St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-13
OFFICEAg. PUBLICATION
OF Resolution Adopted by the
Common Council OF the City OF
St. Paul at q Meeting Held on
Dec f. 1888

OF Resolution Adopted by the
Common Council OF the City OF
St. Paul at q Meeting Held on
Dec. 4, 1888.
Whereas, The ownels of the property
abutting upon and along the line of
Lafayette avenue have petitiOned the
Common Council OF the city of st. Paul
to vacate that part OF Lafayette avenue,
formerly Herkimer street, lying north
west of the nOrthWest2rly line of Lafay-
cite avenue (aS opened By the Board Of
Public Works under the order Of the
Common Council approved Nov. 10,
1880. produced from Grey & Cobb's
subdivision of lot Of Bass addition of
Out Lots, to the SOuthWeSteriy corner
of lot 5, in block of Warren 81 Wins
lows addition tthe intention being to
vacate all that part of the old street
lying nOrthwesterly of street Is feet
wide, now known as Lafayette avenue,
as opened and travelled between the
points above named), which said petition
duly sets forth the facts and reasons
for said vacation, and was duly accom-
panied by plat thereof as proposed
to be vacated; and
Whereas, The Common Council, upon
the presentation Of said petition, deemed
it eXpedient that the matter be proceeded
with and ordered said petition to be filed
OF record with the City Clerk, and no.
tice to be given by publication as pro-
vided by law: and
Whereas, Due notice by publication in
the official paper of said city for four
weeks, commencing on the Goth day of
October, A. d. 1888, TO the effect that
said petition had been filed with the
City Clerk, stating i'll brief its object,
and that the same would be heard and
considered by the Common Council Of
the city of st. Paul, Oh Tuesday, the
4th day of December, A. D. 1888, at 7:30
o'clock in the afternoon Of said day. at
the Council Chamber in the City Hall of
said city; and
Whereas, At the time and place last
aforesaid, for the investigation and con-
sideration of such proposed vacation
of said Lafayette avenue, the Com
mon Council, after hearing all persons
interested and being of the opinion that
the same is necessary and proper, and
that the prerequisites therefor have all
been complied with; now, therefore,
be 1t
Resolved, That all Of said Lafayette
avenue. formerly Herkimer street, lying
northwest Of the nOrthweSterly line of
Lafayette avenue Gas opened by the
Board of Public Works, under the order
of the Common Council approved Nov.
10, 1880, produced from Grey & Cobb's
subdivision of lot 6 of Bass addition of
Out Lots, to the southwesterly corner of
lot 5, in block of Warren 81 Winslow's
addition. the same being all that part OF
the old street lying northWesterly of a
street &c feet wide, now known as
Lafayette avenue, as opened and
travelled between the points above
named, as the same appears of record
in the Office of the Register of Deeds in
and for the county of Ramsey, Mime
sofa, be. and the same is hereby declared
to be vacated and discontinued as asked
for in said petition, and as hereinabove
specified.
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Cullen, Conley.
Fischer, Gehan, Hamm, Kavanagh, Lett
hauser, Minea, Melady. Sullivan, Weber,
Bickel, Mr.. Vice Presidential.
Approved Dec. 5, 1883.
WALTER Ii. SANBORN,
Vice President of Council.
THoS. A. PRENDERGAST, City Clerk.