The Virginia enterprise., 1915-04-30
THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER

COUNCIL CHAMBER
Virginia, Minn., April 20, 1915.
Regular meeting Of the City Council Of the
City of Virginia, Minnesota.
Council called to order by the President
Roll calrPresent. Aldermen Heritage,
Harvey, Walsh, Matheson, Murray, Lien,
McGhee Coffey, Mr.. President.-s.
Absent: None.
Reading of minutes of previous meeting.
Moved and supported that the minutes be
approved read
Carried.
Sam Hinich. 1o1 Chestnut street, John
Erickson, 223 Chestnut street, applied for
renewal of liquor licenses and each sub
mitted $4,000 surety bond.
Moved and supported that the applications
be granted, the licenses ordered issued, the
bonds accepted and ordered filed after being
approved by the mayor and city attorney and
that separate resolutions be drawn and pre-
sented for adoption.
Carried.
DR.. Grove submitted two applications to
sell milk and cream in the city and the ap.
plications were accompanied by the usuai
fee Of $3.50 EACH
Moved and supported that the applications
be granted, the certificates ordered issued
and the fee turned over to the city treasurer.
| Carried .. !,
The Tritchler Electric company applied
| for permit to erect and maintain an elec.
tr;c sion over the entrance Of the Central
Hotel. at No. 3l2% Chestnut street. and SUD-
mitted the usual fee of $2.oo
Moved and supported that the application
tn erect a sign be granted and the fee turned
over to the city treasurer ana tnaa tne ~ - ="
be inspected according to the ordinance by
the electric inspector and approved ny MI"
after the same has been hung in position
Carried. e.. .+;eo.+;or hv
+ha maSu1 eo"nc;l % the name of A. D. Heritage as a
member of the light and water commission
and r c. Pickering Mrs. Adelbert Trotter
and Mrs: F.. c. Whiting as members Oh '"e
Moved and supported that the appoint
,nents of the mayor as to members OF the
light and water and library boards be con-
frmed. o,a-
ment which was supported that the action
of the council on these appointments oe
separate and upon presenting the amendmen!
to the council for vote the president oeeai Gu
Moved and supported that the appoint
ments by the mayor of r. c. Pickering mrs:
Adelbert Trotter and Mrs; r. =; "nlting, - ~
members Of the library board be confirmed
Moved and supported that the appointment
Of A. D. Heritage, by the mayor, as mem
ber Of the light and water COMMISSION 0<
The president put the motion to the coun
ell and was unable to distinguish whether o,
not the same was adopted and ordered a roi
AYES AYES: Aldermen Heritage, Walsh, Murray
Lien. Mr.. Presidents. w.
According to the foregoing vote and accord
ing to the charter provision. the presiden
declared the motion not adopted: =
The report of the chief OF pe!ice OF arrest
, in his department for the week ending Apr1
H. 1915, was read. accepted and ordered MED
The report Of operations, receipts and dis
, and water plant for the six months ending
deped Hpet filed: il i'''' was '@''' N>'@''@N '''
James Stickney. as foreman in charge o
the work under contract at fire hall No.
remodeling, reported that the Mesaba Plumb
, ing & Heating company had finished thel
contract and recommended the payment o
5 the final estimate of $649.
Moved and supported that the hnal esti
mate Of James Stickney. as foreman Il
charge, in favor Of the Mesaba Plumbing
' Heating company. for work according to tn
5 modelling, be accepted and ordered filed an
that resolution be drawn and presente
covering the payment of this final estimate
Carried.
r A petition for cement sidewalks was made
the same covering the south side of block
j., Andersons third addition. and the same be
Ing E1eeh se road and
Moved and supported that the petition
referred to the committee streets.
Carried !.
of the liability of the city or the Lawrence
McCann company, contractors for paymen
Of the $4,000 royalty claimed to be due tn
ton and use of the 1mhoff tank to be use
4 in connection with the construction of tn
publication plant stated that the contrae
clearly stated that the contractors are liabl
c Moved and supported that the report 9
. the city attorney on the 1mhof tank royalt
q be accepted and ordered filed and the cit
McCann company that the city expects the,
to take care of this liability and that evi
e dence Of the payment of this royalty be mad
:, on the construction Of the publication plan
f or the amount will be deducted therefrom.
Carried.
The city attorney reporting on the matte
y employees. quoted the state statutes for II
year 1918 and which states that assign
It ments of unearned wages or salary shall
valid or effectual and that he would suDRe.
IS that in the future the matter of accepting a.
Signments be done away with except in sue
cases that are absolutely necessary.
= The city attorney also stated that the ma
't ter Of time checks or due bills given to !,
g borers should be discontinued. only excep
- ing when a laborer is discharged or quits Il
h "mploy of the city.
Moved and supported that the report Of II
city attorney be accepted and ordered file
and that the city clerk shall in the futu,
y accent no more assignments from enploy<
20 of the city.
Carried.
<. Moved and supported that all city en-
- ployes. excepting elective officers of the cit
shall be paid their salary in two equal pa.
ments per month and that the city clerk sha
k prepare his pay roll of city officials on Il
lst and 18th OF each month. and that at
II meeting Of the council just prior to the
2, dates shall submit the same for passag
- and also that the city clerk shall write
letter to the various boards of the city ar
state that the council recommends that q
I employees under employment of these vario,
~ boards and commissions shall be paid twi
J. a month
Carried.
le The meat inspector submitted his report
inspection Of meat markets, hotels, bakeri
1915, and stated that meat belonging
g John Jahola and the Virginia Packing cor
,s pany had been condemned. At the botto
- Of the report Mr.. Enee suggested that Il
er council take some steps to make sewer CO
! nections that had been applied for last ia
D. Moved and supported that the meat i
spector's report relative to the inspection
meat markets, bakeries, hotels and eroceri
~ be accepted and ordered filed and that Il
le matter of sewer connections, as indicated
A. the bottom Of the report, be referred to Il
health board.
4 Carried.
- A representative of the Felix-Girards r
q embalmer. in communication to the cou,
le Gil. stated that he had an article for So
which costs $500 per pound for the exte
e mination Of rats and in his opinion the san
could be purchased and used in the ci
CHEAPER than under the present system Of r
bounty.
d, Moved and supported that the commune
tion be accepted and ordered fled
he Carried
st At this time the matter of appointment
an auditing firm to check over the books a,
II accounts of the various boards and commi