The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-11

sto the council 8 copy sof asresoIutions
pa1eed by this boAr d on October 1It,s
1912 m which 60 las made
ITO defray the e1pe sof city goV-s
.ernment and this SIeyy covering g
period of one year from April ut.
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The city clerk also unlimited TO:
the council his estimate OF needed
finances for the year commencing
April Let. I 8 "a. and his general re-
port of current receipts for the past
yea. szs
F5S Moved and supported that the res.
olution of the tax levy board and the;
statement sof the cit clerk be ac-.
scepted and ordered llled and q res
.olution drawn and presented author
izing the levy 40 submitted In both
reports and ordering the city clerk.
to II submit certified copy Of the:
same to the county auditor at the
proper time. =f= ~. .7S:s
Carried.
The street committee reported,
that IT would commend that Jonas
Walden be paid for fourteen days
time which he lost on account Of ae-
scident while In the employ OF the
city on. the streets and also $500
for Doctors BILL. IL :: :2 .3.ss I'LL
:, Moved and supported that the re-
port Of the committee be accepted,
the claim of Jonas Walden allowed
and payment be made to him upon
presentation to the city clerk OF a
proper release OF any further liza
bility on the part OF the city and
as drawn by the city attorney. III ).
:: Carried. -. :,> = E, ): ~. .s Z
The health committee recommend
ed to the council that the proposal
to sell to the city Of Virginia 1000
garbage cans and as considered by
the council at It's meeting of Sep
TENDER Gath, 1912, be denied and
that the city clerk be instructed to
return to Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk &
Co., Of St. Paul. certified check
which accompanied the proposal.
Carried, 49,. =" <.,.e..r "a 49, =.
The light and water committee re-
ported on the petition OF property
owners on Ash street relative to the
light and water company not placing
i in the water extensions ON -. this
street, that the committee had. in
vestigated the reasons for delay and
stated that it found it impossible
to secure the necessary pipe in 80
short time, but that the company
was doing it's best to serve the in
habitants of this section with the
Improvement.
Moved and supported that the re-
port of the committee be accepted
and petition ordered filed. .
Carried. ,. -
Moved and supported that q reso-
luton be drawn and presented at
the next regular meeting authorizing
the Virginia Electric Power & Water
company to construct q 4-inch water
pipe line on Maple street, between
Mesaba and Railroad avenues, and
the installation of a hydrant at the
corner Of Maple street and Railroad
avenue.
Carried.
The street committee recommended
that the petition of the Minnesota
Screen company for vacation of q
certain alleyway in block II, Ander-
sons Third Addition, be denied at
this time and that the company con-
tinue to use this alley on the
strength Of a certain lease which has
been granted by the city.
The street committee also report
ed favorably on the installation OF
cement sidewalk on the east side
Of Lake boulevard, between Willow
and Birch streets.
Moved and supported that the re-
port Of the committee on this side
walk be accepted, the petition order
ed filed and resolution drawn COW
ering the installation of this walk.
Carried. ).
!. The street committee reported IA
vorably on the petition for pavement
of Hemlock street, between Railroad
and Virginia avenues. and that the
work be done during the year 1918.
Moved and supported that the re-
the petition ordered filed and the
city engineer instructed to prepare
plans and specifications for the paw
ing of Hemlock street according to
the petition and file the same with
the city clerk. ,-.~ ~
Carried. .-. - -.s,s -
The license committee reported IA
vorably on the transfer. of liquor
license of Louis Cameron to Duncan
Robertson. ...=za..> >..-..z -
= Moved. and supported the report
of the committee be accepted, the
license ordered transferred and the
bond of Duncan Robertson be ac-
cepted and ordered fled after being
approved by the mayor and city at
torney and that "a resolution be
drawn and presented covering the
transaction. -.
Carried. 49,. ;
Moved and supported that the
Tritchler Electric company be au-
thorized to- proceed with the: making
of a. larger hole In the acorn orna-
ments on Chestnut street white way
standards 90 AZ to allow the water
to drain from the same and prevent
freezing: --.-7~:-. g." -.
Carried s.s~... II - ~ ]: P.
Moved and supported the matter
Of refusal Of Butler & Johnson con-
tractors, to place in cement side
walk on the east SIDE of Virginia
avenue, between Locust and Cedar
streets, be referred to the city attor-
ney for investigation and proper ac-
ton. .~- 49, '<s* =
The city attorney reported that in
his opinion Thomas Gill was not
qualified to act al one Of the ap-
praisers of 1912 improvements, as
he was directly interested in the paw
ing Of the street in which he resides.
Moved and supported that John
D. Lamont be appointed as one OF