St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
AN ACT
To Extend the Limits of the City of Saint
Paul.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State.

ritorial limits OF the city of st. Paul
be and the same are hereby extended as fol-
lows, to-wit:
To include the following additional land
(herein called new territory in the County
of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, to-wit:
South one-half of sections twenty-three
(23) and twenty-four GA and the southeast
quarter of section twenty-five (22), also all
that part of Lake Como living in the northeast
quarter of section twenty-five (22) and the
northwest quarter of section twenty-three
(23), also a strip of land two hundred (2O0)
feet in width on the north shore of said lake.
the north boundary of line of said strip OF
land to be parallel with the meandered line
of said lake through the sections mentioned.
all of sections twenty-five, (25), twenty-si1,
(26), twenty-seyen, GO, twenty
eight. (2s). twenty-nine, (29),
thirtv.three t33). thirty-four (34), thirty-ive
(35), thirty-six 1867, and all that part of sec
ton thirty-two (32) lying north of the cen
ter of the Mississippi river, all in township
twenty-nine (29), range twenty-three (23),
also all of sections one O,two (2), three (3),
four az, eleven QD. twelve Q2), and all
that part of section five % lying east of the
center line of the Mississippi river; also
east half of section ten 1O), northeast
quarter of section fifteen Q5), the northwest
quarter of section fourteen and all that
part of the northeast quarter of section four
teen "a lying west of the Mississippi river,
all in township twenty-eight (2S), range
twenty-three t23), south half of section
nineteen 19), twenty (20), twenty-one t2D
and the southwest quarter of section twenty
two (22), all of section thirty (30), twenty
nine (29), twenty-eight (2S), twenty seven
(21), except the northeast quarter of section
ttrn 70 oil Of irfr |
cd, thirty-two (32), thirty-three 1887 and
the west half of section thirty-four (34), all
in township twenty-nine GO, range twenty
two (22), also all of sections nine (9),
eight (S), seven %, six (6).
five ~, four az, and the west half of sec,
tons three 81 and ten (10), except the south
west quarter of the southeast quarter of SEC
ton seven az, and all of that part of the
west half Of section fifteen 15) lying east of
the center of the Mississippi river, all in
township twenty-eight (2s), range twenty
two (22).
SECTION TWO.
Until otherwise provided by the Common |
Council of said city under its charter, all of
said new territory lying north and east of
the Fifth ward of said city, as now consti-
tuted and organized, shall be annexed to and |
constitute part of the Fifth ward Of said |
city; all of said new territory lying north of |
the First ward Of said city, as now consti
tuted and organized, shall be annexed to and !
constitute part of the First ward Of said |
city; all of the said new territory lying north |
of the Third ward of said city as now consti-
tuted and organized shall constitute and be
part of the Third ward of said CITY, and all |
of the new territory lying northwest and |
south of the Fourth ward OF said city as now
Tod cl,n -
a new ward to be known and designated as
the Seventh ward OF said city.
SECTION THREE.
No assessment or levy of any tax shall be
made upon any part of said new territory
for the payment of any portion of the prin-
cipal or interest Of any bonded Indebtedness
that may be authorized at the present session
of the legislature of the state of Minnesota
or of any bonded Indebtedness which NAV
have been heretofore authorized but not is.
sued, and until the Common Council of
said city shall deem it expedient by reason
OF the increased expense in maintaining ad-
ditional watchmen or police officers on ac-
count of the said new territory and shall
order, no assessment or levy of any tax
shall be made upon any part of said new
territory for the payment Of any portion of
the expense of the police force of said city,
nor shall any assessment or levy of any tax
be made upon any part Of said new territory
for lighting said city until the Common
Council of said city shall deem il expedient
by reason Of maintaining and lighting adj
djtional street lamps on account of said new
territory and shall so order, nor shall any
assessment or levy of any tax be made upon
any part of said new territory for the support |
and maintenance of the Fire Department Of |
shall be furnished with facilities for the sup
preston of fires, and the Common Council |
shall so order.
SECTION FOUR.
When any part of a School District by the |
terms Of this act is detached from said Dis
trict and included within the limits of said |
City of st. Paul, it is made the duty of the |
Common Council Of said City to ascertain
the financial condition of said School Dis !
trict, and if there should be found to be any
Indebtedness due or owing by said District it
shall be the duty of said Common Council 10
pay said School District its proportionate
share OF said Indebtedness, based upon the |
assessed value Of the territory detached from
said District.
SECTION FIVE.
There shall be three Aldermen and three |
School Inspectors, in addition to the num-
Der now provided by law, who shall be APP
portioned among the several wards, to-wit: |
One Alderman and one School Inspector
for the Seventh ward who shall be resident |
and qualified voters Of said ward.
One Alderman and one School Inspector
to the Fifth ward.
One Alderman and one School Inspector |
for the Sixth ward.
The Common Council shall, by a two-thirls .
vote of all the members-elect OF said Council,
ut its first stated meeting after the passage of
this act, appoint additional Aldermen herein
provided for for the Seventh, Fifth and Sixth /
wards.
The Board of Education shall, at its first
stated meeting after the passage of this act,
appoint the additional Inspectors herein pro-
vided for, for the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
wards. The successors Of the Aldermen and
Inspectors so appointed as herein provided
shall be elected at the next annual city cleo
ton
The Common Council shall, by a two-thrds
vote of all the memberS-eleet of said Council
on or before the first Tuesday Of April, 4. D.
Eighteen hundred and eighiy-fve, fix and
determine the Aldermanic districts in the
Fifth and Sixth wards of said city.
SECTION SIX.
The Common Courcil Of the City of st.
Paul is hereby prohibited from ever granting
a license to sell or dispose OF any wines,
sprituous or matt liquors within the limits Of
the following territory, viz: Sections tweu-
ty-eight (2S) aud twenty nine (29), the east
half of the east half Of section
thirty-two (32), and all of section thirty
three (33), in township tveuty-uiue (29).
range twenty-three (23). and the east half of
the east half of section five (5l and an of
section four a.. in township tweuty-eiEht
(2S) of range tweuty-thrve (23), all in Ram
sry county, Minnesota; and also within any
trrrifnry within two hundre1 l2Nnl fee Of |