The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-11-27
CITY COUNCIL
Council Chamber
VYsss No.

November II, 1914.
Regular meeting of the city council of tho
city of Virginia, Minnesota.
President NOLAN and Vice-President Herit-
age being absent. Alderman McGhee was Sc
lected by the aldermen present to preside at
Council called to order by the acting presi-
dent.
Roll CALL
President, Alderman Harvey, Walsh, Mathe-
| son, Murray, Lien, McGhee Coffey-7.
Absent, Aldermen Heritage, Mr. President
Reading of minutes Of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
| approved as read
| Carried.
L. M. Osborn presented to the council a
| communication relative to the plat Of an ad-
dition to the city and to be known as Ridge
| wood The plat was presented to the coun-
! Gil for inspection.
Moved and supported that the communica-
| ton and plat be referred to the council as
Carried.
| The Great Northern Mining company pre-
scented to the council, in triplicate, q renewal
OF license to occupy certain grounds in Sec
| ton H. 5S-17. and to be used for the construc-
! ton and maintenance of outlet ditch for
| storm sewer. The license is for the term
of year covering 1914, in consideration of the
sum of $780,
Moved and supported that the license be
referred to Mayor Boylan to take up with this
company the matter of purchase of other
grounds for sewer right-of-way and for puri-
lection plant and gas plant sites.
Carried.
The city time keeper presented statement
Of $43.l0 to be applied on assessment against
| property owned by Carrie S. Thompson for
sanitary sewer connection in her residence at
S27 4th street, and also bill of $138. so from
Larson Bros. for doing the plumbing work.
Both accounts were approved by A. N. Thomp-
son and Carrie S. Thompson.
Moved and supported that the account of
Larson Bros. in the sum of $lS850 for plum
be allowed and ordered paid; that the &C.
count of $43.l0 and the account of S138.50,
the total being sls16O, be accepted by this
council and the city clerk is hereby authoriz-
ed and instructed to assess this amount
against the property referred to, and that
the tota assessment be spread on the assess
nent rolls in five equal payments, and cover
ing a period of five years.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted to the council
his final estimate of work done by Lawrence
McCann company on their 1914 paving con-
1909.
Moved and supported that the final est;-
nate be accepted and that resolution be
trawn and presented covering the authorize
ton of the proper ficials to draw warrants
and pay this account
Carried
Inc report OF chlet OF police of arrests in
lis department. together with receipts from
the clerk OF municipal court, for the week
'nding November Ia, 1914 read, accept
ed and ordered filed.
Moved and supported that the city clerk be
instructed to issue warrants on the city treas
lrer for the purpose of taking up, paying and
:ancelling the following sanitary sewer war
ants: No. of sewer district No. 3-K, due
No. 8. sewer district No. 3-K, due July 10,
t9l4. $l0b867 and interest s24O1; No. A.
sewer district No. 3-K, due October 80, 1914
'144ss 80 and interest $3.50; No. of northside
md interest se.l5. The interest on each
II these warrants is being figured to Monday
,oon, November %, 1914.
Carried
City Treasurer verville acting upon ;r~+~.c
ions of the council, reported that each b,nk
n the city, acting depository for his
-unds, had on hand at the end of each month
IN average of $4,000 the past six months
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton be accepted and ordered fled
Carried
taken at this meeting to raise the amount of
the depository bonds of the three banks in
this city.
Carried
A letter to the city treasurer from the
Fidelity Deposit company relative to the
repositories in this city having more money
on hand on an average at all times than
the city was secured for and urging that the
the city attorney.
The report of the clerk of municipal court
IF fines and costs collected in that court for
the week ending November H. 1914, was read,
accepted and ordered filed.
The report of the meat inspector of the con-
dition of meat markets, hotels bakeries and
groceries for the week ending November IT,
1914. and in which the inspector had approved
these places Of business as being in good con-
1ition, was read, accepted and ordered filed.
The statement of receipts and expenditures
in the light and water department for the
month of October, 1914, was read, accepted
and ordered filed.
The light and water committee reported IA
vorably on the petition for an arc lamp at
the corner of Fourth avenue and Second street.
Moved and supported that the report of the
committee be accepted, that the petition be
ordered fled and that resolution be drawn
and presented at the next regular meeting,
authorizing the light and water commission
to install and maintain an arc lamp at this
Carried.
The committee on city property and build
;ngs, to whom was referred the proposals to
furnish coal to the city hall and fire hall for
the coming winter. and which were opened
at regular meeting of the council on the
10th inst. reported that the committee would
recommend that W. H. Eaton be given the
contract to furnish these two buildings with
Pocohontas coal at $500 per ton, and that
Otto Manninen be given the contrac to fur
1Sn tneSe buildings with hard coal at $S.9O
per ton
Moved and supported that the report and
recommendation of the committee be accepted
and carried out, and resolution drawn and
presented covering these two contracts.
Carried
The committee on city property and build
ings, to whom was referred the matter of
payment to Holstead & Sullivan for plans and
specifications and superintendency of the con-
struction of an addition to fire hall No. l,
reported that the committee would recommend
that his firm be paid only at the rate of 3 1-2
cent of the total amount of the contract
price of the building in payment for plans
md specifications; that the city clerk be in
;tructed to notify Holstead & Sullivan to
this effect and to return their bill to them,
and which in the of five per cent
If the first estimate granted to P. J. Donohue
and also that the clerk notify James Stickney
to take active charge of the overseeing of
estimates necessary in payment to Mr.
Donohue for his labor and material
Moved and supported that the report and
recommendation of the committee be accepted
and ordered carried out.
Carried
Moved and supported that Alderman McGhee
be appointed by this council as acting mayor
IN the city treasurer and resolutions affect
ing the city government and payment of
tain accounts
Carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 1869.
Council Chamber,
City of Virginia, Mimi. November II, 1914
Resolution authorizing the payment to Law
renee Mccain COMPANY of 81 12O 90 as a final