Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-13
Ordinances,
ORDINANCE No. 1927.


An ordinance in relation to the Public
Market building.
The Common Council of the City of Saint
Paul do ordain 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 a resolution
duly passed, offer at public auction, at the
main entrance to the public
market, on Wabashaw. street, for rent
for term of five years, ali
the stalls and stores in said Market House,
said City Clerk first having given ten days
previous notice by at least five publica-
tions 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 res
taurant only excepted. The rent Of said
butchers stalls and stores shall be paid
quarterly in advance. Provided, that all
butchers who have taken out their license
to do business for the year 1888, and who
shall rent stall and remove his or her
business into said Market House, shall be
credited with the whole amount of said IL
cense money, as part payment on the
first quarters rentA PrOrided, further, that
no ,tcher stall or store shall be sold for
less than the sum hereinafter named as an
annual rental, VIZ: Butchers stalls num-
bered ?, 3, 4, 5, G., Z, s, 8, 10, II, u, IS
and IA, four hundred dollars each; stores
numbered 10, II, 10, 90, 81, %, %, "a,
%, 26, 81, %, 90, 80, two hundred and
forty dollars each; and store number 80,
five hundred dollars. Stores lettered B, C,
d and E, three hundred dollars each; store
A, four hundred and eighty dollars; and
store numbered 1, six hundred dollars.
| Provided, further, that one of the condi-
| tions of the renting of any stall, store and
| the restaurant shall be that the purchaser
| shall hold the same subject to all ordinances
| now in force, or that may hereafter be Or
aimed in regard to said Market House.
Sec. 2. That if any person or firm bid
| off any butcher stall or store, and fail to
pay the first quarters rent as provided in
the foregoing section, before the adjourn
ment of the sale, it shall be the duty of the
City Clerk to reoffer, and continue so to
do until rented, if there are bidders for
said butcher stalls or store, or either of
them as the case may be. Provided, how
ever, that the bid of no person or firm
| shall be received by said City Clerk, who
has bid off any stall or store and refused
| to pay for the same IN accordance with his
or their bid.
| Sec. 8. 1t is hereby made the duty of
the City Clerk, to report at the next meet
| ing of Common Council after said leasing,
the names of all persons who were the
highest bidders for any butcher stall or
store, giving the number or name OF each
as the case may be, and the amount bid,
and if said bids are approved by the Com
mon Council, the said Clerk shall then
make an entry in book to be kept by him
for that purpose, of the name of the pur-
chaser, the number, letter or name of said
stalls, store or the restaurant, as the case
may be, and the price to be paid therefor,
with the date from which said leasing is to
commence. The said Clerk shall then
cause duplicate leases to be executed by
the purchaser 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 which said duplicates shall
be delivered to the purchaser, the other
| filed with the City Comptroller. In case
| the bid or bidder is not approved by the
Common Council, the City Clerk shall
forthwith return to the bidder tie money
paid on account of said renting.
Sec. 4. That any and al steus,or stores
not rented on tie cas- Of the public auc-
ton as aforesaid. may be rented as here
matter named, for the minimum price
named in section one Of This ordinance. as
the rental price CT any stall, store or the
restaurant, for the term Of Ave years, from