The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-12

Balsam street.
Virginia avenue from Maple street
to Cook street.
All the said portions of streets
and avenues to be paved with IL
inch creosote block, 16 pound oil
pitch filler, at $3.50 per square yard
and IS cents per cubic yard for earth
excavation, be, and the same Il
hereby accepted and the clerk shall &C
mark the proposal and file it in hif
Office.
Resolved Further, That the mayor
and city clerk are hereby authorized
to enter into contract with Warren
Brothers company for the doing OF
said work. :.
Moved by Alderman Coffey, sup.
ported by Alderman Ketola, that
above resolution be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Har.
vey, Lundstrom, Keller, NOLAN, Ke-
tola, McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. President
g.
Nays: None.
Adopted July End, 1912.
Approved July 8th, 1912.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution No. SAT.
City of Virginia, MIMI,
July End, 1912.
Resolution accepting estimate OF
the city engineer in the sum Of 49,
97O.S1 to G c. Butler on cement
curb and gutter and cement side
walk contract, 1912.
BY Alderman Heritage:
Resolved, By the City Council OF
the City of Virginia,
That the first approximate esti-
mate Of the city engineer in favor
of C. G. Butler in the sum of three
thousand nine hundred seventy and
S1-100ths dollars ($3,97O.81) for
work performed on cement curb and
gutter and cement sidewalk con-
tract, 1912, be, and the same hereby
is accepted and approved, and the
city clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to draw an Improvement
warrant on the general fund bearing
interest at the rate Of six (6) per
cent per annum and deliver the same
to the said c. c. Butler in payment
of said estimate.
Moved by Alderman Coffey, sup
ported by Alderman NOLAN, that
above resolution be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Har-
vey, Lundstrom, Keller, NOLAN, Ke-
tola, McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. President
3.
Nays: None.
Adopted July End, 1912.
Approved july 9Th. 1912
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution No. 54S.
City of Virginia, MIMI,
July End. 1912.
Resolution Offering to the Virginia
Electric Power & Water Co. the sum
of $443,736.S9 for it's light, water
and heating plant, together with
property appraised by Burns & Nc.
Donnell and the board of appraisers.
together with all it's rights, fran
chises, interest and all appurtenan.
ces.
BY Alderman NOLAN:
Resolved, BY the City Council OF
the City Of Virginia, that
Whereas, The Virginia Electric
Power and Water Company did on
the 26th day of December, 1911,
limit to the council of the City OF
Virginia it's written proposition Of
fering to sell it's electric light, water
and heating plant. together with all
machinery and appurtenances con-
nected Herewith and all rights
franchises and interests connected
Herewith to the city of Virginia and
Whereas, In the said communica.
ton it was suggested by the said
Virginia Electric Power and Water
Company that the City of Virginia
secure some compel ent person OF
persons to determine the true value
of said electric light, water and heat.
ing plant, together with all ma.
chinery and appurtenances connected
Herewith, and
Whereas, For the purpose of de.
termining the true value of said
electric light, water and heating
plant, together with all machinery
and appurtenances thereunto belong.
ing, the said City of Virginia did
employ Burns and Mcdonnell, en-.
gineers and did by resolution on Feb.
ruary 9th, 1912, appoint Alexander
Reid, John Ketola, Clarence e. Moore
Thomas Gill and Adolph Kellar to
appraise the value of certain real
property of the said Virginia Elec.
trio Power and Water Company, and
Whereas, On March IL, 1912, the
said appraisers, Alexander Reid
John Ketola, Clarence E. Moore
Thomas Gill and Adolph Kellar, ap'
praisers appointed by the council
did report the appraised Valuation
Of all the real estate shown upon q
plat furnished to the said apprais'
ers by the Virginia Electric Powe1
and Water Company, which property
ON the said plat 10 described a. fol.
lows: Land owned by the Virgins
Electric Power and Water Company
in block thirty-three (33), and bloch
twenty-five, with portion OF Silver
Lake. Virginia. st. Louis County
Minnesota, to be thirty-dve thous'
and sixty-five and n0-100ths dollar
f535,O65.00), and s ..@.. 81" u
!, Whereas. The said Burns and Nc
Donnell, engineers, after . thorough
investigation and having taken {
Thorough. inventory Of the assets o.
the said electric light, Water and
heating plant, together with al ma
chinery and appurtenances thereun
to belonging and toEether With q
the resi- estate appraised by the sait
Alexander Reid, John Ket0h, Clar
fence e. Moore, Thomas Gin mi
/ Adolph Kellar, appra issrs. Tspoftel
1.-THE phy1ieal VALVE % the rid ohoy,