The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-12
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WILL FILE ACTION FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES

Council OF Intentions in the Mat
+ ter OF the Injury Of His Daughter
Ethel Through Detective Sidewalk.
f. An official notification read to- the
city council Tuesday from William
Bruno gave formal notice Of the in
tent to institute damage SUIT in be-
half of his little daughter, Ethel, who
on June 14th, 1912, is alleged to
have sustained injuries through "a
defective sidewalk. The little girl
is less than two years Of age, and
through a companion carrying her
stumbling over a broken board re-
ceived broken leg near the hip,
which, it is alleged, will leave a per-
manent injury to the little one: !
The matter was referred to the
city attorney for consideration and
report as to the probable action of
the city in the case. .. -,
The committee appointed at pre-
vious meeting to Investigate the al
legedly poor work done on cement
walks and curb and gutter work in
the city during tn epast year or more
made report of many places in which
defective blocks were found and
places where the cement curb and
gutter work had failed to stand
up'' to grade. In the case of the
sidewalk work the report showed
that defective top dressing was the
principal fault of the work.. The
report was in writing and was re-
ferred to the city attorney with in
structions to notify the contractors
and their bondsmen of the alleged
defects and serve notice that repair
work must be made.
Attorneys R. c. Pickering, Luke
Burns and D. D. Morgan, appointed
by the mayo r some weeks ago to
make decision Of the question of the
legality of o. A. Poirier's appoint
ment as city attorney, such decision
being an adverse one, submitted a
bill in the sum of $50 each for their
services, which bill was duly audited
and ordered paid.
The committee on streets made
Recommendation of many new walks
to be. installed this year. and the
recommendations. will be inculcated
in resolution for presentation at
the next meeting.
The light and water committee
made favorable report on the matter
of the extension of the water service
on Ash street, recommended the in
stallation of arc lamps at the corner
Of Sage and Mesaba, Beech and Me-
saba and Hickory and Mesaba. They
also recommended the installation of
lights on the North Side as petitioned
for with the exception of an arc lamp
at the Mt. Iron road corner and at
the school corner. A resolution en-
bracing these recommendations was
ordered.
The mayor, at the close of the
business session, brought up the
question of the paving contract
awarded week previously by reso-
luton, which he had signed the pre-
Vious day, and at the conclusion
of his remarks stated he believed the
council should petition the charter
commission to so change the char
ter as to permit the city to do it's
paving and other public improve
ment work by day labor, should it be
deemed advisable. At the conclusion
of the mayors remarks he called up
on any citizen present to express
views on the question, F. w. Terrell
responding and stating, among other
things, that he considered the city
of Virginia had been paying at least
IS cents per yard too much for its
paving for the past four years, and
as an Offset to the claim of contract
ors the previous week that cement
was higher this year than last sub
mitted bill for cement bought in
June this year which in comparison
with a bill of year previous show
ed the cost to be 19 cents per barrel
lower. Other bills held showed that
certain contractors statements re-.
garding the price asked Of them this
year were we'll founded. The fact,
however, that the same number of
aldermen were not present as were
in attendance at the meeting at which
the resolution awarding contract
was awarded, however. precluding
any action on the question Of re-
scinding the contract, Alderman Kel-
Ter being out Of the city this week.
Report was made that certain le-
gal papers pertaining to city busi-
ness were still in the hands Of the
former city attorney, and instructions