The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-01-02
THE CITY COUNCIL
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Official Public alton Of ProceedinRs

Regular meeting of the city council of the
city of Virginia, Minnesota
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call.
Present: Aldermen Heritage. Lundstrom
Keller, NOLAN, Mattson, McGhee, Coffey, Mr.
Presidents
Absent: Alderman Harvey-l.
Reading of minutes OF previous meeting,
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read
Carried
Alderman Harvey takes his seat in the
council.
The city clerk and city treasurer sub.
nitted their monthly reports for the month
of November. 1918, and the same were read
accepted and ordered filed
Risberg & Warwick submitted their guar
anty bond in reference to cement sidewalk
and driveway contract for the year 1913
torney and mayor for approval and for filing
in the office of the city clerk.
The report of the chief of police of arrests
for the week ending December goth, 1913
was read, accepted and ordered fled
The clerk of the municipal court reported
fines and costs collected in that court for
the weeks ending December 18th, and Goth,
1913, and the same were accepted and order
ed filed.
The charter commission submitted the
various amendments to the city charter and
which were adopted by this body during its
recent session and of date December 10Th,
1913, presenting the same to the mayor and
he in turn presented it to the city council.
Moved and supported that the amendments
of the city charter as submitted by the
charter commission of the city of Virginia
and signed by majority of its members on
December 10th, 1913, be accepted and order
ed filed and that a resolution be drawn &C
cepting the same, setting the date of the
special election, at which time the electors
of this city will vote upon the amendments,
this date to be Tuesday, February 8, 1914,
and designating the judges of this election
and the places of voting and instructing the
city charter and the election laws of the
state of Minnesota pertaining to special
election, and this election in particular.
Carried.
president Boylan vacates his seat to the
vice president.
Moved and supported that the amendments
to the city charter as submitted by the
charter commission be published in the
Virginia Enterprise the coming Friday.
Carried.
commission submitted to the city council for
payment the sum of $4,000 to r. j. Mon
tague for legal services and expenses as at
torney for the charter commission.
Moved and supported that the account be
derins the payment Of y7hsT same.
Carried. s-sx>~-~ -
President Boylan takes his seat in the
council.
City Attorney Morgan presented letter to
the council in the matter of calling attention
to this body of certain charges which had
been preferred against S. A. Nelson, men,
Der of the police and fire commission, by P.
A. Coffey. president Of the police and fire
commission.
Moved and supported that S. A. Nelson be
suspended temporarily as member OF the
police and fire commission and pending a
hearing on such charges before the city coun.
Gil on January 9Th. 1914.
Alderman Heritage desired to know if the
charges were in writing and in form to be
presented to the council and Assistant City
Attorney Giblin vacated his seat and pro-
cured the same and presented the same at
the city clerks desk.
ably on the transfer of liquor license No.
669 from Peter Grgurich to Frank Gopp at
No. l12 Chestnut street.
Moved and supported that the transfer be
granted and that resolution be drawn and
presented covering the transaction.
Moved and supported that the motion in
structing the city clerk to have the amend
ments to the city charter as presented at
this meeting published in the Virginia En-
terprise be reconsidered.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the amendments
to the city charter as presented by the char.
ter commission to the city council at this
meeting be published in the official paper.
Carried.
The charges as preferred in writing and
acknowledged by P. A. Coffey, were present
ed by the assistant city attorney and read
to the council and accepted and ordered filed
Moved and supported that S. A. Nelson be
notified in writing by the city attorney Of
the charges as preferred against him by P
A. Coffey and that the hearing on such
charges is to be held before the city coun
Gil at its meeting of January 6, 1914.
Carried
Moved and supported that S. A.. Nelson be
temporarily suspended member of the
police and fire commission and pending the
hearing on the charges preferred by r. A
Coffey.
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Lundstrom
Keller, NOLAN. McGhee' coffey' Mr. Presi
dent.
Nays: Aldermen Heritage, Mattson-2.
Upon the foregoing vote the president de
clared the motion adopted.
Moved and supported that the city clerl
be instructed to advertise for proposals K
do the city printing for the year 1914
Carried.
(tnunc;l Chamber