Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-20
ST. PAUL. MARKET.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE or CO1fMON
COUNCIL or ST. PAUL
Regulating the Renting of Stalls. Etc., Of
New Market House, which was Referred
to Committee on Ordinances.
An ordinance in relation to the Public Market

to Committee on Ordinances.
An ordinance in relation to the Public Market
building.
The Common Council of the City of Saint
Paul do 0rdain as follows:
Section 1. That the City Clerk of the City
OF st. Paul shall at such time as the Common
Council may fix by resolution duly passed,
offer at public auction, at the main entrance
to the public market on Wabashaw street, for
rent sfor term of five years, all the stalls,
stores and the restaurant in said market house,
said City Clerk first having given ten days pre-
vlous notice by at least five publications in
the official paper of the City of such renting.
Water, heat and gas will be included in the
rental price OF any and all of said butchers
stalls, or stores, the restaurant only excepted.
The rent of said restaurant, butchers stalls
and stores shall be paid quarterly in advance,
Prouided, that all butchers who have taken
out their license to do business for the year
1881, and who shall rent q stall and remove
his Or her business into said market house,
shall be credited with the whole amount Of
said license money, as a part payment on the
first quarters rent. Provided, further, that
no butcher stall, store or the restaurant shall
be sold for less than the sum hereinafter
named as an annual rental, viz: Butchers
stalls numbered Q, 8, 4, S, 81, s, 9, 10, II,
10, Is and IA, four hundred dollars each; stores
numbered Is, II, 49, 20, 81, 90, %, "a,
25, 26, 81, %, 90, 80, two hundred and forty
dollars each; and store number 80, five
hundred dollars. Stores lettered 3, C, D and
E, three hundred dollars each; store A, four
hundred and eighty dollars; and store
numbered I, six hundred dollars, and restau-
rant for the sum of nine hundred dollars.
ProUided, further, that one of the conditions
of the renting of any stall, store and the res
taurant shall be that the purchaser shall hold
the same subject to all ordinances now in
force, or that may hereafter be ordained in re-
gard to said Market House.
Sec. 2. That if any person or firm
bid off any butcher stall. store or the
restaurant and fail to pay the first quarters
rent as provided in the foregoing section, be-
fore the adjournment of the sale, it shall be
the duty of the City Clerk to re-offer, and con-
tinue SO to do until rented, if there are
bidders for said restaurant, butcher stalls
or store, or either of them as the case may be.
Prouided, however, that the bid of no person
Or firm shall be''received by said City Clerk, who
has bid off any stall, store or the restaurant,
and refused to pay for the same in accordance
with his or their bid.
Sec. 8. It is hereby made the duty OF the
City Clerk, to report at the next meeting Of
Common Council after said leasing, the names
of all persons who were the highest bidders
for any butcher stall, store OF the restaurant,
giving the number or name of each az the
case may be, and the amount bid, and if said
bids are approved by the Common Council, the
said Clerk shall then make an entry in a book
to be kept by him for that purpose, of the
name OF the purchaser, the number, letter or
name of said stalls, store or the restaurant, as
the case may be, and the price to be paid there
for, with the date from which said leasing is
to commence. The said Clerk shall then cause
duplicate leases to be executed by the pur-
chaser of any and all stalls, stores and of the
restaurant, and by the Mayor and said Clerk
upon the part of the city of st. Paul, one of
purchaser, the other filed with the City Comp
troller. In case the bid or bidder is not ap-
proved by the Common Council, the City
Clerk shall forthwith return to the bidder the
money paid on account of said renting.
Sec. 4. That any and all stalls,or stores or the
restaurant, not rented on the day of the pub
lie auction as aforesaid, may be rented as
named in section one of this ordinance, as the
rental price of any stall, store or the restaur-
ant. for the term of five years, from the date
ofthe approval of the application. Any per-
son Or firm may make application to the City
Clerk, and at the same
time shall pay. to said
clerk one quarters rent in advance for said
butcher stall, store OF the restaurant, which
application the said Clerk shall report to the
Common Council at its next meeting, and if
approved by said Council it shall then be made
a matter of record by said Clerk, and lease
executed as provided in section three of this
ordinance. If said application is not approved
by the Common Council, the City Clerk shall
refund the money to the applicant as provided
in section three of this ordinance.
Sec. S. No assignment OF transfer of the
lease of any or either of the butchers stalls,
stores or of the restaurant shall be of any force
or effect whatever against said city without
the consent of the Common Council first had,
and any attempt to assign, transfer or set over
any or either of said leases by the lessee
therein named to any other person shall for
felt and render such bond invalid if the Com
mon Council SO order.
Sec. 8. Any attempt to occupy any stall.
store or the restaurant for any purpose other
than that for which it was specifically rented
shall forfeit and render void the lease for the
same
Sec. Z. That it shall be the duty of the City
Clerk to collect all rents for the use of the
butcher stalls, stores and of the restaurant in
said Public Market House, and if any rent
shall remain unpaid after due for five days, he
shall report the fact to the City Attorney,
whose duty it shall be to take the necessary
action to dispossess the party so in default.
Sec. 8. That the Market Master of said city
shall have the control and charge of said Mar
ket House, and shall have the management and
renting of the public hall in said Market
House; provided, however, that the following
are named as prices. below which the said
Market Master shall have no authority to rent
said public hall, viz:
For balls, parties, lectures and public meet
ings, fifty dollars per night. All meetings.
fairs, and public gatherings held exclusiyeiv
for charitable purposes, thirty dollars per
night. Military and quasi-military organiza-
tions, five dollars per night during the SUM
mer season; ten dollars per night during the
winter season; to which shall be added the cost
of keeping said hall clean, which shall be Maid
by the company using the same. Propided.
however, that said organisation shall onIy have
the use of said hall at the foregoing prices
when not otherwise used.
Sec. 9. This ordinance to take effect and be
in force from and after its publication.
Organization Notice L. O. O. f., Order of
Rebecca.
On Wednesday evening, Feb. 10th.
Evening Star Lodge No. Is, Order of
Rebecca was organized by Monroe Sheire.
u. ID: G. M, at Odd Fellows hall. and
the following officers duly elected and
installed: MIR. L. Leigh, N. G.; Mrs. "A.
E. Slater, V. G.; Mrs. II. Gamble. Treas
urer; Miss Annie Wisnom, r. s.: Miss M
Mattson, Wi Miss Jennie Wisnom- (,or
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