The Virginia enterprise., 1914-04-10
THE CITY COUNCIL
officiai Publioatio sf Proceedinss.
Council G Chamber.
ss-.i VIRGINIA MINI

,.*: March 31st, 1914.
city of Virginia, Minnesota = : : ~ -
| Roll call. - 80 80 + &. = : :
| NOLAN. Mattson, McGhee, Mr. Vice-president
Absent: Aldermen Keller, Coffey, Roylan
Reading of minutes of previous meeting
" Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read @"27@S |'.s@ 7,'@s 4'@ss,~->'
Carried. -<". ..-.
- Alderman Coffey takes his seat in the
| council. ! . - -
The clerk of the municipal court reported
| fines. and costs collected in that court for
amounting to $e4: rs. The report was az
cepted and ordered filed.
| The. state FIRE marshal submitted to the
% the Of FIRE and Weh he 10
mended be passed by all municipalities in the
state as precaution and placing authority on
the mayor in looking after this unnecessary
Moved and supported that the matter be
| referred to the incoming council.
| Carried.
The board of health submitted the annual
report OF operations at the incinerator plant
filed.
The local agent of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern Railway company, answering a let
connections with the Great Northern Rail-
way company, stated that the matter had
been referred to j: B. Hanson, general freight
| agent, and he will advise the council later
! of the action to be taken.
| Moved and supported that the communica-
| ton be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The milk inspector reported milk and cream
| tests under dates of March 18th and 25th
| 1914, and the same were accepted and Or
dered filed.
Property owners and residents in block g.
Pillsbury Addition, petitioned the council for
extension of water mains and the same was
referred to the incoming council
! Lackery Brothers made application for Ii
| cense to operate automobile for hire, the auto
mobile being an "EME" FIVE 6ye,a passenger, and
tion being accompanied by $25.00 fee.
Moved and supported that the license be
granted and the fee turned to the city
treasurer.
Carried.
The report of the chief of police of arrests
in his department for the week ending March
28th, 1914, was accepted and ordered fled
Larson Brothers applied for renewal of
plumbers license submitting the customary
bond and receipt for fee paid to the city
| treasurer.
Moved and supported that the application
be granted, the license ordered issued and the
bond accepted and ordered filed after being
approved by the mayor and city attorney
| Frame, Dougherty Company of Mime
apolis, expert accountants, made application
to audit the books of the city for the fiscal
was accepted and ordered filed.
Moved and supported that the pay roll of
the street commissioner and of salaries OF
and ordered paid.
Carried.
The city attorney submitted to the council
for consideration the agreement as drawn by
himself and being in connection with the
matter of granting the Mesaba Telephone
company the right and privilege of making
through pavement on certain avenues in plac-
| ing wires and cables underground and as
| requested in the company's letter of March
18th, 1914 The clerk read the agreement,
| Moved and supported that the agreement be
referred back to the city attorney for re-
drafting and to incorporate the ideas propos-
ed by the mayor and the aldermen. these
ideas being along the line of absolutely en-
suring the city against any possible damage
or injury to persons property during the
execution of the proposed changes in the
telephone system.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted to the coun-
Gil for approval the fifth approximate esti-
mate of work done by King & Bartlett on
mate amounting to $6O7.84.:
Moved and supported that the estimate be
1 allowed and resolution drawn and present.
ed covering the transaction.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the salaries of
the city officials for the month of March,
1914, be allowed and ordered paid.
| Carried
The license committee reported fsv9rably
license No. 662, Emil Hagstrom at No. 1l0
Chestnut street, to Frank Kubiak.
Moved and supported that the report of
the committee be accepted and the license
ordered transferred.
The committee on streets reported favor
ably on the granting to the Excelsior Sales
company a permit to place a three hundred
gallon gasoline tank, underground, near the
Elks building and to establish gasoline pump
at the curb near the same location, and also
curb on the Mesaba avenue adjoining the prop
erty known No. 126 Pine street, subject,
however, to a properly executed easement to
the city relative to sewer, water, gas and
all other pipes or conduits. =
Moved and supported that the report of the
committee be accepted and the permits Or
dered issued providing the recommendation of
the committee are properly carried out.
Carried.
The city attorney reported that repre-
fom pu1ue 81 on he 18Th ns oons
over the matter of paying back to the city
er-estmates received by this company. on
street improvements and stated while here
amount to the present administration on ac-
count of one of the members of the firm
being in the west and upon his return he
would take the matter up.
Moved and supported that the report of
the city attorney be accepted and the mat
ter left in his hands according to previous
| instructions.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the bond of
$4,000 to be executed by the Eureka Ore
company be drafted by the city attorney and
presented to the council for ratification
Carried.
Moved and supported that the books on
Virginia purchased by the city for dis
tribution at the National Ski Tournament
last January be taken by the street commits
sioner from the place where they are now
| being stored in the Elk's building and taken
to the offcce of the city clerk
The Enterprise Printing & Publishing COM
pany complained that some of the depart
ments of the city were having their job
printing done by some other firms in the
city than by their office and that their con-
matter was left in the hands of the incoming
| council.
Chairman Heritage of the finance COM
and some Of the aldermen had a conference
with S. S. Williamson, expert accountant the
night previous, and that the rumors as to
his incompetency and the recent decision on
thoroughly and after explaining himself to
the committee, the committee and aldermen
were satisfied that he competent to carry
| through the audit of the city books and recon-
scinding its motion not to hire him for this
| purpose be again reconsidered and that the
contract signed by the mayor and city clerk
| be ratified.
Moved and supported that the report of
| the committee be accepted, that S. S. Will
| hanson be employed by the council to audit
the books of the various city departments
! for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1914,
| and city clerk be accepted and ordered filed
| subject to the approval of the mayor and
| city attorney.
Carried
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