The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
lAlderman Corey takes Is seat IN

BY mutual consent Of the council
men the president ordered the or
dinance regulating slaughtering
houses and the inspection thereof
laid over until the next regular,
meeting. .z 81 . .. IS ~.
Warren Brothers Company pre-
scented Its maintenance bond in the
matter Of 1912 paving contract.
81. Moved and supported that the
bond be accepted and ordered filed
after approval of the mayor and city
attorney. z.. 80
Carried. s-zz za =
#~ The Virginia Park board submit
ted bill of $10.37 for the work of
widening of one block on Sage street
by reducing the boulevard and the
resetting of trees thereon so as to
allow the street railway more room.
Moved and supported that the
city clerk be instructed to forward
this bill to the Mesaba Railway COM
pany for payment, as per agreement.
Carried. :,
The clerk of the municipal cour;
submitted statement of fines and
costs collected in that court for the
week ending December 21st, 1912,
the same amounting to $3.50 .for
the week.
The report was accepted and or
dered filed.
The city engineer submitted to the
council complete statement of esti-
mates and particulars in the matte,
of all street improvements for the
past season and the same was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
Moved and supported that the
president appoint committee Of
three to go to Duluth and interview
the county treasurer OH the subjec,
of having the tax duplicate book fc1
the year 1912 placed in the office OF
| the city clerk.
Carried.
The president appointed Mayor
Murphy, Alderman Heritage and
himself as such committee.
Moved and supported that recess
be taken IN order that the council
can properly canvass the returns Of
the special election on $45O,00Q
bond issue, held December 18th,
1912, and as presented to the coun-
Gil by the city clerk.
Carried.
The recess was granted by the
president.
The president called the council
to order.
Moved and supported that mas.
much as the returns of the Judges
and clerks of the special election
held in this city on the 18th day OF
December, 1912. indicate the various
wards to have cast the following
votes for and against the bond issue
namely:
First ward, Eyes" 14S, no" 66
| Second ward. ives" 1872. mo" Is
Third ward, Eyes" 159. mo" 26
Fourth ward, yes" 100, mo" 20
Fifth ward, Eyes" SO, mo" "a
Sixth ward, eyes, 1872, mo" Al
and showing 804 in favor and Is:
against the bond issue, that thi
council accept the returns as sub
mitted and that they be filed in tn
proper manner by the city clerk, AM
that a resolution be drawn and pre-
sented declaring the proposition t.
have been carried and the bond is
sue authorized.
Carried.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution No. $40.
City of Virginia, MIMI,
December oath, 1912.
Resolution authorizing payment o
$572O6 as payment for interest OF
warrants.
BY Alderman Heritage:
Resolved, by the city council o
the city of Virginia, that the cit,
clerk be and he hereby is instructed
and authorized to issue warran
on monies of the Interest Fund il
the sum of $572.O6, in payment o
interest to the First National Banl
; of Virginia, Minnesota, and being TO
interest at six co per cent on War
rants Numbers 1926 and 1914.
Moved by Alderman McGhee, sup
ported by Alderman Coffey, tina
above resolution be adopted.
Ayes, Aldermen Heritage, Kelle,
NOLAN, Mattson, McGhee, Coffey
Mr. President.
Nays: None.
Adopted Dec. oath, 1912.
Approved Dec. 81, 1912.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution No. $50.
City of Virginia, Mimi,
, December oath, 1912.
> Resolution authorizing the trans
fer of monies from the permanen
improvement fund to the genera
fund and sewer funds.
BY Alderman Mattson:
Resolved, by the city council O
the city of Virginia,
Whereas, for benefits for publ
improvements during the year 1912
there has been assessed in the sur
, of $1S,539.72, as is shown by tn
report of the appraisers for benefit
for the year 1912, and on file in tn
, office of the city clerk of the city O
. Virginia,
Be it resolved, by the city counc1
of the city of Virginia, that mas
much as the sum Of $18,539.72 ha
> been paid out of monies in the ger
: eral fund for the purpose of carryin
2 on the work for which the above al
, sessments have been made, that tn
city clerk be, and he hereby is AZ
thorized and directed to cause to
transferred on his books of accoun
; and also the books of the city treas
urer the sum of SIS, 1914 from tn
permanent improvement fund to tn
general fund and $2,652.68 from tn
e permanent improvement fund to tn
r same fund, and at such times as an
n of the assessments indicated In tn