The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

Oh equipment upon 0h1cn the DID Il
based.''
Carried.
Moved and supported that Section
No. of this ordinance be stricken
from this ordinance and the follow
ing new Section shall be substituted
therefore,: -.
Section No. s. The rates to be
charged by the grantee for the sup
plying of local telephone service
hereunder within said city shall be
speclned in the bid. The bid shall
also specify the distance in any dlrec-
uon from the city of Virginia wnere
connections shall be made to sub
scrloers without CHARGE"
earned.
Moved and supported that the
words manual or other modern To-
cal and long distance be informed
after the word automatic in the thlro
line OF Section No. Z of this ordl-
nance.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
last sentence conlalned in Section
No. OF this ordinance be stricken
therefrom.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
council adjourn until Wednesday
evening, January 2znd, 1913.
Carried.
M. BOYLAN,
President of the City Council.
ALBERT E. BlCKFUhD,
corporate Seal). City CLERK.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Virginia, Mlnn., Jan. 2Znd, 1913.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
city council OF the city of Virginia.
Minnesota.
Council called to order by the vice
| president.
Roll call.
Present, Aldermen Harvey, Lund-
strom, Keller, Mattson, McGaee, Cot
fey, Mr.. Vice fresldent-7.
Absent, Aldermen NOLAN, Boylan
..
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
last tWo-titths Of Street improvement
assessments LEVIED against lots 4 and
., block ~, Original Addition, be
cancelled by the city.
Carried.
The matter of arranging to the
| Satisfaction OF the COUNCIL the re-
Ma4nAng sections IN the leleph0ue or
d4nance un0er discussion a. Lue pre-
vlOus session was lnen laken up.
moved and supported that the
Worus ''WltlOut expense to the sa4u
| city" be lnlerIlned AFTER the W0ru
'plovloed.' the same being IN the
arst line of Sec0on NO. ~, also tina.
Lne WOros without expense to tue
SAID city, SHAH ne interuuea atLel
me word "provlaed" and being LII
me fourth line OF Section No. ~.
Carried.
Pres4oent Boylan and Alderman
NOLAN lake their seat in the cOuuc4l.
moved and supported that Inc
Word discriminatory" snail be SUD-
StltuLed IOr the word "QestrucIlve
ana being IN the sixth line or Sec
ZION NO. IL OF This ordnance.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the
WoIa warrant be strlcken from the
end OF the 1our.n line IN the las.
paraglalh OF Section NO. IL and fol-
lowing the woro "snall" the 1oilow-
ing wor0s SHAH be added average
i've Telephones per ml4e or any pro
rata part incl eof."
Carried.
Moved and supported that Section
No. IL OF TINS ordnance be STRICKEN
ed out enLrely and the following
snail be substituted therefore,:
section NO. Is. Immediately up
on the taking effect OF this ordlnance
me CITY GEEK snail cause notlces To
oe prepared ana published as by the
c4ly cnarler proy4oed that sealeu
proposals will be received by the CITY
council ana considered ny 1t at It's
legu4ar meeting on March l1tn,
1913, for the granting OF this tlan-
chlse In this ordnance Contained anu
such noLlce shall further state tnaL
the franchise rights herein expressed
may be by the council granted to the
responsible corporation, lndlvidual
| or individuals who in Its, his or then
proposal agrees to accept all the
rights, Obligations and conditions
ABOVE expressed and who agrees to
give unto the city Of Virginia the
most valuable consideration consist
ing of a percentage of gross earn
lngs as in Section -Four a. hereof
provided, a particular type of SER
vice, lowest maximum rates for Local
service, free rule territory and free
service unto said city as in such pro-
posal set forth. And no bid shall
be considered by the city council un-
less the bid shall specify that the
city of Virginia shall be given fifty
500 per cent reduction from the
regular rate specified in the bid for
all telephones installed by the city
of Virginia. And each bid shall be
accompanied by Surety Company
Bond in the sum of 100000 run
ming to the city of Virginia condi-
toned that in the event of the &C
ceptance of the said bid by the city
council of the city of Virginia the
bidder will in the manner and with
in the time specified in this ordi-
nance, construct and install an auto
matte, manual or other modern tele-
phone exchange system as in its bid
provided and within the time speci-
fed in Section Seven CD hereof; and
in the event of any default in any
Of the conditions of said bond the
said successful bidder shall forfeit
to the city of Virginia as nQuidated
damages, the amount of said bond,