The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Official,
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. Publication Of
Proceedings =.
The
City
Council

Virginia, MIMI, Dec. 18th, 1912.
Regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil Of the city of Virginia, Minnesota:
Council called to order by the
president.
Roll call.
Present, Aldermen Harvey, Kel-
Ter, NOLAN, Mattson, McGhee, Mr..
Presidents.
Absent, Aldermen Heritage, Lund-
strom, Coffey-3.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
The city attorney in communica-
ton stated that if the council so re-
quested that the automobile or BIZ
cycle owners would refrain from
equipping their vehicles with the
siren horn but that there was no
manner in which the same could be
prohibited.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and or
dered filed.
Carried.
The city attorney submitted a
communication in>answer to the re-
quest of the park commission to
have cancelled improvement assess
nents against lots in blocks and
Is, Anderson's Third Addition to
the city. The attorney recommend
ed that the assessments against lots
in block 3, be cancelled and also the
penalty and interest which accrued
but that the lots in block Is should
stand the assessments as submitted
and for the park commission to ad-
just this with the parties from whom
the land was purchased.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and Or
dered filed, that the city clerk be in
structed to have cancelled the taxes
against block 3, Anderson's Third
Addition to Virginia, and that the
assessments against lots one to
fifteen, inclusive, block Is, of this
addition be adjusted between the
parties concerned.
Carried.
BY consent of the council, the or
dinance relative to Strengthening OF
animals within the city limits was
laid over until the next regular
meeting.
The chief engineer of the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern Railway CON-
pany stated in a communication that
the company would be pleased to
place in crossing over it's tracks
which cross the Wolf road if map
showing where the crossing should
be placed would be submitted to the
company.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and Or
dered filed and the clerk instructed
to forward to the company one of
the plats as made by the city en-
gineer showing where this crossing
should be located.
Carried.
The Virginia Commercial Club in
communication recommended that
the streets of Virginia should be
decorated for the holiday season.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and or
dered filed and that the matter of
decorating the streets for holiday
season be placed in the hands of the
street commissioner and the super
intendent of the parks.
Carried.
The Mesaba Railway company in
a communication desired permission
to erect sign in front of its pro-
posed waiting station on Wyoming
avenue, the sign to be eight feet in
length and two feet in width and
words waiting Station" lettered
thereon.
Moved and supported the COM
munication be accepted and the per-
NIT granted subject to the usual in
spection by the chief of the fire de-
partment.
Carried
The meat inspector submitted his
report for the week ending Deem
Der 18th, 1912. The same was read,
accepted and ordered filed.
Alderman NOLAN takes his seat in
the council.
The clerk of the municipal court
reported fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending De-
; cember 18th, 1912, the same
amounting to $187.S5 for the week.
The report was accepted and ordered
filed.
Residents and property owners in
block 10, Original Addition to Vfr.
ginia. petitioned the council for the
installation and maintenance of an
electric light at the rear of lot 6 Of
said block. The petition was referred
to the light and water committee.
The secretary Of the library board
submitted letter relative to the
city acquiring lots and 5, block 80,
which the commission has had under
option for the sum of 100000,
which option. is good until February
LIST, 1918.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and or
dered filed and contents thereof re-
ferred to the committee on city
property and buildings.
Carried.
w. B. Shaver petitioned the coun-
ell for permit to use the necessary
portion of Maple street and Virginia
avenue during the construction of
two story solid brick building on
lots 80 and 81, block %.
Moved and supported the permit
be granted subject to the fling with
the city clerk of a bond to be ap-
proved by the mayor and city at
torney.
Carried.
The park commission accepted the
councils offer of 800 per cord for
200 cords of wood at Olcott park.
Moved and supported that thu
offer Of the park commission to sell
to the city 200 cords of 16 inch dry
wood for 800 per cord at Olcott