The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-28
THE TIE! CITY COUNCIL II
Official Public aiion y Proceedinfa
COUNCIL CHAMBER


Council called to order by the vice
Roll call.
Present Aldermen Harvey. Lundstrom,
Keller. NOLAN, Madison, McGhee, Cof-
'e Xbs aa v Aider p9sSidf BSylsn1.
Readlng OF minutes of previous meet
Moved and supported that the minutes
Carried.
The clerk stated that this was the date
set IN his advertisement to receive and
the. buildings on lots and S, block g.
and that on his desk were four pro-
Moved and supported that the pro-
posals in the hands of the city clerk on
the purchase of these buildings be OPEN
ed and read.
Carried.
The proposals were opened and read
ana 3D. proved pr to be from the follovWing:
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Moved and supported that the pro-
sum Of $4,000 for the buildings on lots
and ., block g. be accepted and SO
mari ed and filed in the Office of the city
be instructed to sign a bill of sale on
Poirier of these buildings. and that a
CSOIutiOu NC uidWN anu presented COW
ering this transaction.
Moved and supported that the city at
notice to parties: now occupying the
building on lots and S, block 81, and
have. an immediate vacation of these
carried Carried
Moved and supported that the certi-
fed checks of all UNSUCCESSFUL bidders
and ne Boef g. OF be TetaFneS to otf the
| makers.
Carried.
clerk be instructed to release and return
to the maker his certified check accom-
panying the proposal on the sale to the
CITY or a"o garbage cans.
The reports of the city clerk and the
! city treasurer for the month Of Feb
Iuary' e 1s3. were read accepted and Or
The report of the clerk Of the mu-
nicipal court for the week ending March
d iItn, 1 S1sd was read accepted and or
the week ending March 18th. 1918. was
rr AZ Teep pfSs"e' eS petit
toned the. council for permit for the
erection Of telephone poles on certain
alleys and in F. Faryew
service to residents residing in. that ad-
dition. also presenting. blue print
sh5owing the location of the proposed
Moved and supported that the permit
| be granted and the communication and
the blue print be accepted and ordered
! filed.
! Carried.
The license committee reported favor
ably abb on No qHSr eepss to ia
Moved and supported that the report
Of the committee be accepted. the IL
ce9se gr ant the bond accepted l. and an
mayor and city attorney and that a
resolution be drawn and presented COW
er IN ;r3 the same
The finance committee reported that
Mr.. Butler o, had ad submitted to them his
city for over payments on estimate for
cement work during the year 1910. Mr..
Butler claiming that he still had claim
against the city for work done that year
| which had not as yet been turned in for
payment and the committee recommend
ed that the city engineer check up with
Mr.. Butler the amount which is said to
Moved and supported that the report
check turned over to the city treasurer :
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to write a letter to
the Canadian Northern Railway company
placed in the tower of the new depot at at
the west end Of Chestnut street accord
ing to a verbal promise made by officers
OF IT. the he; o company in 1911.
Moved and supported that the city at
torney be instructed to draw a contract
clerk in the matter of delivery of @oe
garbage cans and that the cans are to
be- delivered April 18th, 1913.
clerk be Instructed to write a letter to
the. State Board Of Health requesting
a part of the State Board of Health aiH in
matters coming under it's supervision.
Moved and supported that the matter
way for storm sewer outlet in Virginia
lake be referred to the committee on
streets and city engineer.
Moved and supported that the city
| clerk pc instructed to notify the Me-
extension bell box now located in the
! council chambers and place the same in
the city, engineers quarters.
Moved and supported that the special
committee appointed on trying to secure
| the tax books for the collection of taxes
in the city clerks office be RECOMMENDED
| to confer with the like committee of the
Eyeleth city council on the same subject.
Moved and supported that the president
appoint committee of three to look up
the matter Of acquiring site and plans
and specifications for a new city hall for
| this city and report to the council.
| Carried.
The president appointed on this COM
mittee Mayor Murphy, Aldermen NOLAN
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to cause to be made
certified copy of Resolution No. SIS
| and serve the same upon the Virginia
| Electric Power & Water company.
! Carried
Moved and supported that the city at
promise agreement between the city of
Virginia and the owners OF property in
blocks ! and :. Anderson.s addition, in
! the matter of payment for paving Of
Sage street between Mesaba avenue and
! Wyoming avenue.
| Carried.
The clerk was instructed to read the
summons as written by the city attor-
ney. and served upon Patrick Sullivan,
! holder of liquor license No. 625 and To-
| Gated at No. 81 Chestnut street, said
summons citing Mr.. Sullivan to appear
before the council at this meeting and
show, cause why his liquor license should
| not be revoked and as the complaint
| stated that he had been convicted III the
| municipal court for violating the state
liquor laws on February 18th, 1918, the
clerk read the summons.
| President BOylan vacateS his seat and
calls Vice President Heritage to the
! chair.
! Attorney Mcmahon appeared for Pat
! rick Sullivan as attorney and endeavOred