The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-09-25


mission adjourn until the next regu-
lar meeting.
Carried.
+. A. COFFEY,
President of the Commission.
ALBERT E. BICKFORD,
Secretary.
The clerk of the municipal court
reporting fines and costs collected in
that court for the week ending Sep
TENDER II, 1914, the same amounting
to $lO2.2O, and after deducting $4,000
tor witness and jury account, the to-
tai for the week was $500, was read.
accepted, and ordered filed.
Property owners along the south
side OF Eighth street, block 4, peti-
toned the council for the construction
OF sidewalk along that block and the
same was referred to the committee
on streets.
The city attorney submitted writ
ten OPINION as to the proper party
required to pay the fee for filing plats
OF additions to the city and said that
IN his opinion in this instance. the
Williams Realty Company should be
Called upon to pay the expense of
recording the plat of their addition
during the past summer.
Moved and supported that the letter
OF the city attorney be accepted and
ordered filed, and that the CITY clerk
be instructed to submit a statement
to the Williams Realty company in
the sum which was paid for the f;l;n0
OF the plat of this addition.
Carried.
The financial statement of the city
clerk and city treasurer for the
month ending August 81, 1914, was
read, accepted and ordered filed.
The report OF the chief of police of
arrests IN his department for the
week ending September IL, 1914, was
read, accepted and ordered filed.
Martin Bergerson desired permit
Tor use OF a necessary portion of
Hemlock street while constructing a
dwelling on lot 10 and 20, block 83.
but the petition was not ACCOMPANIED
by bond.
Moved and supported that the per-
NIT be granted subject to the filing of
customary bond relative to the use
of streets.
Carried.
y. ). Cherne was granted a renewal
OF plumbers license. The bond was
accepted and ordered filed after being
approved by the mayor and city at
torney, and the $500 fee was ordered
turned over to the city treasurer.
The meat inspector reporting his
inspections for the week ending Sep
| TENDER Is, 1914, stated that he had
condemned Is pounds of pork at the
market of Paul Leonard, 6 spring
chickens at the market of John Zu-
PETE and Is pounds of liver at the
market Of J. Johola. The report was
read, accepted and ordered filed.
The meat Inspector, Fred Engel.
submitted lengthy communication to
the council relative to a municipal
slaughter house in this city, and gave
everal reasons why such an institution
would be of benefit to the city. The
communication was referred to the
special committee on municipal meat
market and the mayor.
The city clerk stated that this is
the date set in his advertisement to
receive proposals on the sale to the
city of street sweeper with pickup
attachment, and that on his desk was
one proposal.
Moved and supported that the pro-
posal on the clerks desk be opened
and read to the council.
Carried.
The proposal was opened and read
and proved to be from the Baker Mfg.
company of Springfield, Illinois, and
in the sum of $4,000.
| Moved and supported that the pro-
posal be referred to the committee on
streets for investigation and report.
Carried.
Mayor Boylan recommended to the
council that the president and vice.
president of the council be delegated
to attend the second annual conven-
ton of the league of Minnesota mu-
inequalities, to be held at Mankato, on
October 81 and % next. :..t4
Moved and supported. that the rec
ommendation of the mayor be carried
out, and that the president and vice
president be delegated to attend this
meeting. -
Carried.
| The light and water commission
recommended that arc lamps be placed
at the corners of Second avenue east
and Fifth street and Second avenue
east and Seventh street, Fairview
addition.
Moved and supported that the rec
ommendation of the committee be
carried out and resolution drawn
ordering the installation of these
lamps.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey,
Walsh, Matheson, Murray, Lien, Nc
Chez, Coffey, Mr.. President-9.
Nays: None.
Upon the foregoing vote the presi-
dent declared the motion adopted.
Moved and supported that the city
attorney be instructed to draft the
resolution and present the same to the
council, ordering the construction of a
cement sidewalk on the south side of
blocks Z, 8 and 9, Rooney's addition.
instead of a board sidewalk as pre-,
viously ordered.
Carried.
Resolution No. 1914.
City of Virginia Mimi, Sept. Is. 1914.