The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

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to require four saloonkeepers to ap-
pear before the council at the meet
ing next week and give reasons why
their licenses should not be re-
voked if they desire to do 50. These
are three who have been convicted
Of keeping open at times the law
requires they should be closed.
They are Gus Snyder, Andrew John
son and Arthur Caza The fourth,
Frank Heikkila, is charged with
having in his employ bartender
who neglected to notify the police
when he saw one man rob another
in Heikkila's saloon.
1t will be the duty of the city at
torney to advise the various men
named, that the council has directed
him to summon them to appear be-
fore the council and be heard or the
council will take summary action
| for the revocation of the licenses.
The letter of the Progressive
| League was read, in which it was
stated that the league has voted IN
| favor of the adoption of the mu-
nicipal form of government for Vir-
ginia and asks the council to take
| the required steps to have this sub
mitted to vote of the people. This
| was referred to the ways and means
| committee.
| Engineer Frederick Bass, direct
or of the state board of health, wrote
in reply to letter from E. F. John
son, city engineer, that in order to
| give an opinion on the improvement
| of Virginias sewer system it would
be desirable to have conference
with Mr.. Johnson and suggested that
he come to St. Paul. BY motion
| Mr.. Johnson was directed to 60 to
St. Paul at the city's expense and
then it was included in motion that
President Boylan and G.. w. Lund-
strom, chairman OF the committee
on streets, also go along. They will
go in about two weeks.
The report of the superintendent
of the incinerator plant stated that
| the slaughter house near the plant,
which uses the facilities of the plant,
made additional expense and reQuir-
ed the men to work a longer time.
BY motion it was decided to look
into this and if the service to the
slaughter house is an additional ex-
pense and requires the men to work
a longer time that it be charged uI
against the operators of it.
DR.. J. H. Grove in making his an
nual report on conditions at the cit,
lookup said the management wa:
excellent and that he had no sug
gestions to make for Improvement
The mayor, reporting for the spe
cial committee which went to Du
luth to see the county treasurer il
reference to the placing of the ta
books in the city hall instead of a
| the American Exchange bank, sal
Mr.. Vivian had not said explicitl
what he would do.
The mayor said it was an in
justice to the other banks and to tn
people many times to have thes
| records at the bank and asked tn
city attorney if the county treas
urer could be enjoined from havin
the books at the bank if he insiste
on sending them there as in forme
years. Mr.. Morgan said he was nc
prepared to say, but would give hi
opinion at the next meeting of tn
council.
The mayor also called the atten
ton of the council to the fact tina
the city is paying $50 per mont
for milk inspection and never get
any reports. He suggested that thi
expense be curtailed and the amour
be applied toward the employmen
of an officer to see that the curfe,
law is observed. He asserted tha
it is being flagrantly violated an
that the regular police do not tax
action. He said children are on tn
streets and going into saloons an
the situation is disgraceful. Thi
will have further consideration a
another meeting.
i One matter of the utmost import
ance the council has to take care G
soon is the appointment of the ligh
and water commissioners who wi
take Office and be the first boar
under the municipal ownership an
manage the plant. There are thre
appointments to be made, one men
ber for two years, one for four yeal
and one for six. One of the men
bers will be the secretary of tn
board. The council will hold an il
formal meeting at the council chan
Der next Monday evening, when
will be decided who shall be the firs
three members of the water an
light commission.
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