Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
AN IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE

Proposed Enlargement of the Work of the
st. Paul Gas Company-The Electri
Light to be Managed by that Corpora
tion-Steam Heating and Power Also to
be Furnished to the City.
The following bill was introduced in
the House of Representatives by Gen.
John B. Sanborn and referred to the
Ramsey county delegation. twill be of
interest to taxpayers and citizens gener-
ally:
An act to amend the charter of the st. Paul
Gas Light Company.
Be it enactedby the Legislature OF the State OF
Minnesota:
Section /. That section one of the charter
of the st. Paul Gas Light company be, and the
same is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following: Said company shall also have full
power and authority, in the lighting of said
city, or of the streets, avenues lanes, alleys or
public squares thereof, or Ofany buildings or
other property, public or private, in said city,
to use, employ and furnish the electric light"
so called, or electricity in any suitable and
proper form, and to use and run wires in and
through the said streets, avenues, lanes, alleys
and public squares, for the purpose of conduct
ing electricity as may be necessary for such
lighting, or to adopt and employ any other
proper means for so conducting electricity or
for furnishing such light to any inhabitants of
said city; and said company shall also have
full power and authority, by the use of its
surplus heat, or otherwise, to furnish
ana supply steam power or steam heating,
or both, to or for any mandatory, building,
machinery or structure in said city, in such
manner and upon such terms as may be agreed
upon by said company with the persons or
corporations owning, occupying or using such
mandatory, building, machinery or struc-
ture, or to or for whom such heat or power
shall be furnished; and for the purpose of con-
Quoting and supplying such steam heat or
steam power to any such mandatory, build
ing, machinery or structure, the company may
use the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys and other
public places in said city, under such reason
able regulations as may be prescribed by the
common council of said city, or as may be
agreed upon between said city and the COM
pany.
Sec. 2. That section of chapter ST of the
special laws of this State, passed in the year
1866, the same being an amendment to section
- of the charter of the st. Paul Gas Light Co.,
be amended by inserting, after the words "and
furnishing working capital for said COM
pany," and before the words ''they may
issue and sell the bonds of the company" the
following words, viz: ''from time to time,
or of dlscharging any debts or liabilities which
it has heretofore incurred, or may hereafter
incur in the prosecution or conduct of its
business, or in the adm Illustration of its
affairs
Sec. 3. That section IA of said charter
be amended by inserting after the words, "the
lighting of said city with gas" and before the
words Sin such manner as may be agreed up
on" the following words: "Or with electric
ity, or relating to steam heating or steam
power"
Sec. q. That section Is of said charter
be amended by striking out the words 'and no
longer" Immediately preceding the proriso
of said section; also by adding at the end of
said section the following: if the city of St.
Paul shall avail itself of the right to purchase
of said company its gas works under the pro-
visions of sections 10 and II hereof, it
shall at the same time purchase all such cleo
trical and steam works, and apparatus,
machinery and fixtures as said com
pany shall then own or possess, the
valuation thereof and the price to paid therefor
to be ascertaned and determined, and such
price to be paid in the manner prescribed in
said sections 10 and II, with reference to
the valuation and price of said gas works, and
the payment of such price. And in case said
city shall not so purchase said gas works, and
the electrical and steam works and apparatus,
machinery and fixtures aforesaid, at the time
limited in and by said section II, for the
purchase Of said gas works, then and IN such
case this act and charter shall be perpetual.
Sec. 5. That section of said charter, as
amended by said chapter 81 of the special laws
of this State, passed in the year 1866, be further
amended by striking therefrom the words
'three directors, being stockholders" and in
serting therein in lieu of such words the fol-
lowing: ga board of directors consisting of
three persons, all of whom shall be stockhold-
ers, Out the stockholders, by the vote of a
majority in interest, may increase the members
of such board to any number not exceeding
nine
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.