The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
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~ Virginia, Mimi, June IS, 1912
Regular meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Virginia. Minnesota.
Council called to order. by the
president.
Roll call. -.
Present-Aldermen Heritage. Har-
vey, Lundstrom. NOLAN, Ketola, NC
Chez, Corey, Mr.. President---S
,Absent-Alderman Kimball-1.
Reading of the minutes of the pre-
vlous meeting. ~..
Moved and supported that the min
utes be approved as read.
Carried.
Mesaba Telephone company sub
mftted written request for permis-
sion to erect telephone poles along
certain streets and avenues in &C.
cordance with the blue print showing
the same as submitted. with the COM
munication and the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on streets
with power to act.
Moved and supported that L. r.
Simons be: appointed as rodman to
the city engineer and that he be
placed on monthly pay roll at sal
ary of $4,000 per month.
Carried.
Property owners and residents
near the intersection of Mesaba ave-
nue. and Hickory street petitioned the
council for install lation of an arc
lamp on that corner and the same
was referred to the committee on
light and water.
Property owners in block 6, Origi-
nal addition to Virginia, requested
that the council take some action in
having removed the piles of tagging
now in portion of this block as the
presence of this tagging greatly in
creases the fire hazard.
The city clerk was instructed to
write a letter to the police and fire
commission calling attention to this
communication and for action on the
part of this board.
The Virginia Fairvlew Realty CON-
pany desired to know II the street
grading being done by this company
in their addition was satisfactory and
notified the council that the same
was about completed.
Moved and supported that the
council as a whole view the premises
and the work being done so that q
better idea could be secured for the
councils consideration.
Carried.
NJ. l. Clancy in communication
to the mayor desired to know what
the prospects would be to establish
in this city good business college,
also as to rooms, surrounding coun-
try, the nearest place of opposition
and the population Of the city. The
mayor stated that since the commu-
nication was received Mr.. Clancy WIS.,
tied Virginia and ascertained all
these points for himself. The CON-
munication was accepted and ordered
filed.
L. A. Simonson was granted a per-
NIT to conduct motion picture ma
chine during lecture on one of the
evenings of June q, % and 20, 1912,
during the twenty-first annual con-
vention in this city of the Independ
ent Order of Good Templars.
Mrs. Jenny Estey desired privilege
from the council to conduct a lunch
stand or wagon on the northwest cor
ner Of Wyoming avenue and Chestnut
the committee on license.
The matter of securing certified
copies Of all the plats to Virginia
was referred to the committee on city
property and buildings.
The county auditor in letters to
the clerk desired to have the abso-
Lutte boundaries of the city of Vir-
ginia 80 as to show what portion of
the range the four most northwestern
ly lots in East Virginia are situated
and that these lots may be taxed in
either the city of Virginia or Missabe
Mountain township. The communica-
tions were referred to the city attor-
ney for investigation and answer.
The city attorney to whom was re-
ferred the question as to whether or
not the city had authority to license
the sale of milk and cream within its
limits, stated that the city had such
authority and that the council in the
future should COMPEL a strict COM
pliance with the ordinance as here
tofore. The communication was &C.
copied and ordered filed.
The meat inspector submitted re-
ports for inspection of meat markets,
hotels, bakeries and groceries in the
city for the weeks ending June IL,
and June IS, 1912, and the same
were accepted and ordered filed.
T L. O'Keefe applied for plumb
ers license for one year from June
Is, 1912, and the clerk stated that
the $500 fee had been paid to the
city treasurer.
Moved and supported that T. l..
O'Keefe be granted a plumbers IL
cense and that the surety bond Of
$4,000 be accepted and ordered filed
after being approved by the mayor
and city attorney.
Carried. '.
The Virginia park board through
its secretary stated In q communion
ton that the south end Of Central
avenue and in front of South park on
blocks 9 and is, Anderson's Third adj
dition to Virginia, the avenue was in
bad condition and is far below the
grade and has never been graveled
or improved. The board ask that as
soon as convenient the council have
this part of Central avenue graded
SO that better roadway will be had
to this park.
The communication was referred
to the committee on streets.
]. l.. Kimball, alderman of the
fourth ward, submitted a written
resignation as such officer.
Moved and supported that the res
ignation. of J. L. Kimball be accepted
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