The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-11-20
THE VIRGINIA. ENTERPRISE


during the; past summer months,
and desired to- hava the same al
lowed as the, commission did not
show disposition to allow the
same. ~:.-
Moved and supported that the ac-
count and communication of Mr.
Williamson be submitted by the city
clerk to the water and light commits
sion with instruction that the bill
is legitimate one and has been
authorized by the council, and that
unless the commission sees fit to
pay this account at once to return
the same to the council and the
council will have the same settled
and charge the account back to the
water and light commission.
Carried.
HOlstead and Sullivan, architects,
in answer to a letter relative to the
five per cent charge on the plans
and specifications and superintend-
ency of the work of addition to fire
hall No. 1, stated that three and
one-half per cent of the cost of
building for plans and specifications
would be accepted by them, but If
the council desires they will cont1n-
ue to superintend the job and
charge ans additional one and one
half per cent of the total cost Of the
additional work.
Moved and supported that the
communication be referred to the
committee on city property and
buildings
Carried.
The Quick Print desired to hang
sign in front of the Turnuuist
building on Mesaba avenue and the
same was allowed, subject to the u.s.
ual inspection by the electric in
spector.
The financial statements of the
city clerk and city treasurer for
the month of October, 1914, were
read, accepted and ordered filed.
The report of the chief of police
Of arrests in his department for the
week ending November 7, 1914, was
read, accepted and ordered filed.
Moved and supported that the f.
nal estimate of the city engineer in
favor of King and Bartlett for earth
excavation from the sanitary sewer
outlet ditch, the said estimate call
ing for payment of $1,47581, be al
lowed and ordered paid, and that
resolution be drawn and presented
covering the transaction.
Carried.
Holstead and Sullivan presented
to the council their second estimate
IF work done by P. ]. Donohue on
his fire hall addition contract, this
estimate calling for payment of
$4,000.
Moved and supported that the
ton drawn and presented covering
the payment of the same.
Carried.
A telegram from the Wheeling
Mold and Foundry company, rela-
tive to the payment of the rock
crusher, was referred to the mayor
and committee on streets.
The Williams Reality company, in
a communication to the council, de-
sired to have the council pay to this
company six per cent interest on the
$4,000 which was deposited with
the city treasurer in June, and re-
leased by the council by resolution
recently, and stated that if the in
terest was not granted the company
desired to be relieved of the bill
for filing the plat which amount
ed to 1882.
Moved and supported that the
communication be accepted and or
dered filed and that the city clerk
be instructed to inform the company
that the city refuses to pay any in
terest on the $4,000 as deposited
with the city as guarantee to do GER
tain work in Williams addition, and
that the city expects the company to
reimburse the city for the filing of
its plat and which amounted to
1882, and also that the city clerk
be instructed to forward to this
company a copy of this motion.
Carried.
A communication from the Gard
ner-MacDonald agency, accompanied
by a petition, desired to have the
city extend water and sewer mains
to blocks and6, Fairview addition,
and the communication and petit
ton were referred to the committee
on light and water.
The meat inspectors report for
the week ending November II, 1914
was read, accepted and ordered fill
ed.
The license committee reported
unfavorably on the granting to John
Bennett Of a license to auction
stock of clothing, jewelry and no.
tons at No. EOS Chestnut street,
and recommended that the applica-
ton be denied.
Moved and supported that the re-
port of the committee be accepted
The president ordered an AYE"
and may" vote on the adoption or
rejection of this motion, and the
same resulted as follows:
Nays: Alderman Lien. Coffey-
vey, Matheson, McGhee, Mr.. Presi-
dent.
Nayes: Aldermen Lien, Coftey-
Upon the foregoing vote the presi-
dent declared the motion adopted.
Moved and supported that the
president appoint special commit
tee to secure necessary data to be
formulated and presented to the
State Tax Commission on Novem-
Der II, 1914, and any expense in
Cured in securing this data to be
paid by the city as we'll as all ex-
| penses of a recently appointed COM
mittee of the city, which will appear
before the commission to protest
against the raising of the valuation of
~~operty in this city at the rate of 33
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