The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-04-02
THECl'l|Y COUNCIL


Council Chamber, Virginia, Mimi. March
%, 1915:
Regular meeting Of the city council of the
city of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president.
Roll call: 80
Present: Aldermen Heritage Walsh, Math-
eson, Murray, McGhee, Coffey, Mr.. President
-.
Absent: Aldermen Harvey, Lien-2.
Aldermen Harvey and Lien take their seats
in the council
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved as read.
. Carried.
The city attorney submitted a letter to the
council recommending that James NJ. DeBar
be refunded the sum Of $500 which had been
paid by him for automobile '.for hire license
in this city, and stating that this vehicle is
more on the bus line and does not come under
the ordinance.
Moved and supported that the requiring of
license by James NJ. DeBar for running q
"Jitney" bus from Virginia to West Virginia
was mistake; that the running of such a
bus as he is running and proposes to run is
not such is used by automobiles as is ef-
fected by our automobile ordinance: that Mr.
DeBar may withdraw his application for IL
cense and when 1t Is so withdrawn the city
clerk is directed to issue to Mr.: DeBar a
warrant for the return Of the $500 fec.
Carried.
Alex Mattel applied for renewal of liquor
license at No. 4l6 Chestnut street and sub
mitted the usual bond. :.
Moved and supported that the application
be granted, the license ordered issued and the
bond accepted and ordered hled after being
approved by the mayor and city attorney. and
that a resolution be drawn and presented COW
ering the granting Of this license
The report of the clerk Of municipal court
for the week ending March 20, 1915, and also
the report of the chief of police Of arrests in
his department for the week ending March
20, 1915, were read, accepted and ordered
fled
L. r. Buckley made application to have his
cigarette license No. 20 transferred to Walter
Dennis.
Moved and supported that the cigarette
license of l.. r. Buckley be transferred to
Walter Dennis and that the city clerk be in
structed to have his records on the books SO
corrected.
Carried
R. w. johnson submitted to the council an
estimate of the cost to the city for carrying
an annual policy covering employees of the
city in the various departments, and which
come under different classifcations as to haz-
ard.
ton be referred to the committee on liability
and insurance.
Carried.
Mrs. E. N. Simons, representing the Vir-
ginia Charitable Association. In letter to
the council, desired to have the services of
visiting nurse retained, claiming that the work
which has been done has been very effective
and that the cost of retaining the nurse Is
very nominal for the results obtained
Moved and supported that the communica
ton be accepted and ordered fled
Carried.
special committee of the council, COM
posed of Aldermen Walsh, Murray and Nc
Chez, in a signed report, recommended to
the council that the services Of Miss Molly
Burns be retained visiting nurse and that
she be granted an increase of $500 per month,
her services in the future to be at the pleasure
of the council and that she be under the in
structions of the health department.
In connection with this report Health Of
fcer Grove and Assistant Health Officer
Nicholson submitted communication to the
council, relative to the trained nurse PROPOSE
ton and offered several suggestions to the
council touching the qualifications and
duties II the council deemed it necessary to
make the position of visiting nurse per-
manent one.
special committee and also the communication
from the health officers of the city be &C.
cepted and ordered filed.
Carried.
Moved and supported that Miss Molly Burns
be retained as visiting nurse in this city at
the pleasure of the council and under in
structions of the health department, and that
commencing April l, 1915, her salary be $500
per month instead of $4,000 per month.
The president ordered roll call the
adoption or rejection of this motion and the
result as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Walsh, Math-
eson. Murray, Lien, McGhee, Mr.. President
II.
Nays: Aldermen Harvey. Coffey~-2.
Upon the, foregoing vote the president de-
clared the motion adopted.
The city engineer submitted report to
the number of square feet of cement sidewalk
and private driveways he ascertaincd as being
necessary the coming season and reported
that this estimate does not include sidew ak
az driveways which hay be ordered in during
the seuson.
city engineer be accepted and ordered tled.
Carried.
He..L md supported that the city clerk he
In 'tcd to advertise for ofop'sa'@ i''.' The
c. rction of cement sidewalk. and cen'crt
err ,ewhys for the season Of 1913, that tfe
pr,r sails be on basis of 1928 sll.'e zee
..n, sidewalk and 20 square :e-t C drive
more or less, and that the 1919 :l''*:f
cations applying to these walks or driveways
be recognized as the specifications which will
be used on this class of work the coming
season.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter Of
payment of water main extensions by the
Fairview and Pillsbury additions during the
year 1914, and for which an assessment may
be levied be referred to the city attorney for
report at the next regular meeting.
Carried.
The committee on streets recommended that
storm sewers be constructed along the follow
ing locations in the city, beginning at the
corner Of Central avenue and Ash street and
then east on Ash street from Central avenue
to the corner of Ash street and Wyoming
avenue and from the corner of Central avenue
and Ash street north on Central avenue to the
corner of Central avenue and Larch street.
Moved and supported that the report OF the
mendation ordered carried out.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city clerk be
instructed to advertise for proposals for sewer
pipe and the dimensions of sewer pipe to be
advertised for to be from inches to 36
inches, and which pipe will be used for the
coming season, and the price to be on OASIS
rob. Virginia.
Carried,