The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
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Publication Of !
Proceedings
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The
City
Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

Regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Virginia, Minnesota
Council called to order by the
president.
r. Roll call.
PreseLt: Aldermen Heritage,
Harvey, 1undstrom, Keller. NOLAN
netola, McGhee, Cotfey, Mr.. Presi.
dent-9.
Absent: None.
Reading Of Minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the min.
utes be approved as read.
Carried.
Peter Peterson, 300 Chestnut
street, Duncan Robertson, 112 Chest.
nut street, Ed. Finch, 235 Chestnut
street, and canon Sikorski, lis
Chestnut street, applied for renewal
Of liquor licenses at these locations
and each submitted surety bonds in
the sum of 100000.
Moved and supported that the ap.
plication be granted, the bonds &C.
cepted and ordered filed after being
approved by the mayor and city at
torney and that separate resolutions
be drawn and presented covering the
issuance of these licenses.
Carried.
The milk inspector submitted ap-
plications from Santa Keskelo and
Mrs. John Impola to sell milk and
cream according to Ordinance No. 90
Moved and supported the applica.
tions be accepted, the city clerk in
structed to notify the health officer
to issue the milk certificates to these
parties and that the fees be turned
over to the city treasurer.
Carried.
The First National Bank and the
American Exchange Bank submitted
surety bonds in the sum of $4,000
each, these bonds being for the pur.
pose of indemnifying the city for de-
positories of local funds for the term
Of two years commencing May LIST
1912.
Moved and supported the bonds be
accepted and ordered filed after be-
ing approved by the mayor and city
attorney.
Carried.
The agent of the Great Northern
hallway company in this city in a
communication to the council stated
that the opening Of the storm sewer
INTO Virginia lake at the foot of Birch
street will be completed in a short
time and a crew of men from Su-
perior are expected here in a short
time to do the work.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to notify the
Great Northern Railway company
that unless this work is done within
ten days that the sewer will be open
ed into the lake by the city and
charged to the company.
Carried.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany also responded to request to
have toilets placed In the depot in
this city and stated that the work
had been approved by the head Office
and that the work would be COM
menced at once.
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted, filed and
contents thereof referred to the
health committee that this commit
tee may keep close watch that the
work is done at once.
Carried.
w. B. Shaver applied for permit
for construction of building on lots
rs and 26 block q, also for use of
necessary portion of street and alley
and named H. s. Gillespie and J. A.
Kennedy as Sureties.
Moved and supported the permit be
granted subject to the filing with the
clerk of a bondsman to take the place
Of H. $. Gillespie, who is not eligible
to sign the bond running to the city
of Virginia, and that when this is
done the same be filed after being
approved by the mayor and city at
torney.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
health officer be instructed to COM
municate with the state board OF
health and call the attention to this
board of the unsanitary condition OF
the Duluth & Iron Range depot near
this city and quote to the board that
portion of a communication submit
ted to the council by the Progressive
league.
Carried.
The Fairview Realty company In
a communication stated that stree;
grading in Fairview Addition to Vir.
ginia had been completed and de-
sire@to have the cash deposit re.
turned to the company if the work
had been done satisfactorily.
Moved and supported that the
mayor notify the members Of thu
council at which time he desired tt
have the council as whole to agar
view the premises and see II thu
work had been done according to thu
councils intentions.
Carried.
Otto Larson applied for position o.
curb inspector for the season of 1912
Moved and supported the applica
ton be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The city attorney in communica
ton stated that the donation To-
Fourth of July on the part of thu
city could be made through the parl
board and that this board could le
gally donate an appropriate amount
The communication was accepted
and ordered filed.
The city attorney In communica
ton relative to petition to thu
council for the establishing of al
eight-hour day stated that there II
national and state law establishing
an eight-hour day for government
employees, such as laborers, artisans
and mechanics and the council ha(
perfect right to follow these laws Il