The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-22
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. Regular meeting OF the city coun-
ell Of the city OF Virginia, MinnelotA.
Council called to order by the. yicel
president. s=sis7
Roll call =..I 2=.s
81 Present, dermen Harvey, Lund-
strom, Keller, NOLAN. Mattsoli Nc
Ghee, Corey. MI. Vice President
Absent, Alderman Boyian--l
Reading Of minutes OF previous
meeting. .s ...sz. s.. :.: .z.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read. .~>.,::
Carried, :S s. 5 81 49,: s:ss Il.
j. President Boylan takes his seat
in the council s2
4 Moved and supported that the
certified checks made by Thor. Ris-
berg and C. C. Butler In the matter
of sanitary sewer construction in.
Anderson's Third Addition be re-
leased and returned TO- the makers.
! Carried 49, 81
Z Moved and supported that the
ordinance regulating the moving of
buildings and the depositing &,
building material in and upon the
streets, alleys and public grounds OF
the city of Virginia receive its third
and final reading. =
Carried. ri
The ordinance was read by the
clerk.
Moved by Alderman Heritage, sup
ported by Alderman McGhee, that
the ordinance be adopted.
The president ordered the roll
call on the adoption or rejection OF
this ordinance. =
:, Ayes: Aldermen Heritage. Harvey.
Lundstrom, Keller, NOLAN, Mattson.
McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. President-s.
McGhee. Mr.. President-9:
Nays: None. =. y, .:,..>.~. -. =.
Upon the foregoing vote the presi-
dent declared the ordinance adopted.
Gust Sundling applied for renewal
of liquor license. at No. 422 Chestnut
street and presented 100000
surety bond. :.:.. 80 =
Moved and supported that the
license be granted, the bond accept
ed and ordered filed and that q res
olution be drawn and presented
covering this transaction.
Carried. :: ~ > 80 80 -.
Moved and supported that the
offer of Clara l.. Lofgren to note the,
transfers of Virginia property and
submit the same weekly to the city
clerk at the rate Of ten cents each
transfer be- accepted and the city
clerk instructed to notify Miss Lof-
gren of this acceptance, and to enter
into the work from the register Of
deeds office.
Carried.
A communication from the super
intendent of construction of the
new post office building In Virginia
relative to assessments against
United States property was accepted
and ordered fled.
Residents and property owners In
the vicinity Of Fifth and Sixth streets
Of the North Side, Rooney and Fair
view additions petitioned the coun-
Gil for arc lamps at the following
corners: First avenue : and Fifth
street; Second avenue east and Fifth
street; Second avenue. east and Sixth
street. Thepetition was referred to
the committee on light and water.
The. clerk of the municipal court
reported fnes and costs collected in
that court for the week ending Ne-
vember 9Th. 1912, the same amount
ing to. 1885. The report was &C.
cepted and ordered hled.
The president of the Virginia
Electric Power & Water company. In
a communication and In behalf Of
the company, formally accepted the
proposition of@.;the' city council to
purchase the company's plant In this
city at the price and conditions
named in the resolutions as adopted
November 5th. 1912.
Moved and supported that the
communication and acceptance be
accepted and ordered filed. p;
Carried. = H..
Moved and supported that the
city attorney be instructed to pre-
pare a resolution looking forward to
the calling of q special election on
bond issue to purchase the Virginia
Electric Power & Water company'e
plant in this city and present the
same at the next regular meeting.
Carried.
The meat inspectors report for
the week ending November 18th,
1912. was read, accepted and order
ed fled. e. .-... ..
The committee on streets reported
that since the drinking fountain al
the corner of the Virginia Store
company's building had been re-
moved that no nuisance In the way
Of water damage hid been ocassion-l
ed in the basement Of the building
on this corner i =,
i Moved and supported that the.
petition of residents in Rooney's Ad-
dition 40 to stand pipe 70 ~ to be
supplied with water be granted and
the street commissioner investigate
and ascertain. the most desirable
location for this stand pipe and have
the same placed In.
Carried. =
Moved and supported that the
Virginia Electric Power 4 Water
company be instructed to construct
a four az inch water main in the
alley abutting lot ~, block 104, Sec
ond Addition, and that 4 resolution
be drawn ordering this construction. 4
p Carried. =,>-% r.. ~ Il ~ T. -: =.
The COMMITTEES on city property
and buildings reported that It rec
commended that the approaches to-
the incinerator plant be enclosed for
the purpose of temporary storage OF
city tools and machinery.
Moved and supported that tn.
report OF the committee be accepted
and that the street commissioner
secure the necessary material tc
carry out the Instructions OF thif