The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
The ordinance regulating the use
of streets and alleys In the city was
given it's second reading.
Alderman Harvey takes his seat
in the council.
Moved and supported that the
words "or any damages arising
therefrom" be written in this ordi-
nance on the last line Of Section No.
2.
Carried.
The poundmaster reported $51.75
collected for the month of October,
1912, and the same was accepted
and ordered filed.
The special committee of the city
council having in charge the pro-
ceedings of acquiring the light and
water plant now owned by the Vir-
ginia Electric Power & Water Co. in a
signed report to the council stated
that various sessions of the COM
mittee and the company's officers
together with the attorneys for both
parties had been held and that the
committee was pleased to report
that satisfactory arrangement had
been made whereby at a total price
of $492,000.00, plus the actual cost
the plant since the date of the SUBJ
mission of the Burns & Mcdonnell
report had been effected, and that it
J was contemplated at this time that
sale and transfer of the property
and business would be made as of
date April 1st, 1913, and recon-
mended that the council adopt
resolution which accompanied the
report.
Moved and supported that the
report of the committee be accepted
and ordered filed and the resolution
accompanying the same presented
for adoption.
Carried
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution No. 624.
City of Virginia, Mimi,
Noy. 5th, 1912.
Resolution offering the Virginia
Electric Power & Water company
certain sums of money for it's elec-
trical light and water plant.
BY Alderman McGhee:
Resolved, by the city council of
the city. of Virginia, that the city of
Virginia hereby offers the Virginia
Electric Power & Water company
the sum of four hundred ninety-two
thousand dollars ($492,0OO) for all
it's property, business, rights, priv
ileges and franchises of every kind,
tangible and intangible, used or
owned or controlled by it in the
operation of it's business in the city
of Virginia on the date of the sub
mission of the so-called Burns &
Mcdonnell report, and in addition
thereto the actual costs of any
permanent improvement made to the
plants owned and operated by said
company from the date of the Burns
& Mcdonnell report up to April /,
1913, upon which date the sale and
transfer of such plants are to take
effect. This offer is made subject
to acceptance by the company with
in fifteen l5) days from the date
of the passage of this resolution, and
subject to all laws affecting the
method of carrying such offer into
legal effect and providing the nec-
essary funds for making such pur-
chase.
Resolved, further, that the city
clerk is hereby directed to serve
certified copy of this resolution on
said company Immediately upon it's
approval by the mayor.
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! ported by Alderman Lundstrom,
that above resolution be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Har-
vey, Lundstrom, Keller, NOLAN,
Mattson, McGhee, Coffey, Mr. Presi-
dent-9.
Nays: None.
Adopted Nov 9TH, 1912.
Approved Nov. 11th, 1912
President Boylan vacates his seat
in the council to Vice-Presdent
Heritage.
Thor. Risberg presented surety
bond in the sum of $1162.S9. ac-
companied by a contract, for the
! construction of line of sanitary
sewer in Anderson's Third Addition
to Virginia.
Moved and supported that the
bond be accepted and ordered filed
after being approved by the mayor
and city attorney.
Carried.
Property owners and residents in
the North Side Addition petitioned
the council for installation and
maintenance Lf hydrant near the
new North Side school building and
to accommodate the residents of
that locality The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on light and
water.
telegram from The Kettle River
company in answer to the city
! clerks telegram asking why delay
i was occasioned in shipping creosoted
wood blocks for pavement in this
city was read, accepted and ordered
filed.
The clerk stated that this was the
date set in his advertisement to re-
i ceive proposals to furnish the city
buildings with coal for the coming
winter season and that no proposals
had been received by him.
Moved and supported that the
| proposals be left open for one week
that the dealers in this city may
make known their Intentions as to
submitting proposals.
Carried
Thomas Lantry made application
to the council for renewal of his
, liquor license at No. 101 Chestnut
street and submitted 100000
surety bond.
Moved and supported that the