The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
THE CITY COUNCIL 3
Official Public alton y Procsedin1o
COUNCIL CHAMBER. :.
Virginia, Mimi, May 18th,


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COUNCIL CHAMBER. -:
Virginia, Mimi, May 18th, 1913.
Regular meeting Of the city council OF
the city of Virginia, Minnesota. :.
Council called to order by the presi'
dent. 49,: -,
Present, Aldermen Harvey, Lundstrom
Mo1lan, Mattson. McGhee,1 Coffey, MT
Absent, Aldermen Heritage, Keller-2
Reading of minutes OF previous meet
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
Alderman Heritage takes his seat ir
The FIRST National Bank submitted it,
bond OF 100000 in the matter OF dis
R Bamf Guiding line and me eonstruction
a larger building on lots and o. olocS
be accepted and ordered filed after be-
ing approved by the mayor and city al
tOrney.
Carried. e..
the week ending May 18th, 1913, was read
accepted and ordered filed.
An ordinance creating sewer dlStr:c'
No A. and embrac cling ter. tory in FAR,
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nance be given it's third and final read
ing.
The ordinance was READ by the clerk
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman h aannt ae'"ase '"a' '"e '''
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey
Lundstrom, NOLAN. tMattson, Corey
McGhee, Mr.. Presidents.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the ordinance ADOPTED.
The ordinance creating sewer dlstric.
Arthur GAIA at No. 2l9 Chestnut street,
E. ID. Lindsay at No. 3SS5 Chestnut street
and Olaf johnson at NO. 323 ChestnHit
censes and each presented $aNo'"
Moved and supported that the applica-
tons for liquor licenses OF T.: an L. LINZ 1he
bonds accepted and ordered hled a1t e!,
beng approved by the mayor and city
alto. ney and that separate resolutions
he drawn and presented covering thu
same.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the applicSa-
ton OF Arthur GAIA be referred to the
license committee.
The State Railroad & Warehouse com
mission submitted communication TO
passenger service Of the Great Northern
hallway company was discontinueo
through agreement at a meeting held on
Moved and supported that the city at
torney be instructed to write to the
commission and ask for hearing Oil
Great Northern Railway passenger SER
vice matter at Virginia.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to notify the councilS
,l,l tNl11O
Mt Iron that a protest had been sub
mittel for the taking off OF passenger
service on the Great Northern railway
and the council Of Virginia des ire. to to
II meeting to be held at Virginia.
The officials and citizens of the village
of Bull submitted to the council i, an IN, m
Of the new municipal hall at Buhl or
Thursday evening, May 18th, 1913. ;.o
ton be accepted and the city clerk be
instructed to acknowledge the same with
thanks.
Henry Hauta applied for permit to use
a portion of Mesaba avenue while re-
constructing the rear of his building on
lot II, block II. and submitted 100000
Moved and shpponted that the permit
be granted. the bond accepted and order
ed filed after being approved by the
mayor ana CITY attorney
Cigarette license applications We're re-
ceived from New Fay Hotel. Sam Mia
YETI, Kopp & Morris and the Model
Pharmacy. p:
Moved and Supported that the licenses
be issued according to state law and that
the money be turned over to the city
treasurer.
Carried.
Moved and supported the clerk be in
structed to notify the chief of police to
oil <,Sr ,ott n ,11Vp ~, tH1 oStx
make proper application and pay the
proper fee for the same according to
state law.
Carried.
The financial statement Of the city
clerk for the month of April. 1918. and
also the report of the city treasurer for
the same period were read, accepted and
The Product Refrigerating company of
Minneapolis submitted to the council fig
ures for the purchase Of carload lots of
granulated d,. calcium chloride for the pur-
Moved and supported that the matter
~ H1e! poT Mart TO af McGhee-2.
Mat Hso; Goffey. Mr. Presidemt-s o'''
Coffey, Mr. Presidents.
The president declared the motion lost.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for pro-
posals for sufficient amount of ROAD oil
10 OIL TWO miles OF roadway, more or
less, 16 it. wide. the companies prOpos-
ing to furnish specifications and samples.
Carried.
H. S. Gillespie, as secretary of the
Fourth Of July committee for 1913, SUBJ
mitted communication to the council
in which 100000 donation from the city
was requested.
Moved and supported that the matter
be referred to the committee on finance.
Carried.
r. L. Cow & Company applied for
pawn shop license at No. 22S Chestnut
street and the same was referred to the
committee on license.
c. c. Butler, contractoT ana f. F.
Johnson. city engineer, submitted an at
tdavit to the effect that the sum of
t252O was the total amount due as a
balance for work done by Mr.. Butler
during the year 1910.
Moved and supported that the affidavit
be accepted and ordered filed and a res
olution drawn authorizing the payment
of the sum of $252.50 to Mr.. Butler.
Alderman Heritage submitted mo-
ton amending the original motion and
the same was supported by Alderman
and johnson also file ai1idavfts that the
amounts paid on contracts between Mr.
Butler and the city of Virginia for the
years 1911 and 1912. was all that was due
said contractor.
The president put the amendment ia
the motion to the council and the same
was declared adopted and then submitted
to the council the original motion and
the same was adopted
The city engineer submitted to the
council a letter stating that all roof