The Virginia enterprise., 1915-04-30


r. Carried.
lected in that court for the week ending
April II, 1916 and the same was accepted
and ordered filed.
Ordinances were presented to the city
council, which if adopted would grant the
right, privilege and authority to construct.
establish and maintain and operate a local
telephone exchange system and to use the
streets, alleys and public ways of said city
for said purpose, prescribing the conditions
thereof and prescribing the manner Of grant,
ing the same, this company using what is
known as the automatic telephone system.
Moved and supported that the ordinance re-
lative to a second telephone exchange system
in this city be laid on the table for one
week.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the plans and
specifications of the city engineer, relative
to the construction Of a concrete bridge over
the narrows between the Virginia and Sill
council and that the city clerk be author
lied and instructed to advertise for proposals
for the construction of the same.
| Moved and supported that the matter of
and private driveway work for the year 1915
be laid on the table for one week.
| Carried.
The street commissioner was instructed to
way running north and south through block
1O1 and also the alley running east and west
through block 9s
Moved and supported that the city shall
nay $500 per day for man and team and
to operate the stree fusher while the flush
er is in operation.
/ Carried
! Moved and supported that the city en-
eineer be instructed to make an estimate and an
width of Chestnut street from the curb at
the west end of this street to the depot OF
the Duluth, Winnipeg Pacific Railway
company.
Carried
The license committee reported unfavor-
ably on the granting Of permit to Johr
Mastor to sell ice cream and fruit from 6
wagon in various portions of the city.
/ Moved and supported that the recommend
alton Of the committee be accepted and the
application denied.
m the matter of establishing fire hydrant
in Williams addition. reported that the com
mittee would report back without recon-
mendation to the committees choice, but
TO the council as committee of the whole
md that the city council make arrangement
70 meet with the light and water committee
The superintendent Of the light and water de
tour Of inspection Of that portion Of the cit!
, which has petitioned the council for fire pro
lection to the south CT the mill yards.
! Moved and supported that the report of tn
light % and W water t committee. relative to- hy
! 'rarts in Williams addition and at point
, south of the mill yard be accented and tn
president annoint date at which time tn
members of the council. the light and waite
committee. the superintendent of the waite
and light department and the city enginee,
shall go over the grounds as body and confe
IS to the needs of extra fire protection in tha
t norton of the city described in the petition
| Carried
S Moved and supported that the citv clerk h
! Instructed to advertise for proposals for tn
l. furnishing to the city of a combinatio
= 'treet sweeper. each firm pronosing to fu,
t 1Sh its own specifications and also be pre-
z Jared to make complete demonstration t
: he city council in Virginia Of the merits c
the machine and which demonstration sha
+ not in any way call upon the city for the e'
l penditure of any money obligation.
j. Carried.
r The city clerk stated to the council tha
+ ne had checked over the pronosals on furnish
ing the city with sewer pipe of various d
j. mensions for the coming year and as sui
n n1itted by Andrew Grande and the Virgini
Z Builders Supply and Contracting compan!
e md that his check had disclosed the fa<
: that Andrew Grande was the lowest propose
d Moved and supported that the report
d the clerk be accepted and that the bid
,. Andrew Grande be ordered filed and that
resolution be drawn and presented author
;, izine the acceptance Of the PROPOSAL an
), granting the mayor and city clerk the a,
= +horitv to enter into a contract with M
= crande for furnishing sewer pipe accordin
70 his proposal
e Carried.
Moved and supported that c. F. Sandho
Vt Minneapolis be employed bv the city
r make complete check up Of the work dor
: On the contract Of construction of the
It FOOT seRmental block Sewer from the sew,
e outlet to the west end Of Chestnut street
= Carried.
d Moved and supported that the special con
e n,ittee. comnosed of Aldermen Matheson, Nj
t Ghee and Coffey. in the matter of investig,
e tion of the construction of the 6-foot storl
sewer under contract by Lawrence-McCan
# company. be increased to five members.
v Carried.
v The president arpointed Aldermen Harve
p and Murray the two additional members q
n this committee.
l. A petition, signed by about Is intereste
le rartics. was presented to the council askir
n that immediate steps be taken for the wider
t, ing of the roadway from the Eveleth road
the west line of section g. 58-17. stating tn,
the road was very narrow from the Evele1
n -oad to West Virginia, has very deep ditche
70 mobile buses are used this road and tn
l. on account Of its narrow condition there
" much danger Of serious accidents and Il
It council petitioned to make the road Wild
g. and make it safe for travel.
h Moved and supported that the street cor
missioner be instructed to place Mud Lal
T. road. leading from the Eveleth road to We
a. Virginia. in good. safe condition by NAL
+ ing the same wider from Eveleth road
"a Just north of the turn to West Virginia al
within 400 feet more or less of the We
:. Virginia line.
u Carried.