The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-30
CITY COUNCIL
Council Chamber,
VirRinia. Mimi,

Council called to order by Vlce-Preslden'
Heritage.
Vice President Heritage requested Alder.
man Murray to preside the meeting
. Vice President Heritage acting. as city clerk
Roll call
Present, Aldermen Heritage Harvey, Walsh
Murray, Lien, McGhee, Coffey-7.
Absent, Aldermen Matheson, Mr.. Presl-
DENT.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved read.
Carried
Reports of the clerk of the municipal court
of fines and costs collected in that court for
the weeks ending October 10th and OCTOBER
18th, 1914, were read, accepted and ordered
filed, after being approved by the city at
torney
The meat inspectors report for the week
ending October goth showed that he had
condemned IL pounds of liver at Paul Leon
ards market; the hotels, bakeries and grocer
les were in good condition.
Moved and supported that the report OF
f file meat inspector Pc accepted anu 'F0@'S'
Carried.
The report of the chief of police of arrests
in his department for the week ending Octo-
Der l7th 1914, read, accepted and Or
dered filed.
The street commissioners pay roll for Oct.
l to 10th inclusive, of street laborers and
team work, was accepted and ordered paid.
Moved and supported that the contract and
bond Of the Star Contracting company with
the City of Virginia for the heating plant in
fire hall No. l be accepted and ordered filed,
after being approved by the mayor and city
attorney.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
be instructed to draw warrant in favor of
the First National Bank in the sum of $500,
the same being for interest warrant No.
d. sewer districts 3-K.
The application of Albert Eddy and Charles
triJoka for license to run an automobile for
hire granted, the fee of $500 ordered
turned to the city treasurer and the
clerk instructed to issue license
Holstead & Sullivan, architects for the con-
struction of the addition to fire hall No. l
presented their first approximate estimate in
favor of j. P. Donahue, amounting to $4,000.
Moved and supported that the first approx
mate estimate Of Holstead & Sullivan, arch-
tects, in favor of j. P. Donahue, be allowed
drawn and presented covering the transact
ton
Carried.
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton from the water and light commission, re-
Questing the council to authorize the placing
of hydrant at the intersection of the Eve
leth and Mud Lake roads, and one at the
intersection of the 6-foot sewer and the Mud
Lake road, be accepted and ordered filed, and
resolution ordered drawn and presented
authorizing the water and light commission
to install! these two hydrants
Moved and supported that the official bond
of F. w. Stevens, clerk of the municipal
court, be accepted and ordered filed, after
ney.
Carried
The First National Bank. in a communica-
tion stated that they could not afford to in
crease their bond to $4,000, taking into con-
sideratlon the average balance carried by
them, and would suggest that securities of
city warrants, certificates of Indebtedness or
city orders be deposited with the city clerk in
lieu of additional bond
The communication accepted and referr
ed to the finance committee.
Moved and supported that the report of
the operations of the water and light COM
mission, together with the receipts and ex-
penditures, for the month of September, 1914,
be accented and ordered filed.
lengthy communication from L. M. o.
born, addressed to Mr.. Bickford, relative to
shortening the Wolf road was read. accepted
and referred to the street and alley committee
dressed to the mayor and city council, rela-
tive to the installation of water pipe in the
six-foot sewer ditch, read accepted and
referred to the street and alley committee.
communication from l.. NJ Osborn rela-
tive to installing white-way posts in Ridge
wood Southern Drive, was read. accepted
and ordered referred to the street and alley
committee.
communication from L. NJ Osborn, in re-
gard to the general plan for the plating of
Ridgewood was read, accepted and referred
to the street and alley committee.
petition from the residents of West Vir-
gnia requesting the council to place six
foot board walk from the Eveleth road and
Mud Lake road to the city limits instead of
a four-foot sidewalk ordered, was read.
accepted and referred to the street and alley
committee with power to act.
The chairman of the street and alley COM
mittee recommended that certain land lying
just north of the septic tank be acquired by
the city of Virginia. described as follows A
portion of land containing l.6 acres, bounded
q no nad nS T1SIr Tho Nnrfh
line of the NEl4 of the NWN of section 10.
T. SO. R. II, as due east and west. and
starting at the NE corner of the NEA of
the NWH section 10, township 49, range II,
thence west distance of 50.0S TO The place
of beginning, thence south 3-l5' w. a dis
lance of 1926 feet to point thence N.
86-45' w: distance Of $50 feet to point,
thence N. 3-15' E. distance of 26797 feet
to point, thence East distance of 25O4O
feet to place of beginning.
Moved and supported that the recommends
ton be deferred for one week.
Carried
Moved and supported that the plat to the
Williams addition to the city of Virginia be
accented and the cash bond of $4,000 re-
leased.
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Lien. McGhee
Murray.
Nays Aldermen Heritage, Walsh, Coffey
s.
Upon the foregoing vote the president de.
clared the motion lost.
Moved and supported that the matter of ac-
ceptlnS the plat OF Williams addition and
releasing the $4,000 bond be referred to the
council committee of the whole and that
the president set date when the counci
shall view the Williams addition with refer
ence to aScertaining whether not the plat
should be accepted and the cash bond of $4,000
released.
Carried.
The president designated Friday October
23rd, 1914. the date for the meeting OF
the council whole to view Williams addi
ton and that the city clerk notify all mem
bers of the council to attend such meeting
The license committee reported favorabl!
on the transfer of the liquor license Of Andrew
Roberts to Hill & Virtanen and the SAM
was granted and resolution ordered draw
and presented covering the transaction.
The license committee reported that the.
desired another week to investigate the ap
7lication of Gust Snyder to transfer hi
liquor license
Moved and supported that the meeting Il
be held Thursday October %, 1914, be post
noned for week. and the same to b.
held October 20. o'clock p. m.
The special committee appointed for tn
investigation of market site reported an
recommended that a strip Of land about 8
feet by 1870 feet facing on Walnut street b
leased to the curling club the curling club t
satisfy any claim which Joseph Ahearn ha
in any part of this property, and that
resolution be drawn and presented leasing tn
above described land to the curling club tn
c,,rlirc club to build their own building an
give tt the CITY the of the at an
time. rHccnt during tn" curling season. frcr
N>vr.,h~~ 18th to h~ril 'st. and to be use
as A torncrarv "rrk"t site or for any othe
civic purpose which the council would recon
mend
Moved and supported that the recommends
ton If the snecial committee be accented and
resolution drawn and presented carrying OF
tho recommendation of the committee.
Carried.
M~"oi AND sunnorted that the resolution rea
by the clerk. authorizing the construction
a for-fnot board walk from the intersectio
of the Fveleth and Mud Lake roads to til