The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-09
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Publication of Proceedings
COUNCIL CHAMBER

Virginia, Mimi, September %, 1914,
Regular meeting OF the City Council
Vice President Heritage presided b,
request of President NOLAN.
Council called to order by the vice
president.
Roll call.
Present: Aldermen Heritage. Harvey
Walsh, Matheson, Murray, Lien, Nc
Chez, Coffey, Mr.. President-9
Absent: None
Reading of minutes of previous meet
Moved and supported that the minutes
of the regular and special meetings OF
the council be approved as read.
Carried.
The applications of Langdahl G. High
derson, 224 Chestnut street, for liquor
licenses were referred to the license
The Fidelity & Deposit company
urer's bond, desired to know if the
treasurer was carrying deposits in any
Of the banks in excess of $4,000, the
amount of the security given by each
Dank re to the city be eanca
DR.. M F. Guidinger, city veterinarian
reported to the council in writing as to
his opinion of the beef which was
the afternoon of September Is, 1914, and
stated that while he would not con-
denim the beef he would not consider it
desirable food The communication was
accepted and ordered filed.
ners Of Third avenue and Sixth street.
and Fourth avenue and Sixth street
RoOneys Addition, was referred to the
light and water committee.
The report Of the clerk of the munich
pal court of fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending Septem-
Der rs, 1914, was read, accepted and Or
dereo filed.
The communication OF J. B. McLeran.
ard in connection with the construction
of gas plant in block 80 was read, &C
copied and ordered fled
Lawrence-McCann company presented
the construction of the sewage disposal
plant, the bond being in the sum of $751;
Moved and supported that the bond
and and contract be accepted and ordered
and Cars city attorney
The meat inspector reported that dur
ing the week ending September 49, 1914
he condemned at the slaughter house IL
pounds of liver, belonging to c. sigel
The hotels bakeries and groceries were
reported in good condition. The report
was accepted and ordered filed.
communication from FREQ Engel
which had been made of his work, was
read, accepted and ordered filed.
The report Of the chief of police OF
ending September 26, 1914, was read &C
copied and ordered fled
Independent School District of Virgin.
ia submitted communication to the
wick had refused TO lay the inside Gem
ent sidewalk at the northside school al
IA IL cents per square foot, but would
do the work for 16 cents per square foot
Moved and supported that the com
and that Risberg & Warwick be allowed
the sum Of 16 cents per square foot fol
inside cement sidewalks at the north
side school building groungs, and thu
city clerk be instructed to notify thu
city engineer to allow this price to thu
contracting firm for the above work
Carried.
The city engineer submitted his sec
ond approximate estimate of work don,
by Lawrence-McCann company on thei1
six-foot sewer contract, this estimat,
calling for payment. of s2o,soS2S, and tn,
same was, accepted and ordered filed
ment of this estimate.
The city engineer submitted his secon<
approximate estimate OF work done. b!
n la na1e;aa company on the5
ing ing R Por 41efac Of tS and oa ah
same was accepted and ordered file6
and resolution ordered drawn and pre-
sented to the council covering the pay
ment of this estimate.
The city engineer submitted his fourtl
approximate estimate of work done b.
Risberg & Warwick on their curb an,
gutter contract, this estimate calling
for payment of $51S.00, and the same wa
accepted and ordered filed, and a reso
luton drawn and presented to the coun
Gil covering the payment of this esti
mate.
The city engineer submitted his fourtl
approximate estimate of the work don
by Rsberg & Warwick on their cemen
sidewalk contract, this estimate callin
for payment of $3,241:38, and the sam
was accepted and ordered filed, an0
resolution ordered drawn and presente
to the council covering the payment O
this estimate.
Moved and supported that the motio
MADE, supported and carried at the las
regular meeting of the council, whereof
the proposals of the Burroughs Addin
Machine company to furnish the CIT
treasurer with a 9-key adding machin
be rejected and the city clerk instruct
ed to advertise for proposals be re
scinded.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the propos
al of the Burroughs Adding Machin
company to furnish the city treasurer
office with 9-key hand operated add
ing machine for the sum of $4,000 b
a resolution ordered drawn and pre-
scented covering the transaction.
Carried.
The finance committee reported tina
banks in the future without first tax
ing up the matter with the counc
would be discontinued The report c
the committee was accepted and order
ed filed.
In this connection Mayor Boylan stat
ed to the council that he had receive
| cashiers check from the American FL
| change Bank for $3.50 as a reimburse
| ment to the Virginia band for the dis
counting mst y? Of a warrant warrant recently, ~
| ably on the transfer of the liquor |
cense of Frank Kubiak from ITO to II
| Chestnut street.
| Moved and supported that the repol
| of the committee be accepted and thu
| the city clerk be authorized to note Q
his records the transfer of his licens
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the cit
the ee gen nsraq'f fund in s favor of s
| Nelson for the sale to the city Of or
dump wagon, and that the warrant
presented to Mr.. Nelson upon the filir
T fof t the clerk of nard IrepeF bill OF
The city clerk was instructed to r
quest the Duluth, M1ssabe and Nort]
ern Railway company to fill their Coo
Mayor BOylan recommended TIL
about five acres of land be purchase
nv the city for-the gas plant sit
I These LANDS will be located on the Ev
leth road on the left aand side towa1
| the south.
Moved and supported that the recon
mendation of the mayor be carried o.
and that a resolution be Drawn al
presented authorizing the mayor al
city clerk to issue a warrant for tt
purchase of the lands; In question.
Carried.
The city clerk vas Instructed to VI,