The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-01-09
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Official Public alton 81 Proceedinss

Council Chamber. Virginia. Mimi. Dec 80
Regular meeting Of the city council Of
the City of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Present. Aldermen Heritage, Lundstrenn,
Keller. NOLAN, Mattson. McGhee, Coffey Mr.
Absent Alderman Harvey.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read. - -
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Moved and supported that the assistant
city attorney notify the police and fire COM
mission that s. A. Nelson, member Of
that body, has been by the council suspended
temporarily and pending hearing before this
body on charges as submitted at the last reg
ular meeting and which will be held January
6, 1914. :E%%|&
Carried.
The secretary of the water and light COM
mission notified the council that in the fu-
ture no discount would be allowed on month
~ bills against the, city unless the same were
paid within the time limit and suggested that
the council Set aside a certain sum for the
clerk to pay the light bills promptly.
Moved. and supported that the clerk be in
structed to answer this request by stating
that if the water and light commission would
have the city meters read promptly and the
city billed the first day of each month that
the bills will be subject to the usual dis
count and paid promptly:
Carried. -
Otto A. Poirer, agent for the Pembroke
company, notified the council that the COM
pany deems itself damaged to a considerable
extent by mining operations carried on by
Mr.. Coates and the Madrid Mining company
along Elm and Oak streets and that the
damage was occasioned by the caving in and
settling of earth and protested against the
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bonding Mr.. Coates or the mining company
for damages to adjacent property.
Moved and accepted that the communities
ton be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
The clerk of the municipal court report
ed s19O.S5 collected in that court for the
week ending December 81, 1918, and the
same was accepted and ordered fled.
rests for the week ending December 81. 1913.
and also receipts of the clerks for fines and
costs accepted and ordered filed.
C. L. Eaton desired a permit to use a nee
essary portion Of Mesaba avenue, just east
Of the Merchants hote, for the p;lins Of
some cordwood, and which he promised to
remove after being sawed to the rear of the
hotel and the matter referred to the
committee streets with power to act
The appraisers appointed by the council
to make assessments according to the charter
for 1913 improvements submitted their re-
port and also the assessment roll
Moved and supported that the assessment
roll and report of the appraisers appointed
to appraise benefits of 1913 public improve
ments be accepted and ordered filed and
that resolution be drawn covering the same
Carried.
The city clerk submitted to. the council
his assessment roll for the year 1913, and
| containing the proper proportion of assess.
| ments for improvements for the years 1910
| 1911, 1912 and 1918, together with interest
accruing on UNPAID assessments and for mis-
cellaneous assessments for the year 1918.
| Moved and supported that the assessment
roll as submitted by the city clerk for the
year 1913 be accepted and ordered filed anC
| that certified copy Of the same be submit
ed to the county auditor to be collected as
| other taxes and that resolution be drawn
| and presented covering the transaction.
| Carried
Moved and supported that the assistant city
attorney be instructed to at once procure s