The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-08-20
THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.


Regular meeting of the city Council
of the City of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the vice.
Roll Call
Present, Aldermen Harvey. Walsh.
Matheson, Murray, Coffey, Mr. Vice
Absent: aldermen Lien. Mcehee, Mr..
Presidents.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
Alderman Lien takes his seat in the
council.
The report of the clerk clerk Of tn municipal 4Pa
1915, as approved by the city attorney
was read, accepted and ordered filed
The Williams Realty company tappneQ
for auctioneer's license In the matter OF
sale to be on the 18th. 14th an0 10Th INST.
A check of $3.50 accompanied the APP
Moved and supported that the appli-
dered issued.
Carried.
The city engineer submitted an itemiz-
ed estimate of crushed rock delivered to
the city BY John C. cane fo to
the nurchase price of the rock crnsher
and the first estimate on the same the
total being $3.4O7.s2.
Moved and supported that the estimate
of the city engineer in the matter OF
crushed rock delivered to the city OF Eir,
ginia to August 9Th, 1876 be allowed and
ordered paid and that resolution pe
authorized to be drawn IN ana ar" s prese''eo
covering the payment Oh 'he s0e
The report of operations at the incin-
orator plant for the month OF July was
read, accepted and ordered nlea' 1,,,
bing to conduct a striking macnlne on
some street corner in the city Tor nEe
Gays commencing August 10Th. 1919, was
referred to the committee on streets. IN
conjunction with the concessions to oe
granted in connection with the f1remen'
! tournament to be held on the above
dates.
4. Baumgartner applied for license to
Tor a period of one year from August
5th 1915 and the same was, upon mo-
ton duly supported ana carried order.
ed issued upon payment OF the proper
fee to the city treasurer.
The monthly statements of the cond''
ton Of funds and the financial standing
of the city as submitted by the city clets
ana the city treasurer as! Tor In me mon1n
ed and ordered filed.
Mrs. Ida Torseth applied for transfer
of cigarette license No. 81 to- the Nortf
side Mercantile company and the same
was upon m@on guy he s1rP"rtfeT ano
The report of the chief Of police OF ar.
rests in his department for the week
/ ending August 7th, 1918. was read ac'
| copied and ordered filed.
! The city engineer stated In letter C
the council that he had appointed r. b
Oglesby as second assistant city enginee,
the date Of his appointment being
Moved and supported that the appoint
ment of Mr.. Oglesby by the city enGi
neer be confirmed.
Carried.
a letter, that the two valves necessar!
to be placed at the pumping station a
! the sewage disposal plant would b.
I placed in by the contractors ana tina
1 the valves would cost approximate!
The communication was accepted ant
TIE The co EWeieth Construction compan!
asked for permit from the council t.
, break through the alley crossings ane
street pavement in the matter of tn
, construction Of storm sewers In the al
legs on the north and south sides Of
| Chestnut street SO as to shorten the
tunneling under the streets and statet
breaks made by them and leave al
streets in as good condition as they wer'
found.
Moved and supported that the matte
be referred to the committee on streets
Carried.
Moved and supported that the cit!
clerk and city attorney notify the Eve
work on the construction Of storm sewe
! in the alleys on the north and sOutl
! sides of Chestnut street until such tim
as the surety bond is FLED and approved
by the mayor and city attorney.
The Virginia City Band presented {
bill of $4,000 for music furnished on thu
| streets and at the parks during tn
Moved and supported that the bill O
the Virginia, City band in the sum o
$4,000 be allowed and ordered paid an,
that resolution be drawn and present
ed authorizing the payment Of the same
week ending Aug gust 10th. 1915. stated tina
Is pounds of beef had been condemned
at the market of Leonard Paul and tina
in good condition.
The report was accepted and ordered
filed.
The meat inspector submitted a com
| munication to the council relative to tn
connection Of residences with the SAM
tary sewer
The inspector also stated that he would
recommend that the special committee
|
slaughter house when killing is done tt
fully understand how badly is needed {
municipal slaughter house.
The communication was accepted an(
ordered referred to the mayor and health
committee.
| Otto Larson applied for the position
| as inspector on sewer work to be done
during the present summer and thu
same was accepted and ordered filed
Moved and supported that the pay rol
Of city officials for the first half of Aug
ust 1915, be ordered paid and warrant!
! issued for the various amounts
! Carried.
The ordinance requiring all persons do
| ing work as electricians or making
| changes, alterations or repairs In any
| electrical wiring or appliances within the
| city of Virginia to take out license and
! give bono and fixing the amount OF
such fee and bond, was up for it's third
and final reading.
! Moved by Alderman Murray. support
ed by Alderman Harvey, that the or6i-
! nance carrying the above title be given
it's third and final reading.
Carried
The ordinance was read by the clerk
Moved by Alderman Walsh, supported
by Alderman Harvey. that the ordi-
| nance be adopted.
The vice-president ordered a roll call
Of ayes and nays on the adoption or
rejection of the ordinance and the same
resulted as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Walsh, Math-