The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-29
Relief from the CITY C0untii.

Relief from the cry Council.
The City Council, Oh Tuesday afternoon
adopted resolutions, to change the present
forms Of their city orders 10 small amou nt'
and to redeem the outstanding certificates
against property, for street improvements, If:
suing tbs c'.y orderS in small sims thereto,
the city holding the certificates against the
property, and collecting the amounts, for the
redemption Of the city orders. These or
ders will be redeemabc by the City Treas
urer, in taxes or any debts due the city. The
amount of improvement certificates now out
against property is about SO 900, and about
$4,000 of them will probably be received
by the city, under these resolutions, for which
the orders will be Issued These orders will
pass at par in all business transactions in
the city and will give us circulating me-
dunn. so far IA it goes, of more secure value
than any Eastern Bank notes can that be
brought to this city. The city will also
be great gamer, by her redemption Of
the certificates, as they bear an annual
interest Of 30 per cent, which the city
collects, while the orders she issues bear no
interest. Weare glad that the City Council
has been thus prompt in responding to the
desire of the people, and We confidently as
sert that no more beneficial act, or one that
would have given more general satisfaction,
could have been done by the City Council,
than the measure OF relief adopted yester-
day.
The following are the resolutions adopted
by the City Council.
|. Resoired That all orders which are
drawn upon the City Treasurer hereafter.
shall be in sums of not less than one dollar
nor morc than twenty dollars.
2. Resoired, That upon the presentation
OF any orders which are now outstanding
calling for more than twenty dollars, TO the
City Clerk, the said City Clerk shall exc
cute to the holders Of such order or orders
other orders equal in amount to the orders
so presented. in such sums As prescribed in
the first resolution and the City Clerh
shall present said orders to the Mayor Of the
city for his signature and to the City
Comptroller to be countersigned, in the man.
ner as prescribed by the charter Of the city
and after the City Comptroller shall have
examined said city orders, and found that
the amounts of said orders are equal in
amount to the orders presented to the City
Clerk he shall cOuntersign said orders, and
shall cause a notice TO be sent to the City
Treasurer, accompanying the said orders
received from the person presenting the same
10 the City Clerk, whercupon it shall be the
duty Of the City Treasurer to cancel said
orders.
B. Resolved, That the City Clerk is here
by authorized to procure sufficient quaa-
tity Of city orders in blank. Autographed III
such manner and form a. he may think
best
l. R,>oIred, That upon the presentation
10 the City Treasurer Of certificates OF as
sessmen against property for the grading
of streets within the city. signed by the
Street Commissioners oft wards in which
said work was done, the City Treasurer shall
report to the City Council the amount Of
said certificates deposited in his hands, and
10 whom they belong. Upon the Council
receiving said report from the City Treasu-
rer, it shall be their duty to direct order, TO
be drawn on the City Treasurer for the
amount Of said certificates. payable To the
holders Of said certificates, on condition
that the said certificates shall b. assigned to
the CITY Of ~. Paul. to be COLI cted for the
use Of the city Said city orders shall he
received by the City Treasurer in payment
If city taxes, and for all other claims sgains:
the city. and every order drawn for the pay
ment Of certificates shall STATE that tact up
on its face.
). Resolved, That no certificates will br
received and city orders given in lien there,
of after the first day Of January. 1883.
c. Rssoiref, That the Strrst Commission
ITS OF the second Ward he authorized %
cancel the certificates of assessment Issued
sgains, the property in the Second War.
for the construction OF the sewer on Rober.
street, and that Ward Bonds b. issued for
the amount Of said cancelled certificates u
the Contractor, in payment for construct
ing SAID ssver said bonds 10 be charged 70
the funds Of the Second Warl
:, Resolved, That the City Treasurer co
receipt Of the certificates sgsinst property.
as described in thu fourth resolution. shall
proceed TO collect SAID certificates IN the
manner described in the charter OF the CITY
and the funds received for said certificate
shall b. applied for the redemption o, any
and al orders on the ti'v Treasury