Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-22


make this improvement, and cited some
Oh It's provisions which were repealed last
winter. The railroad companies had
sought TO be relieved of their share of the
burden, brt there was no provision to re-
lieve the taxpayers, who had paid their
money.
Capt Burger here called up the motion
winch was adopted, and the chair appoint
ed the following gentlemen as such com
mittee:
F. Willius, D. D. Merrill, Jas. Middleton.
j. P. Crippen and.D. w. Freeman: Albert
Scheffer and P. H. Kelly were subse-
quently added to the committee.
Mr.. Merrill thought that the contract
for grading from the harvester works
to the end of the bridge could be let
separately and proceeded with at once.
and asked Mr.. Murray's opinion on that
point.
Mr.. hurry could not state until he had
seen the law.
Mr.. Middleton said the masonry work
could be let in several contracts. but the
grading could only be let in one.
The following preamble and resolutions
were then read by Mr.. Merrill, and ADOPT
ed
WHEREAS, During all of said time the
many residents of Dayton's Bluff and all
the vast territory east of said creek have
virtually had no other avenue throuph
which they could pass to or from the other
portions of said city; through said Seventh
street and such street by reason of its we'll
known condition and situation as to rail
roads and passing railroad engines and
trains, has during all of said time been
unit, unsafe and dangerous to travel upor.
and the bridge thereon and over which
parties IN travelling such portion of said
street have had to pass has DURING all of
| SAID time, as is well known, been unsafe
for use and constantly growing more and
| more rotten and unsafe. until the samA has
become, and for a time past has been unfit
for use and dangerous to life and propertv
| passing over it, and condemned by engin-
| GERS of said city as unsafe and SO dangerous
That the lire engines of said city could not
pass over the same; and
| WHEREAS, By reason thereof. and of the
fact that all the fire engines of said city
are located west of such creek, all the vast
Improvements and buildings which are
east of such bridge, in said city, are placed
beyond, and are deprived of the protec-
ton of the fire department of said CITY.
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city are unjustly and unlawfully deprived
OF that protection as to their lives and
their property. which as citizens and tax
payers they are entitled too I'm der the
laws; and
WHEREAS, In order to enable the CITY of
st. Paul to make over Phalen's creek. on
East Seventh street. in said CITY. the nee
essary improvements to meet the then ex
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| and to protect them in their lives and
property, the legislature of this state did
| by an act passed in February, 1879. an
thorize and empower said city to condemn
| such lands as might be necessary for the
MAKING OF such improvements, and the
SAID legislature by an act passed in March.
1881, did not only specify the kind or char
| acter OF the Improvements which should
be made on said street, over such creek,
| and fully authorize said city to make such
Improvements and provide the manner in
| which the same should be paid for. But
such Legislature did also in and by SAID act
| require and make it the imperative dutv of
SAID city, and of the city council thereof
to make such Improvements within a rea-
sonable time and without unnecessary de-
lay; and
w 6IhIAo, DuIInS oil Vi SalQ I1m0, SAID
city has had full power and authority to
MAKE such necessary improvements to
| protect its said citizens in their lives and
property; and during ali of said time
said citizens have over and
again, and repeatedly, and in every man
ner and form they could think of urged
and begged said city and its common
council to make such improvements and
pI thoir
lions under the laws, nevertheless, as vet.
although many years have elapsed, vir-
tually nothing has been done by said CITY.
or its common council toward making
such improvement or rendering said street
suitable, safe or fit for use or travel, and
WHEREAS, The little that has been done
by said city IN that direction has been OBJ
tanned by the greatest endeavors of and
difficulties of the residents and citizens of
that locality; and
WHEREAS, A considerable number of the
members of the common council of said
city have heretofore, on all occasions when
UGH improvement has been under consid-
Grafton, apparently NANTES ed a DISPOSE
ton to disregard such acts Of the legisla-
ture, and prevent such improvements
being made, and to delay and retard as
1ANSiA KS pNooAOlC over LlON0 III IudG U1I6
ton, instead of obeying the law and the
command therein contained and making
such Improvements as therein directed,
without unnecessary delay and within
reasonable time; and
WHEREAS the said residents and citizens
OF the locality east of the said creek have
suffered and endured the understandable
delay and neglect of the said city i'll max
ing such Improvements for very unreal
sonable time and until as they feel, when
they take into consideration the great dan
ger to their lives and their property, which
they are constantly subjected to by reason
OF the neglect and failure of said city and
its common council, to do their simple,
plain and manifest duty in the premises
patience has long since ceased
to be virtue; and
WHEREAS. The Fourth street tunnel seems
to be the only outlet that can be used by
such citizens until such improvement is
made on said Seventh street, and such tun-
mel, although it has been years since the
construction thereof was commenced, it is
IN its present condition more unfit and un-
safe and dangerous for use and travel than
said e 81 b street; and
WHEREAS, The said tunnel could with
COmDarativalv small aypepca he mt IN