The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-19
THE CITY GUN CT

Council Channba.., 2

s. ~. %5 H. Virginia. MIMI. Sept Oh, 1918
Regular nesting Of the city council q he
city Il Yfrginia, Ainnesota. ss' SS,a
+ Moved and supported that Alderman Nolan
lprestde - acting president. ~ = 49, IA
Council called 70 order b. the acting pr.ssi-
I Roll call. 49,: III, s.
Present: Aldermen Harvey. Lundst11uu,.
Keller. NOLAN. Natteon. ncGhee. Co6ey-7.
| Absent: Aldermen Heritage. Boyln-2.
| Moved and supported that the minutes b
approved a. read. :. k@ - X: II:
1 Carried. = p ....,f ~.- =.
President Boylan appears and presides over
Mells, Pnie 4 Co. submitted portion Of
the report Of investigation on measurements
| OF permanent improvements ON the streetD and
avenues of the city for the years 1910. 1911
Moved and supported that the report of the
auditors be referred 70 the COMMITTEES ON
finance for one week.
The reports Of the chief Of police and the
clerk Of the municipal court for tie week end
Ing ssptenbef 9Th. 1s13.were read. accepted
and ordered fled.
! Charlie Hanehos applied for permit 10 erect
an electric sign over his place Of business ct
No. PIT Chestnut street, and submitted the
customary tee Of 500.
Moved and supported that the permit be
nled in the clerks .ofaee. and tie permit l.
sued upon the approval Of the sign By the slee-
trie inspector.
| Carried.
The city engineer submitted to the council
for adoption and payment the follovine esti-
mates and in favor Of the following xrnas:
! General Contracting Co.. third approximate
estimate on 1918 paving contract, $2e.12 :Ss.
on storm sewer In Anderson's Third addition.
$2.s95.So.
Lawrence-McCann Co.. first approximate e.
innate on sanitary sewer in Fairview add
! Lawrence Mccain Co.. third approximate
$s66.45.
estimate on 1913 paving contract, $ls.64s.42.
H. L. Bartlett, second approximate esti-
mate on sanitary ads sewer in Andszson!s Third
Moved and supported that the estimates ~
| submitted by the city engineer in favor Of the
various contractors on 1918 improvements be
| allowed and ordered paid and the estimates or
dered fled in the Office Of the city clerk. and
separate resolutions drawn ordering the pay
ment Of the same.
The city attorney submitted to the council
quit-claim deeds running from Louise Larson
and Nels Anderson and wife to the city Of Yir-
ginia for the purchase Of lot Z. block 90. =
portion Of the new library site and which was
! acquired by the city through condemnation
proceedings.
mOVeO ana supported LQG QuIC-Cl8lQ0 00eo9
be accepted and the city clerk instructed to
have the same recorded in the Office Of the
register Of deeds; and upon return to the clerk
Of these deeds they be properly fled.
Carried.
The reports of the city clerk and city treas
| urer Of the financial condition of the city for
the month ending August s1st. 1sl3.w read.
| accepted and ordered fled.
Moved and supported that the matter Of the
removal of electric wires at the rear Of the
Lundstrom building in block 26. be referred to
the committee on light and water for invest
cation and report
Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter of A.
laborers for the month of August. 1918, be re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
| Carried.
City Attorney Morgan, reporting in the mat
ter of safeguarding the public interest and
from DAMAGE to property occasioned by the
oaving in Of the Madlbd mine 1T the east end
of Elm street, reported that the bond of
$4,000 running from A. B. Coates to the city
OF Virginia to cover an occasion Of this kind
would not be void until November Int, 1918.
city were conserved.
Moved and supported that the city attorney
| be instructed to request the Duluth. Winnipeg
Pacific Railway company to take up the spur
pany's depot, and also take up the matter with
| the proper officials of the payment to the
city by the company for crossing over = por.
ton of city property.
! Carried.
| The meat inspectors report for the week
ending September 9Th. 1918. was read. &C.
cepted and ordered fled.
CON munication from the agent Of the
stated that connections between his company
and the Duluth. Missabe Northern Railway
company had been referred to the traffic de-
partment. was read. accepted and ordered fled