The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

Virginia, MINI. June 4. 1919. Z
Regular meeting Of the City Coun
ell of the City of Virginia, Minnesota
Council called to- order by tn
president. z5,2 = ~ =
Roll call.
Present: Aldermen Heritage. Pet
erson, NOLAN, staff. McGhee, Coffey
MIR. President.
Absent: Aldermen Kimba1l an,
Weber,. ~
Reading Of minutes of previou
meeting.
Moved and supported that tn
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
On motion duly supported and car
risd the city attorney was instructed
to draft and present to the council a
Its next regular meeting an ordinance
prohibiting persons commonly known
az fakirs to sell or offer for sale an!
articles, goods or merchandise on thu
street or avenue corners.
The meat inspectors reports fol
the weeks ending May 2Sth and June
Attn. 1912. were read, accepted ant
ordered flled.
The reports of fines and costs col
lected in the municipal court for the
weeks ending May 25th and June LIST
1912, were read, accepted and order
ed filed.
The agent of the Great Northern
Hallway company at Virginia stated
In a communication to the council
that the company had consented tc
place in a culvert east of the depot
In this city and the communication
VAS accepted and ordered filed.
X. J. Thorp, Olaf Johnson, JOSEPH
Cohen and Chas. Jacobsen applied fol
rene~ al Of liquor licenses at their
places of business on Chestnut street
and each presented 100000 surety
bonds.
Moved and supported that the liQ
uor license applications as read b,
the clerk be granted, the bonds &C
cepted and ordered filed after being
approved by the mayor and that sep
arate resolutions be drawn and pre-
sented covering the transactions.
Carried.
attorney be instructed to execute 8
lease, in duplicate, granting the use
Of certain alley east Of block 3
Anderson's Third Addition to Vir'
gfnia, and that the mayor and city
clerk be empowered to execute the
lease on behalf Of the city upon pay.
ment to the city of 800, this lease
to run for one year from June 18th
1912.
Carried.
Surety bonds In the sum of $4,000
each were presented by Ole Johnson
peundmaster: ]. H. Grove. health
officer: E. F. Johnson. city engineer
w. J. Lenertz, meat inspector; Albert
e. Bedford. city clerk; Title M
Brown. deputy city clerk; M. F.
Guidinger, milk inspector: Martin
Halverson. plumbing inspector, and
C. Christopherson, street commits.
sioner.
Moved and supported that the
bonds of the officials that have been
presented at this meeting be accept
ed and ordered filed after being ap-
proved by the mayor and city attor-
.ney.
Carried.
August Fitger applied for permit
to remodel the two story solid brick
building situated on lots Is and 16
block Is. by constructing 3Ox5O
two story solid brick addition at the
rear, use OF necessary portion Of
sidewalks. streets. avenues and al.
legs adjoining these premises and fol
the construction OF a glass and steel
markee at the corner of Chestnut
street and Cleveland avenue and at.
tached to the building on these prem.
ises. The bondsmen named were
Ben Grimm and Alexander Reid.
Moved and supported the permit
be- granted. the bond accepted and
ordered filed subject to the approval
Of the mayor and city attorney.
carried.
The poundmaster reported that he
had collected $1,000 at the pouni
during the month Of May, 1912, aad
had killed % dogs at the pound. 1h<
report was accepted and ordered
filed.
s. Holss applied for license to con
duct a merry-go-round on lots 80
81 and 80. block II. North Side Ad
dition to Virginia for period O.
thirty days. and the application wal
referred to the committee on licenses
Moved and supported that the cit!
clerk be instructed to have caused
the cancellation of the 100000
fire insurance item contained in thu
general form of the fire insuranc,
policies now covering the various cit!
property and buildings and that tn
unearned premium on this item b,
turned over to the city treasurer.
Carried.
The State Bank Of Virginia sub
mitted to the council a surety bone
OF 100000. the National Suret!
company of New York being names
az surety.
Moved and supported the bond b.
accepted and ordered filed after be
ing approved by the mayor and cit!
attorney.
Carried.
Property owners in ROOney's Add
ton applied to the council for ex
tension of water mains In this addi
ton and the petition was referre'
to the committee on light and water
The superintendent of the cit,
schools invited the mayor, cit
council and other officials of the cit
to attend the annual commencement
exercises of the Virginia high schoo
to be held on Wednesday evening
June 18th. 1912, at 7:45 o'clock. an
the invitation was: accepted and OF
dered filed.