St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06

aulnOfltleS a1bef cOuSulidllon WIN the CnleI
Engineers of the respective railroad COM
panies interested in such crossings; that
when the plan for any crossings requiring a
bridge over the railway tracks is adopted
by the Common Council. the railroad COM
panies interested shall build the abutments
and the superstructure over their right of
way. and in case of roadways under the
railway tracks, the railway companies
shall make the necessary excavations across
their right of way and surface the same
with gravel in a suitable manner. and the
city shall build the approaches thereto. and
after such crossings are completed in ac-
cOrdance with the requirements of the city
authorities, such crossings shall be main
tanned and kept i'm order at the expense Of
the city government: provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall affect the right
of the city under its charter, as to making
changes of grades of the public streets of
said city. or the right of said railway COM
panieS to maintain their lines of road as
they now exist in said city at present
grades of said roads"
Whereas, On the Esd day of August
A. ID. 1850. at st. Paul,
Minnesota, certain agreement was made
and entered into by and between the City
of st. Paul and several railway companies
to-wit: The St. Paul. Minneapolis IL Man
itoba Railway, the Northern Pacific Rail-
way, the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis Il
Omaha Railway. the Chicago, Milwaukee
~ st. Paul Railway and the ST. Paul 81 Du-
luth Railroad, wherein it was and is under
stood that street bridges over the tracks of
said railways are to be built under certain
conditions named in said agreement, O copy
of which is heTeuntO attached:
Now. therefore, In compliance with said
understanding, this further agreement,
made and entered into this 25th dav of Feb
ruary, \. ID. 1886. between the st. Paul,
Minneapolis Il Manitoba Railway Company.
the st. Paul Il Duluth Railroad Company
and the 81. Paul Union Depot Company,
parties of the first part, and the City of ST.
Paul. party of the second part.
Witnesseth. That for and i'm considera-
ton of the stipulatiOns and covenants here
matter set forth 10 be performed by said
second party, each of the parties of the first
part hereby agree TO construct street bridge
over its tracks on Third street, i'm said City
of st. Paul. at its own cost and expense,
and complete the same on or before Aug. 1,
1856, according TO the plans and specitica-
tiOns TO be furnished. accepted and ap-
proved by the City Engineer of said second
party. Said st. Paul, Minneapolis g. Mani
tOba Railway Company agrees TO construct
the whole of that part of said bridge COM
mencing hfty-two feet westerly of the west
erly line of Kittson street. thence easterly
measured on center line of Third street, 6
distance of three hundred and eleven (3l1)
feet. more or less, TO the dividing line be
tween the lands of said st. Paul Mime
apolis IL Manitoba Railway. and those Of
the ST. Paul Union Depot Company, from
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center line of Third street. distance Of
! one hundred and seven (107) feet. more O
less, TO the line of the st. Paul d Duluth
| COmpany's land. Said ST. Paul, Mime
apolis IL Manitoba Railway Company agree:
| to build only the northern half of sale
bridge. The center line of said bridge TO b'
OH the center line of said Third street: tn,
roadway to be thirty (SO) feet wide in tn,
clear, with sidewalks six 90 feet wide il
the clear on each side of said roadway.
The st. Paul Union Depot COmpan,
! agrees to build a bridge over its tracks ol
! Third street. being the southerly half of tn,
bridge, from the dividing line between
the lands of the st. Paul, Minneapolis !
Manitoba Railway Company, and the st
Paul Union Depot Company, measured
eaSterly on the center line of Third street,
distance of fOrty-three (43) feet. more o
| less, TO the lands Of the st. Paul & Dulutl
Railroad Company. And the st. Paul
Duluth Railroad Company agrees to build q
bridge over Its tracks on Third street, com
mencing at the east line of the land of tn
| st. Paul Union Depot Company. and tn
st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba Railwa,
Company, and extending eastward
distance of three hundred and eleven (31l
feet. TO tine easterly line of their right O
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on the center line of said Third street; TN
roadway to be thirty 500 feet wide in tn
clear, with sidewalks six 90 feet wide Il
the clear on each side of said roadway.
Provided, that said ST. Paul 81 Dulutl
Railroad Company may construct a roadwa
over its own property from the Fourt
street tunnel, so as to permit such roadwa
to pass under said bridge to its freigh
house. situate OH the southerly side of sal,
| Third street, and have free and peTpetua
use of the same for teams to and from sal,
| freight house.
The party of the second part hereby GOV
enants and agrees 10 indemnify and saw
harmless the parties of the first part frOT
all loss, costs and damages to abuttin
property owners by reason of the con
structiOn of said bridge by said first parties
Said second party further agrees to build a
its own cost and expense the approaches
said bridge. the western approach to sal
bridge, commencing at q point fifty-two (52
feet westerly of the westerly line of Kittso
street; thence running westerly on regula
descent of four a. feet in one hundre
(100) feet. The easterly end of said al
proach shall be direct support to treStl
bridge with q clear distance between tn
supports not less than nineteen (19) feet, Z
measured lengthwise of said approach
said direct support or trestle TO eXten
westerly only such distance that the cles
head-rOOm between the present grade {
said Third street and the under side of sal
trestle shall be eleven I'D feet and thel
shall be no place between posts under sal
trestle approach. having less than eleve
(l1) feet head-rOom. i'm order TO allow fire
passage for teams. vehicles. etc, across sal
Third street. under said approach, and tn;
none of the posts Of said treStle apprOaC
shall be more than fifteen (15) feet frol
the center line Of said trestle. The sal
; second party further covenants al
agrees to construct at its own cost and e.
; pense the remaining portion of said al
preach of earth and masonry, upon IL
> same rate of descent as of that of the tire
tie: the masonry shall consist of an abu
ment to be built at the western end of sal
trestle; the southerly end OF this abutmel
TO be placed not more than fifteen feet fro
= the center line of said Third street. Fro
and connecting with said abutment. a n
= tanning wall shall be built extending ives
} erly; its face TO be plumb and parallel wit
and not more than fifteen (15) feet from Il
: center line of said Third street. and upO
its southerly side, until the height of Il
wall is five % feet above the present grad
of Third street; at this point the wall sha
have jog OF six 90 feet, and for the n
( naming distance to the westerly end of Ii
approach. said wall shall be built plum
: and parallel with the center line of Thil
street. and twenty-one (21) feet distal
from the same. the purpose of said wall b.