The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-02
ferred to the city attorney as to the
councils legal right SO to do.
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from Mesaba avenue to Railroad ave-
nue., petitioned the council for ex-
tension Of water mains along this
block and the same was referred to
the light and water committee.
Poole & Whitman petitioned the
council for permit to use the neces-
sary portion of alley in the rear of
lots II and IL, BLOCK Is, during the
| construction of a three-story solid
brick addition to the building on
this property, the bond attached. be-
ing signed by M. E. Tanning and
John Mesberg as sureties.
Moved and supported that the per-
NIT be granted, the bond accepted
and ordered filed after being APP
proved by the mayor and city attor-
ney.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court
reported fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending July
20, 1912, and amounting in all to
$1Q1.35.
The report was accepted and or
dered filed.
Property owners along the south
side of Spruce street, between Mesa
ba avenue and Wyoming avenue, Pc
titioned the council for construction
of cement sidewalk and the petition
was referred to the committee on
streets.
Property owners along Central
avenue petitioned the council for re-
81 Of
in laying on the table the matter of
construction of white way" on this
avenue as granted during the fall of
1911, citing the fact that the money
had been levied and was now avail
able for white way purpose on
this avenue according TO the original
petition submitted on August 10th,
1911.
Moved and supported the petition
be accern'd and ordered filed.
Before the motion was put to the
council by the president A. N.
Thompson, one of the petitioners,
stated to the council the position
of the petitioners and their desires
to have the council grant this white
way and citing all of the various
steps taken by the council during
the year 1911, and could see no rea-
son why the council should hold up
this benefit.
Moved and supported that the mat
ter of construction OF white way"
on Central avenue be deferred until
the next regular meeting.
Carried.
The assistant city engineer SUBJ
mitted to the council plans and
specifications for crossing plates
over alley and street crossings.
Moved and supported the plans
and specifications as submitted be
accepted and ordered filed in the Of
flee of the city clerk.
Carried.
The city attorney was instructed
to endeavor to straighten out the
matter Of taxes for the year 1910 on
the property owned by Conrad Matt
son.
The street committee <reporte1
that the alleyways through blocl; %
and around the Lyric theater were
in good condition and recommended
that no paving work be done in these
alleys.
The license committee report3
unfavorably on the granting Of a
peddler's license without Zee to M
than Stein. The committee report
ed favorably on the transfer Of !lq-
to Cunningham & Thomas and from
r. J. Thorp to E. D. Lindsay and
the granting Of liquor license to Six
tus Lindahl.
Moved and supported that the re-
port be accepted.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the APP
plications for transfer. of liquor Ii
censes from r. j. Tnorp to E. D.
Lindsay and from Duncan Robertson
to Cunningham & Thomas and the
granting of liquor license to Sixtus
Lindahl be granted and that resolu-
tons be drawn separately and pre-
sented to the council for passage.
Carried.
Alderman Coffey of the street COM
mittee reported that the curling
rink would not be available to be
used as a market place during the
fall, as the building had already
been rented.
The light and water committee
recommended that water main ex-
tension be made in Rooney Addition
for a distance of two blocks north
and commencing at the hydrant now
at the alley at the west end of the
alley in block IL of kooney's Addi-
ton.
The matter was referred to the
committee for one more week for
investigation.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for
various sizes of steel culverts and
according to estimates as furnished
to him by the city engineer.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the mat
ter of the sale of dirt to be taken
from streets and avenues to be
paved this year be lelt in the hands
of the committee on streets with
power to act.
Carried.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution 551.
City of Virginia, Mimi,
July 23rd, 1912.
Resolution authorizing transfer of
innnr license No SOC TO f. D. Lind