The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-10-22
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Virginia, Mimi. October 18th, 20
of the City of Virginia..
Council called to order by the vice presi-
dent.
Present, Aldermen Harvey. Walsh.
Matheson. Lien, McGhee, Coffey, Mr..
Vice-President-.
Absent, Aldermen Murray, Mr.. Presi-
dent-2.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
Moved and supported that the minutes
be approved as read.
Carried.
Alderman Murray takes his seat in
the council.
Residents and property owners in the
and Eighth street, west, Rooneys addl-
ton, petitioned for an arc lamp at that
corner and the same was referred 10
the committee on light ana ~ water Ghas+n,t
street and Ole Highland at No. 1o2 Chest
nut street applied for renewal OF liquor
Nicen.t.s at these locations tlnd each
Submitted $1,000. surety bonds.
Moved and supported that the applica,,
ttons be granted, the licenses ordered
fled after being approved by the mayor
and city attorney and that resolutions
be authorized to be drawn and present.
ed covering the granting Of these H.
cenSes.
Carried.
Alex Lamp applied for transfer of
LIQUOR license No. 1877 to Chas. Perantie,
this license being at No. 20S Chestnut
street.
The application for transfer OF this
license was referred to the committee
on license.
Matt Prijanovich applied for transfer
of liquor license No. 751 from NO. O|
to No. lis Chestnut street.
Moved and supported that the trans
fer of location be granted and the clerk
authorized to make such transfer OF
record on his books.
Carried.
Moved and supported that A. B. Hol-
ley, Thos. Gill and J. l.. Merkley be
appointed as commissioners of appraise-
the city clerk be instructed to notify
these three gentlemen of their appoint
ment.
Carried.
The financial statements of the city
| clerk and city treasurer for the month
of September 1915, was read, accepted
and ordered filed.
The Virginia Builders Supply and Con-
tracing company applied for permit for
the use of necessary portion of the
street anu dlley dputtIns lolS q anu TO-
block 49, during the construction of a
one story solid brick building on this
property and the same was, upon motion
duly supported and carried. granted.
Frederic Bass submitted report of
plant made October 4th, 1915, and the
report contained several recommended
lions, this report being also the last
inspection under the original ten con-
'.racted for by the city.
Moved and supported that the report
of Frederic Bass be accepted and ordered
referred to the committee on streets
to be carried out.
Carried.
Hill & VilSanen, under liquor liceuse
No. 739 at No. AIS Chestnut street, up
piled for removal of this license to NJ.
40 Chestnut street and the same Wu5,
upon motion duly supported and carried,
granted.
second quarterly report Of receipts and
expenditures and the same was ace pied
and ordered filed.
The park, department in a communi-
ment submitted to it for 92s loads CT
dirst hauled by the city to property
on the west of the steel bridge, this
account being for $3.50. Is, and stated that
this was really city benefit and on city
property and declined to pay the ac-
count.
Moved and supported that the COM
| munication be accepted and ordered filed
and that the account of $230.75 as SUBJ
mitted to the park board be cancelled
and the amount charged to the
general fund.
Carried.
The report of the chief Of police Ct
arrests in his department for the week
ending October 9th, 1915, was read, &C
copied and ordered filed.
he
| week ending October 18th, 1879 was
read, accepted and ordered fled.
The city attorney submitted a COM
| munication to the council relative to the
Publishing company against the city of
Virginia in the sum of $4,000, the case
having been tried at district court Sep
| TENDER 2sth and goth, 1915, the fees
s764.oo The cit y attorney recommended
| that no new trial be asked for for
| reasons as stated to the attorney by
Judge Hughes and in his opinion a reso-
luton should be passed authorizing the
| payment Of the amount Of the verdict.
Moved. and supported that the COM
munication be accepted ana ordered filed
| and resolution be drawn and presented
to the council authorizing the payment
Of the amount Of the verdict secured
against the city for damages sustained
by reason of flooding of the basement
in the Elks building in July and by
reason of the sewer system backing up.
| Carried.
| City Attorney Montague, IN COM
munication to the council. stated that
he would be detained at the hospital
at Eveleth for about three weeks and
that for the purpose of having certain
details of the council business attended
to he had appointed VIM. K. Montague
as assistant city attorney and requested
that the council recognize and confirm
such appointment.
Moved hnd supporter that the ap-
pointment Of VIM. K. Montague as as
sistant city attorney during the absence
Of the city attorney be confirmed.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the pay roll
of city appointees for the first half OF
October, 1915, be allowed and ordered
paid and warrants drawn in the amounts
as submitted by the clerk.
Carried.
The report Of the clerk of the NUM-
cipal court for the week ending October
9th, 1915, as approved by the assistant
city attorney, was read, accepted and
The committee ON license reported
favorably on the transfer of liquor IL
cense running to John Karvala at No
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