The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Public alton Of Proceedinfs
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Virginia, MIMI,
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COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Virginia, MIMI,
January 28th, 1918.
Regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil of the city of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the
president.
Roll call.
Present, Aldermen Heritage, Har-
vey, Lundstrom, Keller, Mattson,
McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. Presidents.
Absent, Alderman Moilan-1.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read
Carried.
The meat inspector reported for
the week ending January 28th, 1913,
that the meat markets, hotels, bak-
cries and groceries were in good con-
dition and the report was accepted
and ordered filed.
The park commission submitted
it's third quarterly report of receipts
and expenditures and showing an
overdraft on January 1st, 1913, of
$2,777.21.
Moved and supported that the re-
port be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court
reported fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending Jan
uary 25th, 1913, the same amount
ing to $287.85 for the week. The
report was accepted and ordered
filed.
The report of the secretary of the
| police and fire commission for the
| third quarter of the fiscal year and
| showing a balance on hand January
LIST, 1913, of $34,0S7.OO, was read,
accepted and ordered fled
The Virginia Hockey club petit
| toned the council for permit for the
use Of portion of Roosevelt ice
rink so that the same could be used
for games and have the same board
ed and placed in condition for hockey
games. The petition was referred to
| the committee on streets.
The ordinance to amend certain
portions of Ordinance No. 1875 was
given it's second reading.
Alderman NOLAN takes his seat in
the council.
The telephone ordinance was then
taken up: as continued second read
ing. .. ..:
Moved and supported that the
words using standard equipment
be inserted after the word "city'
and being in the third line of Sec
| ton No. 9 of this ordinance.
carried.
Moved and supported that the
words land city engineer" be insert
ed at the end of Section No. 10 of
this ordinance
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
word Immediately be inserted af-
| ter the word "shall' and being in
! the third line of the second para
graph of Section No. j.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
word switch" be interlined after
the word Its" and being in the Sec
ond line of Section No. 9 Of this
ordinance.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
words and with" be stricken from
the tenth line in Section No. Is of
| this ordinance and the word "ac-
cept" be substituted therefore.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
word may shall be substituted for
the word "shalp' ana being at the
end of line nineteen of Section No.
Ii of this ordinance.
Carried.
Moved and supported that this
ordinance as read in it's amended
form be deemed as it's second read
ing.
Carried.
The water and light committee re-
ported favorably on the matter of
placing an alley light in block IS of
the Original addition to Virginia.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk instruct Tritchler Electric
company to install so watt lamp
on the pole at the rear of Weber's
flats.
Carried.
The committee on streets report
ed that it would recommend that for
the months of February, March and
April, 1913, that the salary of the
city engineer be fixed at $500 per
month and the salary of the assist
ant city engineer be fixed at $500
per month for these three months.
Moved and supported that the
report of the committee be accepted.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
health officer be instructed to make
out copies of monthly reports of the
lncineratOr plant operation since the
date of beginning and forward the
same to Fredric Bass of the State
Board of Health.
Carried
Moved and supported that the
matter of unrulely conduct at the
skating Kinks be referred to the
street committee with power to act.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to notify Mrs. A.
Dahl that her claim for plumbing
! work on her premises in block II
had been denied by the council.
Carried.
Moved and supported that Resolu-
ton No. 657 be reconsidered.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the date
OF receiving of proposals as con-
tanned in this resolution shall be
changed to February 25th, 1913,
and also that the city clerk adver-
tise for proposals in several of the
leading financial publications.
Carried - 5s#$s: zee .e+