St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-20
A STATE PARK.
The Board of Trade Drafts Bill for
the Purchase Of
Minnehaha Falls and Tract of Fifteen Hun
bred Acres of Land for Park.

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The following names were presented by |
Judge Isaac Atwater for membership: W. h
Smith, j. B. Bassett, W. G. Byron, NJ. b.
Clark, NJ. B. Lewis, L. Meldahl, ". II. |
Truesdale, c. a. Pratt, Geo. Bray and W. S.
King. The report was accepted.
GRAND STATE PARK.
The following bill was submitted by the
committee on legislation in regard to con-
verting Min nehaha Falls into a state park, to
be paid for by the state:
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Within ten days after the passage OF this
act, there shall be appointed by the governor,
by and with the consent of the senate, If it
shall be in session, but if not then in session
without such consent, five commission
ers, all of whom 7 shall be residents of
the state of Minnesota, who are hereby APP
pointed and COZ stitued a board OF commits
sioners by the name and style OF 1.-THE Com
sioners Of the State Park at Minnehaha."
Said commissioners shall hold Office for the
term Of FIVE years from and after the passage
of this act, and until others are appointed in
their places, in the manner herein prescribed
for the appointment of the first board. No
member Of said board shall receive any CON-
pensation for his services, but each commits
sioner shall becutitied to receive his actual
disbursements for his expenses in perform
ing the duties Of his office. In
case any of the persons TO appointed as above
will not undertake the office of this commits
sion, or in case of any vacancy in said board
such vacancy shall be filed by the governor.
and the person so appointed shall hold his
office for the term of five years from the date
of his appointment and until another shall
be appointed in his place.
Sec. .. The said board shall have power to
select and locate such lands in the counties
of Hennepin and Ramsey, or in one OF said
counties, and the state of Minnesota, not ex-
ceeding / 500 acres, as may in their opinion
be proper and necessary to be reserved for
state park, and for the purpose of
PRESERVING THE SCENERY
of the falls of Minnehaha. Before any pro-
ceediugs shall be had or taken for acquiring
the title of any of the said lands, the said
com mission shall cause TO be made survey
and map of the land, which they shall deter
mine to take, which shall be certified by
majority of said commissioners, and filed in
the Office of secretary of state, and in the
office of register of deeds of each county in
which any Of said lands may be situated.
Sec. g. The said commissioners shall
have their first meeting at IL O'Clock (noon)
at the Office of the secretary of state, on such
dav as shall be named by said secretary of
state and within thirty days Of the passage
OF this act. The said commissioners shall at
said meeting chose president of said board
who shall be a member thereof, and shall
appoint some person TO act as secretary and
treasurer of said board. After the fling of
said map as above required the commission
ers shall publish for twenty successive week
days in a newspaper published in county
In which said lands are situated, or if sit
uated in more than one county, then in each
of said counties, notice declaring that the
state Of Minnesota intends to take and ap-
propriate the lands described by said survey,
as shown by said map, and acquire title
thereto, and that the said commissioners in
tend TO apply to the district court Of the
| Fourth judicial district, which is hereby
vested with Jurisdiction to hear and decide
any matter arising under this act, at special
term thereof, for the appointment Of three
| freeholders, residents Of the state of Mime
sofa, to act as
| COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAIsEMENT,
to ascertain and report the just compenss-
ton to br paid 10 the person or persons or
|
said property.
Sec. T. Upon the day designated In said
notice, or on some other day 10 be named by
said court, the said court shall hear the appi
! cation Of said commissioners. and shall APP
point three commissioners of appraisement
! for the purpose aforesaid. And In case any
com missioner Of appointment shall decline to
serve, the said court may, on application OF
| said board of commissioners of the state park
OF Min nehaha, upon notice of such vacancy,
and application TO be published in a newspa-
| per published in the county or counties where
such lands are situated for ten successive
week days, appoint another in his place
Sec. 5. The commissioners Of appraise-
ment shall, before they enter on their duties,
take and subscribe an oath, TO be admins
tered by some person authorized to admins
ter oaths, faithfully u execute their duties
according TO the best Of their ability. They
shall give notice Of the time and place of
their meeting 10 view the said property, by
publishing the same in newspaper published
In the county or counties, for ten eonsecu-
tive week days.
See. g. The commissioners shall together
view such property, and shall receive any
legal evidence as to the compensation that
should be made, and may adjourn from
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award to the respective owners of the prop
erty to be taken, and 10 all persons or cor
porations interested therein such compensa-
ton therefor as In their opinion shall be just
and proper, aud In fixing the amount of such
compensation, said commissioners shall
NOT MAKE ANY ALLOWANCE
or deduction on account Of any real or sup
posed benefits which the parties Interested
NAV derive from the said park or improve
meut for which said lands are TO he taken.
In case of railroads having the right of way
through any lands so selected for the SAID
state park, the title shall be taken subject to
the rights of the corporation or corporations
having such right of way.
The report Of the said commissioners OF
appraisement signed by majority Of said
commissioners, shall be filed in the Office Of
the clerk Of said district court, as soon
as completed, aud said report shall be
made aud hled within six months from the
time Of their appointment
Sec. :. After the report Of the said com
missioners Of sppralsement shall be 50 fled,
the board OF commissioners Of the state park
at Minuehaha shall give notice by publishing
the same In ten successive week day num-
bers Of some newspaper published in the
county or counties where such lands are sit
uated, that they viii on day TO DC specified
in said notice, apply to the said district court
for an order confirming the said report, and
on the day so appointed, the said court upon
being furnished with proof Of the due publi-
, cation OF said notice, as above provided,
shall hear the matter, and shall make sucE
order 10 the premises az may be just. anc in
case It confirm said report 1t shall make an
order containing a recital Of the substance Of
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and description Of the real estate appraised
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