The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-11-20
CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

Council OF the City OF Virginia, Min
| nesota.
Council called to order by the
president.
Roll Call.
Present: Aldermen Heritage. Har-
ICY, Matheson, Lien, McGhee. Cof-
-ey, Mr.. President-7.
Absent: Alderman Walsh, Murray
3.
Reading of minutes of previous
| meeting.
Moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
The city attorney, in a letter to
The council, made a report on the
matter of repositories which was re-
ferred to him, and being for the
purpose of city charter interpreter
ton as to whether or not city depos-
tories are to execute bonds to CO.
yer the amounts placed in deposit
sories by the city treasurer, and if
$4,000 would be sufficient
Moved and supported that the
'ity clerk request the city treasur-
n to report to the city council the
greatest amount at any one time
which he expects to deposit in any
| If the three banks which are now
repositories of the city treasury
Carried.
The incinerator plant report for
he month of October, 1914, was
cad, accepted and ordered filed.
Hill and Virtanen applied for Ii
luOr license at No. 415 Chestnut
street.
Moved and supported that the
license be granted, the bond accept
and ordered filed after being ap-
proved by the mayor and city at
orney and a resolution drawn and
PRESENTED covering the transa ction.
Carried
The city clerk stated to the coun-
Ill that this is the date set in his
advertisement to receive proposals
n furnishing coal to the city dur
ng the coming winter months and
hat on his desk we're two propo-
ais.
Moved and supported that the
>roposals in the hands of the clerk,
'elative to furnishing coal, tse open
d and read.
Carried
The proposals were opened and
cad and proved to be from the Eat
IN Dray Line and Otto Manninen.
Moved and supported that the
proposals as read by the clerk be
'eferred to the committee on city
property and buildings.
CARRIED.
The clerk presented to the coun-
Ill for consideration the amount of
'ertain street paving repairs and ce-
1ent sidewalk repairs, which were
lone by the city during the past
:ummer season.
Moved and supported that the
assessments as made for repairs on
'treet paving, which were necessary
n account of the paving and con-
'rete having been broken into for
water service pipe enlargement and
or cement sidewalk repairs during
he past season, be accepted and
'rdered filed, and the clerk instruct
I'd to assess the various amounts
against the various properties af-
sected and to be placed on the 1914
assessment roll
The president ordered a roll call
IN the adoption or rejection of this
milton and the same resulted as
'ollows:
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Har-
Jay, McGhee, Mr.. PRESIDENT.
Nays: Aldermen Matheson, Lien,
'Coffey-3.
Upon the foregoing vote the presi-
lent declared the motion adopted
A statement was presented for
york performed by the city for
! leaning lots, labor on water foun-
aims and running syphon near in
'inerator plant and charged to the
light and water departments; for
| filing land patching hole lin rear
md of sidewalk adjacent to pro-
'erty owned by the First National
Bank: sanitary sewer work to o.
,ott park and charged to the park
o@ard; school district of Virginia
or filling school yards at northside
md southside schools; and for
storm sewer construction and re-
oairs for the Great Northern Rail-
way company.
Moved and supported that the
statements as read by the clerk
oe accepted and ordered filed,
Ind that the various institutions
Ind companies concerned be submit
! led bills in payment of these &C.
counts, and the amounts collected
n the usual manner.
Carried.
| H. NJ. Bracken, executive officer
IT the State Board of Health, sub
mitted to the council a report of
Virginia water supplies and analy-
sis of same as date October 7, 1914.
Moved and supported that the re-
port be accepted and ordered filed,
Carried.
The report of the clerk Of mum
cipal court of fines and costs coll ect-
ed in that court for the week end
.ng November 7, 1914, was read
accepted and ordered filed.
A deed was presented to the coun-
ell and running from Joseph Ahearn
to the city of Virginia and being in
full payment and warranty of GER
tain lands just west of block IA, or
'g1nal addition, and facing Walnut
street. and having a frontage on
Walnut street of $40 feet and also
any right, title or interest he had
acquired or may have acquired in
any and to any of the lots and lands
lying Immediately north of the tract
conveyed by the deed. The considera.
ton of the deed is $4,000 and the
same was paid by the Virginia Curl.
ing Club according to resolution No
1914.
Moved and supported that the
deed be accepted and that the cit,