St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-26

amendatory thereto, together with such adj
dlt1onal sums or amounts as the city may
have paid for taxes or other charges thereon.
and interest at the rate of per cent per
annum upon all such amounts from the date
OF their payment respectively, the mayor
and clerk of said city are hereby authorized
and empowered for and on behalf Of said
city to transfer and release to the person
owning said land at the time of said con-
domination by, or conveyance to said city, or
to the person who (other than said city, has
succeeded to the rights of said owner
therein, any and all right, title and estate
acquired by said city under and by virtue OF
any such condemnation or conveyance. And
the second section of this bill provides tina.
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage; and
Whereas. 1t appears from the wording of
this bill that its enactment into law would
eutltie the owner of any property heretofore
condemned by or conveyed to the city for
the purposes of a leyee, on a tender to the
city treasurer of the city of St Paul made by
said original owner, or any other person who
has succeeded to the rights OF said original
owner by assignment or otherwise, of a sum
equal to the amount originally paid by said
city, together with such additional sums or
amounts as the city may have paid for taxes
or other charges thereon, and interest at the
rate OF per cent per annum upon all such
amounts from the date Of their payment, to
demand from the mhyor and clerk of said
city reconyeyance in fee Of the property in
question; and,
Whereas, From the energy and persistence
being displayed by the original owners of
the lands in question, and other persons who
appear to have great interests therein. in ad=
voeatlng and urging the passage of the bill,
1t is only reasonable to expect that immedi-
ately upon its becoming law, if that should
occur, the return of a large part, If not all,
OF the lands to which the city now holds title
for levee purposes would be demanded: and
that the mayor and the city clerk would, as
authorized and commanded by the law. re-
lease all claims OF the city and reconyey said
land to the applicants. thereby making it i'm
possible to carry out the recommendations of
our committee, appointed specially to inves-
tgate the subject, and who report: 1.-The
committee are of the opinion that the best in
terests OF the city require that the original
purpose OF the city government to acquire
the easement on the river front in the Sixth
ward for its entire length, for the purpose of
constructing levee, and constructing one
as last as practicable, should be persisted i'll.
and so recommend; and that it is practicable
to commence the construction of said leyee
at once. and to carry on said construction so
that not less than one mile per year of the
same will be completed until the whole is
finished;
I've further recommend that the city
council be instructed to proceed with all
diligence, constancy and persistency to &C
qulre the necessary easements for leyee in
the Sixth ward, and to construct proper
leVee thereon, and that there be no more sucn
delays in relation to that improvement as
have marked its progress in the last eight
years." therefore. be it
Resolved That the best interests of the
city demand that the recommendations of
our committee as above quoted, be adopted,
and that our delegation be respectfully re-
quested to prevent any legislation that will
defeat these recommendations and that no
laws be enacted which shall empower or
authorize any city officer or officers to release
or relinquiSh any of the rights heretofore &C
quired, or which may hereafter be acquired,
by the city for the purpose Of constructing
leyee in the Sixth ward