Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-11

thirty (1U) aforesaid.
Amendment adopted-yeas s.
The ordinance was then read as amended,
and under suspension Of the rules. read q
second time and passed. See publication
below.
ORDINANCE No. 1S3.
An ordinance granting the right of way to the
| 81. Paui Union Depot Company over and
acros. the public levee from the east side of
| Broadway to the Sioux City Railroad. at a
point 100 feet westerly OF Jackson street, in
the City of St. Paul.
The Common Council of the City of st. Paul
do ordain "a follows:
Section |. The st. Paul Union Depot Com
pany is hereby authorized and empowered to
locate, construct, maintain. operate and use,
including those now authorized by ordinances
! of the CITY OF st. Paul, t., be laid, operated
and used by the Minnesota Valley Railroad
Company, now the ST. Paul g. Sioux City Rail
road Company, and the st. Paul & Milwaukee
Railway Company, four tracks of railroad from
the east side of Broadway street to a junction
with the st. Paul & Sioux City Railroad at a
point 100 feet westerly of Jackson street,
in said ST. Paul, SAID tracks to bs located on the
northerly portion OF the levee, and located
that the levee to be used and covered by said
| four tracks, shall not exceed twelve (i2) feet
for each railroad track commencing at line
| elpHI IetI SuulueTlf ITOul tiic soutu llut VI
| blocks tweuty-n;ue (29) and thirty (30). st.
Paul proper; thence easterly in straight line,
| produced to the easterly line of Broadway
street, provided, however. that if but one ad-
ditonal railroad track shall be laid under the
provisions of this ordinance, the same shall be
laid within :. limit of thirty-six feet from a
line eight (S) feet southerly of blocks twenty
nine (29) and thirty 800 aforesaid.
Said tracks to be laid, constructed and main
tanned upon the established grade as
may hereafter be fixed by the Common Coun-
Gil of said City of st. Paul for said levee, and
said Depot Company shall keep said tracks and
the approaches thereto across Jackson and Slb-
ley streets and between the same, at all times
planked paved and in good repair and safe
for travel.
Sec. 2. The foregoing franchise and right of
way Is granted upon the express conditions
following, to-wit:
First-That the said st. Paul Union Depot
company shall by May 1st. A. D. 1880, obtain
| and record in Registers office of Ramsey county
deed conveying to it the title 10 the south half
! of blocks three and four in Hopkins addition
to st. Paul, and the south half of block
twcnty-nine in st. Paul proper, and shall
erect and have ready for use by December 1st,
A. d. 1880, upon said blocks a Union depot
building costing not less than SI5,O00 and in
addition thereto shall construct and have ready
for use by said December lst such number of
tracks. switches, turnouts aud side tracks as
may be necessary for toe business of said
COMPANY.
Second-That the said St. Paul Union Depot
company and ell railroad companies using any
of said tracks as afnresaid snail at all times
keep Jackson ana Sib!ey streets clear from OBJ
struetious, such a. Will or may unreasonabiy
hinder or delay in pair the free use an! en-
joymeut of said streets or public levee; but in no
case shall said depot company, or any railroad
company running over said tracks with its cars
or locomotives, allow Jackson street to be
blocked up with it's cars, trains, engines, or
otherwise except to cross the same; and ne
company using said tracks or any of
them, shall allow Sibley stree. to be
blocked up or obstructed by it's cars or other
wise, for longer period than three consecutive
minutes.
Third-The Common Council may by resolu-
ton direct said Union Depot Company to en-
ploy and keep continually, at its own cost and
expense, 1agman at the foot of Jackson street
and one at the foot of Sibley street, and to pro-
vide such other safeguards in and about its
business on said levee as in the opinion of said
Council the public safety may require.
Fourth-Tne speed of all locomotives, trains or
cars running along and over said levee shall not
exceed the rate of six miles an hour, and while
in motion the bell of such locomotive shall be
regularly sounded to warn persons of danger.
Provided, That the said city reserves the right
to regulate the rate of speed above prescribed
on said levee from time to time, as the public
interest may demand, by resolution Of the
Common Council.
Fifth-That the said Union Depot Company
shall, from time to time as ordered and directed
by the Common Council, pay its pro rata share
of the cost of any improvement for grading,
guttering. draining or paving raid public levee,
and any other improvement of said levee made
necessary to the river transportation and public
interests by reason of the use and occu patton of
said tracks as herein provided on said levee;
said pro rata share being in the proportion as
the amount of levee authorized TO be used IN
der this ordinance is to all the levee from the
east side of Broadway street 20 the west side of
Jackson street.
Sixth-The said Union Depot company shall
at all times defend and save harmless the city
| of st. Paul from any and all damages, expenses
and suits arising or growing out of the passage
of this ordinance and the use and occupation of
said levee and streets by cars, trains and tracks
| as herein authorized and provided, or resulting
from failure or neglect to comply with this Or
dinance or any resolution of tas Common Cour-
ell passed Hereunder as therein provided.
Seventh-Seid city may at any time hereaf-
| ter, by ordinance, allow and permit any rail-
road company o. companies terminating in or
running thrOugh said city, to cross the public
! leTee at any point between Broadway and the
| junction Of the Union Depot tracks with the
Sioux City railr ad west of Jackson street and
to operate and run upon and use any of tho
tracks hereby authorized 20 be locat d for the
transportation of locomotives and cars thereon,
under reasonable and usual regulations govern
ing railroad corporations in joint use of tracks,
such company or companies TO contribute and
! pay their suitable share OF the cost and value
of the common track. and the repairs, expenses
and other charges in using and maintaining the
same, and subiec. To al the conditions and
| provisions in this ordinance; provided, said
/ T2IirO2i mr. shall ba-
vioUsiy applied to the Union Depot company
for said privilege one or mere Of It's tracks,
and shall have been refused the same upon It's
! offer to accept said privilege under reasonable
and usual regulations and reasonable and usual
rules for contribution governing railroad cor
! PORTIONS in joint use of tracks.
Sec. 3. Tae s.. Paul Union Depot company
| shall within forty days from and after the
| passage OF this ordinance. file With the CITY
! C.e-k Q reaolut;on Officially adontad accantirr