St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-21

owners on the West side feel that they
are unable to pay the cost OF building
such a leVee, and the city having al
present no authority to share the eX
penSe: therefore, be it
Resolved, That a special committee OF
five members of the council be appointed
to investigate and report whether II
would not be in the interests Of the city
in general, and the people of the West
side in particular, to enter into a con
tract with any syndicate, corporation OF
private citizens Offering the necessary
guarantee to the end that they will
grade the levee in width and length as
may be agreed upon, and in stipulated
time. reSerVing certain portions f0l
steamboat landings and wharfage pur-
poses and streets, without any cost tC
the city or taxpayers, upon the CITY
granting to them lease for speclhed
numbe of years for the exclusive use OF
the whole of said levee.
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, PetSch, cullen,
RYAN, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny, kal n,
Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr. Presl-
dent-13.
Approved April 10, 1888.
Whereas. A majority Of the owners OF
the propertv on the line of that certain
street now named Robert court and
formerly named Wright street, said
owners being also the owners OF ma,
iority of the property abuttlng and
fronting on and along said line, and
residents of the city of st. Paul, have
petitioned the Common Council OF the
city of st. Paul to discontinue and va
cate that part of said Robert court which
is hereinafter particularly described,
setting forth as the facts and reasons fol
such vacation that the same is useless
to the public, not required for the pub
lie welfare, and that no one would be IN
jured or inconvenienced by the vacation
thereof. said petition being accompanied
by a plat of the premises asked to be
vacated, and duly sworn to by two OF
said petitioners; and
Whereas. The Common Council OF the
city of st. Paul. upon the presentation
of said petition, deemed it eXpedlenll
that the matter should be prOceedeG
with and ordered said petition to be hleG
of record with the City Clerk OF SAID
city and notice to be given by puDllca-
ton, as provided by law; and
Whereas, Due notice has been duly
given in the official paper of said city,
namely, the ST. Paul DAILY GLOBE,
once a week for four successive weeks,
the first publication thereof having been
made on the Sth day of March, 1888,
and the last publication thereof on the
5th day of April, 1888, to the effect that
said petition had been filed with SAID
City Clerk, stating its object to be the
vacation of that part of said Robert
court hereinafter particularly described.
upon the grounds and reasons herelnDe-
fore mentioned, and that the same would
be heard and considered by the Com
mon Council of the city of st. Paul, on
Tuesday, the nth day of April, 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 SO
designated for the hearing and consld-
Grafton of said petition for said vaca,
ton, the Common Council of the city OF
st. Paul, after hearing all persons i'll
terested, and being of the opinion that
said vacation is necessary and proper
and that the conditions and prerequisites
therefor have been complied with; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved By the Common Council OF
the city of st. Paul, that all that part OF
that certain street in the city OF St.Paul.
In Ramsey county, state OF Minnesota,
now named Robert court, and formerly
named Wright street, which is included
within and bounded by the west line of
South Robert street, the north line of
Morrison street and the east line OF
lots five (5) and six CO. of block two (2) OF
Eaton IL Morrison's addition to West
ST. Paul, according to the plat thereof
on file and recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds in and for said county
of Ramsey, (the last aforementioned
line being also the west line of the
aforesaid Robert cOurt), be and the
same is hereby declared to be diScOntin-
ued and vacated as asked for in said
petition and as hereinabove specified.
Yeas-AId. Dowlan, Petsch, Cullen
Ryan. Sanborn, Weber, Kenny, Kahn
Hamm, Bryant. Minea, Long, Mr.
PreSident-13.
Approved April 10, 1888.
BY Aid. Kahn
Resolved, That the City Oil Lamp
Contractor be, and he is hereby in
Structed to place oil lamps at the fol
lowing points, to wit: One at the south
east corner of Thorn and Hiawatha
streets; one at the intersection of Thorn
street and Prospect Place; one at the
angle in Prospect Place; one at the
junction of Clifton Place and Prospect
Place, and one at the SoutheaSterly enc
of Clifton Place.
YeaS-Ald. Dowlan, Petsch, Cullen
Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny, Kahn
Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr.. Pres
ident-13.
Approved April 10, 1888.
BY Aid. Ryan
Resolved, That the Street Oil LAM
Contractor be requested to place anC
maintain an oil lamp on Prairie street
between Garfield and Douglas streets
in front of lot ).
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, Petsch, Cullen
Ryan, Sanborn, Weber. Kenny, Kahn
Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr.. Pres
ident-13.
BY Aid. Ryan
Resolved, That the Street Oil Lamr
Contractor be directed to place anC
street, from their present terminus t(
Smelling bridge, at distance of about 20(
feet apart.
YeaS-Ald. Dowlan, PetSch, Cullen
Ryan, Sanborn, Weber. Kenny, Kahn
Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr.. Pres
ident-13.
Approved April 10, 1888.
By Aid. Weber
Resolved, That the Gasoline Lamp
Contractor be instructed to place OF
lamps and light the same at the follow,
ing places: One every $50 feet apart al
on west side of Rice street, from Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba
railroad to Front street; also one in cen
ter of each block, ,onsAtwater, Milton
WayZetta and FrontlStreetS, from Rice
to Gaultier street, also two in each
block on Albemarle, Woodbridge, Mar
ion and Gaultier streets, from Atwatel
to Front street; also. one at-eaeh corner
and one in center of each block on Au
rora avenue and Fuller street, from
Kent street to ChatsWorth street; also
twelve lamps at intervals on Como ave