St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18
Ordina anceS.
Ordinance No o91

An Ordinance Granting Permission to
The Enos Electric Railway Company to
Build, Equip, Maintain and Operate an
Elevated Railroad in the Citv of ST
Paul, and to Bridge the Mississippi
River.
The Common Council of the CITY of st
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. There is hereby granted
to The EnOs Electric Railway COMPANY,
corporation duly organized and exist
ing under and by virtue of the laws of
the state of Minnesota, its successors
and assigns. permission, authority aud
consent, by the Common Council of the
city of st. Paul, to build. locate. main
tain, equip. operate and use, line of
elevated railway. with single or double
tracks, with the necessary supports,
turnoutS, SidingS, connections, landing
places, stations, buildings, platforms.
StairwayS, elevators and telegraDhlc
and signal devices and other requisite
appliances, over, along, through and
across the avenues, streets, alIevs.
lands, and public places in the city of
st. Paul hereinafter mentioned and con-
tanned, and beginning, continuing and
terminating as follows, viz: Commenc-
ing on South Robert street where the
same interSectS with the SOutherlv
Oh South Robert street to its intersec-
ton with State street: thence over.
through and along the roadway of State
street; and likewise over and
across all intersecting avenues,
streets, alleys, railways, lands and
public places, to its intersection with
Greenwood avenue; thence over.
through and along the roadway of said
Greenwood avenue. and likewise over
and across all interSecting avenues.
streets. alleys, railways, lands and pub
lie places, to its intersection with East
DelOS street; thence over, through and
along the roadway of said East DeIos
street, and likewise over and across all
intersecting avenues, streets, alleys.
railways, lands and public places to it's
intersection with Starkey street: thence
over, through and along the roadway of
said Starkey street, and likewise over
and across all interSecting avenues.
streets, alleys, railroads, lands and pub
lie places to its intersection with the
Mississippi river: thence across said
river on the bridge hereinafter men
toned and described, to the intersection
of Cedar street with the said Mississippi
river; thence over, through and along
Cedar street, from its intersection
with the Mississippi river, and
tersecting avenues, streets, allevs.
railroads, lands and public places,
to the intersection of said Cedar street
with Second street: provided, however,
that the SAID company shall acquire by
condemnation. purchase or otherwise.
in the manner hereinafter provided, the
right, as against the owners of abutting
property, to construct. maintain and
operate their said railroad along the
route aforesaid; and it may acquire bv
purchase. condemnation or otherwise.
such additional property as may be
necessary for stations.
Sec. ,. The said The Enos Electric
Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, is hereby granted permission
and authority to enter upon all streets
above named and included in the route
aJOve designated, or any of them,
and to enter into and upon the
soil of the same, TO construct, maintain.
operate and use such railroad, and to
secure and place the necessary fOunda-
tions, and erect the columns, piers.
trusses and other structures which NAV
be required to secure safety and sta
bility in the construction and mainten-
ance of said railroad and for operating
the same: ito make such excavations
and openings along said route as shall
build, maintaiu and use bridge, CON
structed by and at its own cost, suita-
BILE for the transportation of its cars
across the Mississippi river. Said
bridge to extend from Starkey street to
the east bank of said river at the inter
section of Cedar street and Second
street on the east bank thereof, and not
TO be of less height in the clear above
the surface of the water in the channel
| of said river than the present (so-called)
Robert street bridge in said city: Pro
vided, however, that the said company
shall acquire by condemnation, pur-
chase or otherwise, in the manner here
matter provided, the right as against
the owners of abutting property, to con-
struct. maintain and operate their said
railroad along the foute aforesaid.
Sec. 3. Said elevated railroad struc-
ture shall be supported in said streets
by only one line of posts OF supports for
| each double track SO constructed, eX-
cept for its stations and the approaches
| to the same, and all such posts shall be
at least forty-two (42) feet apart between
centers, and be placed in the center. of
J the streets where practicable, and at