The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-03-12
lHE.ClIY COUNCIL
Official Publication of Proceedings
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

Present: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey.
Matheson. Lien, McGhee, Cofrey;- MIR.
PresidenJ-7.
Absent Aldermen Walsh. Murray-?.
Reading of minutes Of previous meet
ing.
Moved and supported that the ,ujnY'es
oe approved as read.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
prepare forms which will in the future
be used by the street department pre-
paratOry to making repairs to sidewalks
" paven1ents or other necessary street
be had from the time the work Is nee,
assary, when the same has been finished
and notice served on the occupant of the
property benefited by the street repairs.
Carried
> The bond Of the Quickprint of $5ooV
in the matter of job printing for the
city for the year 1915 was accepted and
ordered fitted after the approval Of the
mayor and city attorney.
The report OF the poundmaster OF $500
collected by him during the month Of
ordered filed. "'? 'N Aep'@" ""'
F. c. Whiting made application for per-
nit to construct an iron stairway 2 IL
alley. ~
Moved and supported that the applica-
ton be referred to the committee on
streets.
Carried.
Jukola Brothers Trading Association at
2U North Wyoming avenue made appli-
cation for cigarette license and the same
was ordered issued:
Alderman Murray takes his seat in the
council.
Leander Kuoppala made application TO,
renewal Of liquor license at No. 430 Chest
nut street.
Moved and supported that the applica
no ORC mr. IT,,
sued, the bond accepted and ordered filed
>fter being approved by the mayor and
:ty attorney and a resolution ordered
drawn covering the issuance of this Ii
cense.
Carried. =
The report of the health department O,
operations at the incinerator plant for the
month of February. 1918. was read, &C
cepted ana ordered fled
The city engineer submitted plans an.
cost of laying trunk sanitary sewer ben
httng property in Pillsbury and Roo
Moved and supported that the state
to be corrected so as to include the COS
If powder used and also for blacksmith
work done In connection with the work
Carried.
4 fire insurance policy of $4,000, .
plant for one year. submitted by Nc.
oonaldsGiil agency. was accepted and or
Tered filed.
The report Of the meat inspector 70,
ccepted and ordered filed.
The report Of the chief Of police O.
,rrests IN his department for the week
snaing February 9th, 1915. was read, &C.
,epted and ordered filed.
Mayor Boylan submitted to the council
or confirmation the name OF Harry S. Gil
'espie as a member of the park commits
son to NIL the unexpired term Of Pete,
T.. Matchefs, resigned.
Mo Moved ID and n supported ;5, that the appoint
Der OF the park commission. be confirmed
The mayor Stated to the council tina,
notice had been served on him by D. D
& Foundry company to collect from tn
city the sum of $4,000 for a rock crush
or delivered 20 the city during the sum
mer of 1914.
y Moved o re- and supported that the matte,
or law suit relative to the rock crushe
be referred to the city attorney for bro
per legal action.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the cit,
clerk be instructed to notify the followin.
railway companies to have railwa,,
crossings placed in good condition and a
| the following locations: Duluth. NISSAN,
& Northen Railway company, PrindI,
nine nine track. 675 feet northwest of lh'
way company on the Mountain Iron road
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway com
oany, 400 feet north of the southea G
! "r~ner of section SO, 1918, on the rang
line.
Carried.
The license committee reported favora
bly, on the granting Of the transfer o.
liquor license No. IA and running from
Conrad kubiak to J. H. Angellar
/ Moved and supported that the renor
and reCOmmen6afi On IF tho 1ioopso 80.
nittee be accepted and that a resolutio,
De ordered drawn and presented GOVERNS
the transfer Of this license.
Reports of collections of fines and cost.
| IN the municipal court for the weeks end
ing February Goth and 9th, 1915, and a,
approved by the city attorney, were &C
cepted and ordered fled.
commissioner be instructed to place thu
necessary gravel that will protect the con.
Truction Of sewer work now being done
n connecting the six foot sewer with the
sewer at the west end of the alley ir
block q.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city en-.
gineer be authorized to have the new
! map of the city certified, photosra phed
; and kave plates made for the same So
that the same can be copied. when ncces
sarv ~~e7
Carried.
The :. after Of construction of Sidewalk
through certain portions of the BAILEY
Mill vard was referred to the Committed
council CHAMBER.
Resolution No. 1926
City of Virginia, Mimi, March 2, 1871.
R ESQ ute: Placing the city counci'
Minnesota. ~s'' .
BY Alderman Coffey
the City Of Virginia that the city co',n
Gil of the city of Virginia hereby una,1j-
"ously and emphatically declares Itself
IN favor of the division of st. Louis
county: that 1t feels justified in declaring
that ninety-f1ve per cent of the peoplp
Of Virginia and vicinity strongly favor
county division: that the conservative
manner in which the city of Virginia
has been run during the past. and it,
1estre that due consideration be given
all property interests should be sufficient
"''arantv that V'rein'a will stand for an
economical administration of county af.
fairs. That we know of no BUSH
ness man or firm in Virginia opposed
to county division. ana feel that the
co"ntv's interests as a whole will be
best subserved by the division, and that
the administration Of county afr.nrs in
both counties. If divided will he cheaper
and more efficient than at presen' THAI
we are here seventy-four miles by near
est railroad from the present county seat ::
that our people suffer great Inconvenience
ana expense on account Of being SO dis
tant and the same applies to q popo-
htton ~ mere than ssventy thons0nd