The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-01-16
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Public alton q Proceedings
Council Chamber.

!, Absent, None.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read
Carried.
=, Joseph Spreitzer applied for renewal of
liquor license at No. Alb Chestnut street and
presented the usual bond
Moved and supported that the license be
granted, the bond accepted and ordered filed
after being approved by the mayor and city
attorney and that resolution be drawn and
presented covering the same.
Carried.
The report of the incinerator plant opera
tions as submitted by the health committee
for the month of December, 1918, was read,
accepted and ordered filed.
Health officer Grove submitted a copy of
his report on Jail inspection and the same was
read accepted and ordered filed.
Ketola Co., applied for permit to erect
and maintain an electric sign over their place
of business at No. 302-l0. N. Mesaba avenue
and submitted 81 check Tor inspection fees.
Moved and supported that the permit De
granted subject to the sign seinc inspected
and approved by the electric inspector.
Carried.
A re';tion was presented from residents in
blocks 7. 8 and 9, Rooney's addition Tor ei.c-
trio wire service and extension of sidewalk.
The matter of electric wire service was re-
ferred to the light and water committee and
the sidewalk construction referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
Residents and property owners in blocks
Z, 3. and Rooney's addition petitioned for the
extension of water mains and sanitary sew
through these blocks and the same was re-
ferred to the committee on light and water.
The water and light commission, through its
secretary, submitted list of unpaid accounts
on the books of the commission which were
to be paid by the city to the former company.
These accounts should have been paid entire
ly on October LIST, but there are some $674l9
outstanding.
Moved and supported that the light and
cording to agreement on file, all unpaid water
and light accounts taken over by the city
from the former owners of the plant.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
return the communication with a request that
all collectable accounts be submitted to the
council for proper action.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the motion au-
thorizing the light and water commission to pay
the Virginia Electric Power & Water company
outstanding water and light accounts be re-
considered.
Carried.
The finance committee submitted to the coun-
ell a letter stating that the report of Mellls-
Prize & Co. had been received, carefully con-
sidered and that recommendations were also
being presented the most important mat
tiers contained in the investigation OF per-
manent improvements for the years 19lO-l9l3
Moved and supported that the letter Of the
finance committee in presenting the report
to the council be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the most i'm
portant subject contained in the report as
submitted by the auditors be read to the coun-
Gil.
Carried.
The report was read
The report Of A. D. Heritage, and deemed
to be a minority report, containing the recon-
mendations as he deemed the occasion re-
quired were presented and read.
Following the reading of Mr.. Heritage's re-
port report signed by two other members
of the finance committee and making slight
change as to dates of dispensing with the SER
vice of the engineer, was presented.
Moved and supported that action on the re-
port and recommendations of members of the
finance committee be laid on the table for one
week.
Carried
Moved and supported that the matter Of
designating and establishing for the coming
election day a second precinct in the first
ward be referred to the city attorney for in
vestigation and report.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the light and
water commission be instructed to erect and
maintain the same lighting arrangement at
the Roosevelt and johnson skating Kinks as
was in force during the winter of 1912-1913
Carried.
city clerk be authorized to sign leases in tri-
plicate running from the Great Northern
Mining company to the City of Virginia for
lease and right to overburden at the
Auburn dump and also for storm sewer right
of-way.
Carried.
Council Chamber,
City of Virginia, MINI.
January 6, 1914
Resolution No. 858.
| Resolution granting liquor license to JOS
eph Spretzer at No. Alb Chestnut street
| By Alderman Lundstrom.
| Resolved: By the City Council of the city
| of Virginia that the application of JOSEPH
Spreitzer to sell Intoxicating liquors in the
! front room on the ground floor of the two
| story brick building situate No. Alb, Chest
nut street, in said city, be and is hereby grant
ed, and that the surety bond in the sum Of
$4,000, be and is hereby accepted and ordered
| filed after the approval of the mayor.
| License to be for one year from Januar,
| 18th, 1914.
Moved by Alderman Heritage, supported b,
Alderman NOLAN, that the above resolutio,
be adopted
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey, Lund
strom, Keller, NOLAN, McGhee, Coffey, Mr.
Presidents.
Nays: Alderman Mattson-1.
Adopted January 6th 1914.
Approved January 18th. 1914.
Council Chamber.
Virginia, MIMI, Jan. 6,l914
To the President and City Council of the Cit
, of Virginia.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned committee on finance
would respectfully report that we have audit
ed the following bills and offer the following
resolution for adoption:
"A. D. HERITAGE,
R. J. McGHEE.
GEO. HARVEY.
Committee
Resolved, That the following bills be allow
ed and the city clerk be and is hereby instruct
ed to draw orders on the city treasurer
payment of same.
Ketola Bros, supplies ............$ 69
j. E. Person, supplies .............. g.!
City Ice Co., overburden for sidewalks III
Marion Fuel Co., wood detention
hospital ............ ......... AV.'
NJ L. Matheson, supplies o.
], J, LeTourneau Printing Co., sewer
book ''Y'' connections ,,,.',, tx
! Troy Laundry, laundry city hall
Peter Grande, brick for sewer, l8.t
The Virginia Enterprise, printing 40.'
Mesaba Telephone Co., rentals
and calls 80
Fred johnson, supplies detention
hospital s..
Mrs. Lena Lysaker, nursing at
detention hospital ....... =. 75.'
Andrew Nelson, labor and material
city hall ...... ..... 1861
Eaton Dray Line. coal and drayage.. 1921
Ed Murlbut, hardwood for snow pillow g.
Virginia Hdw. Co., supplies
incinerator 81
Tritchler Electric Co., supplies, etc g..
Tritchler Electrical Co., supplies, etc. IT,
Tritchler Electrical Co., supplies, etc.,
1on