The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-12-04
CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

|
Regular meeting of the City Council
of the City Of Virginia. Minnesota.
Council called to order by the presl
| dent.
Present: Aldermen Heritage. Harvey
Walsh, Matheson, Murray, McGhee, Cot
! fey. Mr.. Presidents.
| Absent: Alderman Lien-1.
| Reading of minutes of previous meeting
Moved and supported that the minutes
! be approved as read -----~--
; Carried.
The water and light department of the
of s2S.32 in payment of labor and ma
terial furnished in repairing a broken
white way standard and which was
caused by the running away Of a team
belonging to the City Ice company.
Moved and supported that the state
| ment be referred to the city attorney.
Carried.
An application for permit to construct
ana maintain DURING, the winter months
saba avenue side of the building occu-
| pied by T. j. Campbell at POI Chestnut
street was referred to the committee on
city property, and buildings.
Mayor Boylan returned to the council
in triplicate copies Of a lease to Occupy
certain grounds to be useo only for con-
structiOn and maintenance thereon of an
outlet ditch for storm sewer, this lease
being executed by the Great Northern
,
ending the first day Of January. 1915,
unless sooner revoked.
Moved and supported that the lease to
occupy be accepted and that the mayor
and city clerk be authorized to execute
the same and to forward to the company
the necessary copies to be executed by
the company, and that the city clerk be
authorized to issue a warrant In pay
ment Of s1.oo for the lease.
Carried.
Alderman Lien takes a seat in the
council.
Moved and supported that the city
c'erk be authorized to issue warrants in
| favor of the following named banks and
IN the following amounts, the same be-
| ng for interest on warrants which were
recently taken up by the city treasurer,
interest fund: American Exchange Bank.
First National Bank $450.N.
Carried.
8. II. Griggs, as chairman of the COM
mittee delegated by the citizens to APP
near before the State Tax Commission
ana protest against the raising Of the
local taxes in this city at the rate OF
% 1-3 per cent, stated in written re-
port and which was signed by the en-
tire committee that the committee had
been successful in having only a 20 per
cent raise Instituted on this years tax
record.
Moved and supported that the report
IF the committee be accepted and or
dered filed.
The CITY clerk repoi ted in detail the
monthly account Of tho upkeep Of the
white way in this city for the year end
Ing November l. 1914, and the same was
accepted ana ordered filed
The report Of the chief OF police Of ar
rests in his de' artment, together with
receipts from the clerk of municipal
court Of fines and costs collected for the
week ending November 81. 1914. was read.
accepted and ordered flea.
Leases in duplicate running from the.
ety. of Virginia to the Virginia Curling
Tub for Il certain piece Of lana facing
IN Walnut street just west of block II
and being 84.9 feet by 1870 feet for curl
'1g rink building purposes was read to
he council
Moved and supported that the leases
.'e executed by the mayor and city clerk
.>ecuted by officers of the curling club
he o iginal fled in the office of the city
Jerk and a resolution drawn and pre-
'ented covering this authorization.
\ communication from the city attor-
1ey relative to requiring the city oepos-
tories to place additional depository
Hond> with the CITY was read. accepted
nd ordered filed.
Moved and supported that the presi-
lent appoint a committee Of three to
confer with the three city deposit cries
n the city In the matter Of executing
y the city additional surety bonds.
The president appointed Aldermen Her
tage. Harvey and McGhee as this COM
'ittee.
The report of the clerk of municipal
'Ourt of fines and costs collected in that
'ourt for tho week ending November 81.
i1cd
Moved ar; supported that the pay roll
# the city officials for the month of
November. 1914. as presented and read
w. two city clerk be allowed and ordered
did
Carried
Moved and Supported that the ma Ger
'f esto blishing maintaining and regullt-
'omng winter and located at the usual
places be let in the hands Of the com
Ntttre on streets with power to act.
Carried
Moved and supported that the city at
o"nev notify Joseph Ahearn to remove
,r,redctelv that certain building which
vas recently moved by him from prop
':ty decided to the city of Virginia to a
o"aticn lust to the west. and that the
sa"~e ho taken off the public streets.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city at
| 'o,ne: he instructed to ascc: tain tn.
tights Of the city relative to sewer and
Their easements as contained in the or
ainanse granting TO- the Duluth, Winni-
! veg e. Pacific Railway company the
| "'rht Of wav to enter certain city lands
| md especially as to the six foot sewe:
TOW under construction.
Crr"ied
The matter of widening the pavemen,
| vas referred to the committee on streets
| - confer with the park board to as
certain their views as to making a small
park way in the center OF the avenue.