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

THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Publication of Proceedings
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Virginia, Mimi, September Is, 1914.
Regular meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil of the city of Virginia, MINI.
Council called to order by the Presi-
dent.
Roll call:
Present - Aldermen Heritage Har-
vey, Walsh, Matheson, Murray, Lien,
McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. President-9.
Absent-none.
Reading of minutes Of previous
meeting
Moved and supported that the min
utes be approved as read.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the pres
ident of the council appoint special
committee of three aldermen to make
an immediate and thorough investiga>
ton of gas plants similar to the
plant to be erected in this city, and
report to the council as to whether or
not the location Of the plant in block
80 will be menace to surrounding
property, or if the odor arising from
such plant would be an ofense against
those living in the immediate vicinity
of the plant, and that a resolution be
drawn authorizing the committee to
proceed as far as necessary to get the
information desired by the council.
Carried.
The president appointed as this spe-
cial committee Aldermen Harvey,
Heritage and Murray.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed to at once notify
the water and light commissioners to
withhold any further work toward
construction of the proposed gas plant
in this city until further notice from
the council.
Carried.
C. C. Butler, Jr., desired a permit
to store underground a gasoline tank
of carload capacity on land leased by
him in block A, and stated that he
would furnish a $4,000 bond if neces-
sary.
Moved and supported that the COM
munication, the plat showing the pro-
posed location of the garage and gas
oline tank, and all details connected
Herewith, be referred to the commit
tee on streets and the chief of the fire
department.
Carried.
Answering the city clerks letter as
to whether or not the proposed gas
plant would be menace to surround
ing property in block 33, J. B. McLe-
ran, insurance inspector, stated
that before he could answer the ques-
ton intelligently that he would neces-
sarily have to be furnished a copy of
the plans of the proposed building:
Moved and supported that the letter
by Mr.. McLeran be accepted and Or
dered filed, and that the plans as de-
sired be submitted to Mr.. McLeran as
soon as possible.
Carried.
The proceedings of the regular
meeting of the police and fire COM
mission of September 8, 1914, were
read to the council and were as fol-
lows:
Police and Fire Commission,
Office of the Secretary,
September 8, 1914.
Regular meeting of the police and
fire commission.
President Coffey presides.
Roll call.
Present Commissioners Hanson,
Coffey-2.
Absent-Commissioner Poirier-1.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of August 3, 1914, were approved as
read.
Thomas R. tombstone, Chicago
manager of the American-LaFr France
Fire Engine Company, Inc, with
whom the commission entered into a
contract for the delivery of motor
driven apparatus, stated that owing
to European troubles it was impossi-
BILE to make delivery of this machine
earlier than October 20, 1914.
Moved and supported that the let
ter be accepted and ordered filed, and
that the secretary be instructed to
notify the company that the delivery
of this car according to letter was sat-
isfactory.
Carried.
Applications for positions were re-
ceived from the following: Joseph
Gussman, James 7. Yates, Joseph D.
Kane, patrolman; l.. l.. Braa, fire
man, and John Dean, desk sergeant.
The applications were referred to the
application committee.
The $500 surety bond of John Dean
as desk sergeant was accepted and
ordered filed after being approved by
the president and city attorney.
Moved and supported that the pay
rolls of the police and fire depart
ments be allowed and ordered paid,
the same being for the month of Au-
gust, 1914.
Carried
Moved and supported that the Sec
rotary be instructed to call for propo-
sails to purchase the fire chiefs buggy.
Carried.
Police and Fire Commission,
City of Virginia, MIMI,
September 8, 1914.
Resolution No. 127.
Resolution authorizing the payment
of bills accruing during the month of
August, 1914.
BY Commissioner Coffey:
Resolved, BY the Police and Fire
Commission of the City of Virginia,
that the following bills be allowed and
ordered paid:
The Electric Shop, supplies. $4.55
Consolidated Stamp and
Printing Co., badge, po-
lice matron ............... 1925
Ketola & Co., sweeping COM
pound ......... 300