The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-11
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COUNCIL :. CHAMBER,


Virginia, MINI. Oct. q. 10 u.
Regular meeting Of the city =Goun-
|scil ct the sCitysof Virginia., Minn:
s. Council called tossorder BY the.
|presid lent. e. !
Roll cali
Present: Aldermen Harvey, Lund-
strom, Keller NOLAN, II attson, Nc
Chez. Coney. Mr.. Presid
s. Absent: Alderman Heritage
S Reading Of minutes Of previous
meeting. a. &c.,. IS .. ~
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried . =5s.2# +: #....S;.
Moved and supported that the
ordinance to amend certain portions
Of Ordinance No. - be given its sec
ond reading. s.i zE .: 3 r.: r.
Carried. " l. @ .:.> <* ia.
The ordinance was read by the
clerk. $50: c.s< VII. RI. ..~ :
a Communication from william
J. Stevenson, assistant attorney gen.
eral, relative to receipt Of certified
copy of resolution protesting against
the county auditor submitting cleo
ton supplies for the city Of Virginia
for cities of the fourth class was
read, accepted and ordered filed. IL:
The poundmaster stated in his re-
port that he had received $24.25s as
fees at the pound for the month of
September, 1912, and the same was
accepted and ordered filed. -:
| Two property owners on Ash
street, between Central and Virginia
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that the grade for sidewalk as es-
tabltshed on the north side of the
street was from IL to ~18 inches too
high and desired the grade lowered
in accordance.
Moved and supported that the
communication be referred to the
committee on streets and city en-
gineer. ~,
Carried. h..
The clerk of the municipal court
reported fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending Sep
TENDER 28th. 1912, total amount
ing to $418.35. The report was &C
cepted and ordered filed.
The city engineer submitted the
fourth approximate estimate of work
done by C. c. Butler on his cement
curb and gutter contract of 1912,
the estimate calling for payment to
Mr.. Butler of $2,186.23.
Moved and supported that the es-
innate be allowed and a resolution
drawn covering the payment of the
same.
/ Carried.
The city engineer submitted the
third approximate estimate of work
done by Warren Brothers company
on their 1912 paving contract, the
estimate calling for payment of $751;
$3.50.
Moved and supported that the es-
innate be. allowed and a resolution
drawn covering the payment of the
same.
| Carried.
The city engineer also submitted
final estimate of work done by c. c..
Butler on extension of sanitary sew
er in Rooney's Addition and amount
ing to $194.34.
Moved and supported that the es-
innate be allowed and a resolution
drawn covering the payment of the
| same.
| Carried. -. - 49,
The city engineer also submitted
final estimate of work done by C.
c. Butler on contract for storm sew
er on Fifth street from Second to
Third avenue. North Side Addition.
and amounting to $456.62.
! Moved and supported that the es-
innate be allowed and a resolution
drawn covering the payment Of the
same.
Carried. y.
Moved and supported that the pay
roll Of the employees at the incin-
orator plant for the month of Sep
TENDER, 1912, be allowed and or
dered payed and orders drawn in
payment of same. 49,.
Carried. u
| Moved and supported that the city
ers and team work for the month of
September, 1912, be allowed and or
dered paid and orders drawn in pay
ment Of same.
Carried. -
w. J. Archer, as secretary of the
! County Division club committee,
stated that there would be a conven-
ton at Hibbing on October 5th,
1912, to perfect the county division
proposition and desired to have the
council appoint one or more dele
gates to this convention. !;
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and orr
dered filed and that Mayor Murphy
be selected as the delegate to rep
| resent Virginia at this convention. !:
Carried. !:
The General Contracting company
presented a proposition to resurface
Cleveland avenue from Chestnut
street to Walnut street with btu
lithic pavement according to the
plans and specifications Of 1912 con:
tract for the same of $3.50 per
! square yard for each 2 inches in
thickness of wearing surface and
naming the different. parts of the
work which the city will be required
to do.
Moved and supported that the pro-
posal be- referred to the committee
on streets and the city engineer for
investigation and report. =, :
Carried. T.. l.. e. ::.r:* - !:
Three local owners of automobiles
for rent in communication protest.
ed against outside parties doing au:
tomobile business out of Virginia
without paying some fee, and the
communication was referred to the
committee on license and city attor-
ney. ~ m 4 z. zs..ss s... - ..
Communications relative to OPEN
ing q passage way through the Vir.
GINA & Rainy Lake Lumber comDa-