The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
City Council--Important Measure for
Financial Relief Passed-$5 900 In
City Orders to be Issued for Circula.

City Council-Im important Measure for
Financial Relief Passed-$5O,OOO In
City Orders TO be Issued for Ctrcula-
ton.
AT the meeting of City Council yesterday,
AID. Branch offered the resolutions published
below, which were adopted by only one dis
senting vote. This measure will put in cir
culation from $4,000 to 100000 in city or
ders, and create at once, favorable state In
the financial matters of St. Paul.
Be is Resolred By the Mayor and Common
Couaca of The City Of s. PAU, That all Or
ders which are drawn upon the city Ireasu-
rer hereafter shall be in sums OF not less than
one dollar, nor more than twenty dollars.
Resolced, 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 execute to
the holder of such order or orders, other or
ders equal in amount to the orders so pre-
sented, and in such sums as prescribed in
number one of these resolutions, and the
City Clerk shall present said order to the
Mayor of the city for his signature, and to
City Comptroller to be countersigned in the
manner as prescribed by the Charter of the
city, and after the City Comptroller shall have
examined said city orders. and seen that the
amounts of said orders are equal in amount to
the order presented to the Clerk, he shall
counterSign said orders. and shall cause no.
tice 10 be sent to the City Treasurer, accom-
panying the said orders received from the
person presenting the same, to the City
Clerk-whereupon it shall be the duty of the
f.,o
ReSoired, That the City Clerk is hereby
authorised TO procure sufficient quantity OF
city orders in blank, Autographed in such
manner and form as he may think best.
Rfsolred, That upon presentation to the
City Treasurer of certificates of assessment
against property for the grading of streets
within the city, signed by the Street Commits
soners of the 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 to whom they
belong,-upon the Council receiving said re-
port from the City Treasurer, it shall be their
duty to direct orders to be drawn on the
City Treasurer for the amount of said certi-
tcates, payable to the holders of said certif-
Gates, on condition that the said certificates
shall be assigned to the City Of St. Paul, to
be collected for the use of the city-said city
orders shall be received by the City Treasur-
or in payment for city taxes and for all other
claims against the city,-and every order
drawn for the payment Of certificates shall
state that fact upon its face.
Res0lred, That no certificate will be receiv-
ed and city orders given in lieu thereof after
the first day of January, 1858.
ReSolred, That the Street Commissioners
OF the Second Ward be authorized to cancel
the certificates of assessment issued against
the property in the Second Ward for the con-
structlon of the sewer on Robert Street, and
that city bonds be issued for the amount of
said cancelled certificates to the contractor, in
payment for constructing said sewer, said
bonds to be charged to the Second Ward.
ReSoLred, That the City Treasurer, on re-
ceipt of the certificates against property as
described in resolution four, shall proceed to
collect said certificates in the manner describ-
cd in the charter Of the city, and the funds
received for said certificates shall be APP
Piled Tor the redemption of any and all
orders drawn on the City Treasurer.