The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-19

$Ss8s ~ IN 0AIal n6pect0f 0uOmlfteQ his
report for the week ending April 8,
1917, reporting all meat markets,
hotels, bakeries and groceries In
good. condition, and the report was
accepted and ordered filed. =.
inc mayor in communication re-:
turned Resolution No. 460 with his
veto, this being on the appointment
of George F. Shea as city attorney
and stating his reasons for the Veto
ing of this resolution:
Moved and supported that the
communication and veto of Resolu-
ton No. 400 be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
council reconsider resolution ap-
pointing Mr.. Shea as city attorney.
Carried.
Mayor Murphy submitted a CON-
munlcation in which he stated that
he had not signed the order of $50
in favor OF Mr.. Simons for alleged
services rendered the engineering de-
partment during the month of March,
1912, for the reason that there was
a doubt as to the correctness Of this
bill and that when the doubt had
been removed he would be glad to
sign the order.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and or
dered filed.
Carried.
Upon request of the council Mr..
Johnson promised that he would con-
fer with the mayor Immediately and
offer proof to show that Mr.. Simons
actually earned the amount con-
tanned in his approved account.
Mayor Murphy in communication
returned Resolution No. All, this be-
ing relative to salaries of city en-
ployees as fixed for the ensuing term,
for the reason that they were to
great for the services rendered,
that they did not compare favorably
with salaries paid for similar servi-
ces in adjoining cities, towns and
villages, and that no increase should
be made greater than ten (1O) per
cent of the yearly salary and that
these facts should be obtained and
comparisons made and the increase
should be made as deserving.
Moved and supported that the ma
yor's veto of Resolution No. All be
accepted and ordered filed.
Carried
Moved and supported that the
council reconsider Resolution No.
All.
Carried
The railroad committee and the
committee on city property and build
ings, to whom was referred the mat
ter OF investigation proceedings for
requirement OF land for market site,
submitted lengthy report Of the
committees findings, and in short
recommended that the land as shown
on plat No. and filed with the city
clerk on April 2, 1912, be acquired
Immediately in the sum of $4,000.
Moved and supported that the re-
port OF the committees be accepted
and ordered filed, and that a resolu-
ton be drawn covering the entire
transaction.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the Or
dinance relative to removal of ice
and snow on sidewalks in fire limits
and assessing for cost of such re-
moval to abutting properly and reg
ulating the construction of coal
holes, hatch ways, stairways and 9TH
er openings in sidewalks in the city
be laid over, for one week.
Carried.
The Fairview Realty Company
submitted two copies of the plat OF
Fairview addition to Virginia with
request that the council accept this
plat as part of the plated portion
of the city OF Virginia and approve
the same as provided by the city
charter.
Moved and supported that the
plats be referred to the committee
on streets for investigation and re-
port.
Carried.
The committee on light and water
desired one more week in which to
confer with the officials of the Vir-
ginia Electric Power & Water Com
pany and secure from this company
a written proposition as to proposed
improvements in water supply and
water mains and the same was
granted.
The committee on streets reported
favOrably on the petition for side
walk petitioned for by J. A. Prince
and others in certain portions of
Di11chrrv additions
desired to have a resolution drawn
and presented.
Moved and supported that the re-
port of the committee be accepted
and the petition ordered filed and
resolution ordering the construc-
ton of the sidewalk be drawn and
presented at the next regular meet
ing.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the mat
ter of proposed permanent improve
ments for the year 1912 be referred
to the committee on streets, for re-
port at the next regular meeting so
that an ordinance could be drafted
legalizing this work according to the
city charter.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
president of the council appoint a
special comittee of three, to act with
the mayor to Investigate and report
to the council it's findings on the best
manner to proceed in changing the
names of the streets and avenues in
the city so that the same will be
placed on a uniform basis and system
as at the present time the names of
the streets are misleading both as to