The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-24
THE CITY COUNCIL
|fficial Publication of Proceedings

Official Publication of Proceedings
Council Chamber,
July IA, 1914
Regular meeting of the city council of thu
city of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call.
I Present, Aldermen Heritage. Walsh, Mathe
son, Murray, Lien, McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. Presi
| dent-8
Absent-Alderman Harvey-1.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes b.
approved read.
Carried.
E. A. Stoors applied for renewal of liquo,
| license at No. 400 Chestnut street, and sub
mitted $4,000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the license be
granted, the bond accepted and ordered flee
| after being approved by the mayor and cit?
attorney, and that a resolution be drawn anC
| presented covering the issuance of this Ii
cense.
Carried.
The application of Mary Lehan to practice
palmistry and phrenology in the city for one
month was denied.
Otto A. Poirier, attorney for property own.
ers in the north side addition, in communi.
cation to the council, desired to have the coun-
ell take some steps to properly vacate Sec.
ond avenue of the original plat of the North
Side addition.
Moved and supported that the matter be
referred to the city attorney for adjustment.
Carried
The park board desired to know from the
council if the board would be acting within
its rights in paying $20712 to S. S. William.
son for auditing the park board books
Moved and supported that the park board be
advised that the finance committee recon-
mends that the bill be allowed and would be
approved of its passage.
Alderman Harvey takes his seat in the coun.
Gil.
Alderman Heritage moved an amendment to
the previous motion and the sup.
ported, to the effect that the bill of Mr.. Will
hanson against the park board be referred to
the council as committee of the whole for
consideration.
The president put the amendment before the
council for a vote and the same resulted as
follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey. Walsh
Matheson, Murray, Lien, Coffey. Mr.. Presi-
No-Alderman McGhee-1.
The president, according to the foregoing
vote, declared the amendment to the motion
adopted.
The president then read the original motion
to the council for vote and the same was
declared not adopted.
Lawrence-McCann company submitted to the
council its contract and bond in the matter
of the 6-foot sewer contract awarded this firm
Moved and supported that the bond be &C.
copied and ordered filed after being approved
by the mayor and city attorney.
Applications to sell milk and cream in the
city were received from w. F. Haenke, Cam
bridge Dairy and John Kantoniemi.
The applications were accepted and ordered
issued according to the ordinance, and the fee
turned over to the city treasurer.
The library board submitteds to the council
for consideration the biz Of s. S: Williamson
for auditing the library books. asking for an
opinion as to whether the council considered
the bill exorbitant, and the same was referred
to the council committee of the whole for
investigation.
which accompanied the proposals 6-foot
storm sewer and submitted by Lawrence-Mc-
Cam company and Thornton Bros, be re-
turned to the makers.
Carried.
The Commercial club, in communication,
desired to have the council meet at the Mes
aba depot Saturday morning, July 10, 1914,
to meet delegation representing the National
ers.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
reply to the Commercial club and state that
it is the sense of the council that this body
shall meet the delegation as desired.
Carried.
The American District Telegraph company
of Minnesota submitted to the council its
acceptance in writing of ordinance No. 148,
the ordinance which was purchased by them
under proposal, and also $4,000 surety bond
according to the terms of the franchise.
ordinance No 14s by the American District
Telegraph company of Minnesota be accepted
and ordered filed, and that the bond be also
filed after being approved by the mayor and
city attorney, and that as the con-
tract and agreement according to resolution,
had been signed by the company. the mayor
and the city clerk, the ordinance be published
with the name of this company inserted in the
blank space.
Carried.
Harry Bernstein applied for peddler's license
and the same was denied.
Thomas Gill, Benz Milavetz and Guy H.
Moore, forming committee Of appraisers in
the matter of purchase by the city of out
lots "A" and "B", Anderson's third addition
to Virginia, submitted report on their view
of the premises and after considering the
situation in detail. fixed price of $7.183 90
for the two lots, the area comprising 1876 lots,
at $550O0 each.
appraisers in the matter of price for Out-lots
a. and b., Anderson's third addition to
Virginia, be accepted and ordered filed, and
the matter referred to the next meeting Of
the city council.
Carried.
D. Mckenzie applied for permit to remove
one-story frame building from lot 9, block
%. original addition. to lot %. block IL,
usual bond.
Moved and supported that the permit be is
sued, the bond accepted and ordered filed after
being approved by the mayor and city attor-
under the direct supervision of the street COM
missioner, and that this official that all of
the requirements of the ordinance relative to
removal of buildings are strictly complied
with
Carried.
The report of the chief of police of arrests
in his department, together with receipts from
the municipal court, for the week ending July
II, 1914, was read, accepted and ordered filed.
The meat inspectors report of inspection of
meat markets, hotels, bakeries, and groceries,
for r, the week ending July IA; 1914, was read.
pounds of beef condemned in the market of
Paul Leonard forty pounds of beef and fifteen
spare ribs at the market of M. Booth and
Meat Market.
The report on the conditions of hotels, baker
les and groceries was accepted and ordered
filed
The clerk stated that this is the date set
in his advertisement to receive proposals on
| paving of certain streets and avenues in the
city the present season, and stated that on his
desk were four proposals.
Moved and supported that the proposals in
the hands of the city clerk be opened and
read.
Carried.
The proposals were opened and read and
proved to be from the following firms:
Lawrence-McCann company, of Eveleth
Mimi
E. A. Dahl, of Duluth. Mimi
General Contracting company. of Minnea
polis MINI.
P Mcdonnell, Duluth, MINI.
The president granted recess of ten min
uteS 50 tilat the council mlgnC form com
mittee of the whole to consider the proposals
| The president called the council to order.
| Moved and supported that the proposal Of
Lawrence-McCann company on creosoted Woo
| blocks, 312 inch, concrete base according II
| specifications, wood blocks to be treated with
16 h. creosote oil, at a price of SPAS pei
| square yard, be accepted and ordered filed, ant
that First avenue from First to Fifth street
Fifth street from First to Fourth avenue
Fourth avenue from First to Fifth street
Mesaba avenue from Larch street to Cherr,
street, and Ohio avenue south one blocl
: from Poplar street, be the streets and avenue
designated to be paved.
The president ordered the roll call on tn