The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06

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we're unwilling to sign the petition.
as sent to them by the council. that
the council instruct the city clerk
to publish notice as to the vacation
in accordance with the petition on
file as several owners have sales
pending and are unable to close the
deals until title is cleared. #
Moved and supported that the
communication of Mr.. Poirier be ac-
cepted and ordered filed and the
city clerk be instructed to advertise
for vacation according to the petit
ton on file in his office. =, ....l
Carried. 80: -
James p. Carey, municipal Judge,
notified the council that he had ap-
pointed Margaret Harnish as deputy
clerk of the court during the absence
of Jessie A. McNeill on vacation.
Moved and supported the COM
munication be accepted and ordered
filed and the appointment confirmed
by the council. -
Carried.
The: clerk Of the municipal court
reported fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending
August oath, 1912, the total for the
week being $368.20. The report
was accepted and ordered filed
Independent School District of
Virginia, by it's clerk, presented a
copy of a resolution by the school
board granting permission to the
city to construct water main
through block II, Rooney's Addi-
ton, passing around the north side
of the North Side school building
at distance of not less than Is
feet from the foundation walls.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and
ordered filed.
Carried.
Nels Anderson applied for permit
to use a necessary portion of Chest
nut street and the alley in the rear
of lot FL, block IS, while excavat-
ing for foundation and remodelling
of the building on this property. The
clerk reported that no bond &C.
companied this application.
MoVCN oAu 6uPpVA tOu CA0 POI AAAI
be granted subject to the filing with
the city clerk of a proper bond and
after the same has been approved
by the mayor and city attorney filed
in his office.
Carried.
The president and secretary of the
library board submitted to the coun-
Gil a second estimate in favor of
Jackson & Stone, architects. the
same being in the sum of $355.0}.
Moved and supported that a reso-
luton be presented to the council
authorizing the payment to Jackson
& Stone second estimate of
$355.09 for professional services in
connection with the new library
building.
Carried.
The secretary of the state board
of health submitted to Health Of
ficer Grove a report of the labora-
tory division on samples of water
collected at Virginia by w. H. Whit
taker on August 9Th, 1912. The
report was read by the clerk.
Moved and supported that the re-
port Of the state board Of health on
condition Of water as supplied in
the city be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
The meat inspectors report for
the week ending August 9th, 1912,
vas read, accepted and ordered
filed.
The secretary of the Commercial
club submitted letter to the coun-
Gil and also a petition accompanying
the same, in which the petitioners
endorsed and approved of the city
council granting $4,000 to the
Commercial club for advertising
purposes.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and
ordered filed and that the request
of the petitioners be denied.
The president ordered the clerk to
call the roll on the adoption or re-
lection Of the motion.
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Lund-
strom, NOLAN, Ketola, Coffey-5.
Nays: Alderman Heritage, Nc
Chez, Mr.. President-3.
The president declared the motion
adopted.
Mayor Murphy submitted to the
council a communication in which
he deemed it advisable to reconsider
resolution as to purchase of ad-
ditional cans for garbage, also the
contract for the haulage of garbage
and which was recently awarded.
Moved and supported the COM
munication be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
The committee on streets reported
favorably on the petition for con-
struction of sidewalk on Fourth
street, between Fourth and Fifth
avenues, on the North Side Addition.
Moved and supported the report
of the committee be accepted and
the petition ordered filed and that a
proper resolution be drawn and pre-
sented at the next regular meeting.
Carried.
As to construction of sidewalk on
the east side of Central avenue lead
ing to South park as requested by
the park board the street committee
stated that on account of a heavy
fill and lack of dirt It will be i'm
possible to make sidewalk connec-
tions this year.
Alderman Lundstrom brought up
the question as to ownership of pave
ment blocks and dirt being removed
by the street railway company on
Wyoming avenue.