The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-10
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Regular meeting Of the City Council 81 The
city Of Virginia. Minnesota
! Council called to order: By the Prnident. #
Roll call FL -
strom. Keller, NOLAN. Mattson. MeGhee, Cot
fey. Mr.. President9. Es
Absent, none, z*. 4. ~: ES5s;@5
1 Reading Of minutes Of previous meeting.
approved ~ read. s=s :&=.S55 - .se:;-$% II =
"A communication from the Western Electric
company relative to payment for standards on
ref s 70 1 the eomits on tnsnee
/. Property owners on Lake Boulevard In .
| communications requested the council TO- in
sist upon the removal Of the spur track nd
Duluth, Winnipeg e Pacific Railway company.
The communication was referred to the COM
| mlttee on railroads and mayor.
John Aa1uran at No. ~ Chestnut street
and Richard Hill at No. 108 Chestnut street
applied for renewal Of liquor licenses at these
locations and submitted the customary bonds.
| Moved and supported that licenses be grant
ed, the bonds accepted and ordered hled alter
| being approved by the mayor and city attor-
| ney and that separate resolutions be drawn
and presented covering the same.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the pay roll for
services at the incinerator plant for the
l,,nth of September. 1918. and the city time
keepers report for amounts due street labor
and team work be allowed and ordered paid.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
nes and costs collected IT. that ssar t., tor the
amounting to $3.50: The report was read.
accepted and ordered filed.
The meat inspectors report for the week
ending September 3Oth, 1918, was read. &C.
lcepted and ordered filed.
! r. J. Montague. attorney for Maurice J.
Dover in the matter of the claim OF Maurice
J. Dover for injuries alleged to have been
sustained by him by reason of the flooding OF
his barber shop in July. 1913. desired to know
what the attitude Of the council was in allow
ing this claim and the same was referred ia
the city attorney.
The members of the Swedish Lutheran
church and the Swedish Baptist church on the
corner of Cleveland avenue and Poplar street
petitioned the council for installation OF IN
arc lamp at this corner and the same wa
referred to the committee on light and water.
The mayor submitted to the council his ap.
pointment of S. Oberg as = member Of the po
lice and fire commission to fill the unexpired
term of Chas. J. johnson, resigned.
Moved and supported that the appointment
by the mayor of Mr.. Ober9 be confirmed.
Carried.
Nels Anderson was granted permit to ex;
cavate for the basement on lot %, block 10.
The committee on light and water to whom
was referred the matter of water mains being
exposed to frost submitted communication
to the council and accompanied by a blue print
showing the locations of the mains in question
and recommended that the mains Mesaba
avenue be lowered and also the 81 in. ser.
vice pipe on Larch street between lots and II
block Is. Anderson's Second Addition be low.
cred at the city's expense.
Moved and supported that the blue print
and communication be accepted and ordered
filed and that the street commissioner be in
structed to have this work done by day labor.
The mayor submitted communication to the
council in the form of q written report of the
transactions entered into by him in behalf Of
the city and the Virginia Electric Power 4
Water company in closing up the purchase Of
the plant of this company and desired t.
have the report ratified and accepted.
Moved and supported that the report of the
mayor relative to the closing up Of the pur'
chase of the plant of the Virginia Electric
Power & Water company be approved and
ordered filed. and a resolution drawn covering
the transaction.
| Carried.
A memorandum of agreement signed by M
A. Murphy as mayor and 0. H. Griggs a.
president of the Virginia Electric Power &
Water company relative to certain matters OF
a financial nature between the city and COM
pany submitted to the council for appro-
VAL
Moved and supported that the memorandum
Of aereesnent between the mayor and the pres
ident of the Virginia Electric Power L Water
company be accented and approved and order
ed filed in the office of the city clerk.
| Carried.
Mayor Murphy in a short talk to the coun.
Gil along important events in connection
with the purchase of the light and
water plant was given very en-.
thusiastic encore at the conclusion of his re.
marks and upon q motion made by Alderman
McGhee and supported by Alderman Lund
strom rising vote of thanks was given the
mayor for his persistent and energetic efforts
toward the contamination of the long pending
transaction.
The street committee reported very baC
condition of sanitary sewer line on Wyoming
avenue from the manhole on Oak street two
blocks north. and the street commissioner was
instructed to replace this sewer line by day
labor and the same to be paid for out of thu
general fund.
Moved and supported that the appointment
of James Giblin as assistant city attorney TO,
| the purpose of taking care of the municipa
court work while City Attorney Morgan i.
taking of district court work for thu
city be confirmed
| Carried
Moved and supported that Jackola Brother,
be granted permission to erect q cement stair
way to the building on the corner of Wyom
ing avenue and Pine street and at the Wyom
ing side.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted to the council
plats showing where the streets and avenue,
had been paved with bitulithic and creosote,
wood blocks during the present season ant
the same were referred to the finance com
mittee.
Council Chamber.