The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-12
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official Public alton y Procssdinss.

81 Official Publicasion y Procssdinss
II =, Council Chamber.
I = ~ Virginia. Minn.,sept 2, 1913
Il. R g Xe sstinf 49, e tie city council Of II
= Council called to order by the president.
B Present: Aldermen Heritage. Harvey. Lund
stron. Keller. NOLAN. CofRey. Mr.. President
Absent: Alderman Mattson. AcGhee-2.
Reading Of minutes Of previous meeting. =
Moved and supported that the minutes h
approved ~ read. -
Carried. f., = p.
Alderman MeGhee takes his seat In the eoun.
ell.
Moved and supported that the city clerk b
tons, more or less, ofcoal for the city hall 70,
the season 1918-1o14.
Properly owners on the north side Of All
petitioned for construction Of cement side.
walk along this block, and the same was re.
ferred to the committee on streets.
! Property owners and residents in block g.
ell for installation Of water mains adjacent
to this block and the same was referred ia
! the committee on light and water.
Moved md. and supported that The application
granted and the check Of $25 turned over t.
the c. city treasurer
Garon 4 solosky applied to the council fol
auetioneer's license for thirty days for the
purpose Of disposing Of stock Of clothing n
No. 205 Chestnut street and submitted . fe<
Of 5000.
Moved and supported that the application
be granted and the fee turned over to the city
treasurer.
| Carried.
leeted s2l.oo At the city pound during the
month Of August, 1913.and the report wa
read. accepted and ordered fled.
Superintendent Elliott. Of the D. W: p
attorney. stated that the crossing on First
street would be planked between the tracks
and the property taken care of Immediately
md nd the e., communication was accepted and or
Property owners and residents in Ander.
sons Third addition petitioned the council
for installation Of water mains, and the same
was referred to the committee on light and
water.
Moved and supported that the application of
Matti Koski for permit to remove . small
frame building from lot s. block %. to lot
10. block "a. Second addition, be granted and
approved by the mayor and city attorney.
Carried.
Moved and supported that Matti Koski be
instructed os to place Plsnks between the rollers
building on Hemlock and Beech streets and
Mesaba avenue.
Carried.
The report Of the chief Of police for the week
The report Of the clerk of rbe municipal
court for the week ending AUG, vt 3oth. :'iS.
was read, accepted and ordered lied.
Acting upon complaint Of the city wire in
spector the city attorney in q letter called At
tention to the council OF certain defects in
work on white way systems being installed
By the Star Electric company on Central and
Mesaba avenues. and the communication was
accepted and ordered filed.
| Moved and supported that unless the final
estimate of the Star Electric company on white
way construction be o. K:'d by the proper Of
Acials that the same will not be allowed by
| the council.
Carried.
The petition for the construction Of water
mains along Cherry street was referred to
the committee on light and water.
The report Of the meat inspector for the
week ending September End. 1918. was read.
Moved and supported that the payroll Of the
city time-keeper for street labor and incin-
orator plant salaries for the month Of August.
1919. be allowed and ordered paid.
The clerk stated to the council that this was
the date set in his advertisement to receive
proposals for the work Of widening and ditch
ing of the creek into which flows the Virginia
lake. and that on his desk were five proposals
Moved and supported that the proposals In
| the hands Of the city clerk be opened and read
to the council.
! The proposals were opened and read and
proved to be from the following:
cubic yard.
L.wrenee:Mecann Co.. Eveleth. Mimi. Is
Butler-Coo Contracting Co.. Hibbine.
Mimi. 45 cents per cubic yard and rock in
ledge solid $500 per cubic yard.
Carl Hall & Co.. Duluth. Mimi. 4s cents per
King y Bartlett. Virginia, Mimi. 81 1-2
cents per cubic yard. rock $3.50 per cubic
The president declared recess that the
ais submitted.
Council called to order.
| Moved and supported that the proposals
opened and read at this meeting for the ditch
the sanitary sewer Of Virginia be laid on the
table until the adjourned regular meeting Of
this council on Friday evening. September bth
1918.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the certified checks
Of Risberg 4 Warwick and Carl Hall and Co.
accompanying the proposals on widening Of
Makers. a. hey So1 p s1e% 70 heS
in price
The COMMITTEES on city property and build
alley running east and west in block 43. IS
petitioned for, the committee deeming it to
be not in the interest of the City of Virginia
70 vacate this alley.
Moved and supported the report Of the COM
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey. Lundstrom. Moil-
an NM, Msche xid c9syS He,,t... x.., M
Upon the foregoing vote the president de-
clared the motion adopted.
Moved and supported that inasmuch as the
vacation Of the alley in block 4S has been
denied, that the city attorney be instructed to
draft a lease to the parties abutting on this
alley in the sum Of 800 per year and grant
the use Of the alley In any way Whatsoever
By the parties interested 20 long a. the title
Il Carried.
The committee on light and water assured
the council that the matter Of water main
extensions through Ash and Oak streets will
be taken care of 20 that the residents on these
streets would be furnished with water before
the cold weather sets in.
Moved and supported that the city engineer
be instructed to make = profile Of the cement
sidew.k and street grade on the north side
oming avenues and submit the same at the
ne 9tr regular meeting:
Moved and supported that joseph Baekus
council . proper bond for the renodelins Of
his building on Chestnut street, or the work
would be stopped.
Moved and supported that the city attorney
be instructed to 20 word the agreement on
easement running from J. L. Murkley to the
city Of Virginia in the matter Of vacation of
alley way in block 81, that the city viii be
projected at all times.
Moved and supported that the council ad-
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