The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-26
NOBODY lNIEO. Con TRACT
At Least No Bids Were Received for
/ the Installation OF Sanitary sewer
Il and Storm Sewer on North Side.

f It Is not that Virginia Is "poor
pay THAT contractors do not wish
city work, but for some unknown
reason, probably the fear of run
ming into rock formation in the
ground to be coveredSsin the neces-
sary: digging. There was no bid
submitted to the council Tuesday
evening in accordance with the call
for the construction $ot q sanitary
sewer in the Rooney Addition, and
a storm sewer in the North Side Ad-
dition. .->sz !: s:*.7.:. =. -.
The estimate placed on the prob
able cost Of the work by the city en-
gineer was trifle in excess of
81, 500, and following the failure of
the call to elicit any bid on the work
the council decided to do the same by
day labor, under the direction of
the city engineer and street commit
tee. e.
The question of whether or not
the city would have to advertise for
bids for pipe and other material In
such work was brought up, the
amount of material being in excess
of 800, but was left without def
mite decision being made.
A communication from Don Car
los w. Musser, asking the city to
appropriate $500 for the purchase
of booklets recently issued by him,
for advertising purposes, was re-
ferred to the city attorney for an
opinion as to the legality of such
action being taken.
A petition carrying the signatures
of IS residents of Central avenue
asked for the installation of the
White Way on that avenue this year,
in accordance with the provisions
made by the last council, who in
Guided a $4,000 item in the 1912 tax
budget for such purposes. The
communication was accepted and
filed, and A. N. Thompson, one Of
the property owners and ax-payers
on the avenue, spoke at length re-
garding the matter, asserting that
he had been given to understand
the opposition of some members of
the council to the project was be-
cause of a feeling that with the
added light used the earning capac-
;ty CT the Virginia Electric Power
Z Water Co. would be increased,
which would tend to increase the
price Of the light and water plant
in case of the purchase of same by
the city, while he stated that other
aldermen had told him that the
going value" of the light and water
plant was a joke. He stated that
people residing on the avenue real
lied the tax levy had been made and
wanted it done.
Alderman McGhee argued the in
stallaticn of such white way would
increase the going value Of the
plant, and contended that If Gen.
trail avenue should be favored with
light Mesaba avenue and other
streets of the city should be lighted.
Alderman Boylan expressed him.
self in favor of the installation of
the improvement, also that he was
favorable to extending such i'm
provement for two blocks on either
side Of Chestnut street on Mesaba
avenue at any time, and on other
avenues later.
Mr.. Thompson stated that the only
resident on the avenue approached
who did not sign the petition to the
council was Max Lewis of the Min
nesota Dry Goods Co.
Alderman McGhee expressed the
idea that the improvement could
very properly be laid over for one
year, but upon the question Of the
city being enabled to use the money
raised for this purpose in other
manner being raised, he moved it be
laid over for one week, during
which time the city attorney will
seek light on the legality of the d.
version of the sum raised for this