The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
CITY WILL BACK LIBRARY
BOARD FOR new BUILDING
Motion That AllCorrespendence
with Andrew Carnegie for AS
s1stance Be Discontinued and
Assurance Given Board Of City
Cooperation.

Following reading Of a lengthy
communication from Secretary
Pickering, Of the Library Board,
containing the entire correspond
ence between the board and An
drew Carnegie, or his representa-
tives, relative to additional ap-
propria tions for the new library
building to be erected at the cor
ner of Spruce and Central, ac-
companied by remarks by Mr..
Pickering, the council at the Tues
day evening session gave it out
cold to the Laird of Skibo that
this city does not need any Of his
gold to help out in the cause of
free public libraries, assuring Mr..
Pickering the city would stand be-
hind the library board in any rea-
sonable expenditure for the pro-
posed new building. It was also
moved and carried that the board
be instructed to discontinue all
future negotiations with Mr.. Car
negie in the premises, and pro-
ceed with the erection of the pro-
posed building as soon as posi-
bic.
According to the report submit
mitted by Mr.. Pickering the plans
as submitted by Architect John
son will call for a building to cost
approximately $4,000, the plans
being drawn in accordance with
the ideas of members of the board
who have visited various libraries
with view to inculcating the bet
ter features Of the various build
lngs in the proposed structure.
The board has at it's disposal
from the sale of the present IL
brary and site some $4,000, and
the city feels that rather than be.
under obligations to the ironmast-
er OF Homestead fame it can bet
ter afford to pay the freight itself.
This view on the part of council
men will meet with popular ap-
proval.
The report of the appraisers in
the matter of the realty holdings
OF the Virginia Electric Power &
Water Company, giving the value
OF such holdings at $36,815.OO,
was accepted and placed on file,
and these figures will be certified
to Burns 4 Mcdonald to be incul-
Gated in their report of the CON-
pany appraisement.
The police and fire commission
IN communication made recon-
mendation for an increase in wa
ter service by placing cisterns at
two different locations in the city,
and for the placing Of certain
service pipes at logical points,
connecting with the lakes, for fire
purposes only. The recommend
alton was referred to proper com
mlttce, but will doubtless receive
favorable action.
Report was made of the serving
upon the mayor of a summons and
complaint in the matter of Matt
MattSon for personal injuries in
the sum Of $4,000, in which John
r. lleino and Theodore Hollister
appear as attorneys for plaintiff, ,
and a similar document in the case
Of Margaret Devine for a like
amount, in which NJ. H. McMahon
appears as attorney for plaintiff.
City Attorney Poirier was dele
gated for the defense of the ac-
tons, being authorized to employ
such legal advice as might be con-
sidered necessary in the premises.
n communication from the
Commercial Club endorsing the
actions Of the council in it's en-
deavor to have the Mesaba Rail-
way Company so change it's pro-
posed route through the city as to
come down Mesaba avenue to
Chestnut street, thence west to
Lake Boulevard, was read, ac-
cepted and ordered filed. On this
point report was made later in
the evening by the committee that
negotiations for a possible change
Of route were still pending.
A motion by Alderman NOLAN
that the city clerk be instructed
to write the police and fire COM
mission and the library board ask
ing that the minutes Of the meet
ings of these bodies be published
in the Enterprise and Virginian
was carried by unanimous vote of