Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-29
CITY LEGISLATION.

A'As~SAASS AA~SSoO
Estimate Notwithstanding the Como
Koad-The Northern Pacific Given It's
Ten Acres.
There was special meeting of the city
council, last night, President Rhodes in the
chair, at which the following business was
transacted
The call for the special meeting. SIGNED
by Aldermen Rhodes, Smith and Grace. was
read, following which sundry audited
claims were submitted, all CT which were
allowed.
THE NEW MARKET HOUSE.
The comptroller returned the estimate al
lowed j. Burris, the new market house con.
tractor, at the last meeting of the council,
because Is per cent. had not been deducted
from the carpenter work, as provided in the
contract. H.. -.
The report was accepted, and new reso,
luton was offered by Aid. Allen, and passed.
allowing an estimate for $1,96O53.
AID. Bell was excused from voting.
FORT STREET SEWER.
The oommitte on ways and means, to
whom was referred James Starkey's final es.
innate, 81 1898. 56 for the construction of the
Fort street sewer, reported that same should
be paid. Report ,cepted aud estimate re-
ferred to city comptroller to be audited.
FENCING IN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
The petition from Eva Lamprey, executrix
of Morris Lamprey's estate, was submitted,
which sets forth that certain highway ID
maintained by the city over and across a
certain tract OF land, ID acres, between
Aurora avenue and Fuller street and Rice
street. Petitioner sets forth that she had
fenced some in, but the chief of
police had caused the fence
to be removed. She prays that such inter-
ference with said property may be prohib-
tied.
Aid. Sanbern moved that the petition be
granted, and said that the city should take
no part in q private quarrel. If the property
could not in law be fenced in, the petitioner
could be prosecuted criminally.
City Attorney Murray objected to any
such resolution.
The road in question had been maintain
ed as public highway for Is years. While
it was true Morris Lamprey had paid taxes
on the property, yet others had received
abatements. On account of this highway
MIR. Murray thought the matter should be
done on motion of Alderman Grace to refer
to the committee on streets.
ISSUE OF BONDS.
AID. Smith offered resolution directing
the issue of $45,O0O worth of city bonds, in
accordance with the refunding act of the
last legislature, and authorizing the ways and
means committee to negotiate the sale of the
h0n6E- hQQrInn frov, H.
1879. Adopted.
CEDAR STREET VACATION.
Aid. Smith-A resolution directing that an
order for ST., 1865 be drawn in favor of E.
@. Palmer, in payment of judgment to that
amount docketed against the city in the dis
trict court, February II, 1879, and
that said order be received
in part payment for lots 1 and 2, block 7,
Bazille & Guerin's addition, bought BY E.
G. Palmer. Adopted.
THE NORTH PACIFIC TERMINUS.
The special committee, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of adjusting the right of
way for the North Pacific railroad company,
both as to right to run trains, etc., reported
an ordinance to license said road to run its
trains, locate shops and the right of way
over the following district: Commencing at
point in the centre of Pine street in Kilt
sons addition to St. Paul, where the south
line of Fourth street intersects the same,
thence southerly along the centre of Pine
street to point where line drawn through
the centre of Prince street interseots tho
same; thence eastwardly along the centre of
Prince street to the west line of the right
of way of the Saint Paul, Mime
apolis q Manitoba railroad; thence
east by tho west line of the right of way of
the ssid railroad from the centre of Prince
street to the point where said line intersects
the southerly line of Seventh street, thence
along the southerly line of Seventh street 10
the centre of Brook street, thence southerly
along the centre of Brook street to the
northerly line of East Seventh street, thence
southwesterly diagonally across East Fourth
street to the southerly line of East Fourth
street at the point where said line intersects
the westerly line of Kittson street, thence
along the southerly line of East Fourth street
to the said centre line of Pine street and
place of beginning.
This embraces ten acres.
Motions in the way of amendments
were proposed by AID. D,wlan
looking to giving the city the full &C ntrol of
Pine street, instead of half of it, as pro-
vided in the ordinance, and by Aid. Bell, to
make the grant to the Northern Pacific COM
pany, ''but not to its successors and as
signs" Both these amendments were voted
down and the ordinance, as reported, was
passed. Adjourned.