The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-11-27
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Be GIVEN WORK;
MANY IN NEED
Mayor Boylan's Appeal For
Worthy Breadwinners Approx
ed BY City Council
SITE FOR GAS PLANT
FINALLY PURCHASED
Ice Kinks Will be Well Establish
ed On School Campuses
and at Ball Park.

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Appeals for employment made to
Mayor Mitchael Boylan by unem-
ployed husbands and fathers resid-
ing in Virginia have not gone unheed-
ed and it is more than probable that
every deserving resident Of this city,
who has failed in his search for work
elsewhere, will be placed in a position
with the city to earn enough to drive
away the wolf during the dull period.
During the session Of the city coun-
Gil last evening Mayor Boylan appear
ed before that body and stated that
inasmuch as the city charter states
that no member Of the council can
solicit work for citizen, he was plac-
ed in a difficult position for the rea-
son that many deserving men, heads
of families, had appealed to him to
find places for them on the city pay
rolls until such time as they could
find work elsewhere
"This is a bread and butter propo-
sition with these men who have wives
and children to feed," said Mr.. Boy
lan." They are good men and are
willing to work at anything in order
to provide for their families One
man who came to me today has a
wife and seven children. another has
a sick wife and five children and still
another has a wife and six children.
These people cannot and must not go
hungry. They are good citizens and
are willing to work and I think that
it is up to US to help them. They are
net seeking charity; they want en-
ployment These that l have named
came to me during the past "a hours.
Every day the same appeal is made
from Just as many others who are out
of work.
Will Investigate Applicants.
"I wish that the council would con-
sent to my placing these and all other
deserving men at work and give sane
ton to my action so that I will not
be doing anything that is contrary to
the charter. When applications for
employment are ma'> to me l will
have Mrs. Fish, police matron, or
Court Officer Fitzgerald investigate
and those arplicants who are report
ed worthy, will be given work." J."
Several of the aldermen stated that
appeals had been made to them and
they all thought so we'll Of Mayor
Boylan's plan that resolution indors-
ing it was promptly adopted.
Children Will Skate.
Everything is now set for the es-
tablishment of ice skating rinks anc
warming houses at the Roosevelt
johnson, Northside and Southside
school campuses and at the Oliver
baseball park where the school chill
dren of Virginia will be able to fine
innocent and health-giving enjoymen
during the winter months. The mat
ter was brought to the attention o.
.he aldermen last evening and Stree
Commissioner Christopherson was in
structed to install the rinks just a
soon as the weather turns cold
Alderman McGhee thought that tn
warming house at the Roosevelt cam
pus could easily stand coat or two 0
paint and this was ordered done
City Buys Gas Site
The final chapter in the deal whic
the city has had on for sometime wit
the Great Northern Mining compan
for the purchasing of site for tn
city gas plant was heard last evenin
when the members of the council &C
cepted the deed Of the Great North
ern Mining company covering abou
five acres of land located about on
quarter of a mile south of South parl
The purchase price was $468.75 a
acre. The deed reads that the cit
must use this land for municipal pul
poses only and that in the event
the land being used for anything els
that ownership will revert to the sci
ing company. All mineral rights
the property are reserved.
Must Move Building.
When the city recently purchase
an addition to their market site nes
the foot of Cleveland avenue fro
Joseph Ahearn they learned that M
Ahearn had acquired title to the lar
through squatters rights. When tit
passed Mr.. Ahearn moved a sma
building off of the land and set
down on other city property where
still remains. This was brought
the attention of the council last eve
ing and the members laughlingly r