The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-05


in line with the white way standards. the per-
NIT to cover the running of necessary conduits
under the sidewalk to the building. The ap
plisa LEGATION was accompanied by fee Of $780,
| granted, the electrical work inspected by the
electric inspector and the permit issued on the
inspectors approval and the fee turned over
to the city treasurer.
! Carried.
Some Of the residents on Walnut street, be-
tween Mesaba and Railroad avenue. in pc
tition protested against the storage of wagons
| on this block and desired to have the council
! take some action to abate the nuisance.
Alderman Mattson takes his seat in the coun-
Gil:
The matter was referred to the city attorney.
| City Attorney Morgan reported in writing
on the matter of the vacation of the alley
running east and west through Block No. 43,
! the court house SITE and stated that after look
ing up the records in the purchase by con-
demnation proceedings. the county had pur-
chased this alley with the lots for $4,000, 90.
The report was accepted and ordered filed.
The Title Guaranty & Surety company pre-
scented to the council its consent to include GER
tain street improvements work in the con-
| tract and bond between the City of Virginia
and the General Contracting company.
| Moved and supported the consent Of the
the General Contracting company be accept
ed and ordered filed after being approved by
the mayor and city attorney
| Carried.
ter Of the Risbers Marwiek CO Contract e for
cement work for the present season, stated
that the contract between this company and
the city was for seventeen and one-half
The attorney gave to the council his ver-
sion of what constituted private driveways.
/ Moved and supported that the communica-
ton of the city attorney be accepted and
filed.
| Carried.
Property owner sand residents in Ander-
sons Third addition petitioned the council for
relief in the matter of requesting the Vir-
extend its lighting system to this addition
and the petition was referred to the COM
mittee on light and water for investigation
| and report.
The report Of the clerk of the municipal
court for the week ending August %. 1918,
showing a total of $l52.20 collected was
| read, accepted and ordered filed.
| The chief of police reported the arrests
| made by the policemen for the week ending
August %, 1913, and the same was accepted
and ordered filed.
ings reported unfavorably on the matter of
granting Carl Thiel of Hibbing. the sum of
$4,000 for the making of 1000 feet of moving
picture film of the city. as no charter provis-
ion could be found permitting the council to
expend any money for a venture of this kind.
! Moved and supported that the report of the
committee be accepted and Mr.. Thiel mott .
fled of the action of the council.
| The street committee reported favorably on
the acceptance of the plans and specifications
of the city engineer in the matter of WIDEN
ing and deepening the creek into which flows
the sanitary sewer from this city. with the ex-
ception of making trench ten feet wide in
stead of fifteen feet wide, as recommended by
the city engineer.
| Moved and supported that the report of the
committee be accepted and the plans and speci-
fcations be ordered filed in the office of the
city clerk.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the specifications
as to the ditching be left in the hands of State
Engineer Bass and the city engineer, and car
ried out according to the reports filed by Mr..
| Bass.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter Of &C.
ton on petition for vacation of that GER
tain alley-way in Block 80 be laid on the ia
BILE for one week
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter of
vacation of that certain alley-way in Block As
be referred to the committee on city prop
| erty and buildings for report at the next reg
ular meeting.
| Carried.
The matter of forcing sewer connections in
the 1856 locations as returned by the assistant
health officer at the last regular meeting, be
referred to the board of health.
Carried.
The work of placing the stand-pipe in Pills
bury addition in good order for the winter
| and water with power to act.
| Chairman Lundstrom of the street committee
| recommended that number of hitching posts
be installed on the public market site for the
purpose of accommodating the farmers who
come to the city with provisions, and a space
| cleared on the site surface for the teams to
stand on. and the street commissioner was in
| structed to carry out the recommendations of
| the street committee.
| Moved and supported that the city attorney
notify the Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Rail-
road company to plank the space between their
tracks on First street within five days or the
city would do the work and assess the cost to
the company.
| Carried.
Mayor Murphy proposed to the council that
some action be taken toward getting the city
ball teams together for charity and the pres
| ident of the council was instructed to issue a
| challenge to the different boards of the city
| for game to be played on date to be mu-
tually arranged and that 1000 tickets be print
| ed and distributed for sale;
| The matter of nuisance caused by the Duluth.
Winnipeg & Pacific railroad company in per-
hitting trains cars to stand on the siding
near Lake Boulevard during early morning
hours and also the taking of SO many tour
lists and laborers through West Virginia on the
way to Canadian points, was referred to the
committee on railroads.
C.. NJ. Doorway and Thos. Gill be appointed as
the appraisers for the 1913 benefits as to street
and sidewalk improvements, and that reso-
luton be drawn and presented making the ap-
pointment by the council.
! Carried.
The matter of taking proper care of the
garbage cans and keeping an inventory of the
health officer, and for him to select suitable
place for the same.