The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-28

President-9.
Absent None.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
Carried
The meat inspectors report for the week
ending August Is, 1914, was read, accepted
and ordered filed and this report showed that
meat had been condemned at the meat markets
of John Johola, Booths and John Zupetz.
The report of the chief of police of arrests
in his department for the week ending Aug.
Is, 1914. read accepted and ordered filed:
The clerk of the municipal court reported
fines and costs collected in that court for the
week ending August 15. 1914 and the same
was read, accepted and ordered filed.
reading of an ordinance to repeal Ordinance
No. 81, and which ordinance amended ord-
nances numbers "a and 81, and the ordinance
read by the clerk.
The application of VIM. Vazineti of Proctor
to conduct a merry -eo-round in this city 'for
one week was denied
A petition for sidewalk submitted by
property owners along the north side of block
10, Rooney's addition, and the same was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
A communication relative to municipal meat
was received from VIM. Tritchler and the same
was ordered filed with other papers in
necton with the petition for municipal
market.
c. E. Adams, attorney for the County Board
of Commissioners, submitted bill to the
council amounting: to $780,, being amount
of judgment and interest the same in the
matter of the litigation brought by the city
against the county of st. Louis to compel the
calling of election to vote the proposal
to annex territory northeast of this city and
which proceedings were taken during the year
1913. The letter and the bill was referred to
the city attorney for investigation and report:
The department of parks of this city notified
the council by letter that King & Bartlett COM
unknown manner secured
sprinkling cart belonging to the park board
and had not returned the same. The board
desired return OF the cart or payment for
the same and the city attorney recommended
that before the final estimate was paid to this
firm that the matter be adjusted to the salts
faction of the park board.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
withhold the final estimate from King &
Bartlett their sanitary sewer ditch
tract until all bills and accounts and this
sprinkling cart in particular be adjusted.
The communication of the city engineer and
accompanied by blue print covering the stu
alton, in connection with the Mud Lake road,
roadway walk viaduct to be construct
ed through the Virginia & Rainy Lake
company's mill yards to benefit the employees
at the Canadian Northern yards at West Vir-
ginia, presented to the council according
tc instructions at special meeting.
Moved and supported that the blue print
and the communication accompanying the same
be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried
Alderman Harvey requested the first read
ing of an ordinance relative to agents
dealers in intoxicating liquors brewery
companies agents to keep and maintain true
and correct books of record and accounts dis
closing the sale and delivery to persons not
having license to sell at retail appointing
a person with police powers to inspect such
books Of record and account and report to the
council and also providing punishment for the
violation of this ordinance.
The ordinance read by the city clerk.
Alderman Harvey also requested the first
reading of an ordinance compelling the proper
sanitary sewer connections to be made to all
premises and the same was read by the city
clerk.
The city clerk stated that this was the date
set in his advertisement to receive proposals
construction of publication plant in
connection with the sanitary sewer system in
this city and that on his desk were two pro-
posals.
Moved and supported that the proposals be
opened and read.
Carried.
The proposals were opened and read and
were from c. C. Butler and Lawrence-McCann
Moved and supported that the proposals just
read by the clerk be laid the table for one
week and that the city engineer be instructed
to notify Frederic. Bass to meet with the city
council at its next regular meeting and be
prepared to take up the matter of looking
over and giving his expert opinion the
proposals:
Carried.
The special committee appointed at special
meeting Oh Cne council helQ on August Z, 1914,
to investigate the matter Of shortening the
walking distance Of the employees at the
Canadian Northern shops at West Virginia
by constructing a road way, sidewalk via
pany's mill yards, reported that after careful
investigation of the entire situation that the
commIttee would recommend that a sidewalk
be Constructed and commencing at the west
end of the sidewalk in front of the mill COM
nany houses on the Mud Lake road and con-
tinue west to the city limits.
Geo A. Washington who had brought this
matter to the council through petitions and
letter, and who has appeared before the coun-
Gil several times in this connection again
briefly outlined the situation as it appears
Attorney Geo. F. Shea appeared in behalf
of the Virginia & Rainy Lake company,
especially as to construction of roadway or
viaduct through or over this companv's nlant
and in connection with the fire hazard which
would attain from the construction of a road
way and the danger from fire from those who
pass through the yards
Moved and supported that the report of the
committee be accepted and the recommends
tions carried out.
Carried.
loved and supported that the route of the
proposed sidewalk along Mud Lake road to the
city limits be left in the hands of the street
committee.
Carried.
favorably on the petition for installation and
maintenance of an arc lamp at the corner of
Cedar street and Wyoming avenue and the
report was accented and resolution ordered
drawn covering the installation of this light
The committee streets recommended that
resolution be drawn by the city attorney
requesting the water and light commission to
install a SIX foot water main through the alley
between Sixth and Seventh streets and the
alley through Seventh and Eighth streets from
Fifth avenue to First avenue Roonev's add;
ton, and also through block IL, Fairview adj
dition, that the cost of the same be assessed
against the abutting property and that the
assessments be spread in equal installments
period of five years.
Moved and supported that the recommends
the city attorney prepare resolution cover
ing the installation of this water MAN.
Carried.
The license committee recommended that
the application of Matt Devcich to transfer
his liquor license No. Sol from No. 100 to No.
ia Chestnut street be granted
Moved and supported that the transfer of
this license from location to another be
denied.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage Harvey, Walsh,
Mr.. President-4.
Chez, Coffey-5.
Upon the foregoing vote the president de-
clared the motion not adopted.
Moved and supported that the transfer of
this license from one location to another be
granted and a resolution presented covering
the same.
AXES; c Aldermen Matheson' Murray Lien
No: Aldermen Heritage Harvey, Walsh
Mr.. President-4.
Upon the foregoing vote the president de.
clared the motion adopted
Moved and supported that the city proceed
known as the west one-half of the northwest
quarter of Sec FL 5S-l7 for rock crrshor cite