The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-01-30
THE CIT J g IJNCu I
Official Public alton q Proceedings
Council Chamber.

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4 E szs 4. sz i. January 20, 1914.
i Regular meeting Of the city council Of the
city of Virginia, Minnesota. sa5sz y
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call. ssz .:Sz s,.%z, s. .sS Il.
4 strom, NOLAN, Ma+tson, Mt .n.a. Mr. Pres l.
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Absent Aldermen Keller and Coffey-2 Z
| Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read. f=.s$ IL & 49,
Matt Devcch made application for liquor
license at No. l09. Chestnut street and pre-
sented a surety company bond. sss 81 u. s
| Moved and supported that the application
be granted, the bond accepted and ordered
filed after being approved by the mayor and
city attorney and resolution drawn and pre-
sented covering the transaction. ". ~
Carried. .~.@s. -. > =. |...:
Mellis, Pirie & Company, accountants. again
made application to be, appointed to audit
the books of the city and the various depart
ments for the fiscal year ending April LIST.
1914. and the communication was accepted and
ordered filed. %'. '"'%.
A letter from the studebaker Bros. COM
pany relative to payment on repairs on the
street fusher was referred to the committee
on streets. .-: 4. 49, 49,. =
The clerk Of the municipal court submitted
a report Of fines and costs collected in that
court for the week ending January IL, 1914
the collections amounting to $203.SO, was &C.
cepted and ordered filed. - ''E,..: -
A communication from M. wager relative To
peddling without license was referred to the
city attorney for investigation and report.
Rivers & Nurmi made application to in
stall and maintain an electric sign at No.
225 Chestnut street and submitted an inspect
or's fee of 50.
Moved and supported that the application
be granted and the permit ordered issued up
on approval of the sign by the electric inspect
or and the fee turned over to the city treas
urer.
Carried.
The chief of police reported the arrests in
his department for the weeks ending December
2sth. 1913, and January 18th, 1914, and were
read, accepted and ordered filed.
Attorneys Montague and Merdink SUBMIT
ed notices of damage suits against the city by
Daniel Cofey, in the sum of $500 for damages
to hack; Albert Bonshala, for $l25. for per-
sona1 damages; D. David, for $l40, for per-
sonal damages, and an amended complaint of
B. N. Jereissati for $500 for personal dam
}ages, all resulting from alleged carelessness
on the part OF the city in causing blast to
be made at the Auburn dump while funeral
procession was passing in the immediate vici-
nifty to the workings.
City Attorney Morgan stated that the cases
had been referred to him and that upon in
vestigating the matter quite thoroughly and
in conversation with Attorney Montague, for
the compliments, he had been approached with
compromise in the following sums by the
parties giving notice of damage and gave the
figures. follows Daniel Coffey damage to
hack $3.50: B. N. Jeressati, personal DAM
ages. $40; John Ehlers, $11O; D. David, per-
sonal damages, $50; Albert Bonshala. personal
damages, $55 making total of $485 if set
tied without resorting; to the courts Alder
man NOLAN asked Mr.. Morgan if he thought
the city liable and would recommend the pay
ment of the claim without further litigation
and the city attorney stated that he would.
Moved and supported that the city attorney
proceed to make arrangements to make set.
Element with the claimants for damages
against the city and have the necessary papers
) executed looking to adjustment of the
: matters.
Carried.
The finance committee reported that il
, would recommend that the city council ap
propriate the of 5000 toward the loca
committees expenses in bringing to this cit,
the national ski tournament and which would
be held at the grounds next month.
! Moved and supported that the recommends
, ton of the committee be passed upon favor
ably and that the city clerk be and is hereb,
j. instructed to issue an order, for park pur
poses, for the sum of 5000, payable out of tn
proper fund and to the proper party, as
5 donation to the Virginia Ski club.
Carried.
5 Chairman Lundstrom of the street commit
: tee recommended that the street commission
er be instructed to repair the foot walk on tn
. steel bridge by laying thereon two-inch planks
Moved and supported that the recommends
ton of the committee be carried out and tn
5 street commissioner be so instructed.
Carried.
Chairman Heritage, of the ways and mean
committee stated that his committee woul
\ recommend that no action be taken at thi
i time toward annexing West Virginia and tn
other adjoining plated additions to the city
and that the matter be referred to the new cit
council in April.
Moved and supported that the report of tn
o committee be accepted.
y Carried.
favorably the extension of water main
through blocks Z, and 9, Rooney's addition.
Moved and supported that the report of tn
: committee be accepted and the city clerk b
=. instructed to write the light and water com
: mission the action of the council in the matte
= If water mains through these blocks.
Moved and supported that the city attorne
take the necessary steps to acquire by con
demnation a right-of-way for sanitary sewe
Il system for this city, commencing at the cit
!. limits at the south along the present sewe
i line and to the sewer outflow.
c Carried.
The printing committee reported that two o
/ the members of this committee had met IN
= checked the proposals submitted b
the local printing houses for the doing of tn
4 city printing for the present year and foun
+ that the Virginia Enterprise the loves
u bidder on the official publications and jo
. printing and that this paper and The Vir
:, ginian the publication of tn
council proceedings.
Moved and supported that the Virgini
. Enterprise be designated the official pape
If the city, be awarded the contract for tn
G lob printing and the legal publications an
-, that this paper and the Virginian be awarde
u the contract for the publication of the council
, proceedings and resolution prepared an
presented covering the letting of this wor
: accordingly.
f i, Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk b
instructed to telephone. early "Wednesday
o morning, January FL, 1914, the officials of tn
= Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway com
: pany and try and secure immediate authori
zation to proceed with the work of construct
= ing temporary crossing this company
tracks near the powder houses for the purpos
If hauling dirt from the Auburn dump to tn
S Wolf road.
Carried.
Il Council Chamber,
City of Virginia, Mimi.
January 20, 1914
t Resolution No. 1853.