St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-04
ORDINANCE No. 3S1.


An ordinance in relation to the st. Paul
City Railway company.
The Common Council of the City of st. Paul
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That in consideration of the
acceptance hereof and undertaking OF
the St. Paul City Railway Company,
to comply with the provisions herein
contained permission and consent, are
given and granted to, and duly vested IN
said company, to lay double track on Fourth
street from WabashaW street to Seven Cor
ners, so called
To take up its rails on Third street from
said Seven Corners to Wabashaw street, and
to lay double track from the corner of Rice
street and Martin street to the corner of Saint
Peter street and Iglehart street, to connect
with the track at Wabashaw street and Fourth
street; also to take up its rails on Saint Peter
street from Fifth street to Tenth street,
and to lay a double track on Jackson street
from Fourth street to Thirteenth street, and
to take up its rails on Sibley streetfrom Fourth
street to Eighth street, to lay double track
on Seventh street from said Seven Corners
to Bradley street, and thence on Bradley
street to North street, and to lay double
track on Thirteenth street from Jackson
street to Mississippi street, and to take up
the rails on Pearl street from Jackson street
to Mississippi street, and on Mississippi
street from Pearl street to Thirteenth street,
also to extend the Lafayette avenue line
from Westminster street to Otsego street on
Burr street.
Sec. 2. First-the St. Paul Railway Com
pany at its own expense shall grade Thirteenth
street from Jackson street to Canada street,
tho whole width tharnof an6 to full srrada
taking up and replacing the sidewalks upon
the grades when in the judgment of the City
Engineer the same are worth replacing. II
being understood that the present grade is to
be changed by the Common Council, and the
grading so to be done by the said railway
company is to be according to such change
of grade on said street as shall hereafter be
adopted by said Common Council, provided
that the city shall indemnify, and
save said railway company harmless
from all damages to abutting property OWL
ers occasioned by said grade.
Second-Pave jackson street from Ninth
street to Thirteenth street at its own expense,
between its rails, between its tracks, and two
feet outside of its tracks, whenever the Com
mon Council shall order the residue of such
part Of jackson street to be paved, and in
the same manner and with like material as
said Common Council shall order for such
residue.
Third-And as to all the streets
named in this ordinance, except
that part of jackson street
as herein mentioned, the st. Paul City Rail
way company shall pave in like manner and
with like material as other contiguous parts
of the street are paved, between its rails,
whenever ordered by the Common Council.
Sec. 3. All ordinances of the City of st.
Paul heretofore passed in regard to the ST..
Paul City Railway company are not to be i'm
paired or affected by anything herein con-
tanned, but the right and privileges hereby
granted are subject thereto.
Sec. 4. Permission and consent is hereby
given to the said Railway Company, to pave
within its tracks with cobble-stones upon
streets not paved by the city of st. Paul; the
same to be done under the direction and
supervision of the City Engineer, with the ex-
press understanding and upon the express
condition, that whenever any of the said
streets on which said Railway Company has
SO paved its tracks with cobble-stones, are
paved by the city, the said Company will
take up and pave with such other material as
may be ordered by the Common Council and
Board of Public Works.
{ Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take effect if
accepted by the said Company in writing,
signed by the President under the corporate
seal of the company, and filed with the City
Clerk within thirty days after its passage.
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert,
Fischer, Otis, Smith, johnson, Van Slyke,
Starkey, st. Peter, Mr.. Vice Presidential.
Passed April 1, 1884.
w. D. CORNISH,
Vice President of Council.
Approved April 3, 1884
c. D. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Attest:
THOMAS A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
April !.