The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

ltrict court ana that . new board
Nolld III III probab il be appointed
! 1901. attached To-. the communities
] ton we're Two bills incurred by TIL
Icommission, which BY resolution g
the board had been accepted and
ordered referred to the council. fol
payment, one being for g
Pickering for legal work amounting
! to 100 90 and one to Otto
PORTER for Incl dental expenses
amounting to s $500. Mr.. Poiriel
also submitted to the city clerk and
received a-receipt from him for tllf
original draft Of the present charter
records Of the proceedings of Tho
board In formulating the charter
and other matters pertaining to the
boards transaction. IS: y:
Moved and supported that the com.
munication Of the secretary Of tho
board OF free holders and all other
documents Of whatever nature sub.
mitted to the city clerk by him be
accepted and ordered filed and that
the accounts recommended to be
| paid by the board and submitted
with the papers be placed on separ-
ate vouchers and passed to the
finance committee for approval.
Carried. g.. r. n
The president granted q recess
that the alderman of the various
wards have an opportunity to select
the judges of election and the poll
ing places<0f each ward in the mat
ter of the approaching county, state
and national election, the primary
of which il to be held on Septem-
Der 18th next, second day of regis
trati0n ON October 26th next, and
the regular, election on November
5th next .--. ats.
The president vacated his seat to
Vice President Heritage and is then
excused from the council. :.
The city clerk stated that this was
the date set In his advertisement for
proposals to receive proposals for
the hauling Of garbage for term of
one year according to specifications
on file in the office of the city clerk
and that on his desk we're seven pro-
p0sals. -. r..
Moved and supported that the pro-
posals in the hands of the city clerk
be opened and read.
Carried.
read and proved to be from the fol-
lowing persons and in the following
amounts: q.
Arthur Fox. $4,000 per month.
Erki Sironen, $4,000 per month.
John E. Salminen, $265.O0' per
month.
Axel Carlson, $4,000 per month.
Adolph Godlewski, $4,000 per
month.
William Pikka, $4,000 per
month.
s. A. Nelson & Chas. J. Anderson,
$4,000 per month. r.
Moved. and supported, that the
proposal CT John Salminen for the
hauling: OF garbage from all, garbage
cans within the limits OF the city
of Virginia to the incinerator plant,
according to specifications On file in
the ONCE Of the city clerk, at the
rate Of $265.00 per month, be &C.
cepted and ordered filed and that the
mayor and: city clerk be instructed
to enter into contract with Mr..
salminen tor this work and that the
successful bidder be Instructed to
furnish to the council q surety bond
in the sum: of. $4,000 and that q
resolution be drawn and presented
covering the transaction. :, :
Carried. :
Tho no,n mt %oo m otroafa tn v,hnm
was referred the matter Of in
vestigetfng the cement work which
is being done On the 1919. con-
tract and particularly on Spruce
street.. reported that in the judg-
ment of the committee the side
walk had: not been laid long
enough to warrant that: action be
taken against the contractor. that
and recommended that further time
be given the committee to investi-
gate. =,
The committee reported. that it
would Recommend the filling In with
dirt aroAnd- the old city hall and the
street. commissioners was instructed
to carry out the recommendations of
the street committee.
The committee also recommended
that no paving be done on Central
avenue south Of the terminus 81 the
present paving to the plated por-
ton Of this city during the present
season. =.
The committee also. reported that
it would recommend that two
blocks of paving which had been
ordered It on Mesaba avenue from
Elm street to- Balsam street, be
cancelled on account Of future min
ing operations along that thorough
fare.
This matter was laid over until
the next regular meeting.
Moved and supported that the
matter of. widening the road way
over the steel bridge be referred tC
the city engineer and street com.
mittee to report at the next regular
meeting. ~ - ~, :. A.
Carried. .x.> - -. -
Moved and supported that thu
question Of repairing the paving Of
Central: avenue between Chestnut
street and Walnut street be referret
to the committee on streets and
city engineer for Investigation and
! report. -: - III = ~ & : 81 ,5 81
Carried. ...s.~.-@@ i, -.s..,:
The street committee reported
that It would recommend =. the i re
moval of electric light poles nov
located on portions of Virgfnia
avenue, and on the Sidewalk
right-of-wayt on Central avenue and
Larch street. S. s.. SIS
Moved and supported that the re-