The St. Cloud journal., 1870-07-14

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the.,selve. as 1opn Cossciz, and
strange to ssy 10 the most public spirit
ed manncr imaginable they pass the
resolution presented, With some slight
mod odi6cations.
Il became my duty professionally to
oppose the issue Of these bonds, and
# issued 70 oppose their payment. Ind
g = natssf q professional eourtssy in
snsser tos ltt,r from The Mayor sk-
ing ~ opinion as to ths power Of the
city TO donate its bcnds 10 shis Hose,
Company, and the su@ciency Of the
resolution passed tB the Couneil on the
10th June, I wrote to the Mayor in
substance as foliowI: -.--- -
ST. CLoun, jane e2d, 1870.
Hon. Oscar Taylor, Mayor Of Tie City Of
st. Cloud. sz..=.s.-,.,,.-.... !. .
DEAR SIR.-Your favor Of 18th
inst. with the Enclosures Was handed
me by Mr.. Dorsey on the 10th inst. l
deem it proper to state that, prior to the
receipt Of your letter, I had been re-
tained by some of our citizens aud tax
PAYERS to resist this attempt to impose
upon their property this burden and
charge Of sl2, 800, donated Or propos-
ed to:be donated by the Common Coun-
Gil for the purpose Of Lnilding hotel.
With this fact understood, SO that you
NAV make due allowance FOX bias on my
part on account Of it, ! take pleasure in
aoswering as well as I can with the
time / have been able to give to their
consideration the questions proposed:
TO the first question, / would say that
in my my judgement there Is no authoE'tys
in law by which the Common Council
can Issue the bonds of the City for the
purpose and in the manner specified IN
the resolution Of June 10th, 1871.
LIST. II will not be claimed that the
City charter confsrs any such power.
I'd. The only law OF which ! have
any knowledge under which such .u- . .
thority can, by any presenee DE De
claimed, is found on pages 1874 and 19o
Of Special Laws of 1869. 81, =
This Statute Of 1869, objectionable
and worthless as it is, does not 10 my
judsmen tprcpose or contemplate any
honne nil or oyatuitv, Is provided by
this resolution. It was intended &
should Judge from what can be gather
ed from its various provisionsl to au-
thorjze the City to issue sts bonds to
aid in the building Of 9 hoeet,-o
loan it's credit and become . party to
the enterprise the Common Coune'i
acting and managing on the part OF the
Citv. WITH this construction and Tor
this purpose We say that as an exercise
of.the taxing power, this law Is an
abuse of such po,oer and a PerUers,on
of it. The use and purPo.e cf o''s
loan s12, 500 is not public use or
purpose, but as very clearly appears
from the resolution aud proposition on
file . purely private use and purpose
ana somesn1t s!gsa, ,s..ss h.ve oone al
IS true tnat Legls'a'.les e ~ ..x;ne
power to carry into effect measures
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