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

fild after being approved by the mayor
and city attorney and a resolution drawn
and presented covering the transaction
Carried. SO
LIQUOR license at No. 4is Chestnut Street
and the application was referred to the
committee on license. 49, M
J. The Northern Pacific Railway company
in letter to the council complained
against the city constructing road and
sanitary sewer across property owned
by the company ins sect ION 18, SSH, and
the same was referred to the committee
The Minnesota Candy Kitchen applied
/ for permit to install and maintain an
electric sign in front Of their place OF
Moved and supported that the permit
be granted and ordered issued after the
approval of the wiring of the sign by
the electric inspector. s. .:@ ). + :. u j
Johnson & Martin, owners of liquor
license No. 674 at No 3O6 Chestnut. street
applied to <thez council for transfer OF
their license to NO. 4o4 Chestnut street
being dismantled and reconstructed and
the application. was referred to the com
mittee on license. - '.@
The light and water commission in a
| communication called the attention of the
council to the reduction in water rates
In the city and that the same had caused
numerous complaints and desired to be
! take on payment of all or part of the
light and water bonds and interest by
tax levy in case the rates were still
lowered and revenue being thereby re-
duced beyond: the limit where the plant
could take care of the bonds and inter-
est expenditures.
Moved and supported that the matter
be referred to the council as a committee
or the whole and that the president ap-
point a date when the council can meet
and confer with the light and water COM
mission to talk the matter over more
fully.
Carried
The president set the date as of Fri
day evening, April 10th, 1914, at 8 o'clock
and desi4 ed to have the city clerk in
form the members of the commission to
J; W. Kreitter, superintendent of the
company, in answer to a letter from the
had notified their trainnaen to come to a
complete stop and flag the crossing near
the Brewery, before proceeding.
Moved and supported that the city
clerk communicate with Mr.. Kreitter and
have it understood that the council de-
sres to have the public protected at the
crossing of all streets and avenues in
the city in the same manner as indicated
at the brewery company crossing.
The police and fire commission SUBJ
mitted request to the council that all
city ordinances be codified, legalized and
of the public and the same was referred
to the committee on ordinance.
The city attorney submitted a redraft
Of the agreement to be entered into be-
tween the Mesaba Telephone company
and the city of Virginia relative to the
matter of changing telephone poles and
wiring system on certain streets and
avenues in the, city of Virginia and the
next regular meeting
Moved and supported that Alderman
George Harvey go to Duluth to attend
the sale of state land on April 18th next
of the S. f. Ia of Section 16, 5S-17 for
dumping ground purpose.
committee reported fayorably on the pc
tlt1On for construction of q board side
walk along the south side of Hickory
street between Virginia and central ave-
nues.
Moved and supported that the report
Of the committee be accepted and a res
olution drawn and presented covering
the construction of this walk.
sense of this council that ex-Mayo1
Murphy, Aldermen A. D. Heritage
Adolph Keller and Conrad Mattson be
| the interest shown and taken in public
| matters brought before this council dur
ing their incumbency.
Carried.
The annual report of the secretary OF
the police and fire commission was pre-.
scented, accepted and ordered filed and
published herewith.
SECRETARY'S FINANCIAL STATE.
MENT. APRIL 1ST, 1918, TO April
Virginia. Minnesota, April 4th, 1914
To the Police and Fire Commission OF
the City Of Virginia, MINI.
Gentlemen: The following is the an
nual report of receipts :afid disburse-
ments OF the police and fire fund Of this
city, the same being for the fscal year
ending March 31St. 1914: