St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
CONSTITUENTS DICTATE.
Improvement of the West Side Dis
cussed.
BUILDING A NEW LEVEE.
Representative Stevens Armed With a
Bill to Be Discharged at the
Legislature.

Citizens Of the West side who are in;
terested in the construction of levee;
along the river front held a conference;
with Hon. IL. T. Stevens at 22S East
Fairfield avenue last evening. Paul
Martin was made chairman of the meet
ing and F. E. Chapman secretary.
Secretary Chapman read the following,
draft of bill which will be presented:
to the legislature:
An act to allow the common council of the
city OF st: Paul to provide for the construc-
ton OF leyee. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature OF the state of Minnesota:
Section l. The municipal corporation OF
the city of ST. Paul is hereby authorized to
appropriate and condemn whatever land and
real estate not already acquired, that it may
deem necessary for the opening, extending
and widening a. leyee along the Mississippi
river throughout its entire length within the
Sixth ward of said city of Sc. Paul
sec. z. The common council of said city
is hereby authorized to issue bonds not to eX-
coed the amount of fifty thousand 6 0,O0O)
collars, the proceeds OF which shall be ap-
plioable to the payment of the damages ana
costs arising by reason of the condemnation
proceedings authorized by section l.
Said bonds shfil be of the denomination OF
one thousand (Sl QUO dollars each. with
interest coupons attached. and shall be pay
able in twenty g } years after their date,
with interest at rate not to exceed four ID
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually
al the financial agency of the city of st.
Paul in the city of New York, and none Of
said bonds shall be negotiated or sold Tor less
than par.
Sec. 3. When land and real estate sufi-
cient for the purposes of said leyee are ac
CURED, the common council of said city is
hereby authorized to lease the land so ac-
qulred at nominal rental to any railroad
company or other corporation that will at
once begin the construction of a leyee at its
own costs and charges, in accordance with
plans and specifications to be approved by
the common council and city engineer Of
said city, and TO push the work to completion
with all due diligence. and after the con-
Structlon thereof to maintain the same
during the full term of said lease.
Said railroad company or other corporation
SO leasing the same to be allowed to use said
leyee for any lawful purpose, but must re
serve strip sixty feet wide along the entire
length next the adjoining property on the In
land side for the purposes of street, and
such other parts thereof for warehouse and
shipping facilities as said common council
may direct; if said lessee of said land and
real estate shall not proceed with the con-
struction of SAID levee with due diligence,
then the common council shall declare said
lease forfeited and proceed TO recover the
same, and again lease to some other company
or corporation.
The railroad company or corporation SO
leasing said levee shall construct and main
tain such proper crossings at such points
along the same as are designated by the com
mon council of said city. and shall allow
other railroads and corporations to use and
occupy said levee, upon the payment by
them, to said lessee, of a reasonable rental
fol snch privilege.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
full force from and after its passage, and all
acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
A discussion upon this bill followed,
and Messrs. Stevens, Peters, Winchall,
O'C0nnor, Morton. Chapman and Hol-
ton expressed themselves in favor of its
provisions. The following committees
were then appointed:
Legal Status of Levee Affairs-Ed
Vanish. A. B. Ovitt and f. E. Chip
man.
TO Confer with President Stickney-
c. B. Marvin, w. K. Sache, G. I'll. Lie
nau and Paul Maftin.
Ways and Means-H. FL. Holton. FL.
j. Peters and j. X. Stiner.
These committees will meet next Sat
urday evening and report to the full
committee.