The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-16
AL very .CoMPtAcEHT
IT MEETING Of COUNCIL
No Evileaees Whatever That Opposing
elements Arc Setting All Set fof
Political Battle. Al Polls.

Nothing of a sensational nature
developed at the meeting Of the
Guy council Tuesday night, al
though a big audience had gathered
lnele TO witness anything that
might happen. The meeting was
one Oh the most prosaic that has
been held for a long time. Moth
ing transpmed in the session that
would inuicate that. political hos
t,litits are existing Oh the outside
a,h that a petition is in existence
with a sufficient number Of sign
.rs TO recall the mayor for want
ol confidence and inability to carry
out campaign promises.
The ordinance creating the sewer
district in the FaiEview addition
was given a third and final read
ing and that creating sewer dis
triri in Andenon's third addition
WAS gwen a second reading.
lhe city clerk was directed to
nolIly the railroad ana warehouse
commission that Virginia desires a
nearing on the taking off OF the
ureal Aorthern's Merry Widow
lran,, TO be held In Virginia and
the city clerk will also ask the
councils and commercial clubs OF
Lnrsnohn, Buhl, Kinney and Noun
tain Iron to cooperate with Nir-
g,nia LII having the train service
which has been abandoned, restor-
ed. The railroad gives as a reason
lor discontinuin the train into
Virginia, that it is not patronized
since the interurban cars are In
operation.
The mayor and aldermen were
invited TO attend the opening OF
the village hall at Buhl Thursday
night. The invitation was acknoW-
ledged. BY direction of the coun-
Gil, the chief of police will see to
it that all the places where cigar
eties are sold, take out licenses.
Only few of the many places
have yet made application for Ii
cens6s.
According to- the report + 1.-The.
city clerk and the city treasurer,
the city was in first class finan-
cial condition May 1. The balance
over all that date was 1924, .05.
Action was taken authorizing the
advertising for bids for the con-
struction of the two miles of road
way essential to connect up with
the Gilbert road to make a high
way to Eveleth that will be of bet
ter grade and much less expensive
than the present straight road over
the hill.
The city will have great
Fourth Of July celebration this
year again and the, Comnbercia ial
club desires that the council ap-
preparation shall be $1,000. The
request for this amount Was made
by letter. Without any discussion
the counciL referred the request
to the, finance committee.
R. l.. Cow & Go. made applica-
ton for pawn brokers license.
The city has no ordinance regulat-
ing pawmbrokers but the applica-
tion was referred to the license
committee. Aid. McGhee asked if
there were not some way to keep
pawn brokers from opening up in
Virginia, as up to- now the CITY
has not had pawnbroker's shop.
Aid. Boylan commended there ought
to be a place, other than the es-
tablished banks, where a man can
go and obtain $40 or what ever sum
he requires, ON his watch or what
ever he may have Of value, and
stated that he had been broke
himself, many times, and had used
the conveniences of the pawnbrok
ers shop.
The clerk was directed to adver
tise the date of a hearing on the
petitions for the vacation of Mes
aba avenue and other streets which
are included in the Columbia mine
property. Another road will be
provided which will take the place
Of Mesaba avenue. It is said the
business interests of Mesaba ave-
nue. are in favor of the plans tha
have been made for the closing Oh
the street as it now exists.
The automobile for hire ordm.
anoe was given consideration again
with the license fee fixed at 81!
per year and fixing the limit o
charges that may be made. Tn
day rate shall not exceed $25 AM
the hour rate will be 81 or $5, &C
cording to the capacity of tn
car.