The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-02
THE CITY council
Official Publication of Proceedings
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Virginia, MIMI, September 22nd, 1914.
Regular ECU T,tn meeting ct Of the City Council
Council called to order by the presi-
dent.
Roll call.
Present.: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey.
Absent: Alderman Matheson-.
>: Reading of minutes of previous meet
ing.
MOVED and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
John Mazuran, III Chestnut street, and
Richard Hill, 10S Chestnut street. ap-
piled for renewal of LIQUOR licenses s. at at
Moved and supported that the licenses
be granted, the bonds accepted ano or
mayor and city attorney, and that sep
arate resolutions be presented for adop-
ton.
Carried.
The clerk stated that this is the date
set in his advertisement to receive pro-
posals on a key. hand or motor oper-
ated adding machine for the city treas
urer's office, and that on his desk was
Moved and supported that the pro-
posal be opened and read.
Carried.
The proposal was opened and read
and proved to be from the Burroughs
Adding Machine company, quoting a
price on the hand operated machine at
S325.OO and on the electric motor oper-
ated machine at $425OO
Moved and supported that the propos-
al be rejected and the city clerk IN
structed to readveltise 1or key add
ing machine.
Carried.
The city attorney, reporting on the
surety bond running from John Bennett
company of New York, and blndlne
John bennett as a puwnbroker IN the
city, stated that the bond form was not
a proper protection to the city unde4
quoted the substance which should nave
ueen placed in the bond condition.
Moved and supported that the Donu ol
John bennett be not approved until sue
by the CITY attorney, becomes part OF
the BOND, and the city clerk is instructed
TO not4ly the bonding company to TINS
effect.
Carried.
a letter from the water and light de-
partment relative TO discounts on some
vi lne city lighting bills was referred
to the finance committee.
The report of the chief OF police OF
arrests in his department Tor the week
ending September l9, 1914. was read. &C
copied and ordered filed. ,.
Matti Koski was granted permit 10
remove a. one-story frame building from
lot N, block 81, to lot 2. block At.
The water and light commission stated
in communication that installation OF
hydrants was contemplated at certain
places in the North Side ADDITION and
desired authorization covering the
work.
and light commission be authorized to
proceed with the installation of seven
hyo4 ants in the northern part OF me
city, and that resolution be drawn
- thn
such installations.
A letter from the water and light COM
mission acknowledging receipt OF reso-
construction of the proposed gas plant
and stating that no work had been zone
other than unloading of material as 1t
ared SINCE reGspt Of 59s
The water and light commission rec
commended that l.. NJ. Osborn be given
permission to lay a two-inch water main
and a gas main along the line of the
new sewer at his own expense, these
pipes to be laid from the city to Lands
owned by Mr.. Osborn, in section IL,
5S-17.
council a full explanation and reason
why he desired to have these pipes lalu
Moved and supported that the com
munication from the water and nghe
commission and also from Mr.. Osborn
be accepted and ordered filed.
Moved and supported that Mr.. L. M
Osborn be granted PERMISSION ERIN, sion TO LAY Jay
er trench, beginning at a point t,,h in the ,e
city to lands owned by MI Osborn In
the southern part of the city.
Moved and supported that an amend
ment be made to this motion that the
proposition before the council be laio
over for one week.
The president ordered an ay sna and and
same resulted as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage Walsh
.Nsys: Aldermen H4 35rss,, IN, Murray
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the amendment to the motion
lost.
motion to the council and ordered an
AYE" and may vote on the same and
the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Murray
Nays: Aldermen Heritage, Walsh.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the original vote adopted.
be Drawn and presented at this meeting
granting permission TO l.. M. Osborn &c
lay water and gas pipes In the six-foot
trench now under construction by Law
pose of connecting water and gas mains
Carried.
The license committee recommended
that Isaac SlaytOn be granted permits
sion to conduct a spindle wheel and no.
ton device at the corner Of Chestnut
street and Mesaba avenue, and that the
clerk be instructed to issue a license
Moved and supported that the recon-
mendation of the license committee be
carried out.
Carried
The Virginia Curling club made writ
ten application for 1ease of the filled
portion of block II for the purpose o!
sideration of the granting Of the lease
the club would grant the city the use
Of the building for public market or
for other city purposes during the sum-
mer season.
Moved and supported that the com
munication be referred to the commit
tee on city property and buildings.
The meat inspector submitted his re.
port Of inspections Of meat markets. no.
:.els, bakeries ana groceries for the week
ending September 22, 1914. Condemna
of fish at Booths market, 20 pounds OF
fish and Is pounds of liver at the Mesa
ba meat market and IL pounds of fish
at the Virginia meat market.
Moved and supported that the report
be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The report of the clerk of municipal
court of fines and costs collected in tina
court for the week enQing September 10
1914, was read, accepted and ordered
filed.
City Treasurer Vervlle submitted
communication to the council and stated
that the American Exchange Bank hae
discounted warrant No. 1896, the same
being in the sum of $4,000 and the dis
count taken was $3.50, and that he hat
presented the receipt for the same t.
Mayor Boylan.
Moved and supported that the com