The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-05-07
THE I CITY II ! | COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

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Roll call
Walsh, ;Matheson, murray. Lien. Nc:
Ghee, COffey, Mr.. President-9
Absent None.
Reading of minutes of previous meet
ing.
Moved and supported that the motion
relative to the payment by Lawrence
McCann company Of the $4,000 Imhoff
tank royalty shall be corrected to read
that unless the $4,000 is paid by this
firm that the same would be deducted
from the final estimate on the purifica-
ton plant contract.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the minutes
of the last regular meeting as read and
corrected be approved.
Carried
Moved and supported that the ordi
nance relative to granting a telephone
franchise be deferred until the next reg
ular meeting.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city
council shall insert and become adopted
as portion of the 1915 specifications
for cement sidewalks and cement pri-
vate driveways that there shall be two
coats of surface connected with such
work.
The president ordered an aye and nay
vote on the motion and the same re-
suited so follows:
Nays: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey.
Walsh, Matheson, Murray, Coffey, Mr.
President-7.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the motion not adopted
Moved and supported that the proposal
of Kilbride and Forristel, forming the
partnership known as the Eveleth Con-
tracing company on the matter Of con-
ment prive driveways in this city the
coming season be accepted and resolu-
ton ordered drawn and presented grant
ing the work to this firm.
The president ordered the roll call Of
ayes and nays on this motion and the
same resulted as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Matheson,
M SayS c A}deyme Mr. walsh
Lien, McGhee-4.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
DECLARED the motion ADOPTED.
Geralds Bros. at No. go Chestnut
6 rs at that location and submitted a
$1,000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the applica-
ton be granted, the license ordered is
filed after being approved by the mayor
and city attorney, and that resolution
be ordered drawn and presented cover
ing the granting Of this license
Alderman Heritage requested the fist
reading Of an ordinance. TO regulate
vehicles and traffic within the city OF
Virginia, and the clerk. read the Ordi-
nance.
Moved ana supported that the reading
of this ordinance just finished be con-
sidered as the first reading OF the same.
Carried.
The clerk stated that this was the
date set in his advertisement to receive
proposals on the delivery to the city of
into Of IS LIT, l,1>
ride and that on his desk were two
proposals on this material.
AS letter had been submitted to the
clerk to be fso read 1T to the Gorac and
pany at Duluth, giving in detail the ex-
perience of different cities on the use of
road oil instead Of calcium chloride and
quoting prices of the same, the letter
by the clerk.
Moved and supported that the pro-
posals in the hands of the clerk on
the delivery. to the city Of Virginia of
and read.
Carried.
The proposals were opened and read
and pr t; to be from The Produce Re;
John c. Mckusick Of Marble, Mimi
Moved and supported that the propos-
ais on calcium chloride and also the let
ter from the Standard Oil company rel
mittee on streets for report at the next
regular meeting.
Carried.
Eric Sironen submitted letter to the
council stating that the mayor Was do
ing wrong in doing what he could to
prevent him from securing work on the
city streets or with the park department,
and the same was, upon motion DULY
supported, ordered filed.
The engineer submtNd letter in
which he stated that a double charge of
$40 had been made on repairing the
pavement III 1914 against lot "a, block 10.
Moveo, and supported that the com
munication be accepted and ordered
filed and that the city clerk be author
lied and instructed to, have $50 can
celled from lot "a. block 10.
Lawrence-McCann company submitted
letter to the council asking for
to sn nnd t track H from
down the right Of way of the foot
sewer to the location of the disposal
plant on the left-hand side of the road
going: toward the plant.
Moved and supported that the request
for Lawrence Mccain compan: for the
construction Of f. temporary railroad
tack along the lands noted in their let
be- authorized to so notify the firm.
Carried.
4 petition for paving from owners of
property ab"tting on Sage street and
Anderson's SECOND Addition wnS pre-
scented to the council and the same was
referred to the committee on streets.
The clerk Of municipal court, reported
April "a. 1915, and the same having been
approved by the city attorney was. up
on motion duly supported and carried.
accepted and ordered flied.
F. Sandhoff civil engineer ami
whose services were employed to make
Il survey and check on the work OF con-
struction of the foot storm sewer and
the 1914 street improvements. in com
under the circumstances he declined to
accept the work and also submitted
with his resignation a bill Of s3619 for
the visit to the city.
nation of Mr. Sandhoff as special in
vestigator and engineer on the matter OF
storm sewer and the 1914 improvements,
be accepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the account
of Mr.. Sandhoff in the sum Of $a6.19 be
referred to the committee on finance
The chief of police reported arrests
in his department for the week ending
April "A, 1918, and the same was accept
ed and ordered filed.
The Virginia Builders Supply and Con,
for permit to use a necessary portion of
Chestnut sheet while remodcling the
front of a building situated on lot 5,
block 26, and submitted a $1,000 surety
bond.
Moved and supported that the appli-
cation be granted, the bond accepted
and ordered filed after the approval of
the mayor and city attorney, and that
the use Of the necessary portion of
Chestnut street and sidewalk in front
of the building TO be -remodeled he al
lowed under the conditions of the ordi-
nance regulating this matter.
Carried.
Dr. Grove submitted to the council
two applications to sell milk and cream
in the city.
Moved and supported that the appli-
cations be granted, the licenses ordered ;