Daily globe., 1880-03-27
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Commissioners.
COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE,
RAMSEY Co., MINI.
CIR DAYrr Moroh 30 1890 |

Commissioners of Ramsey county was this
day held at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Present-Grace, Rene, Hoyt, Fink, Bob
land, Wagner and Chairman Dawson.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The following communication was re-
ceived
| OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
| Fort SMELLING BRIDGE,
| ST. PAUL, Minn., March 22nd, 1880.
Hon. VIM. Dawson, Chairman of County
| Commissioners
| Dear Sir-The Fort Smelling Bridge Com
missioners received last week a telegram
from Hon. Alex. Ramsey, Secretary of War,
of which the following is an extract:
| "We must also have evidence of the legis-
lation for the irrevocable dedication of the
bridge as o public highway, free to the
| United States and all the people thereof"
Upon receipt of the telegram the Bridge
Commissioners held special meeting and
passed the resolution, a certified copy of
| which is herein enclosed, turning over the
| bridge to your honorable body. Early ac-
tion, such as may be necessary to furnish the
war department with the evidence of dedica-
ton to the public will facilitate the payment
to the commission of the congressional ap-
preparation. Respectfully yours,
THOMAS COCHRAN, Jr.,
Secretary of Commission.
And which said resolution above referred to
is as follows:
WHEREAS, Under and pursuant to special
act of the Legislature of the State of Min
nesota, entitled Gan act to authorize and
provide for the construction of free bridge
across the Mississippi river, at Fort Smelling,
and to lay out suitable roads thereto" ap-
proved March 2, 1876, as the same is
amended by special act of said Legislature,
approved February %, 1873. We the COM
missioners named in said act of February
%, 1873, have fully completed said
bridge and constructed the same across the
Mississippi river at or near Fort Smelling,
and the said bridge is in all respects finished,
open to travel and irrevocably dedicated to
the public and free to the United States of
America and all the people thereof; therefore,
Resoloed, That the said bridge be and is
hereby surrendered to the County Commits
sioners of the County of Ramsey.
hereby certify that the above is true
copy of aresolution passed at the meet
ing of the Commissioners of Fort
Smelling bridge, Friday, March 10,
1880.
st. Paul, March %, 1880.
THos. COCHRAN, JR., Secretary.
John Grace offered the following and
moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, Under and pursuant to q special
act of the Legislature of the State of Mime
sofa, entitled San act to authorize and pro-
vide for the construction of free bridge
across the Mississippi river, at or near Fort
Smelling, and to lay out suitable roads there
to-" Approved March 2, A. D. 1876. As the
same is amended by special act of said
Legislature, approved February %, 1873,
the Commissioners in said act of
February %, 1878, named, have
fully completed said bridge and
constructed the same across the Mississippi
river at Fort Smelling, and the said bridge is
in all respects finished, open to travel and ir.
revocably dedicated to the public and free to
the United States of America and all the
people thereof, and the said Commissioners
having this day surrendered the said bridge
to US, the Commissioners of Ramsey County,
Minnesota therefore, be it
Resolced, That the said bridge be, and is
hereby accepted, and the same shall be and
is hereby considered in charge of said Ram
sey County for repair, maintenance and pro-
lection or otherwise, and forever free of any
toll or charge to the United States or any
citizen thereof or other person, and the said
County of Ramsey does hereby irrevocably
dedicate said bridge to the public, free to the
United States of America and all the people
thereof, and hereby accepts the same subject
to the conditions and provisions contained in
an Act of The Congress of the United States,
entitled can Act making appropriations for
sundry expenses of the Government. for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1879, and for
other purposes approved June
goth, 1878, whereby the sum of
sixty-ive thousand ($65,0OO) dollars was
appropriated to aid in the construction of
free wagon bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at or near Fort Smelling,
and covenants and binds itself to forever
keep in good order and repair the said bridge,
and that the United States shall never be La
able to any expense in the maintenance or
repair of said bridge.
And the same having been duly seconded
and the roll called, all of the said members
voted aye thereon, the same was declared
unanimously adopted.
On motion adjourned until Tuesday, the
9th day of April, 1880, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
S. LEE DAVIS, County Auditor,
Per FRANK o. OLIVIER, Deputy.
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