The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-06-25
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Virginia, Mimi, June 18th, 1915

City CT Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll Call: -:
Present: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey,
Walsh, Matheson. Murray, Lien, McGhee, Cof-
fey, Mr.. President-9.
Absent: None.
Reading Of Minutes Of Previous Meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
John c. McKusick submitted his executed
contract and bond in the matter of purchase
of the rock crusher from the city OF Vir-
ginia.
cepted and ordered filed after being approved
by the mayor and city attorney
Carried
An ordinance amending ordinance No. 49,
entitled AN ordinance regulating bill post
! ers and the posting and scattering of bills -
was up for its final reading.
Moved by Alderman Murray. supported by
Alderman Lien, that the ordinance be given
it's third and final reading.
Carried.
The ordinance was read by the clerk.
Moved by Alderman Heritage, supported by
Alderman Matheson, that the ordinance be
adopted.
The president ordered roll call of ayes
and nays on the adoption of this ordinance
and the same resulted as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey. Walsh,
Matheson, Murray, Lien, McGhee. Coffey. Mr.
President-9.
Nays: None.
Upon the foregoing vote the president de-
| clared the ordinance adopted.
Canelake Bros, at No. AIT Chestnut street,
was granted a cigarette license for two years.
Applications to become inspector at the
publication plant were received from +. J.
Rinnert. E. w. Leach and David German:
| Moved and supported that the applications
be accepted and ordered filed with the other
applications for this position.
Carried
(; C. K Shand, in communication, desired to
| withdraw his application for the position as
inspector of the publication plant construc-
tion and the same was accepted and ordered
! filed.
/ The International Union of Brick Layers
No. 16 of Virginia petitioned the council to
employ only union men in any masonry work
and ordered filed.
, The report of the chief of police of arrests
! in his department for the week ending June
! 18th, 1915, read, accepted and ordered
! fled
! The secretary of the water and light COM
mission submitted detailed account of oper-
ations at the water, light and gas plants for
, the month of May, 1915, and the same was
accepted and ordered fled.
= A renewal of a surety bond of $4,000, exc
cuted by William Fitzgerald as court officer,
I was accepted and ordered filled after being
approved by the mayor and city attorney.
authorized to issue warrants on the interest
! fund to the following banks and in the follow
ing amounts. American Exchange Bank,
, s83033: State Bank of Virginia, $494 .46
First National Bank, $5ll15.
Stewart & Hewitson, general contractors,
! submitted proposal to do certain road work
! on the road leading from the Eveleth road TO
West Virginia by process known as clay
bound macadam and quoted price of IS cents
per square yard.
: Moved and supported that the proposal be
accepted and ordered filed and referred to the
committee on streets and the city engineer.
T. Avner, IFS Maple street. applied to the
council in writing for permit to peddle in
! the city without fee, stating that he is ply
; sically unable to perform any other kind OF
! labor.
! The petition was referred to the committee
on license.
The meat inspector reported that the meat
markets, hotels, bakeries and groceries were
in good condition at the date of his inspec-
ton for the week ending June Is, 1915, and
the same was accepted and ordered filed.
The city engineer submitted a profile. costs
and detailed statement of storm sewers done
! by day labor in 1914 in certain portions OF
the northern part of the city.
! Moved and supported that the statement by
| the city engineer be accepted and ordered
| filed
Virginia Aerie No. 1O7. Fraternal Order OF
Eagles in a letter, thanked the mayor and
the council for their aid to the local Eagles
by donating the services of the Virginia city
band during the parade at Eveleth on june
9th. in connection with the State Convention
of Eagles. held in that city.
The letter was accepted dordered filed.
The clerk of municipal court reported the
fines and costs collected in that court for The
week ending June 18th, 1915, the sans
amounting to s1349 and being approved b.
the city attorney. the same was accepted and
ordered filed.
Moved and supported that the report of the
clerk of municipal court for the week ending
March 9th, 1915, which held up on
account of the sum Of $3.50 in blind pig
case, the amount having been returned t.
the defendant on an appeal action, be &C
copied and ordered filed for the reason thai
the $3.50 had been paid into the city treas
urer by the court.
J. F. Mitchell and c. M. Hawkinson ap
piled for the position Of inspector OF the loads
of crushed rock to be delivered to the cit,
by John C. McKusick and the application
were referred to the committee on streets
with power to act.
> Upon request of Alderman Heritage tn
president granted recess of ten minutes FOL
the purpose of talking over the matter o.
permanent improvements for the present sea
The recess granted
The council was called to order by the pres
lCnt
Moved and supported that the following
streets and avenues be improved by curb ant
gutter and paving the present season and ina
a resolution be authorized to be drawn ant
: rresen'ed covering this Improvement work am
ins:,rc,ins the city clerk to advertise TO
proposals on the same. The Roadway know
as the Eveleth road from Cook street to tn
alley south of Cherry street Central avenue
from Larch street south to the section line
Ash street. from Virginia avenue to the ives
, side of the D. M. & N. spur track just cas-
r OF Central avenue: Hickory street. from Vir
ginia avenue to Mesaba avenue; Fifth street
from Fourth avenue to Fifth avenue: Thir
avenue. from First street to Fifth street
Fifth street. from First avenue North Sid
dition.
Carried.
The committee on streets reported favorab
on the purchase of the Austin Western com
pany sprinkler sweeper for streets and recon-
,, mendcd the purchase and payment of tn
! same after the street commissioner has re
ported that the machine is in first class con
ditrn.
Moved and supported that the report o
the committee be accepted
- Carried
Moved and supported that the salary to b
paid the inspector of crushed rock to be de
" livered to the city by John McKusick
. 800 per day.
Carried.
e Mayor Boylan, reporting on the matter G
n slaughter house which was referred to hir
k last week. stated that in September of 1871
special committee, consisting of Alderme
= Heritage, McGhee and NOLAN, appointe
: by this council for the purpose and tina
d he and the committee would confer togethe
and report their findings later
The committee license recommended tn
transfer of liquor license No. 745 from Al
). drew Millitic to o. A. Ruud, at No. II
Chestnut street.
Moved and supported that the transfer
granted and that a resolution be authorize
to be drawn and presented covering the sam
Carried.