The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-13
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RESIGN. NO SUCCESSOR
Council Fails in Majority for Any
Candidate, Conrad Mattson Hav.
ing the Edge In the Ballot.

ing the Edge In the Ballot.
The council meeting Tuesday eve >
ming was not without it's incidents
of more than passing note. the resig-
nation Of Alderman Ketola of the
second ward caused through his re-
moval from the ward being the first
Of interest to show above the board,
and the attempt at an election of a
successor proved stumbling block
which could not be surmounted at
this meeting, former Alderman Con-
rad Mattson and former Alderman
Alfred Staff being the opponents in
the voting, Mattson receiving four
and Staff three Of the seven votes
cast. As it takes majority of the
full membership to elect there was
no choice, but friends of Mr.. Matt
son assert that his election at the
next council meeting, when it is
anticipated Alderman Keller will
again assume his seat, is assured.
Mr.. Mattson was on the council
for term of years. and as president
of the Finnish Temperance Society
showed the courage of his convic-
tim. Of o11 t}nooo hv votfr,r - oo irot
the granting of saloon licenses. Mr..
Staff, who received the lesser num-
Der of votes Tuesday evening, was
a member until the recent recall
election. when he was defeated by
Mr.. Ketola, and while he would per-
haps serve should the honor again
fall to his lot he is not DESTROYS of
selection to the position, feeling that
full measure of undeserved con-
demnation was handed him as the
result of the INSCRIPTIONS campaign
waged by certain element prior to
the election of May 28th.
A petition from Mr.. Pearce and
Mr.. Karlfor permission to connect a
proposed stock yard and abottoir
with the city water and sewer sys-
TEN at the incinerator was presented
and at the conclusion of an extended
discussion the privilege was granted,
Alderman Heritage and Boylan vot-
ing against the proposition. 1t is
understood the gentlemen represent
local meat interests intending to
erect slaughter house of sufficient
capacity to care for a car of cattle
per day, and are DESTROYS of COM
mencing work thereon at once be-
fore the cold weather may interfere.
Mr.. Pearce, who was in attendance,
stated that many cattle were being
shipped from the section and he he
! lieved such a plant would be of bene-
fit to citizens and dealers alike.
A resolution was adopted author
izing creosoted wood block paving
on Sage street from Wyoming to
Mesaba avenue. This is the block
where the street will be widened to
accommodate the street car COM
pany, and it has been understood
by property owners on the street
that the paving will be free to them
to reimburse them for the loss of
their boulevard.
The mayor, to whom had been re-
ferred the petition of men whose
work will take them to West Vir-
ginia for a privilege of crossing the
Virginia & Rainy Lake yards, re-
ported that he had not as yet sean
Mr.. Cussons, manager of the COM
pany.
The mayor also made report that
$215.61 remained from the proceeds
of the recent charity ball game man.
aged by President Boylan, which
sum he said had been put into
separate fund for the relief of the
needy as occasion demanded.
A petition from owners Of prop
erty and residents along the main
sewer asking for a disconnection of
roof drains or for a correction of
existing conditions which result in
the flooding Of Easements in the
business sections whenever there ia
heavy rain, was, presented and re-
ferred to the city attorney. An or
dinance prohibits the connection of
roof drains with the sanitary sewer
system, but to those who live along
the line 1t is evident all roof drains
are not disconnected, and the sewer
system has become anything but a
sanitary adjunct to many business
places. Unless correction is made
of present conditions it is probable
the city will be defendant in num-
Der of damage suits by disguised
taxpayers.
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