The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-24
Many Spectators Applaud When
Choices are Announced BY
President NOLAN.
GAS PLANT URGEDsBY
MAYOR MICHAEL! BOYLAN
He Also Recites In,po rtance Of
Improving Fourth Avenue;
Petition Presented. 4
From Wednesdays Daily. !.

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Edward F. johnson, for: eight years
ity engineer, was reelected at q meet
ing eof the city council Hast night. a
petition in behalf Of Mr. Johnsons was
circulated yesterday after it had been
announced that City Engineer A. E.
Anderson elected two weeks ego to
take Office May l, had resigned. Mr.,
Johnson was the favorite in three in
formal ballots and was given of the
9 votes cast in the formal ballot. The
others receiving votes in the final
ballot were Keith Maitland, 2; c. E.
Thomas 1; Wilbur Van Evera, /.
When it was announced that Mr.
Johnson had been elected the crowd
which packed the council chamber ap.
plauded vigorously. 8:
The aldermen voted as follows: OH
the resolution to approve Mr.. John
sons election: Lundstrom, Walsh
Coffey and President NOLAN, no; Har.
vey, Matheson, Lein, Murray and NJ
Chez, aye.
ChristophersOn Reelected.
Joseph Christopherson was re-
elected street commissioner. After
two informal ballots he was chosen,
receiving 6 votes to J. Kings 8. Others
to receive votes in the informal bal
lots were w. Rooney, w. H. Marley
and S. C. Hunter.
The announcement of Mr.. Christie
pherson's election also brought rousing
applause from the spectators.
The council last night approved in
creases in the salary of the city at
torney; time keeper and city clerk,
The city attorney will receive an ad:
ditional $40 a month or 5000; the
time keeper, 20 more or $85 a month
and the city clerk, an increase OF
$3.50, or SITS a month.
Miss Brown Re-appointed.
The council showed it's apprecia-
ton of the excellent work of Miss
Title M. Brown, assistant city clerk
by reappointing her to the position
AS a result of a confusion in count.
ing the vote on the city engineer two
weeks ago, Alderman McGhee intro.
duced a resolution providing that
hereafter the aldermen vote mo" and
faye" instead of faye" and may
The resolution was adopted.
John Pagmon, who was injured in
mine accident same time ago, asked
the council for a license to operate a
wheel of fortune at the corner Of
Mesaba avenue and Chestnut street
The question was referred to the Ii.
cense committee.
Ask New Pavement.
A petition signed by go property
owners urged the Importance Of 3
pavement on Fourth avenue from
First street to the North Side ad.
dition. Mayor Michael Boylan spoke
in favor of this improvement. He sale
that he had seen automobiles anc
wagons stuck in the mud on Fourth
avenue this spring and thought thai
the paving of this street is one of the
city's urgent needs. The petition
was referred to the streets and al.
leys committee. Mayor Boylan also
came out flat-footed on the gas plant
question. He declared that the cost
of fuel in Virginia is an actual hard
ship and he urged immediate steps tt
obtain information on the erection Of
4 gas plant in this city.
Go Slowly is Advice.
Alderman McGhee said that he
thought it would be we'll to investigate
the proposition thoroughly, but ad.
vised the council to go slow in the ex.
penditure of funds. A committee Of
two will be appointed to make the in.
vestigation into the advisability of 9
plant for Virginia.
The council ratified the agreement
between the Mesaba Telephone com.
pany for bonds covering a period Of
five years for the laying of conduits
for underground wires.
Applies for License.
John Rivers, 223' Chestnut street
applied for a liquor license. The ap.
plication was referred to the license
committee. Peter Larson was grant
ed a renewal of his license at 209
Chestnut street,
The disappointment Of w. J. Len.
ertz as sanitary and meat inspector
was recommended by DR.. J. H. Grove
head of the department of health. The
recommendation was referred to the