The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-29

and shall hear such testimony as shall he offered by
any party interested, which testimony shall be reduc
ed to writing by one Of the said commissioners and
either of said commissioners are hereby authorized TO
administer the necessary oaths affirmation to wit
nesses, and after viewing said premises and hearing
and taking such testimony said commissioners shall
make report Of theirs proceedings. which shall be
signed by them respectively, and which shall parcu-
ary state whether in their judgment it is necessary
to take the premises in question for the public use,
and make the Improvements petitoned for, which
said report, testimony and certificates OF appoint
ments shall be returned and filed in the Office of the
Recorder Of said city, within twenty days after notice
to said commissioners Of their appointment
Should said commissioners report in favor OF Open
Ing and improving said street streets, alley or al
leys AS petitoned to he done then said city council
shall direct survey Of said streets, alley
alleys, if already done, together with an estimate
Of the costs Of such Improvements to be made,
statement thereof to be fled in the Office Of the Re-
corder within twenty days thereafter, unless longer
time shall be required.
Should it become necessary in opening and Improv
ing such street streets, alley alleys, to appropr
ate private property of any treeholders upon said
street alley, said city council shall direct the afore
said commissioners, and they are hereby authorized,
to ascertain and determine the amount Of damages il
any, to be paid to the Of such property and to
include the same in their return TO the city council
In case any owner or owners shall feel himself or
herself aggrieved by such report of said commission
etss lie, sic Ut tiey MAY appear HoH sdio iePVi !"
the district Of the county of Washington, with
in thirty days after the making and filing Of said re-
port with the Recorder, herein provided, by giving
notice in writing OF such appeal to said Reco'der-
After said appeal to the district court said cnur shall
at Its next general session. have and determine the
sum in the same manner other appealed actions
now are; but such appeal shall in any wise he
cause to Ike stay of proceedings the part Of the
city council in opening and improving said street or
streets, alley or alleys After filing Of the report
1 4 4 if ha;,
opinion such opening and Improvements are required
advertise for bids for the opening and improving OF
said street Streets alley or alleys, AS petioned to
be done for three successive weeks any paper pub
lished in said city, and in such manner said city
council may direct. The contract for the opening
and improving of said streets, alley alleys
to he given TO the lowest responsible bidders. After
the acceptance Of such bids and after the execution
in writing of the contract for the faithful performance
of said opening and improving of said street Streets
alley alleys, said city council shall assess tax
upon all the property situated upon said street or
Streets alley alleys, sufficient to cover the whole
costs and expenses of surveying and estimating and
Of viewing and reporting thereon, as herein before
provided, and including such amount Or amounts as
may be awarded TO the owner or owners OF all such
real estate may be damaged thereby, which tax
shall not exceed in any year five per cent. upon
the valuation Of said property DIS appears upon the
county records of Washington county at the time OF
making said assessment Said tax to be collected
is herein before provided for the collection Of city
taxes.
And it is further enacted that the twelfth section
Of said act he amended by striking out the word
'president' in the sixth line Of said section, and in
serting the word "mayor" in lieu thereof
And he it further enacted that the fourteenth sec.
ton of said act be amended by striking out the word
recorder in the fifth line of said section, and insert
ing the words Justice of the peace" in lieu thereof
J. S. NORRIS, Speaker of Ii. OF r.
WIN. +. MURRAY, Pres't Council.
f Approved March Sd, 1856.
| w. A. GORMAN
hereby certify the foregoing to be correct cop,
: of the original act ON file in this Office.
, J. TRAVIS ROSSER,
Secretary OF Minnesota Territory