The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-24

Resolution No. 985:
Resolution awarding the contract to pave
certain streets and avenues in the city of Vir-
| ginia, to Lawrence McCann company
| By Alderman Harvey:
| Resolved: By the city council of the city
| of Virginia,
That Lawrence-McCann Company having
put in its bid and proposal to the city coun-
| Gil of Virginia, for doing the paving of Ger
| tain streets and avenues and parts of streets
and avenues proposed to be paved by the city,
and also to do the grading and furnish all
| the material for such paving at the following
| rates:
For earth excavations rs cents per cubic
yard
For rock excavations So 90 per cubic yard.
| For paving with 81 inch 16-pound cresot-
ed tamarack wood blocks, $248 per cubic
The paving required and hereby directed to
| be done is on the following streets and parts
| OF streets, and the to be paved COM
plete:
| Mesaba avenue from Larch street to Cherry
| street.
| Ohio avenue from Poplar street south one
| block
| And on the northside addition:
First avenue from First street to Fifth
street.
| Fourth avenue from First street to Fifth
street.
Fifth street from First avenue to Fourth
avenue;
and the city council hereby accepts said bid
and proposal of Lawrence-McCann Company
| to DO the paving of the above designated
streets and parts of streets, of the material
| above designated, according to the plans and
speclhcatlons therefor on file in the office of
| the city clerk. and said contract shall provide
| for the doing Of said work in accordance with
| specifications No. l or No. 2, as may be d.
| rected by the street and alley committee be-
tore the execution of said contract both of
said specifications being file in the office
| of the city clerk.
| 1t is therefore resolved that the mayor and
| city clerk are hereby authorized and directed
contract wit fho
rence-McCann Company for the furnishing of
said material and the doing and laying of said
| herein referred to and requiring that said work
snail be done strictly in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor on file in the
office OF the city clerk and under the direc-
committee of this council, and subject to the
approval of this council and requiring that
said work shall be commenced without delay
ana ana shall be speedily prosecuted to compile
ton and be completed on before November
lst 1914, and to provide for payment therefor
by the city as follows: IS per cent of the
e: :tn of the work done and material fur
hnal payment of Is per cent to be made with
in 30 days after the work shall have been
completed and accepted and such contract
said contractors to secure for the city that
| SAID work shall be dpne and material furnish
ed in the manner herein required and to be
done within the time specified and to save the
OF any carelessness or negligence on the part
of said contractors, their agents or servants.
and to secure to the city the performance of
said work as required by said contract. and
to pay all claims for labor or material used
or ordered for the construction of said work
as the same becomes due.
Moved by Alderman McGhee, supported by
Alderman Coffey, that the above resolution be
adopted.
Ayes Aldermen Heritage, Harvey. Walsh.
Matheson. Murray, Lien, McGhee Coffey, Mr..
President-9.
Nays, none.
Adopted July Ia, 1914
Approved July 20, 1914
Moved and supported that the certified checks
which accompanied the proposals on paving
submitted at this meeting, with the exception
OF the Lawrence-McCann proposal, be return
ed to the makers
Carried.
Moved and supported that the legality of
resolution No. 1884, relative to instructions to
the water and light commission to install
water mains through block g. Pillsbury addi-
ton, block 4, Rooney's addition and block II
Farvew addition, without assessment, be re-
ferred to the city attorney for investigation
and report to the council.
Carried.
Council Chamber,
City of Virginia, Mimi,
July IA, 1914
g. Resolution granting LIQUOR license to E. A.
otOors at NO. 4O9 Chestnut street,
By Alderman Heritage
Resolved: By the city council of the city
of Virginia,
That the application of E. A. Stoors to sell
intoxicating liquors in the front room on the
ground floor of the two story brick building
situate No. 400 Chestnut street, in said city,
be and is hereby granted and that the surety
bond in the sum of 100000, be and is here
by accepted and ordered filed after the ap-
prevail of the mayor.
License to be for one year from July 20,
1914.
Moved by Alderman Harvey supported by
Alderman Lien, that the above resolution be
adopted
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey, Walsh,
Matheson Murray, Lien. McGhee, Coffey, Mr..
President-9.
Nays, none.
Adopted July H. 1914
Approved July 20, 1914.