The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Publication of PROCEEDINGS

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Official Publication of Proceeding
Council Chamber, Virginia, Minn Decembe,
%, 1914.
& Regular meeting Of the city council Of tn,
city OF Virginia, Minnesota.
. Council called to order by the president
Roll call:
w, present.: Aldermen Heritage. Harvey
Walsh, Matheson. Murray, Lien, McGhee, COT
fey, Mr.. President-9
Absent: None.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
= Moved and supported that the minutes b<
approved read.
Carried.
y The third approximate estimate in favor Of p
J. Donohue on fire hall reconstruction and nd.
dition, amounting to $3,5O0, was presented b,
James Stickney, as foreman on the work
Moved and supported that the third approx.
innate estimate in favor of P. j. Donohue be
allowed and a resolution ordered drawn and
presented authorizing the payment of the
amount.
Carried.
The improvement commissioners for the
year 1914 submitted to the council full re-
port as carried on by this commission
commissioners be accepted and ordered filed
and resolution ordered drawn and presented
covering the acceptance and approval of the
assessment roll, and authorizing the assess
ments to be spread in the manner as provided
in tho city charter.
Carried.
The 1914 assessment appraisers, in COM
municaton, recommended that in the future
1 that proper tabulated blank forms be printed
by the city preparatory to the work of the
appraisers, and that the engineering depart
ment make the list of the property owners and
assessment against each piece of property for
the different classifcations of work in ad-
vance OF the appraisers appointment. stating
that If this Is done in the future that much
time would be saved and instead of the COM
missloners doing clerical work that this will
all be done as the work progresses under the
various contracts, and the reports will be SUBJ
mltted in ample time to avoid any delay in
sending the report to the county auditor.
Moved and supported that the recommended
ton of the 1914 Improvement appraisers be
accepted and ordered filed and that it be
the sense of this council that proper forms
be printed for the engineering department and
that the clerical work in formulating figures
on the different kinds of work be done in the
engineers Office and that the city clerk be
instructed to write to the city engineer and
express the sentiment of the council, so that
this official may be prepared in the 1915 work
to carry cut the desire of the council and
recommendation of the assessment apprais-
erS
Carried
The meat inspectors report of his inspec-
ton Of meat markets, hotels, bakeries and
groceries for the week ending December 20,
1914, was read accepted and ordered filed. the
report showing that the various institutions
named were in good condition.
The clerk of the municipal court submitted
his report of fines and costs collected for the
week ending December 26. 1914, and the same
was accepted and ordered filed.
The report OF arrests by the police depart
ment for the week ending December &c, 1914,
was read, accepted and ordered fled.
The committee on city property and build
ings recommended that $1,000 90, as a first
estimate, be granted to the Star Contracting
conneny on their heating contract at fire
hall No. l.
Moved and supported that the recommends
ton Of the committee be accepted and a
resolution ordered drawn authorizing payment
CT 100000 to the Star Contracting company,
and that James Stckney, as foreman on the
work, be instructed to submit written es-
innate covering this amount at this time
Carried
Movd and supported that Miss Molly Burns
be placed on the pay roll as visiting nurse
and that the salary to be received until fur
Their orders of the city council shall be $50 90
per month, and that her services will be I'M
der the jurisdiction and instruction Of the
health department Of the city.
Carried.
Council Chamber, city Of Virginia. Minn
December 20, 1914
Resolution No. 1888.
Resolution authorizing the payment Of ST.
10000 to the Star Contracting company on
hall.
BY Alderman Walsh
Resolved: BY the city council of the city
of Virginia. that 81, 900 90 be and the same is
A4N1h x,n all H.
account Of its contract for heating plant in
the city fire hall and the mayor and city clerk
are hereby directed to draw city order to
the Star Contracting Co. as part payment on
its contract
Moved by Alderman McGhee, supported by
Alderman Murray, that the above resolution
be adopted
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey, Walsh.
Matheson. Murray Lien. McGhee Coffay
Mr.. President-9
Nays: None.
Adopted December 20, 1914
Approved January 4, 1915.
Council Chamber, City of Virginia. MIMI,
December 20. 1914.
Resolution No. 1882
Resolution ordering assessment commits
sioners paid $4,000 each for services on 1914
assessment roll for local improvements.
BY Alderman Heritage
Resolved: BY the city council Of the city
IF Virginia, that J. L.. Merkley, Thos. Gill,
and A. B. Holley, having been duly appointed
Commissioners to assess the amounts to be
levied for local improvements performed in
the city of Virginia during the year 1914
against the property benefited thereby and
said commissioners having duly qualified and
performed the work required of them as such
commissioners, and they having completed the
same and filed their certified assessment roll
with the city clerk, together with claim for
compensation for such work of $4,000 each
and the same appearing to be just and reason
able as compensation for the work of each
as such commissioners
1T is THEREFORE, RESOLVED, That
$4,000 be paid to each of said persons for his
services as such commissioner, and the Mayor
and City Clerk hereby authorized and di.
rected to Issue city warrants to each of the
above named persons in the sum of $4,000
each in full compensation for his work
Moved by Alderman McGhee, supported by
Alderman Harvey. that the above resolution
be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage Harvey, Walsh
Matheson. Murray, Lien. McGhee, Coffey.
Mr.. President-s.
Nays: None.
Adopted December 49, 1914.
Approved January a. 1915
Council Chamber, City of Virginia, Mimi.
December 20. 1914.
Resolution No. 1890
Resolution approving assessment roll for 10
cal improvements.
By Alderman Heritage
Resolved, by the city council Of the city o.
virginia, That in accordance with due motto,
regularly given the commissioners who Wer,
appointed by this council to assess aRains
the property benefited thereby the amounts Il
be levied for local improvements met and ad