St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-07
such street or highway, or other streets or
highways crossing the same, as aforesaid.
SECTION FoIrp

SECTION FOUR.
In case such bridge or bridges, or ap-
proaches thereto, shall not conform to such
established grade, or in case of any change
of grade, as aforesaid, any owner of land
abutting upon that part of such
street or highway where such bridge
or bridges or approaches or change of
grade shall be ordered by said Common
Council damaged thereby shall be entitled TO
compensation from said city, to be assessed
as herein provided.
SECTION FIVE.
To entitle such person so damaged to
compensation he shall file with the City Clerk
within six (6) months from the passage or
the resolution or order of the said Common
Council directing tue work to be done or
change of grade to be made aforesaid,
written claim Of damages, specifying the
grounds thereof, aud the said Common
Council shall refer said claim to the Board of
Public Works, who shall thereon assess the
amount of compensation to be awarded such
claimant, and report the same to said Com
mon Council. In making said assessment
the said Board of Public Works, by its Clerk,
shall give notice, by publication, at least
three (3) times in the official newspaper of
said city of the time and place OF the meet
ing for the purpose of making said assess
ment. Said notice shall specify briefly the
object of said assessment and the property
10 which it relates, and the first
() publication thereof shall be at
least ten Q0) days before the time of
said meeting. At said meeting all persons
interested may appear and be heard by
themselves or their attorneys, and the
Board of Public Works may view the
premises and also hear proof in reference to
said matter. Said assessment shall not be
final until confirmed by the Board of Public
Works. Notice of the time and place for
such confirmation shall also be given by
publication by the Board of Public Works
through its clerk in the official newspaper of
said city at least two (2) times,
the first publication whereof shall be at least
ten (l0) days prior to the time set for such
confirmation. The amount so awarded
shall be paid to the party entitled thereto out
of the general fund of said city, or such
other fund as may be provided for that pur-
pose. No claim of damage aforesaid or pro-
ceeding to assess the same aforesaid shall de-
lay or suspend the prosecution of said work.
SECTION SIX.
In ordering the construction of such
bridge or bridges or such change of grade
no petition of property owners or
other petitions or preliminary notice
or reference to the Board of Public
Works or other preliminary proceedings
shall be necessary to enable or authorize
the Common Council to act in said matter
and title three (3) of chapter seven ~ of
said charter of said city relative to street
grades and the amendments thereto hereto
fore passed, also sections four a. and nine
(9) of chapter twenty-three (23) of the
Special Laws of this state passed in one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-seven
Q877) and also section eleven Q) of chap
ter ninety-three (93) of the Special Laws of
this state passed in one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-one (1SS1), shall have no
application to or affect the provisions of this
act.
SECTION SEVEN.
That section one Q) of Gan act amend
ing parts of the charter of the City of st.
Paul and acts amendatory thereof" approved
March seventh (O one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one QSSD, as amended
by section ten Q0) of an act amending part
of the charter of the City of st. Paul and
acts amendatorv thereof" approved March
second (2), one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-three QSS3) is further amended
by inserting between the words year. and
} ''generaP in said section, the following
words, .to-wit:
Provided, hoaCeyer, That the Board of Public
Works may, whenever in their opinion
the public interest will be subserved
thereby, cause proposals for bids to be
published in the official paper of said city,
in the manner ner1inbefore prescribed, and
let (award) a separate contract for the con-
struction, repair and relaying Of wood side
walks; and also one or more contracts for
the construction, repair and reaying of
stone, brick, cement, asphalt, composition or
other permanent material.
SECTION EIGHT.
On the first (l) Tuesday of January in
each year the Board of Education, the Board
of Water Commissioners, the Board of Con-
troll, the Workhouse Board, the Board of
Public Works, the Board of Fire Commits
sioners, the City Treasurer, the City Comp
troller, the City Attorney, the Chief of Po-
lice, the Clerk of the Municipal Court and
the City Clerk shall, in addition TO the re-
ports now required by law, and in addition
TO any reports that may be from time
TO time ordered by the Common Council
make full and detailed reports TO the Mayor
operations, transactions, receipts, disburse-
ments and accounts of their respective
boards aud officers for the year next preced-
ing the first ~ day of November of the year
in which said reports are required to be made
by this act, such reports shall respectively
show among other things all moneys re-
ceived and from what sources received, all
moneys paid ont and on what account paid
out and the number and description of the
warrant upon which the same was drawn and
paid, and reference to the law, order con-
tract, or authority requiring the same to be
paid. And the Common Council of said city
is hereby authorized and empowered to
cause to be printed such number Of said re-
ports annually as the public interest may re-
quire not exceeding three thousand (3,000}
copies of any report.
SECTION NINE.
Any officer and all members of any Board
designated in the preceding sec ton who
shall fail to make the report in said section
required in the time aud manner in said
section provided or to make any report which
is now or may hereafter be required of him
by law or by an order of the Common Coun-
ell of said city, shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
FNo4oHNN ~ a uhS VI hNb ASoS lAdu out u0u-
dred 200 dollars. nor more than five hun
dred (500l dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
County Jail for not less than thirty (30) days
nor more than ninety 800 days, or by both
fine and Imprisonment.
SECTION TEN.
Upon the failure Of any officer or Board
designated in section eight (S) of this act TO
make an annual report or any report to the
Mayor and Common Council of the City Of
81. Paul, as provided by law OF the order Of
said Council, said Council shall have the
power, aud 1t shall be its duty to suspend
such officer or Board from all powers OF
authority 10 further discharge its duties and
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