St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-14
ORDINANCE No. 462.

The Common Council of the City of St. Paul
do Oriain as follows
Section l. That the street hereinafter de-
scribed is hereby named Mississippi street.
All that certain street recorded in the Office
OF the Register of Deeds, of Ramsey County,
on the 18th of January, 1854, in Book One
% Of Water Plats, page Six (6) being the
same tract OF land decided To the City of st.
Paul for street by Edmund Rice, Jr. and
wife, aud Robert MeMenemy and wife, by
deeds recorded respectively in Book 1873 of
Warranty Deeds, pages 40 and 4T3, on May
| l9th, 1854, and Book 49, page 152, on Jan
uaIy 21st, 1884.
Sec. ,. That any order or resolution of the
Common Council, or the names of streets,
or any plat or addition dedicated by the pro-
/ prietors thereof, conflicting with the fore
/ going section, is hereby rescinded and mod
flied to correspond Herewith.
| See. g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
! Yeas--Ald- Cummings, Dowlan, O'Conner,
Robert, Cullen, Otis, Cornish, Johnson, Van
| Slyke, Starkey, st. Peter, Mr.. President-I2.
Passed Novmber IL. 1854.
RoBERT \. SMITH, President of Council.
/ Approved November II, 1884.
c. d. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Attest;
Tuos. A. PRENDERGAsT. City Clerk.
Nov. II.
ORDINANCE No. 1914
An Ordinance granting to the Minnesota
" Northwestern Railroad company, the right
| TO construct its railroad on the levees OF the
city SD as to connect with its proposed bridge
over the Mississippi river.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. That there be and hereby is
| granted to the Minnesota IL Northwestern
Railroad company, permission and authority
10 build aud forever maintain and operate q
single track railway over and across and
upon the public levee of the Sixth ward of
said city, from junction with its present
located line in block four (D of BaziIle 81
RobertsOn's addition, to q connection with
its proposed bridge across the Mississippi
river. Also over and across and upon the
public levee from connection with its pro-
posed bridge landing at point nearly oppo-
site the center of block thirty-nine (39), 81.
| Paul proper, thence on a curved line TO a
junction near the east line of Jackson street
with one of the tracks now existing on said
public levee in front of block thirty 800 of
st. Paul proper.
See. 2. That in the construction of said
railway under the privileges hereby granted
the grade of said tracks shall be fixed aud
determined by the City Engineer of the City
of st. Paul, starting at the east line OF Jack
son street and running 100 feet on the pres
entgrade of the said levee; thence crossing
the levee to the first pier on a rising grade
not exceeding one and one-haf 40 feet
in 100 feet; thence on the west bank of the
Mississippi river starting at the south line of
the levee at the established grade thereof,
running across said levee on rising grade
not exceeding one and one-half 40 feet in
100 feet.
Sec. g. That the location Of said bridge
and the tracks hereby authorized to be con-
structed, shall be substantially on the line as
shown in map which the said Railroad Com
pany has caused to be filed with the City
Clerk of said city of st. Paul.
The foregoing franchise and right OF way
is granted to aud accepted by the Minnesota
81 Northwestern Railroad company, upon
the express conditions following to-wit:
First That as condition precedent TO
the construction of its tracks upon the public
levee, the said Minnesota d Northwestern
Railroad company shall complete and build
a railroad bridge over the Mississippi river,
from and To junction with the line of rail
way track authorized to be built by this ordi-
nance and have the same ready for the cross
ing Of cars within nine months after the
acceptance Of this ordinance by said COM
pauy.
Second. That the Minnesota & North
western Railroad company, and all other
companies using the track of railway over
and across said public levee, shall at all times
keep said public levee or streets crossed By
it or them, clear from distractions. such as
viii or may unreasonably hinder or delay, or
impair the free use and enjoyment of said
public levee or streets, aud in no case shall
the Minnesota IL Northwestern Railroad
company or any other railroad or other COM
pany running over said track with its cars or
locomotives, allow said public levee or streets
crossed by them, to be blockaded with its
cars, trains, engines or otherwise, except to
cross the same, and no company using said
track shall allow said levee, to be blocked
up or obstructed by its cars or otherwise, for
a period longer than three consecutive min
utes.
ThirdLThe city of st. Paul reserves the
right TO make such changes of any grade
heretofore or hereafter established of the
public levees or streets crossed or used by
virtue Of this ordinance Of said Minnesota 81
Northwestern Railroad company, as it may
think proper, and whenever any such change
of grade shall be ordered as aforesaid. the
Minnesota IL Northwestern Railroad com pauy
must and shall adopt its tracks to the grade
as changed, so as to bring the ties and lay the
rails as even with the surface as may be.
Fourth. The Common Council of the City
of st. Paul, by resolution, direct said Min
nesota 81 Northwestern Railroad Company to
employ and keep continually at its own cost
and expense, one or more Flagmen on said
leyee or streets, and to provide such other
safeguard in aud about its business on the
levee, as, in the opinion of said Common
Council, the public safety may require.
Fifth. The speed of all locomotives. cars
and trains running along and over said levee
and streets, shall not exceed the rate of four
(4) miles an hour, and while in motion the
bell of such locomotive shall be regularly
sounded to warn persons of danger, provided
that the said city reserves the right to regu-
late the rate of speed on said leyee from
time to time, as the public interest NAV de-
mand by resolution of the Common Council.
Sixth. That the said Minnesota 81 North
Western Railroad Company shall, from time
to time, as ordered and directed by the Com
mon Council, pay its pro rata share of the
cost for any improvement, for grading. gut
tering and draining such public levee and
other public Improvements Of said levee,
made necessary either by reason of river
transportation or public improvement.
Seventh. The said Minnesota Il North
western Railroad company shall, at all times
defend and save harmless the city of st. Paul
from any and all damages, expenses and
suits arising or growing out of the passage
of this ordinance, and the use and occupa-
ton Of said levees and streets BY cars, trains
and tracks as herein authorized and pro-