The Virginia enterprise., 1913-06-27
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Public alton ef Proceedints
COUNCIL CHAMBER.


the City Of Virginia, Minnesota.
Moved and supported that Alderman
McGhee act as temporary president.
Carried.
Council called to order by the presi.
Roll call.
Present: Aldermen Lundstrom, Moi
Ian, Mattson, McGhee, Cofrey-5.
Absent: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey
Keller, Mr.. Presidents.
Reading of minutes of previous meet.
Moved and supported that the min
utes be approved as read.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the motion
adopted at a meeting OF the City Coun-
Gil on June srd, 1913, granting a permit
to the Hamm Brewing company to ex-
cavate under sidewalk space on the west
sioe of lot 16, block "a. for coal chute
and sidewalk lights be rescinded.
Carried.
Moved and supported that a permit be
use of space under sidewalk for coal
chute and light subject to the filing with
the city council of proper easement for
such street space and as prepared by
the city. attorney.
Cigarette licenses upon applications
were granted to Gerald Brothers, Min
ME He'll, Canelake Brothers, Walter
ordered turned over to the city treas
urer.
The clerk stated that this was the date
set in his advertisement to receive pro-
pOsals on road oil or dust-laying COM
pounds and that on his desk was one
proposal.
Moved and supported that the pro-
pOsal in the hands of the city clerk be
opened and read
Carried.
The same was opened and read and
proved to be from the Produce Refrig-
Grating company and offering to sell to
the city solvay granula ted calcium Chic
ride in quantities as may be desired and
to treat two miles, more or less, of
road at $17.6O per ton and a two-horse
spreader laying swath of ten feet at
5000, same delivery. a carload of 49,,
coo pounds being the minimum.
Moved and supported that the proposal
Of the Produce Refrigerating company
offering to sell to the city calcium chic
ride at $17.6O per ton and a spreader at
5000, f. o. b. Virginia, be accepted and
the proposal ordered filed in the Office
clerk authorized to enter into a con-
tract with this company for the fur
nishing of this material.
Carried.
clerk be instructed to advertise for pro-
typewriter for use in the city hall
Carried.
Property owners on the south side of
Ash street, between Mesaba and Rail
road avenues, and on the east side of
Mesaba avenue from the south side of
Ash tshot street to the south side Of Lareh
walk construction along these blocks,
and the same was referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
Louis A. Lynch applied for the posi-
tiOn of steam roller engineer and the
same was accepted and ordered filed.
NJ H. Boyle applied for position Of
inspector on paving and sewer work for
cepted and ordered filed.
Applications to sell milk and cream
we're received from Martin Nelson and
Cambridge Dairy and the same were,
upon motion duly supported, accepted and
ordered filed and the fees turned over
to the city treasurer.
Moved and supported that the acting
ization as defined in the city charter
Tht city attorney stated in COM
munication to the council that in cities
president Of the city shall appoint not
to exceed three court officers for the
municipal court and stating that no such
appointment has yet been made here
appoint suitable person. The COM
munication also defined the duties of
the court officer as to service OF pa
ordered filed.
The city attorney submitted COM
Interpretation Of Section of Ordinance
No 4S, this being relative to bill boards
and supervision thereof. The communi-
cation was accepted and ordered filed.
Z. l.. Judd. signing as agent Of the
North & South Side Land company, ct
al, in the matter Of vacation of GER
tain roadways in the First Addition to
Virginia. stated that the charter pro-
no oh lyo
enect the value OF the premises vacated
shall be deposited in the city treasury,
which value shall be fixed by a resolu-
ton of the City Council, and also stat
ing that committee should be appoint
ed to make a careful examination Of the
streets petitioned to be vacated and
streets which are to be dedicated and
report the same to the City Council at
the time Of the hearing on vacation as
advertised.
Moved and supported that the COM
munication be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the COM
mittee on city property and buildings
ward be appointed to appraise lands as
petitioned to be vacated and dedicated
in the First Addition to Virginia.
Carried.
The report of the chief of police for
the week ending June 7th. 1913. as to
arrests was read, accepted and ordered
filed.
The, The report of the clerk Of the mu-
week ending June 7th, 1918, was read,
accepted and ordered filed.
Acting President McGhee appointed
Lundstrom and President Boyian as the
Board of Equalization for the year 1918
The report of the meat inspector for
the week ending June 10th, 1918, was
1oS
Vice President Heritage appears and
presdes over the council, Alderman Nc
Ghee vacating the chair.
council flor permit to move a frame
building barn from lot 6, block 8, Orig
inal Addition, to lot IA, block l, North
Side, Addition, and submitted a $4,000 u
surety bond
The permit was granted. bond accept.
of the mayor and city attorney.
" Mckenzie made application for per
from lots 10 and II, block 49, to lot Ii
block g. Anderson's Third Addition, and
submitted n9a,it; "a: 100000 surety bond.
be granted, the bond accepted and order
ed filed after being approved by the
mayor and city attorney.
Moved and supported that the matte,
of the construction of bill boards in va
riOus portions of the city and against
which some criticism has been made be
referred to the committee on city prop.
erty and buildings for one week.
Carried.
Moved and supported that an allie,
lamp be- ordered installed on Railroad
avenue, between Elm street and Wal
nut street. near box NO. l of the police
signal phone system and that the ligh,
and water committee be given power t.
act in the matter.
Carried.
The committee on streets recommend
ed that the application of the park com
mission as to the use Of west ends o.
Elm and Oak streets for n)av proun6,