The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-10-15

week ending October End, 1916, and being
the report Of arrests In his department fol
, that week, was read, accepted and order
ed filed.
The Mesaba Telephone company submitted
a letter stating that the telephone in the
city clerks office was formerly furnished by
this company free, but that telephone com
panies now operating under state regulations
forbids the furnishing Of free service, and
, the communication and bill were referred
to the committee on city property and build
ings.
The following letter was read by the clerk
and upon unanimous consent of the coun.
ell was ordered to be spread the minutes
of this meeting:
Virginia. Mimi.
i Oct: s, 1916.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen:
Please accept thanks and appreciation
of your kindness to us in the hour of sor-
row. Many thanks for the beautiful flowers
sent to our little sons funeral Sunday last.
We shall be ever grateful to you for this
your deed Of goodness.
4 Believe us to be, very sincerely,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. c. A. johnson and Family.
J. L. Booth made application for permit
to run pipe line from the rear end Of the
Troy Laundry in the alley between Chest
nut and Maple streets, under Virginia ave-
nue. and into Silver lake at point directly
westerly from the alleys mentioned, for the
purpose of making connection with lake
water as the present city water Is of such a
character that the same can not be used, the
lake water being much softer.
The letter was referred to the committee
on light and water.
DR.. M. F. Guidinger submitted a report
Of milk tests taken from milk furnished to
thirteen different hotels and restaurants in
ordered fled
tion in which he asked to have definite action
! taken on certain petitions filed with the
council some time ago, these petitions being
relative to the establishing of a municipal
meat market in the city.
Moved and supported that the communfca-
: ton be accepted and ordered filed and the
contents referred to the city attorney that
a report on the same may be made as soon
% possible.
| Cried.
Statements submitted by the city of Vir-
/, ginia and the General Contracting company
to the Water and Light commission for work
done In repairing pavement which had been
broken into for the purpose of laying water
mains submitted to the council with a
letter from the commission, stating that the
commission felt that the city should pay for
these repairs as nearly all the work which
has made it necessary to break into the pave
ment has been done for the city's benefit in
establishing water cranes for the street
dusher and street sprinkler
Moved and supported that the comn1untca-
tion and bills be referred to the committee
on streets for investigation and report.
Carried.
A petition signed by thirteen property own
crs in block 49, desired to have the city
make immediate arrangements so that
the Easements will not be flooded with water
at every rainfall as considerable trouble has
been experienced by the rain of Saturday
Moved and supported that the petition be
accepted and ordered filed and the mat
ter referred to the city engineer for investi-
CATION and remedy, and report to the coun-
ell and the city clerk instructed to write the
petitioners and state that the council will
take the matter in hand Immediately
Carried.
Maria Sutherland in a letter stated that
she was about to erect garage building on
lots "a and Is. block %. and that Immediately
! in front and in the center of the proposed
entrance to this building a whiteway stand
ard has been stationed and desired to have
eight feet west so that the center of the
building can be used entrance without
obstruction
Moved and supported that the communica-
ton be accepted and ordered filed and that
the matter of removal of the whiteway stand
ard to another position be referred to the
committee on light and water with power to
act
Carried.
The city engineer submitted his monthly
estimates of work on various improvements
ana sewer contracts as follows:
| G. G. Butler, sanitary sewer contract in
Pillsbury and Rooney additions, $479.12.
1.awrence-McCann company, paving con-
tract $50, 463.79.
Risberg & Warwick, curb and gutter con-
posal plant contract, $685. 85
Eveleth Construction company, storm sewer
contract, $6.333.l2.
Larson Bros. private sewer contract,
$3.50. 40.
! Moved and supported that the estimates
submitted by the city engineer in favor of
! the various contractors on improvement work
the present season be accepted and ordered
filed, and that separate resolutions be author
lied to be drawn and presented covering the
payment of these estimates.
| Mayor Boylan presented to the council a
draft OF proposed charter as submitted to
him this date by the charter commission Of
this city, the same being accompanied by a
letter to him presenting the draft of the
proposed charter
Moved and supported that the draft of the
proposed charter for the city of Virginia, as
submitted to the mayor and by him presented
to the city council. be accepted and ordered
filed. and that special election be called
on the adoption or rejection of the proposed
the present city charter and state election
laws, and that resolution be authorized to
be drawn and presented at this meeting call
ing such special election.
Chairman Murray of the light and water
committee reported for the council as a COM
n,ittee of the whole that the proposition of
J. l.. Booth of the Troy Laundry to connect
his laundry with Silver Lake had been gone
into quite thoroughly and that the council
men present at the conference, held on Mon
day afternoon, October 4th at 3 o'clock, rec
commended the connection provided that Mr..
Booth would furnish to the city a reasonable
bond for the proper maintenance Of the pip
ing.
Moved and supported that the report by
Mr. Murray be accepted. that all previous
petitions and letters by Mr. Booth be accept
ed and ordered filed, and the recommendation
) Of the committee ordered carried out that Mr..
Booth be notified of the acceptance of the
proposition and to furnish at once surety
bond In the sum of $4,000
Carried
Chairman Murray of the light and water
committee recommended that an arc lamp be
installed and maintained at the corner of
First avenue and Fifth street, as this location
was used extensively by North Side people
and also those who enjoy Olcott park dur
'x the summer months. as the placing of
this lamp would be nearly opposite the elec-
trio railway station Olcott park.
Moved and supported that the recommenda
tion. OF Mr.: Murray be accepted and that q
resolution be authorized to be drawn and
presented at the next meeting of the council
irstructing the water and light commission