The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-03-06
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Public alton Of Proceedinfs
Council Chamber,
P$-ss Hks

February "a, 1914
Regular meeting Of the city council of til,
city OF Virginia. Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll CALL
Present.. Aldermen Heritage, Lundstrom
NOLAN: Mattson. McGhee. Coffey. Mr.. Presi
Absent. Alderman Harvey. Keller 2,
heading OF minutes of previous meeting
Moved and supported that the minutes b<
approved as read.
Carried.
Alderman Keller takes his seat in the coun.
Leander Kuoppala and Harry Gillham. ap
| piled for renewal of liquor licenses at Nos
4S0 and 432, respectively, and submitted
100000 surety bonds.
Moved and supported that the licenses BIZ
granted, the bonds accepted and ordered filed
after being approved by the mayor and city
attorney and that separate resolutions be
lrawn and presented covering the same.
Carried.
The clerk stated that he had received prices
IN pulmoters and general information rela.
! tive to the apparatus.
Moved and supported that the matter OF
purchasing pulmoter for use in the police
and fire departments be referred to the po-
lice and fire commission and the city clerk
instructed to notify the commission of the
desires of the council and submit the prices
received.
Carried.
Louis B. Walton. of the college of engi.
communication to the council relative to con.
struction of market building, together with
drawings of elevations. plans and characteris-
tic sections. The communication was referred
to the committee on CITY propertv and hn;ld
inys.
The report of the chief of police of arrests
i'll his department for the week ending Feb
t ,y 21st. 1914. was read. accepted and Or
The Gardner-Macdonald Agency submitted
an insurance policy of S25OOOO covering q pro
rata OF 100000 on incinerator plant and
contents for one year from February "a, 1914.
The same, was accepted and ordered filed.
The milk inspector submitted report of
milk tests for February 9TH and Gath. 1914,
and the same was accepted and ordered filed.
:. The clerk of the municipal court reported
lines and costs collected in that court for the
week ending February 2lst. 1914. the same
amounting to s197.4o. The report was read
accepted and ordered filed.
The clerk stated to the council that this
tions. if any. to the taking Of certain lands
as described in the notice for sanitary sewer
right-of-way and sanitary sewer outlet.
President Boylan inquired if any person
the taking of these lands for the purpose
stated in the notice and there were no obiec-
lions forthcoming. and the clerk stated that
he had received no objection in writing
Moved and supported that condemnation
proceedings to acquire certain lands for sani-
tary sewer right-of-way and sanitary sewer
outlet and described in the notice to the pub
lie be proceeded with according to the terms
Of the city charter and that resolutions be
prepared and presented to the council for
adoption covering all the necessary legal steps
in the matter.
Carried. -
Chairman McGhee of the liRht and water
committee stated that the matter of low wa
ter pressure in certain portions of the city
vas o9t Of the jurisdiction Of the council and
he informed of the conditions.
City Attorney Morgan, reporting on the
matter OF uncollected taxes on the south half
OF Virginia lake for several years back, stat
ca that In conversation with Special Counsel
g. =. Adams for the county board, he was
advised that taxes could be collected for as
Tar back as fifteen years under special leeis-
lation Of 1902.
Moved and supported that the report of the
attorney be accepted and that the city clerk
be instructed to write MIR. Adams and Sc
cure from him a complete outline of the pro-
and board Of equalization for the present year.
Carried.
Chairman Lundstrom of the street COM
mittee reported favorably on the granting to
albert Roman permit to construct can
Opy over the sidewalk and to be attached to
the building on lot 8, block 26, subject to the
approval of the electric inspector.
The street committee reported that the
dilapidated looking lunch stand at the corner
of Chestnut street and Mesaba avenue had
been placed in good condition by the owner
the past week and would recommend that
the permit be continued and the council &C.
cpeted the recommendation.
Moved and supported that the salaries OF
! the city officials for the month of February
1914, read by the city clerk. be allowed
and ordered paid.
| Carried