The Virginia enterprise., 1912-11-15

Carried.
The proposal was opened and
proved to be from the Virginia &
Rainy Lake Lumber company in
which was given various prices on
various dimensions and kinds OF
sidewalk material advertised for and
the same was accompanied by a
certified check in the sum of $87.14
as conditioned in the advertisement.
Moved and supported that the
proposal of the Virginia & Rainy
Lake Lumber company to furnish
the city of Virginia with lumber as
needed by the street commissioner
and to be laid down according to
directions of the street commissioner
be accepted and ordered filed and
that a resolution be drawn award
ing this company the contract for
the delivering of the lumber as
needed for the construction of this
sidewalk.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted to
the city clerk a list of some seventy
property owners who had received
dirt from the city during the sea-
son of 1912, and the clerk desired
to know what action the council
wanted to take in the collection Of
the amounts given in the engineers
report.
Moved and supported that the
city clerk be instructed to notify the
owners of the various properties
where dirt had been hauled during
OF no
amount due and stating in his no.
tice that unless the amount is paid
to the city treasurer on or before
November 18th, 1912, that the
amounts would be assessed against
the various properties and made
payable as other taxes for the year
1913.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted the
fourth approximate estimate in
favor of Warren Brothers company
on their 1912 paving contract and
extras, the same amounting to $4S,-
9O7.31.
Moved and supported that the
fourth approximate estimate of the
city engineer in favor of Warren
Brothers company be allowed and
ordered paid and a resolution drawn
confirming the transaction.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
city clerk be instructed to issue a
warrant in the sum of $4,000 in
favor of \. F. Benson, the same be-
ing for services as superintendent of
construction of the new library
building for the month Of October,
1912.
Carried.
The president and secretary of the
library board submitted to the coun-
Gil the second estimate in favor of
the Virginia Plumbing & Heating
company in the sum of $174S.00.
Moved and supported the estimate
of the officers of the library board
be allowed and a resolution drawn
ordering the payment of same.
Carried.
The meat inspector submitted his
kets, hotels, bakeries and groceries
for the week ending November 5th,
1912, and the same was accepted
and ordered filed.
The owners of property in blocks
3, 6 and -, notified the council in
a communication that they are the
owners of portion Of property
abutting on Elm street for which
there had been submitted to the
council a petition to vacate on ac-
count of mining operations.
communication be accepted and or
dered filed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
matter Of placing fire insurance on
the new library building to cover the
city's equity in this building be re-
ferred to the committee ON city
property and buildings.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
report of the special committee of
the council in the matter of in
vestigating and reporting on the
safety of the Madrid mine opera
tions in the limits of the city of Vir-
ginia be accepted and ordered filed
and the city attorney instructed to
notify the mining company to CON-
ply with the recommendations of the
committee in all respects.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
petition of A. B. Coates to fence of
a portion of Elm street be laid on
the table for one week.
Motion withdrawn by consent of
the supporter.
Moved and supported that the
petition Of A. B. Coates as submitted
to the council at it's meeting of Oc-
tober 29th, 1912, be granted and
that the city attorney be instructed
to request the execution of proper
bond to substantiate the conditions
as contained in the petition.
The vice-president ordered the
clerk to call the roll on the adoption
or rejection of this motion and the
result was as follows:
Ayes: Harvey, Lundstrom. Keller,
Nolan, McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. Vice
President.
Nays: MattsOn-1.
Upon the foregoing vote the vice.
president declared the motion
adopted.
Moved and supported the report
of the incinerator plant operations
and salaries for the month of Oc-
tober, 1912, be accepted and ordered
filed and that the warrants be drawn
in payment of same
Carried
The committee on streets reported
favorable on the acceptance of the
final estimate of the city engineer
in favor of c. C. Butler for cement
work for the season of 1912.
Moved and supported that the