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l. COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Virginia, Mimi, July 30th, 1912.
Regular meeting Of the City Coun-
ell Of the City Of Virginia, Mime
sofa.
Council called to order by the
vice president II.
Loll call.
Present: Alderman Harvey. Lund.
strom. NOLAN, Ketola, McGhee, Cot
fey. Mr.. Vice President-7.
Absent: Aldermen Boylan, KEEL
ler-2.
Reading OF minutes Of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the min
utes be approved as read.
Carried.
The clerk stated to the council
that the ordinance licensing hawk
Ing, peddling and canvassing within
the limits of the city of Virginia was
up for Its third and final reading.
Moved and supported that the or
dinance be referred to the ordinance
committee for report.
| carried.
Moved and supported that the or
dinance for the protection Of slaugh-
tered fresh meats, fish, fowl or game
used for human food receive its
third and final reading.
| Carried.
The ordinance was read by the
clerk.
| Moved by Alderman NOLAN, SUD-
ported by Alderman Lundstrom, that
the ordinance be adopted.
The vice president ordered a roll
call OF ayes and nays on the adoption
of the ordinance and the result was
as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Lund-
strom, NOLAN, Ketola, McGhee, Cot
fey, Mr.. Vice President-7.
Nays: None.
Uon the foregoing vote the vice
president declared the ordinance
adopted.
A. w. Norton, a resident Of wy
omfng avenue, spoke to the council
relative to what he and other resi-
dents Of this avenue deemed to be
an injustice to the beauty of this
thoroughfare in the matter of the
Mesaba Railway company placing
long wooden poles for the purpose
Of stringing wires. lie understood
he stated, that the ordinance re-
quired the construction Of iron posts
Mr.. Thomas, representing the Mesa.
ba Railway company, stated that the
company was living up to the ordi.
nance to the letter and that until
such time as the council by ordi.
nance prohibited overhead WIRING
that the company was bound to con.
form to the ordinance IN every way
Moved and supported that Mayor
Murphy. Chairman Lundstrom of the
street committee, City Attorney Nor.
gan, Andrew Hawkinson, J. D La.
mont and D. w. Stebbins be ap
pointed to consult with the street
railway company and see what car
be done In the matter Of changing
the material of poles and use moth
Ing but iron posts along the streets
In Virginia that are paved.
Carried.
Chas. X. Shand, at the instance Of
DR.. ]. H. Grove of the board Of
health, presented plans and spec
i1cations for construction of a city
slaughter house in connection with
the incinerator plant.
Moved and supported that these
plans and specifications be referred
to the health committee for report
Carried.
The milk inspector presented three
applications to sell milk and cream
and submitted $3.50 as fee for thu
three applications.
Moved and supported that the ap
plications be granted, the clerk in
structed to notify the health Officer
10 issue proper certificates and thu
fee turned over to the city treasurer
! Carried.
The meat inspector reported fo1
the week ending July 3Oth, 1912
that upon inspection Of meat mar
kets, hotels, bakeries and grocerie.
he found them all in good condition
The Virginia Fairview Realt,
company, by L. Macdonald, advised
the council that the Improvement.
suggested by the council had beer
completed and desired to have a re-
turn of the check of 100000 depos
tied as guarantee.
| Moved and supported that thu
check Of 100000 in the hands of the
city clerk and submitted by the Vir.
GINA Fairview Realty company be
returned to the makers as the work
had been found to be satisfactory.
Carried.
y. II. Grfggs, president of the
Virginia Electric Power & Waite,
company, in a written communica.
ton reported that the company a,
this time was unable to make a def.
mite answer as to, the offer on the
part of the city of the sum of $443,.
1853 FOL. the electric, water and
heating plant owned by this compa.
ny because of the fact that the sec.
rotary OF the company is in Europe
and Mr.. E. z. Griggs, also a large
stockholder, Is physically unable to
attend to any business at this time
and that just as soon as the stock
holders can have meeting that the
company would be glad to complete
negotiations now pending.
Moved and supported the commu-
n1cation be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the mat
ter contained in the communication
and reply Of the Virginia Electric
Power & Water company be defer
red for one week.
Carried.