The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-10
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Virginia, MIMI. April 30. 1912
Regular meeting OF The City Council os
the City Of Virginia Minnesota .
Council called to order by tho president.
Roll call.
Present: Aldermen Heritage. Weber,
Peterson. NOLAN, Staff, McGhee Coffey,
Mr.. Presidents
Absent: KimballI.
Reading of minutes Of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes
be. approved as read
Carried.
Menis, Prize & Company. chartered &C.
countants OF Minneapolis. submitted to
the council. In triplicate. the company
report on audit Of the books OF the vari-
Gus city departments and a copy Of the
same was read by the clerk.
Moved and supported that the report
of the public accountants be accepted and
ordered flle0
Carried
Moved and supported that the sugees-
tons and recommendation as contained
In the accountants report be referred to
the committee on finance for investie-
alton.
Carried
E. D. Lindsay applied for transfer of
liquor license No. 5s7 at No. s26 Chestnut
street to Adolph H. Olson.
Moved and supported that the transfer
be granted. the bond Of Mr.. Olson accept
ed and ordered filed after being approved
by the mayor and that a resolution be
drawn and presented covering the trans
action.
Carried
Mondovi Brothers at No. 125 Chestnut
street applied for renewal Of liquor license
at this location and submitted $1,000. 0Q
surety bond.
Moved and supported that the. license be
granted. the bond accepted and ordered
filed after being approved by the mayor
and that q resolution be drawn and pre-
scented covering the transaction.
| Carried.
Oberg & Nelson at No. 106 Chestnut
street applied for renewal Of hQuor H.
cense at this location and submitted q
$4,000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the license
be granted, the bond accepted and ordered
filed after being approved by the mayor
and that a resolution be drawn and pre-
scented covering the transaction.
Carried
Larson & johnson at No. 200 Chestnut
street applied for renewal Of liquor license
at this location and submitted a $780, 90
surety bono.
Moved and supported that the license
he granted. the bond accepted and order
ed filed after being approved by the
mayor and that a resolution be drawn
and presented covering the same.
Carried
The secretary OF the Progressive league
submitted communication relative to a
charge which the league states is unjust
ana illegal on the part of the Virginia
Electric Power & Water company and
pertaining to $500 charge which has
been made for tapping water mains in
order to serve the consumer and cited the
decision Of the United States supreme
court Of April End, 1872, in connection with
work Of this nature.
Moved and supported the communica-
ton be accepted and ordered filed and the
subject contained therein be referred to
the city attorney and light and water
committed for investigation and report.
Carried
The city attorney in a communication
stated that the council had no right to
dispose Of the building on lot 9, block 81.
to Chas. F. Gustafson in the sum Of 81. 90,
| as the appraisers award for this property
| was $4,000 and that advertisement for
proposals thereof should be made accord
ing to law.
Moved and supported that the opinion
OF the city attorney and the matter of
| disposal Of this building be referred to
the committee on city property and build
ings.
Carried.
Property owners and residents in the
| vicinity of the corner Of Ash street and
Mesaba avenue petitioned the council for
| installation Of an arc lamp at that cor
| ner ana the petition was referred to the
| committee on light and water.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
| providing for the removal Of ice and
| snow from sidewalks within the fire limits
| Of the city and for the assessing Of the
expense for the same to abutting proper
ty and regulating construction Of coal
! chutes, hatch-ways, stairways and other
openings In sidewalks be laid on the table
indefinitely.
Carried.
L. 8. Boo, deputy state boiler inspector,
submitted certificates OF inspection of the
| boiler used for thawing water and sewer
pipes and also the steam roller.
Moved and supported that the certifi-
Gates be accepted al,d ordered placed in
proper locations or places on the boilers
in question.
Carried
Moved by Alderman Heritage. supported
by Alderman Weber, that the ordinance
relating to the installation of permanent
improvements on certain streets and ave-
nues Of the city of Virginia during 1912
be given its third and final reading.
Carried.
The clerk read the ordinance.
Moved by Alderman Heritage. supported
by Alderman NOLAN; that the ordinance
be adopted.
The president ordered an aye and nay
vote on the adoption Of this ordinance
and the clerk called the roll and the vote
proved to be as follows.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Weber, Pet
erson. Nolan, Stan, McGhee. Cofley, Mr..
President-8
Nays: None.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the ordinance adopted.