Daily globe., 1881-11-16
BRIDGING TIE RIVER.

BRIDGING TIE RIVER.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars in Bonds
If the People So Vote.
AN ACT-To authorize the Common
Council of the City of Saint Paul to
issue the bonds of said City for the
construction of free bridge across the
Mississippi river.
Be it enacted By the Legislature Of tho State
of Minnesota:
Section l. That the Common Council
Of the City of Saint Paul are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to issue the
bonds of said city, with coupons attached,
to the amount of two hundred thousand
dollars 1920, ,0O0), or so much thereof as
may be necessary for the purposes of con-
structing a free wagon bridge from q
point at or below Minnesota street, in
said City, to point in the Sixth ward of
said City, as nearly opposite thereto as
practicable.
Sec. 2. The said bonds shall be of the
denomination of one thousand dollars
($1, ,O00) each, and shall bear interest at
the rate of not more than four (4l per
cent per annum, payable semi annually /;
and said bonds shall not mature at a
date earlier than twenty (20) years, nor
later than twenty-five (25) years from
their date.
Sec. 8. The Mayor and the Common
Council of the City of Saint Paul shall
have the supervision of the construction
of said bridge, and the Common Council
of said City is hereby authorized and en-
powered, and shall make provisions by
| levying of taxes for the payment of the
principal and interest Of the bonds is
sued under aud by virtue of the author
ity and power granted by this act, as the
same may become due.
Sec. 4. Before it shall be lawful foI
the said City Council to issue any of said
bonds, as aforesaid, the proposition to
issue the same shall be submitted to the
legal voters of said city for their approval
| or rejection at the next succeeding city
| election. The ballots used at such election
shall have written or printed, or partly
written or printed thereon, the words
"For issue of Bridge Bonds-Yes." "For
issue of Bridge Bonds-No." Said votes
shall be counted, returned and canvassed
IN the same manner as the votes for city
officers, and if upon the canvass of said
| votes at said election there shall appear q
| majority of all the votes cast of those
veting upon the question of the issuance
of said bridge bonds, in favor of the is
suance of said bonds provided for in this
act, then said bonds may by two thirds
vote of the Common Council, be so is
ksued, and before the submission of said
proposition to a vote of the people, as
aforesaid, the mayer of said city by and
with the consent Of the Common Council,
shall appoint three competent
civil engineers, of whom the City
Engineer shall be one, whose duty il
shall be, after taking an oath to faith
fully and honestly discharge the duties OF
said appointment, to inquire into and re-
port to the Common Council, the proper
location for bridge within the limits
named, the probable cost thereof, the
proper manner for tits construction and,
whether or not it will interfere with the
free navigation of the Mississippi river at
the port of st. Paul, and such other facts
as the Common Council may order and
direct, and until such report is ma de as
aforesaid, said proposition shall not be
submitted to vote of the people, but
said submission shall be postponed until
the next general or city election occur
ring thirty days after said report has
been made.
Sec. s. It is hereby made the duty of
the Common Council of said city of Saint
Paul before the contract for the construc-
ton of said bridge is let, to cause the
grade of all streets intersected by or run
ming to or from said bridge and its ap-
proaches to be established as near as
practicable to the grade of said bridge
and its approaches, and said Common
Council are hereby authorized and en-
powered to condemn any property neces-
sary to be taken for the purpose of con-
structing said bridge and its approaches;
said condemnation proceedings to be done
in accordance with the law now govern
ing like proceedings in said City Of Saint
Paul, and the costs and expenses neces-
sarily incurred in said establishment
of the grades of streets as
above provided, and condemnatory pro.
ceedings arising out of and under the
provisions of this act, shall be assessed
upon the property, benefited thereby,
but no part of the cost of establishing or
changing street grades or condemning
property for the purpose Of said bridge or
its approaches, shall be paid from the
proceeds of said bonds or any general
fund of said city.
Sec. 6. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved Nov. IL, 1881.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
l hereby certify that have carefully
compared the foregoing with the original
on file in this Department, and that it is
true and correct copy thereof, and of
the whole of the same.
~ Witness my hand and the
{ Great Great Seal Of the State this
Seal of 14.h day of November, A. D.
I State 1881.
FRED. Won BAUHBACH,
Secretary of State.
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