The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-07
THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

Council called to order by the
president.
Roll call.
Present: Al dermen Heritage,
Harvey, Walsh, Matheson, Murray,
Lien, Mr.. President-7.
Absent: Aldermen McGhee, Cot
fey-2.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
Alderman McGhee takes his seat
IN the council.
The statement Of operations at
the water and light plant for the
month of June, 1914, as submitted
by the water and light commission
was read, accepted and ordered
filed.
Moved and supported that the
ceruned check submitted by Andrew
Grande, with his proposal to fur
nlsn the city with sewer pipe for
North Side storm sewer, be re-
leased.
Carried.
The application Of John Karvala
Tor hQuor license at lis Chestnut
street was referred to the license
Committee.
5. S. Williamson submitted to the
council a supplemental report COW
erlng certain assessment moneys as
PAID by the school board to the city
treasurer and Indicating certain
balance which is still due the city
from the school board.
Moved and supported tho report
OF MIR. Williamson be accepted and
ordered filed.
Carried.
Mayor Boylan recommended to
the council that the accounts of Mr..
Williamson be ordered paid.
Moved and supported that the wa
ter and light commission, the libra
ry board and the park commission
be notified by the city clerk that the
accounts running to these various
departments from S. S. Williamson
for auditing the books for the year
ending March 81, 1914, be paid, and
that the council would so recon-
mend.
Carried.
The report of the chief of police
OF arrests in his department for the
week ending July rs, 1914, togeth-
er with receipts of fines and costs
as submitted by the clerk of the mu-
nicipal court, Was read, accepted and
ordered fled.
c. c. Butler, Jr., applied for per-
NIT to install Bowser gasoline tank
and pump On the sidewalk curb
ABOUT 20 feet north of Chestnut
street on the east side of Central
avenue, and the same was referred
to the committee on streets with
power to act.
A communication written by G.
A. Washington and directed to the
editor of the Enterprise was read to
the council.
The clerk of the municipal court
reported $1,000 collected in that
court for the week ending July 25
1914, and the same was read, &C.
copied and ordered filed.
The meat inspector reported that
for the week ending July %, 1914,
he condemned 35 pounds of beef at
the South Side market, AS pounds
OF beef at the market of J. Zupetz
North Side, and at the Star restau.
rant 5 pounds of pork chops, report.
ing the bakeries and groceries in
good condition.
At the end of Mr.. EngePs report
this official desired to know If the
council could compel people to con-
meet with sewers
The fore part of the report was
accepted and the latter part rela-
tive to sewer connections was refer
red to the health committee.
VIM. M. Tritchler in a letter tc
the council desired to know about
how soon action would be taken on
the part of the committee appointed
In the matter, to report on the in.
stallation of a municipal meat mar.
ket In this city, and the same was
referred to the special committee
having in charge the petition fo1
such an institution.
moved and supported that the sal
aries OF the city officials for the
month of July. 1914, be allowed and
ordered paid.
Carried.
In response to communication
written by the city attorney to H
l.. Bartlett company in the matter
OF overpayment to this company BY
the city on their 1910 and 1911 paw.
Ing contracts in this city, this com.
pany submitted to the city attorney
checks and drafts drawn in favor
of the city treasurer of this cit,
amounting to $4,03S63, according
to figures as admitted to have beer
Overpaid by the city engineer. anG
desired to have this act as a com
promise between the actual amour,
overpaid and the amount as claim
ed by the city engineer.
The city attorney on the bottom
OF the letter as submitted by H, L
Bartlett company recommended tina
this settlement be accepted, anc
that a resolution be presented ani
adopted accepting the same anf
closing the DEAL
Moved and supported that tn,
communication of H. l.. Bartlett
company relative to the payment t.
the city of $4,038.63 ss a comprom
ise and full settlement Of the over
payment claimed to be made by THU
city to this company, be accepted AM
ordered filed; that the checks an<
drafts which accompanied this com
pany's communication be forthwith
presented for payment by the cit,
treasurer, and that a resolution b,
drawn and presented to the coun
Gil for adoption accepting the none,
as submitted as a compromise ant
full settlement OF the claim by tn,
city against this company for over
payments On 1910 and 1911 pawn;
contracts.