Daily globe., 1881-03-10
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
The Act for the Purchase OF the Present
Water Works and Their Extension.
TpUBL1sHrp BY AUTHoR1TY.]

[pUBLIsHFD BY AUTHoRITY.]
AN ACT to authorize the City of Saint
Paul to purchase the franchises and
property of the Saint Paul Water Com
pany and creating the Board of Water
Commissioners.
WHEREAS, By an act of the Legislature
of Minnesota entitled can Act to incOr
porate the Saint Paul Water Company"
approved May twenty-sixth (26th), one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven
QS57), and sundry acts supplementary
thereto and amendatory thereof, the said
company have full power and authority
given it to introduce water into the city
of Saint Paul from any place or places
situate in the county of Ramsey and to
lay pipes in and through the streets,
avenues, lanes and squares thereof, and
to have full and exclusive right to lay
pipes for conducting water unto any OF
the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys and
squares of said city, and to adopt any
other necessary means to furnish water
to any inhabitants of said city, and by
virtue of the several acts as aforesaid, the
said company have purchased lands and
erected works for the purpose aforesaid;
and whereas, the great increase OF the
business and population of the city of
Saint Paul, and the inadequacy of the
supply of water now furnished by the
said company to answer the wants of the
said city, have rendered it eXpedlent that
the duty of supplying the said city with
pure and wholesome water for all pur-
poses, should be undertaken and carried
forward by the city of Saint Paul; and
that the property, rights and franchises
of the said Saint Paul Water Company
should be purchased from said company
by said city, if the same can be accom-
pllshed by the payment of fair and just
compensation. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. 1t is hereby made the dnty
of the Judges of the district court of the
Second Judicial district, or majority
thereof, whenever requested bv the COM
mon council of the city of Saint Paul, to
appoint five (5) competent persons without
regard to their residence, one of whom
shall be a practical civil engineer, and IA
miliar with the erection and maintenance
of water works, whose duty it shall be,
after having taken an oath to faithfully
and honestly discharge the duties of their
said appointment, to enquire into and re-
port as to the efficiency of the general
plan adopted by said water company to
supply the city with water, what plan OF
system they would recommend so as to
furnish the adequate supply Of water to
all parts of the city, and the cost thereof,
the propriety of the purchase OF the Saint
Paul Water company property and fran
chises by the city of Saint Paul, and such
other facts as the common council of the
city mayorder and direct and for which SER
vices tile said persons appointed as afore
said shall be entitled to such reasonable
compensation as the common council may
order and direct.
Sec. 2. Upon the receipt by the COM
mon council of the city OF Saint Paul OF
the report of the persons named In the
foregoing section in regard to said water
works as hereinbefOre pl lovided fOr-if
the same shall be deemed to be satisfac-
tory-the common council of the city OF
Saint Paul may open up NJ gotiations with
the Saint Paul Water company for the
purchase of all of the property, rights
and franchises Of the said company, and
if the common council by three-fourths
vote of all the members elected, with the
approval of the mayor and the said
water company, can and do agree upon
price or sum to be paid by the city of
Saint Paul for all of the property, rights
and franchises of said water company,
that upon the payment or securing to be
paid of the sum or price agreed upon by
the city of Saint Paul to be paid to said
water company, the said company shall
forthwith without further consideration
assign, transfer and convey to the cor
poration of the city of Saint Paul all the
rights, franchises, lands, property, real
and personal, of every kind and descrip-
ton, to said company belong
ing or in them vested or to
which they are entitled, and they shall
also procure from the stockholders of said
company an assignment to the city
of all the capital stock of said
company, and the SAID Saint Paul Water
company is fully authorized and empow
cred to make such transfer, assignment
and conveyance, and the same when so
made shall be complete and etfectual for
the transfer, assignment and conveyance
to the corporation of the city of St. Paul
as Will of said capital stock by the stock
holders thereof as of said rights, fran
chises, lands and property, and ali certifi-
Gates of said capital stock shall be forth
with on such transfer delivered up to the
treasurer of said city, and from the time
of said transfer of said certificate shall
have no validity in the hands of any per-
sons or persons other than the city of Saint
Paul
Sec. 3. That the city of Saint Paul is
hereby authorized to accept the said prop
erty, the same to be held as hereinafter
directed, and to take and convey from
the sources of supply now used by the said
Saint Paul Water company, Or
which they are empowered to use, and
from any other source, sufficient water to
supply the city of St. Paul with pure and
wholesome water for all purposes.
Sec f. That all authority under this
act, except as otherwise ordered, shall be
exercised by board Of commissioners to
be known and designated as the board Of
water commissioners, to be appointed as
hereinafter designated, and in pursuance
of this authority the said commissioners
may employ all proper engineers, survey
ors, clerks and other agents or assistants
necessary or convenient for accomplish
ing the purposes contemplated by this act,
and may enter upon any land or water
for the purpose of making surveys and
examinations for the same.
Sec. 5. 1t is hereby made the duty of
the Judges of the district court of the
Second Judicial district, or majority
thereof. whenever requested by the COM