St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-19
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Of Ordinance Passed and Res
olutions Adopted by the Conn
mon Council Of the City Of st.


Ordinance No. 1541-Bd No 556-
An ordinance authorizing the refunding of
certain money paid on the reassessment for
the opening of Broadway street from
Grove street 10 Thirteenth street
The Common Council of the City of st. Paul
DC ordain as follows:
Section !. That d warrant be drawn upon
the city treasury, payable out of the fund
collected upon the reassessment for the
opening of Broadway street between Grove
street and Thirteenth street, in favor of Ii. j
Lohrbauer, for the sum of SIS to refund to
said II. j. Lohrbauer the amount paid by
him on reasseSsment for the opening of
broadway street from Grove street to Thir-
teenth street, for the east one-half OF lot 10
2 of block 10 of Dewey. BAGS & Rohrers adj
dition 10 the City of st. Paul. the said as
sessment having been heard and authorized
by the District Court of Ramsey county
Said amount shall be delivered only upon
there being filed with the City Comptroller
receipt for the same.
Sec y This ordinance shall take effect
and lie in force from and after its passage.
Passed by the Board Of Aldermen Oct. 6,
1891.
Yeas-Ald Bielenberg, Bot, Conley. Cope
land, Cullen, Dobner Dorniden, Melady, Sui
Ivan, Mr.. Vice Presidential.
Nays-9. JNo. E. GEHAN.
Vice President of the Board of Aldermen.
Passed by the Assembly Oct. 13, 1891.
Yeas-Messrs Banholzer. Elmquist, McCaf-
ferty, McNamee, Minea, Oppenhelm, Van
Slyke, Mr.. Presidents.
Nays
w P MURRAY,
President of the Assembly.
Approved Oct. Is, 1891.
o. o. CULLEN, Acting Mayor
Attest: THos. A, PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Oct. 10.
Ordinance No. l542-Bd No 36J-
An ordinance relating to contracts and con-
tractors with the City of st. Paul.
The Common Council OF the City of st. Paul
do ordain as follows
Section /. When any contract is ordered
to be made or let under the provisions of the
city charter, or the acts amendatory thereof
for any public improvements, either on
streets, public grounds, public buildings or
other structure, or for repairs thereto, such
contract shall contain a special provision for
the payment of the labOrers who may per-
form work or labor on any such work or i'm
provemcnt, out of the amount due to the con-
tractor or contractors therefor from the CITY,
before any part or portion thereof shall be
paid TO said contractor or contractors, their
heirs, agents or assigns, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. When contracts are made as stated
in Section of this ordinance, il shall be the
duty of the City Comptroller, before auditing
an estimate for any work. TO require of the
contractor or contractors full list of all
persons who have been employed by him or
them on said contract. the time they have
worked and the amount due from him or
them TO each of said laborers; which state
ment shall be sworn to before some officer
authorized TO administer oaths as being
true, and as containing a full list of ali
persons anu the amounts or sums due
TO each for labor thereon; and there
after it shall be the duty of the said
Comptroller, when he audits an estimate to
annex said sworn statement to the same as a
part thereof; and said work shall be paid for
by the CITY of st. Paul if the amount of the
estimate is sufficiently large, If not then pro
rata; and, if there shall be any surplus after
ri,,rr 60 cold loh f1,oc hoIl
10 the contractor or contractors Provided.
however, that, if the contractor or contract
ors shall make and file with the Comptroller
an affidavit that all the labor for which all es-
innate is asked has been paid for the Comp
troller may waive the statement before pro-
vided for in this section.
Sec. ). If in case there may be any claim
for labor done and performed for any con-
tractor or contractors in the performance of
the work for which an estimate is asked for.
which may for any reason have been omitted
from the contractors sworn statement the
person or persons doing such work may file
such claim, duly verified, with the Comptrol-
Ter, at any time during the progress of the
work under the contract and within ten DAYS
after the allowance by the Board of Public
Works of the final estimate under any con-
tract; and, upon the filing of said claim as
aforesaid, the Comptroller shall give the con-
tractor or contractors notice thereof, and. if
the contractor or contractors does not con-
sent to the payment of the same, the amount
tnereQI snail De retained IN the city treas
ury, if there be a sum equal to the amount
claimed due the contractor or contractors. or.
if less, the whole amount due to the contract
or or contractors for period Of go DAYS from
the date of the allowance of said final esti-
mate, when, if said laborer or laborers have
not taken the necessary legal steps towards
putting said claim into a judgment, the same
shall be paid over to the contractor or con
tractors.
Upon the rendition of any Judgment
aga1nsta contractor or contractors in favor of
the person doing such work upon any claim
filed with the Comptroller as aforesaid, for Ia
Dor on any-contract with the City of ST. Paul,
the same shall be paid ont of the city treas
ury, If there are funds applicable thereto
due the contractor or contractors, and the
same SO paid shall be charged up against the
contractor or contractors as payment on said
contract; Provided, however, That the City
of st. Paul shall not in any event be liable
TO pay any judgments rendered as above
specified, unless there shall be filed with The
City Comptroller. within said sixty days, a
notice of the commencement of the suit ON
such claim, and the name of the court in
which the same is pending.
Sec. 4. All contracts let by the City of St
Paul to any person or persons for grading
streets, public grounds, public buildings or
other structure or public improvement