The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-05
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Virpini, Mimi March % 1Q'

Council called to order by the presi-
dent
Roll call
Present.: Aldermen Boylan, Weber, Her.
itase, kimball, NOLAN, Staff, H. o. john
son, E. G. A. Johnson, Mr.. President-9
Absent: None
Reading Of minutes of previous meet
ing.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
Burns & Mcdonnell of Kansas City,
Mo-, presented TO the council three copies
of appraisers report relative to figures
attained by personal examination and in
spection OF the light and water plant
owned by the Virginia Electric Power &
Water Company. these appraisers hav-
ing been selected to perform these serv-
ices for the city. Mr.. Burns, being IA
miliar with the work in it's entirety,
appeared on the platform and read those
portions of the report which we deemed
essential and enlightening to the council
and to the great number of citizens pres
ent. Mr.. Burns was also selected to read
be In position to answer any and all
questions which would arise, and which
did arise, and apparently answered very
satisfactorily all questions put to him
by either the mayor, councilmen or the
property owners and citizens present
Moved ana supported that the report
be laid over.
Carried.
Moved and supported that copy of the
| appraisers report on electric light plant
be submitted to the Virginia Electric
Power & Water Company
Carried.
| City Attorney Poirier submitted COM
| munication to the council in reference to
! lot {, block 81, which was condemned by
| the city for portion Of library site and
that there is evidently a flaw in the
title of this property and that the city
| could not properly pay for the same to
Mr.. Nels Anderson until this defect is
| corrected. resolution following will
| show the action as taken by the council
ON this communication
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered filed
| Carried.
| Moved and supported that the city
| clerk he instructed to advertise for sale
the buildings proposed library site
and now owned by the city with the ex-
| ception Of the buildings on lot 10, block
| 3, and that notices be served as to va.
cation of premises BY the present occu.
pants.
| Carried.
Ole Johnson, as city poundmaster an6
| humane officer, submitted his annual re.
port, this showing that during the pas
year he has impounded IS cows, 2
horses, lis dogs. that he shot 215 dogs
that there were licensed $40 dogs, anC
that he had collected as fees and turned
| over to the city treasurer the sum OF
$1,000.
Moved and supported the report be &C
cepted and ordered filed.
| Carried.
| The committee on city property anC
buildings, to whom WAS referred the mat
ter Of removal of an iron clad building
on lot 16, block n, to lot 80, block q
reported that the applicant had changed
his mind as to removal and that the
| deal had been closed.
| COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution No. 49,
| City of Virginia, Mimi, March %, 1912.
Resolution relating to payment of aware
under condemnation proceedings for lO>
I, block g.. Virginia. MINI.
| BY Alderman NOLAN:
Resolved. by the City Council of the
City of Virginia, that
| Whereas. The City Of Virginia duly en-.
tered condemnation proceedings against
lot g. block 80. Virginia, Mimi, and other
property, for the requirement Of sale
| lot by the city to be used as a site 70,
a public library.
| And Whereas. Proceedings for con.
| lemnation of said lot were duly taker
| us provided by the city charter, and ar
award Of damages duly certified by the
commissioners and approved by the
| council and confirmed, and not appealed
| from, and said matter having been final.
| ly fixed and determined and the city hav.
ing duly acquired and appropriated sale
lot under said condemnation proceedings
and have acquired the title and interest
in and to said lot. clear and free of all
claims, interests and encumbrances,
| And Whereas an opinion has been
| given by the city attorney that doubt
! exists as to who is entitled to the COM
| pensation and award as fixed and de-
termined in said proceedings, by reason
! Of certain defects in the title of said
lot Z,
| 1t is Hereby Resolved, That the sum of
two thousand one hundred fifty $2lj0.OO)
| dollars. being the amount of award for
lot Z. block 80. Virginia, with the i'm
| provements thereon be. and the same is
| hereby set apart in the treasury of the
| city, and appropriated for the purpose
If paying said amount to whoever shall
| establish right thereto by a proper judi
1 cial proceeding and the production of a
certified copy Of his judgment, and the
city clerk is hereby authorized to trans
fer and appropriate said amount for said
| purpose, AND to hold the same until the
| owner of such property shall prove by
| satisfa ctory and competent evidence to
| the city council his right to such award.
! Resolved Further, That a copy of this
resolution be sent by the city clerk, by
registered MAIL to the last known ad-
1ress Of NelS Anderson, Virginia, MIMI,
% Christina Anderson. Virginia. MIMI,
| md to John Larson and Louisa Larson.
Virginia, MINI.
Moved by Alderman Staff. supported by
Alderman Weber, that above resolution
be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Boylan. Weber, Herr
! tage. Kimban. NOLAN, STAFF. H. O. John
son, F.. c. A. Johnson, Mr. President-9.
Nays: None.
A0Onte6 90th 1912