The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-16


Absent, Alderman Matheson-1
heading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be ap
proved as read.
Carried.
Petitions were filed by residents, property
owners and taxpayers in the southern part OF
the city, protesting against the location and
and erection of the gas plant upon the present
proposed site for said plant
Moved and supported that the petitions be
referred to the light and water committee.
Carried.
L. M. Osborn, in communication, de-
sired to have certain water hole close to the
sewer line. near the middle of his land in Sec
ton Is, 58-l7, filled up so that he could secure
proper drainage
Mr. Osborn also submitted a communica-
ton to the council relative to a 36-inch tile
or corrugated iron pipe drainage across
certain low portions of his land.
Moved and supported that the communities
ton be accepted and ordered filed and the con-
tents thereof referred to the committee on
streets.
Carried
The Virginia & Rainy Lake company and
l.. M. Osborn, owning lands along the land
to be affected, petitioned the council for the
laying and installing of a six inch water
main in the six foot sewer now being con-
stucted from Cook street to the intersection OF
the sewer the Mud Lake road, citing the
lands which the water main would benefit and
for payment Ct the stipulated several
agreements which they would be willing to
enter into for the, benefit of the mains.
Moved and supported that the petitions be
accepted and ordered filed and considered
granted and resolution drawn and presented
covering the transaction.
Carried.
The Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway
company submitted to the council, in duplicate,
license and privilege to lay, construct and
maintain water main extentions under and
across the right-of-way and tracks of the
in oitv Of tho
Gated upon the blue print attached to the
memorandum of agreement and more speci-
fcally described as at the intersections of the
right-of-way CT the company with the alley
lock and Cook streets.
The railway company submitted, in
duplicate, license or easment granting the
city the privilege to lay and maintain a San
itary and outlet sewer pipe line under and
across the right-of-way and tracks of the
company in the northwest quarter of the south
east quarter of section Is, 5S-17, as shown
upon the blue print attached to the men,
orandum of agreement
Moved and supported that the agreements
in duplicate. covering both propositions, be
executed in behalf of the city by the mayor
and city clerk. the original to be maintained
by the city and the copy forwarded to the rail-
way company for its files.
Carried.
L. M. Osborn, again referring to Ridge
wood on Southern Drive, submitted COM
munication to the council desiring the council
to put in a lateral sewer of sufficient size to
accommodate 80 or 100 acres of land in Sec
ton 10, 58-17, and desiring to have the work
done during the next few weeks, granting him
permission to lay two inch water pipe in
the same excavation, the work to be assessed
against the property benefited and done
under city supervision, and requesting the
city engineer to prepare plans and specifica-
tons for the sewer and report at the next
the plans and specifications are prepared that
he be given permission to construct such a
sewer entirely at his own expense.
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton be accepted and ordered filed and the city
engineer instructed to prepare plans and
speclncations for sanitary sewer and laterals
through lands mentioned by Mr. Osborn in his
letter and report possible.
Cal ried
Residents and taxpayers, residing in block
104, petitioned the council for arc lamps or
alley lamps in the east alley running north
and south in this block, and the same was
referred to the committee on light and water.
The minutes of the last regular meeting of
the police and fire commission OF the city
were read by the clerk and ordered to be-
come part of these proceedings.
Police and Fire Commission,
Office of the Secretary,
Regular meeting of the Police and Fire
Commission.
President Coffey presides.
Present, Commissioners Hanson, Coffey-2.
Absent, Commissioner Porier-1
The minutes of the regular meeting of Sep
TENDER 8, 1914, approved read
The city clerk submitted to the commission
a letter relative to the passage of Ordinance
$50, accompanied by a copy of the ordinance.
and this being relative to the removal of all
obstacles sidewalks.
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton be accepted and ordered filed
Carried
Chief of Police Gately notified the COM
,n~s, %ho+h oh had tod II
seph Gussman and Joseph D. Kane patrol
men on trial.
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton be accepted and ordered filed and that
the appointment be approved
Renewals of patrolmen's bonds in the sum
of $500 each were submitted by j. B. Nc
Laughlin. Louis Larson, Fred Anthony and
John r. Flood.
Moved and supported that the renewals be
accepted and ordered attached to the original
bonds.
Carried
Surety bonds were received from Joseph
Gussman and Joseph D. Kane, those being in
the sum of $500.
Moved and supported that the bonds be &C
copied and ordered filed after being approved
by the city attorney and the president.
Carried
The secretary stated that this was the date
set in his advertisement to receive proposals
on the purchase of the fire chiefs buggy, but
that no proposals had been submitted to him.
Moved and supported that the matter of re-
ceiving and opening of proposals on the pur
chase of fire chiefs buggy be laid over until
the next regular meeting.
Carried
Applications for positions on the fire de
partment were received from James H. Drake,
Edward C. Joyce and Aaron Braa, and the
same was referred to the application com
mittee.
Moved and supported that the pay roll Of
the police and fire departments for the month
of September, 1914. as approved by the fin
ance committee and read by the secretary
be allowed and ordered paid
Commissioner Poirier takes svat in the
commission.
In answer to letter written by Commits
sioner Poirier, the Interstate Auto company
of Duluth stated that they did not feel obliged
panied the police patrol in November, 1913
and that the proposition would not he con-
sidered
Moved and supported that the president :.p-
point committee of two to confer with the
city attorney in matter of entering law suit
against the Interstate Auto company for prop
err adjustment Of defective tires which came
with the emergency patrol in November 1913
Carried.
Commissioners Hanson and Poirier were ap-
pointed as this committee.
Police and Fire Commission
City of Virginia, Mimi.
October 5, 1914.
Resolution No. 1913.
Resolution authorizing the payment Of bills
accrung during the month Of September, 1'i4
Resolved, by the Police and Fire Commits
sion of the city of Virginia, that the follow.
ing bills be allowed and ordered paid:
Kopp & Mcrris supplies police .le-
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