The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Public alton Of Proceedings

Regular meeting of the city council OF the
city Of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Present, Aldermen Harvey, Walsh, Mathe-
Absent, Alderman Lundstrom, McGhee-.2
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read, with the exception OF the
motion referring to the granting OF the ap-
plication of Domonic Jeavic to operate an
automobile for hire, this application having
been referred to the license committee and not
adopted as indicated in the proceedings
The Lyric Theatre company applied for re-
newai OF vaudeville and moving pictures Ii
censes and submitted the proper fee:
Moved and supported that the Incense NC
granted.
Carried.
relix Mattson applied for permit to use a
necessary portion of Cedar street whle con Sql
STRUGGLING basement under building at NO.
10Y OF that street but did not submit the Gus
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted subject to the submitting to the coun-
cal OF bond according to the ordnance
carried.
Residents in blocks S. s, and II, Falrvlew
addition, petitioned the council for sewer and
water main extensions and the same was re-
ferred to the water and light committee.
The city treasurer applied to the council Tor
an adding machine for his office ana tne mat
ter was referred to the finance committee ,
Property owners and residents on the south
side Of cherry street. abuttlnE on blocks 10
ginia petitiuned the council Tor construction
OF sidewalk and proper cross-walks along tnese
blocks and the was referred to the COM
mlttee on streets.
Il. l.. Cow & Company applied for renewal
of pawnbroker's license at No. 226 Chestnut
street and submitted a check for $4,000
Moved and supported that the license pc
issued and the money turned over TO the city
treasurer.
carried. .
The chief of police reported arrests in his
department for the week ending April 25th
1914, and the report was accepted and ordered
nled
Inc judge of the municipal court and the
clerk OF the municipal court applied IN writ
ing to the council to have their salaries m
creased from $4,000 per month to $4,000.
resluctively both letters being accompanied
by i l'ct..lun signed by sixteen attorneys OF
Virginia.
nlu,eu and supported that the matter of in
crease OF salary of the judge and clerk OF the
municipal court be referred to the council as
a committee of the whole for further investi-
CATION.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
s8o.55 collected in that court for the week
ending April 25th 1914, and the same was
accepted and ordered filed.
A petition received from residents on
the North Side addition for the paving with
some suitable material Third from
First street OF that addition to Sixth street
Rooneys addition, and the same was referred
to the committee streets.
Side addition petitioned the council to cause
the removal of the Rainy Lake company's spur
track which runs through this addition and
have the spur cut down to grade, Enlightened
out and proper cross-waks placed in to con-
meet the various streets and walks, and the
referred to the committee on rail
roads
Residents and property owners First
petitoned the council to have paved
First street to Fifth street of this addition
and Fifth street from Third avenue Fair
view addition to Fifth avenue North Side addi-
ton, and the same was referred to the COM
mittee streets.
Ald.rman-at-arge c. w. Lundstrom tender
ed to the council his resignation as alderman
and desired t" have the same accepted at
Moved and supported that the resignation of
Alderman Lundstrom be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
City Engineer johnson submitted for appro-
val and confirmation the appointment of H. r.
Maitland assistant city engineer.
= Moved and supported that the appointment
OF H. X. Maitland assistant city engineer
be confirmed, accepted and ordered filed.
The $4O, 900 bond in blank running from the
Eureka Ore company to the City of Virginia
read to the council and referred to the
city attorney, street committee and Alderman
Lien of the Second ward.
Chairman Cofey of the ordinance committee
reported favorably the reading Of ordin-
ance relative to some company being granted
franchise to erect and maintain the neces-
sary poles, wires, fixtures and underground
circuits and conuuits and other necessary APP
pliances in connection herewith. in. On.
ana under streets. avenues and alleys OF the
city of Virginia.
Moved and supported that the ordinance in
blank as submitted to the alderman and the
mayor be given its first reading
Carried.
The clerk read the ordinance.
Moved and supported that the city clerk be
instructed to advertise for proposals for the
naming OF city repositories.
Carried.
and appointees who are required to furnish
bonds to the city with the exception of the
city treasurer. be instructed to execute surety
bonds in the sum of $4,000 each.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the sum of $500
be charged to the applicants who desire the
city engineer to stake out and run lines for
corners lines and grading per lot.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the council pro-
coed to the appointing OF alderman lat large
to fill the unexpircd term of G. w. Lundstrom
resigned.
Carried.
and Murray as tellers.
Moved and supported that informal bal
lot be taken on the appointment of alderman
..t-large
Carried.
Result Of informal ballot:
A. D. Heritage g. L. A. Peterson l, Adolph
Keller 1, M. A. Murphy 1, b. Milavetz l..
Moved and supported that second infor-
NAL ballot be taken
Result of second informal ballot:
Heritage 4, Peterson l, John Dahlin /, Nes
Anderson l.
Moved and supported that formal ballot be
taken.
carried
Resut of formal ballot:
Heritage Z.
According to the foregoing vote President
NOLAN declared A. D. Heritage appointed by
the council alderman -at-large for the un-
expired term of C. w. Lundstrom
Moved and SuDDOrted that it he tho sense
tended sincere vote of thanks for his untir.
! ing efforts behalf of the council and the
citizens alderman-at-large for the past two
years and that the city clerk be instructed to
write him to this effect.
The license committee reported that it would
prefer that the council a whole would take
up the matter of granting to Johan Pajaner
license to operate a wheel of fortune at the
corner of Mesaba avenue and Chestnut street
but upon careful investigation found that the
case was a deserving but did not know
how far the council wished to go in granting
permits of this nature in the future
Moved and supported that the application OF
Johan Pajanen be granted.
Carried
the granting of liquor license to John River
at No. 223 Chestnut street.
Moved and supported that the license be is
sued the bond accepted and ordered filed afte
being approved by the mayor and city attor
ney and that a resolution be drawn and pre-
Sented covering the transaction
Carried.
Health Officer Grove submitted to the coun
Gil recommendation of the board of health
reorganization of the health department an
naming several changes the board had de
cided upon and the was accepted an
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