St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-13
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
Those Third Street Bridge Assessments
Bring Vigorous Protest to the
Board of Public Works.
The st. Paul Presbytery Begins its Semi
Annual Session-0fioerS Elected
Last Evening.
ROYAL Arch Masons---A Questlon
Touching the Appointment OF
County superintendent.
Doinss of the CourtS--The Contested
Rifle ctice--Summary OF
City News.
Property.OwnerS Protest.

Among other matters considered at meet
ing of the board of public works last evening
was the assessment for building approaches
for the Third street bridge. W. E. BrSmban
as attorney for Scribner & Sons who own TWO
lots on lower Third street, informed the board
that it had no jurisdiction 10 assess properly
owners for the bridge or approaches, as the
law provided that the railroad companies
should build both approaches and bridge. Z.
n. Bell, representing May L. Dayton,
owner of property in Lyman Dayton
addition. and forty acres in section 50 nled
lengthy protest. The document objected 10
the proposed assessment of S59,9l0.6I, or any
other sum, on the property mentioned or any
property assessed. The taxpayers, as stated,
were already heavily enough burdened with
necessary assessments without paying
bonuses TO railroad companies. The action
of the law department in advising the eoun-
Gil into its present policy was con-
demned and the statement was
made that the policy had already
cost the city 100000. and. unless changed,
what it would cost in the future no one could
tell. The city of Minneapolis refused to per-
NIT the railroads to burden the people IN thlS
way, and the protesting railroads. had Deen
silenced by the prompt and adverse decls-
ions of the courts of law of the state. Inc
document closed by asking the board TO
make a vigorous protest against such an Ill
advised policy, Mr.. Bel followed the read
inf of the protest with a lengthy argument
on the points touched on stating that the pol
icy of the City as regards the
building of approaches for railroad bridges,
was increasing the bonded debt, and if car
ried on for the next twenty years the debt
would be enormous. The Dayton Bluff union
had, ne said, been derelict in its duty and had
not treated the poor men, who were now to
he assessed for the approaches, right. Presi-
dent Barrett said the board was acting in
the matter on the advice of the corpora
ton attorney. An agreement had been
made between the city and the
railroad companies regarding the building OF
approaches by the city and the bridges by
the company. Mr.. Bramhall said an injunc-
ton had been partially drawn by him, and 1t
would probably be filed in few days, re-
straiuing the board from proceeding further.
He advised the board to refuse to make the
assessment, snd by this means let the matter
OF Jurisdiction and other points be settled in
the courts Mr.. Bell wanted to know If an
illegal agreement made by the city could
stand against the interest of the taxpayers
President Barrett explained that it was very
necessary that no injunction be served on
the board until after the assessment had been
confirmed, as it would prevent any other
contract from being let or work ordered until
it was disposed of. 1t was agreed by Messrs.
Bramhall and Bell that no application for
restraining order should be made until the
assessment was completed and confirmed.