The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-04-16

to charge for city license for jitney bus be-
tween Chestnut street and northside addition
at fare of five cents each way, was referred
to the city attorney relative to license no
license.
A letter from the superintendent of the Du-
luth. Winnipeg Pacific Railway company.
structed at the south side Of this company's
freight shed and which will be available for
easy loading Of the city fire apparatus, was
read. accepted and ordered filed.
The clerk stated that this is the date set in
his advertisement to receive proposals on fur
nishing the city of Virginia certain dimen-
sions and grades of corrugated pipe to be
used in construction work on the Sand Lake
Road cutoff and that on his desk were eight
proposals.
Moved and supported that the proposals in
the hands of the clerk on corrugated pipe for
the Sand Lake Road cutoff construction be
opened and read
The proposals were opened and read and the
president granted a recess to the council for
conference as to those proposals.
Tn council was called to order by the pres
ident.
Moved and supported that inasmuch the
proposals of various prices and submitted
in various forms. and the council not being
! qualified and for lack Of time, can not decide
the lowest proposer. that the proposals be re-
ferred to the engineering department, and that
a report be made at the next regular meeting
of the council.
Carried.
| Applications to become inspector on the con-
| struction work on the publication plant by
Lawrence-McCann company were received from
! Robert c. Faucet. Oscar Johnson Benz. WIKI
| and Andrew Bystrom.
| Moved and supported that the applications
! on the matter Of inspector on the purifca-
ton plant construction be referred TO the COM
! mittee on streets and that the recommends
! tions for appointments be reported to the
| council for proper action.
The report of the clerk of municipal court of
| fines and costs collected in that court for the
week ending April 8, 1915, and as approved by
the CITY attorney, was read, accepted ana or
dered filed.
The Judge of municipal court, in letter to
| the council, and in answer to the city attor
ney relative to $3.50 which was not included
! in the report Of the clerk of court for the week
| ending March q. 1915. stated that in his judg
ment he was doing the proper thing regard;
! less of whether or not the city attorney wooio
approve the report and stated that other in
| formation relative to this question would have
| to be obtained from the district court :,
Moved and supported that the letter OF the
| iudoe be accepted and ordered filed and that
| the report of the clerk of the court Tor the
| week ending March q, 1918. be considered az
not endorsed by the council
Carried. go
The annual report of the Virginia Park
Commission and being for the fiscal year end,
ing March 81, 1915, was read, accepted and
ordered filed.
The annual report of the library board was
| read, accepted and ordered filed.
| The health officer submitted "a applications
for license to sell milk and cream in the city.
Moved and supported that the applications
be granted, the certificates ordered issued and
the money turned over to the city treasurer
Carried.
R. J. Thorp & Son applied for renewal OF
liquor license at No. POP Chestnut street and
presented $4,000 surety bond.
| nd ADDIlC3tlON
be granted, the license ordered issued. the
bond accepted and ordered Med after being
approved by the mayor and city attorney. and
that a resolution be drawn and presented COW
ering the Issuance Of the license
Carried
Matt Devcich applied to the council fol
transfer of his liquor license No. 745, at ia
Chestnut street, to Andrew Millitic and the
application was ordered referred to the license
committee for report at the next regular meet
ing.
Upon motion duly supported and carried
the CITY clerk was instructed to submit
statement of 1855 to J. P. Rooney for labor
and use of machine for thawinR out sanitary
sewer on property in lot 10. block 26. Grea,
Northern addition, and that unless the account
is paid at the usual time, that the same bt
assessed against the lot and block named.
Olaf Gabrielson applied for license without
fee for one year to sell patent medicines. toilet
articles, spices and extracts and the same
was referred to the license committee.
Lackary had broken three whiteway bulbs
by running into whiteway post on Mesabs
avenue with an automobile. and the clerk, upon
motion duly supported and carried, was In
structed to submit statement to MIR. Lackary
for the amount of the damage.
The Pacific Flush-Tank company Of Chicago
submitted statement Of $4,000 for 1mbof'
license fee for city Of 1o4o3 people. The
company and ascertain why this statement
was submitted and have all the information
in connection with this account submitted.
j. O. Johnson and Carl r. johnson, owners
piled for permit to construct in the fire limits
Of the city a story solid brick building al
the rear of their lots and abutting on the alley
and for the use of a necessary portion of the
alley adjoining during the construction of THU
building and also submitted $500 90 bono
according to the ordinance and signed by Peter
G. Wicklem and Chas. A. johnson as sureties
Moved and supported that the application
after being approved by the mayor and cit,
attorney. and that the construction of THU
building be made under the usual conditions
of the ordinance.
The report of operations and expense at tn
incinerator plant for the month Of March
1915, was read, accepted and ordered fled
The report Of the chief of police of arrests
in his department for the week ending April
8, 1915, was read accepted and ordered filed
The secretary Of the Police and Fire Com
mission, acting under instructions of the com
mission, submitted communication relative
to filling up and leveling off the north end O
the three lots owned by the city and used TO-
fire department purposes, also the construc
) ton of a concrete sidewalk leading from tn
Cleveland avenue side to the stairway LEADING
to the basement.
Moved and supported that the street com
missioner be instructed to carry out the in
structions of the Police and Fire Commission
Carried.
The meat inspector reported his inspections
for the week ending April s, 1915, and states
that the meat markets, bakeries, hotels ant
groceries were in good condition. and the re
port was accepted and ordered filed.
The secretary of the Police and Fire Com
mission submitted his annual report of re
ceipts and expenditures and condition Of tn
fund at the end of the fiscal year, March 81
, 1915, and the same was read. accepted ant
, ordered fled and according to the city charte
is to become a part of these proceedings ant
the same is as follows:
sECRETARY's FINANCIAL STATEMENT
April LIST, 1914. to April lot, 1915.
Virginia. Minnesota, April 8. 1915
To the Police and Fire Commission Of the Cit
: of Virginia, MINI.
Gentlemen: The following is the annua
report of receipts and disbursements of tn
Police and Fire Fund of this city. the sam
being for the fiscal year ending March 31st
= 1915.
Receipts
: Balance on hand. April l, 1914. 3 464S.3
From County Treasurer, on tax levy. 56S6l2
t Fire Department: