St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09

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COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the MayOr-N eto-
TO the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
return herewith without my approval.
HE resolution of your honorable Dody
passed on the 21st inst. to the effect that
Ill that part OF GreenDrier avenue, between
Margaret and MinnehaEa streets be vacated.
NV reasons for so doing are:
First-That a majority of the owners OF
property on the line OF said avenue resident
within the city, did not petition for Its
FacatiOn.
\ majority in interest of the owners
along the line from Margaret street TO Min
aehaha street. distance of 600 feet, did
20 petition. but as the whole length OF the
street is mora than two miles and half,
and liable to be extended, it would be nee
assarv. in nv view of the laws (Sectlon s,
PAGE 46) of the city charter Municipal
Code. as all the property owners along It's
entire length are interested in the question.
that majority should ask for the vacation
in order to give the Common Council Juris-
1iction: whereas, eighty-seven residents,
claiming to be property holders and directly
interested in the question, have vigorously
demonstrated TO me in writing, most OF
them in person and by their attorney,
against the approval of the resolution.
Second-The Board Of Water Commits
sioners, very important and coordinate
branch of the city government, through
their attorney, have presented Their
objections to the vacation of
the street on the ground that
they have selected it 10 conduct wafer
from their high pressure main on East
Seventh street to the highlands on Ar
Gngton Hills addition and other neighboring
highlands in the vicinity; and that it is the
first street east of Cortland, distance OF
one and One-fouIth miles, on which water
ran be conducted to the highlands north OF
The Omaha shops; that more than One-half
of the street from Seventh street TO the city
limits is graded, and also ordered from
Seventh To Margaret streets, the assess
nent therefor having been made and par
tally paid. and that the portion sought
% be closed, must be graded before the
extension pipes can be lad. mat
connection is already placed at the junction
If Seventh street and Greenbrier avenue
or the purpose of laying the water main
N the latter for the distribution OF water
Il smaller pipes on the highlands.
These considerations alone (Which l be-
ieve were not brought to your attention),
think should be conclusive against the
dosing of any portion of the street. Upon
me block AUDITING the portion sought to be
closed there is a valuable plant costing
some two hundred thousand dollars, which
will be seriously injured when that part of
he street comes to be graded in accordance
With the grade established by the City En-
yineer and confirmed by your honorable
oOdv. and to avoid such injury the parties in
crested offer TO grant the free use to the
water company Of the portion of the street
N question, if vacated. and be found
with sufficient guarantees in perpetuity, to
Oav the annual frontage tax OF 10 cents per
foot. the same as if it were not vacated
They also agree with like guarantees, to
Keep open passage free TO the public
icrOSs Greenbrer avenue, from the alley
md ten feet wider. running through Schur
meier g Warren's addition, to connect with
Beaumont street, in Irvine'S Second addi-
lion. These cOmmendable offers tend to
show the good faith of the parties asking
for the vacation. but even were it a queS-
lion of eXpediency, in view Of the great
prospective importance of this street as
thOrOughfaTe, without regard to the ques-
lion of jurisdiction, and the distribution of
water. l think it would be far wiser for the
city to pay treble damages to the owners of
the valuable plant referred to rather than
close the street as prayed for. The questions
involved have been fully presented TO me by
able counsel, representing respectively the
petitioner the remonstTants and the Water
Board, and ( have given the subject careful
and deliberate consideration. Some Objec-
lions were urged in behalf of the petitioner
in respect to engineering difficulties relat-
ing to grades ETC., but to my mind the
opinion of the City Engineer effectually dis
poses Of them.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Sept. 81, 1886.
Accepted and the resolution referred to
read and the vote by which the same was
passed reconsidered by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. COnley DOwlan, O'COnnOr,
Petsch, Cullen, Kerr. Weber, Kenny, Kahn,
Starkey, Bryant. Minea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-l4.
Aid Long moved that the matter be re-
ferred to a special committee of three.
The motion prevailed, and the President
appointed as such committee Aid. Long,
Cullen and Petsch.
Also,
PatroIman Appointed
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council OF the City of st. Paul.
l have this day appointed John Hajek
member of the regular police force of st.
Paul, 10 succeed John Egan, resigned, and
i ask your advice and consent thereto.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Oct. ).
Committee on Police.
Also,
Patrolman Appointed
TO the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City OF st. Paul:
have this day appointed Augustus Dist
Ter member Of the regular police force of
st. Paul, to succeed Officer John Mitchell,
resigned, and l ask your advice and consent
thereto. EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Oct. ), 1856.
Aid. Dowlan, Chairman OF Committee on
Police, stated that the appointment had
been considered by said committee and
moved that the appointment be confirmed.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'Connor.
Petsch. Cullen, Kerr. Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
President-14.
From the St. Paul City Railway Company
Know all men by these presents:
Whereas, the Common Council OF the City
of St. Paul has passed an ordinance ap-
proved by the Mayor thereof on the 22nd of
September, 1886, and published in the Off
cial paper of said city. being Ordinance
No. 726, entitled IAN ordinance authorizing
the St. Paul City Railway company to lay
double track on Robert street, from Sew
enth street to the Robert street BRIDGE" a
copy of which said ordinance is hereto at
tached; and,
Whereas, The Board of Directors of said
company have, by resolution, accepted
the said ordinance and empowered and
directed the President or Vice President
of said company to sign and file
on behalf of said company the written ac-
ceptance of said company of said ordinance
in accordance with section of said ordi-
nance. to the end that the said ordinance
may take effect and be binding. Now,
therefore, the said st. Paul City Railway
company has accepted and does hereby ac-
cept the said ordinance in compliance with
said section 4 of said ordinance, and to the
end that the same may take effect and be
binding.
Witness the hand of its President and the
cOTDOrate seal of said cnmnanv this 2Qth