The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-27
THE CITY COUNCIL

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Council Chambers. Virginia, Mimi, August
18th. 1915.
Regular meeting of the city council of the
city Of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call:
Present.: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey,
Walsh, Matheson, Murray, Lien, McGhee,
Coffey, Mr.. President-9.
Absent: None.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the motion, which
adopted at the regular meeting Of this
council relative to instructing the water and
light commission to install certain whiteway
standards at the islands in the center of south
Central avenue and around which is to be
paved the present season, be amended as
to include further instructions to the water
and light commission by the city clerk to
continue the present whiteway system from
where it stops on Sage street and Central
avenue to Larch street.
Carried.
Application for renewal of liquor license
was received from John Karvala, at No. lis
Chestnut street and applications for transfer
! OF liquor licenses from John Hilmas to Alfred
| Ruckanen, at No. 2l1 Chestnut street, and
from Geo. E. Hamilton to VIM. Merrill, at
Moved and supported that the application
for renewal of liquor license and the transfer
of two liquor licenses just read be granted
and that resolutions be authorized to be
drawn covering the granting of the same.
Carried
John Hayeski was granted an automobile
license to run jitney, five passenger auto
mobile under state license No. $685.
MattsOn-ThurstOn agency submitted re-
newal of fire insurance policy on the black
smith shop in the sum of $4,000 and written
for period of five years.
Moved and supported that the insurance pol
icy be returned to the Mattson-T hurston
agency with instructions to have the same
written for period Of three years.
Carried
Jenia Bros applied for permit to move the
gasoline tank and fixtures from the property
known 226 Pine street, on the Mesaba
avenue side, to location in the front of the
building known as PIG north Mesaba avenue.
Moved and supported that the permit be
granted and ordered issued subject to the con-
ditions OF the ordinance regulating same.
Carried
The city clerk was instructed to bill the
water and light department for the setting
of curb on Ash street. between Central and
Virginia avenues the amount being $3.50.
| The report of chief of police of arrests in
! his department for the week ending August
/ Ia. 1915, read, accepted and ordered filed:
The report of the clerk of the municipal
court of fines and costs collected in that
court for the week ending August 14th, 1915,
as approved by the city attorney, was ac-
cepted and ordered filed.
| Lawrence Mccain company submitted exc
cutcd contract and bond in the matter of
paving of certain streets and avenues in the
| city the present season.
Moved and supported that the bond and
; the matter of paving streets and avenues dur
ing the present year be accepted and ordered
! filed after being approved by the mayor and
city attorney.
! Carried.
Mark Eddy applied for permit to erect one
story. composition roof brick veneered build
ing, lots % and %, block 20, and sub
mitted a $4,000 personal bond which was
signed by Douglas Greeley and Chas. Gron-
berg suretieS.
Moved and supported that the application
and bond be accepted and ordered filed after
being approved by the mayor and city at
after.
Carried.
The Eveleth Construction company requested
one more week in which to have executed
their bond in the matter of the construction
: Of storm sewer in the alleys at the north and
south sides of Chestnut street, and stated
! that the delay had been occasioned through
the mail and that they expect to have the
bond executed within day or so.
/ Moved and supported that the communca-
ton be accepted and ordered filed and that
extension of time to have the bond exc
cuted be considered one week from this
meeting ana CnaC the city clerk DC instructed
to notify the ompany that the council expects
them to submit. without delay, the bond fol
approval at the next regular meeting.
; Carried.
The meat inspectors report for the week
ending August 18th, 1915. and which stated
that the meat markets, hotels bakeries and
groceries were in good condition at the dates
of inspection, was read, accepted and ordered
filed
The assistant health officer reported that
there are very few garbage cans left in the
basement at the city hall.
Moved and supported that the city clerl
be authorized to advertise for proposals TO,
the delivery to the city of $50 30-gallon ant
$50 20-gallon garbage cans according to thu
: specifications of the last garbage cans of these
sizes purchased by the city.
Carried
The city engineer submitted plans an,
specifications and the approximate cost of tn
construction of sanitary sewer through blocl
l. Pillsbury addition, and block IL, Rooney:
Moved and supported that the plans ant
specifications for the construction of thi
sanitary sewer be accepted and ordered fled
and that the city clerk be authorized to ad
the same.
Carried
David German. architect. submitted to tn
council profile of his ideas for the construc
submitted letter in connection with tn
same, which gave the council a general ides
of his plans and ideas.
Moved and supported that the profile ant
communication of David German, on mum
cipal slaughter house. be accepted and ordered
filed.
Carried.
The clerk stated that this was the date Sc
in his advertisement to receive proposals OF
the construction of sanitary sewers to privat
houses, petitioned for during the year 1914
and that his desk were two proposals.
Moved and supported that the proposals il
the hands Of the city clerk be opened an,
read.
Carried.
The proposals opened and read an,
proved to be from Larson Bros, $50 3r,
street. and Andrew Skumautz.
Moved and supported that the proposals t.
construct this private sanitary sewer be re
ferred to the health committee and the cit.