Daily globe., 1879-01-26
NUMBER IL.
CITY LEGISLATION.
proposition to Utilize Como Park by Turn
ing It Into Stock Yard

IropoS1llon TO Ot1ilze Como Park by Turn.
ing 1t Into a Stock Yard.
meeting of the council committee on
legislation was held yesterday afternoon, Aid.
Rhodes in the chair. Present: AID Allen,
Mccarthy, Grace, Belote, City Attorney Murray
! and Comptroller Roche.
The chair called the attention of those pres
ent to section 19 of the annual report Of the
board of education for the year 1876, having
| reference to the limiting power of the board
to borrow money. The speaker said that
certain members of the board had objected
TO the action of the committee
limiting the borrowing power of the board to
SlOCOO, on the grounds that the amount es-
tabllshed dangerous precedent. Mr.. MURRAY
stated that the clause referred to in the report
had no material effect on the proposed amend
ment, and after further discussion the matter
was allowed to remain as previously reported.
Inc question OF extra clerk hire for the Office
OF the board of public works was next taken
up for consideration. Aid. Rhodes and Allen
spoke IN favor of the council having the sole
night to designate what extra help was neces-
sary Tor that department. It was moved and
seconded that the council should hereafter req
ulate the matter of clerk hire
Aid. Allen moved that the council be author
lied to renew the privilege granted last wear of
expendlng the remainder of the $4,000 appro-
prlated, and what further amount was neces-
sary, for the improvement of roads outside of
the city limits. Carried.
Mr.. Murray submitted the following resolu-
ton:
Resolyed, Sec. l. That the common copnc;l of
the city of st. Paul is hereby authorized and
empowered to plat and divide into lots and
blocks of suitable size for purposes herein
at'er G named, the property situated in the city
OF st. Paul known as Como park and to lease
the same for d term not exceeding fifty years.
at nominal rent, for stock yards, machine
shops and manufacturing purposes. and for no
other purposes whatever. Sec. 2. Each of said
leases as aforesaid, to be valid, shall contain
sbaf1 RroG,s0 ha sad .nat in IN case the property
than that expressed in said lease, it should
then cease to be used, as in that event said
lease shall be absolutely void. Sec. 8. The
common council is hereby authorized and en-
powered to purchase the necessary land for
right OF way and approaches from the track of
the st. Paul d Pacific railroad to said park
grounds.
Aid. Allen made forcib1e speech in favor of
the proposed scheme, making special mention
OF the feature looking to the establishment of
stock yards on the grounds The alderman
spoke OF the rapid extension of the Northern
Pacific railroad to the grazing country of the
Yellowstone, stating that if St. Paul put forth
no inducements to have the stock centralized
here it would seek market elsewhere.
Mr.. Murray and Aid. Rhodes advanced favor
able opinions on the scheme, it being the
opinion of the former that if sufficient induce
ments were offered to the manufacturing.
speculative, industrial and producing classes.
the city would rapidly grow in wealth and pop
ulation.
Aid. Mccarthy wanted to know if the coun-
Gil would have the power TO regulate it.
City Attorney Murray explained that the
council would have the sole right to make such
regulations, from time to time as it thought
proper.
AID. Mccarthy said in that event the bill
would meet with his hearty endorsement.
Aid. Grace also spoke in favor of the hill
after which it was decided to defer further con-
sideration of the subject until the next regular
meeting.
1t may be stated en- passant that Mr.. Murray
has taken laudable interest in securing the
adoption of the bill, the impression beng that
1t was originally fathered by Senator Gilf.lan,
the efforts of these gentlemen being ably Sec
| onded by Aid. Allen
A delegation from the Sixth Ward composed
Of ex-Ald. Wood. Mr.. E. Langenyin. Capt.
James Starkey, and Z. J. Coney, waited ON
the committee for the purpose of conferring IN
| respect to the construction of 3 new levee on
! the west side of the river Ex-Ald. Wood ex-
planned the object of the visit as above stated.
! urging the necessity of immediate action.
| City Attorney Murray produced a plan of the
| proposed improvement, which had been drawn
up IN 1876. The plan exhibited the line as
| marked out by previous survey, in addition
| to which was indicated the property that would
come under condemnation.
| brief discussion ensued, when several al
| dermen expressed themselves as unprepared to
| give. an opinion, when consideration of the
matter was made the subject of special meet
! ing to be held on Tuesday evening at 7:30
| o'clock. The meeting then ad djonrned.