The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-04-17

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The minutes Of the meeting at which
time the new commission Of three mem
bers was organized were approved as
read.
publications were pT,sssn5sd e the com
Matron Police Department: Anna D
Fish. IS. 8* Sss 6 ss55
r1re Department: Adolph NJ. Bishop
t'a.rolmen: Chas; Anderson, a. 8
cnas. Ackley Natalie Agrist. s.
Moved and supported that the appli-
ca.ions as submitted be referred to the
committee on applications.
Moved and supported that Mrs. Anna
d. Fish be employed by this commission
as matron at police headquarters at $5(
per month on probataon and under the
be required to execute a $500 surety bond
as such official. s ,.-a.s@:3sls: s@
Carried. .-. ~ 81 49, -. Z
Moved and supported that the secre-
tary be instructed to write to the Inter
state Auto company at Duluth and state
that the commission deems the prices
being charged for parts and for keeping
the police emergency patrol in working
condition as excessive and expects better
treatment. ~ -@;7T-
Carried. |-.re:-% ~,
The agent of the state board of control
stated in a communication that ven
tilator should be placed in the cell room
10 care for female prisoners, and, mas
much as both of these requests had been
attended to by the commission, the Sec
rotary was instructed to so notify the
Arthur Mattson~as patrolman and
driver submitted a 500 surety bond, and
the same was ordered FLED after being
approved by the president and city attor-
ney. 49,
The light and water commission sub
mitted to the commission to make ar
rangements for four stations in various
parts of the city where the fire engine
could be located and water pumped from
the lakes in case of an unusual fire and
naming the locations
Moved and supported that the presi-
dent appoint a committee OF two to meet
the council and the light and water COM
mission and to look over plans and spec
ifcations and other matters pertaining
to this subject and with power to act.
The president appointed Commissioners
PORTER and Hanson on this committee.
The secretary submitted his annual re-
OF S & nS fe of
March 31st, 1914, and the same was read,
accepted and ordered filed.
The secretary stated that this was the
date set in his advertisement to receive
proposals to sell to the commission a pull
motor and that on his desk were three
proposals..
Moved and supported that the propos-
ais on the desk of the secretary be
opened and read.
Carried. y
The proposals were opened and read.
Moved and supported that the presi-
dent appoint a=eommittee of two to in
proposed to be sold and report at the
next meeting.
Carried. ..->E
= The president appointed Commissioners
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The committee to whom was referred
the matter of purchase of second auto
mobile truck for the fire department and
also on horse for the fire chiefs buggy
full consideration, would recommend
that a combination chemical and hose
truck be purchased. the truck to be OF
medium size. six cylinder, three to four
ton truck.
Moved and supported that the report
of the committee be accepted and that
the secretary be instructed to advertise
for proposals for the hose and chemical
auto truck 5 and that the firms propos
shall submit their own specifications with
the provision that the commission will Sc
lect the apparatus suitable to the pres:
ent needs.
Carried
Moved and supported that the secre.
tary be instructed to advertise for pro.
posals for a two-passenger automobile
40 H. P, four cylinder, for use by the
chief of the fire department.
Carried.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of placing a fire alarm boz
at the proposed new car barns of the
Mesaba Railway company reported that
the railway company promised that II
the box would be purchased by the city
that the same would be installed by the
company, that is to furnishing materia
and labor in laying the wires and that
the committee would, recommend thai
this recommendation be carried out.
- Moved and supported that a fire alarm
box be purchased by the secretary and thai
the same be turned over to the Mesaba