as inspector on 1912
contracts and H. M. Boyle as rodmar
to succeed Mr.. Simons and desired
to have the appointments confirmed
Moved and supported that Gust P
Petersen be appointed as inspector .!
1912 street improvements.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the ap
pointment Of the city engineer of l.
R. Simons for inspector of 1912 i'm
provements and H. M. Boyle as rod
man be denied.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted plan
and specifications for extension o
sanitary sewer from North Side t,
Rooney's addition and storm sewe
on Fifth street.
Moved and supported that tn
plans and specifications as submitte,
by the city engineer be accepted ant
ordered filed in the Office of the cit!
clerk
Carried.
i Moved and supported that the cit,
clerk be instructed to advertise TO
proposals for the construction of
sanitary sewer from North Side ad