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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
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.COUNClL. CHAMBER.
VIRGINIA. Mimi.

49,. Virginia. Mimi,
November 26th, 1912. i,
X Regular meeting OF the City Coun-
ell of the City Of Virginia. Mime
sofa.
Council called to order. by the
president. '.'~ :...-: -
Roll call.
Present: Aldermen Heritage.
Lundstrom, Moilan, Mattson, Nc
Ghee, Coffey, Mr.. President-7.
Absent: Aldermen Harvey, Kel-
ler-2. -.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
The report of the appraisers for
improvements for the year 1912 was
submitted: to the council In full.
Moved and supported that the. re-
port of the appraisers appointed to
assess for 1912 improvements be &C.
cepted and ordered placed on file
and that resolution be drawn COW
ering the acceptance of the assess
ments and also instructing the city
clerk to submit the assessments to
the county auditor for collection as
other taxes.
Carried.
Ole C. Nelson applied to the coun-
Gil for renewal of liquor license at
No. 4O5 Chestnut street and submit
ted a 100000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the
liquor license be granted, the bond
accepted and ordered filed after be-
ing approved by the mapor and city
attorney and that a resolution be
drawn and presented covering the
same.
Carried.
The Public Shoe Shine Parlors at
No: $50 Chestnut street, Otto Lund
at No. 222 Chestnut street and
Gearlds Brothers at No. 800 Chest
nut street applied for permits to
erect and maintain electric signs
according to the ordinance over their
places of business and each submit
ted $500 fee.
Moved and supported that the per-
mits be granted, the petitions refer
red to the electric inspector for ap-
proval after the signs are erected
and the fees turned over to the city
treasurer.
Carried.
Alderman Harvey takes his seat
in the council.
The clerk of the municipal court
reported fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending No.
OOr1 70
amounting to $229.7O. The report
was accepted and ordered filed.
A. M. Talackspn applied to the
council in writing for permit to
move a small frame dwelling on Vir-
ginia avenue near the Great North
ern Railway company's crossing and
the same was referred to the COM
mittee on streets for investigation
and report.
The meat inspectors report for
the week ending Nov. 26th, 1912,
was read, accepted and ordered
filed.
Moved and supported that there
be erected and maintained three ice
skating rinks for the coming winter,
one on the grounds west of the
Roosevelt school, one on the grounds
east of the johnson school and one
on a portion. of the baseball park,
that the city clerk be Instructed to
purchase 600 feet of "" cotton
jacket hose of SO length sections
and three nozzles and that the clerk
also be instructed to notify the Vir-
ginia Electric Power & Water COM
pany to place four arc lamps at the
proposed skating rinks and under
the direction of the committee on
streets.
Carried.
are street missioner report
ed that upon weighing the 324
crossing plates delivered by the Vir-
ginia Foundry & Machine company
there was a difference of 1910
pounds, making an overcharge Of
$55.OS.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to notify the Vir-
ginia Foundry & Machine company
to submit a corrected bill for cross
ing plates the past season.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to write to the
park board and ascertain the guam
tity of stove wood ON hand and the
price per cord which would be
charged to the city the coming win
ter season and explain that this
wood is to be given to the families
found in distress during the cold
months.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to request Wash
burn, Bailey & Mitchell, attorneys
for the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific
Railway company, that the city de-
sires ut this time to receive the
$4,000 payment which was agreed
upon between the railway cOmpany's
attorneys and the city officials as
the price to be paid for the company
crossing over the city's forty by the
said railway company, this forty be-
ing designated as the s. E. Ia of
the S. E. IA of section 1871.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the pay
rolls of the city. officials as sub
mitted by the city clerk for the
month of November, 1912, be allowed
and ordered paid with the exception
of the engineering department, a
report on which is to be made to the
council at the next regular meeting.
Carried.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Resolution No. 632.
City of Virginia, Mimi,
November 26th, 1912.
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