The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05

Bid F No. 5S30-Ordnance No. 1888
An Ordinance granting to the Diamond 10
Line Steamers the use of certain part and
portion of the public levee of the City Of St.
Paul, for warehouse facilities, for the time,
and upon the terms and conditions herein
specified.
The Common Council of the City of ST Paul
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That permission and authority is
hereby given the Diamond 10 Line Steamers
company engaged in the carrying of freigh,
and the transportation Of passengers with
steamboats, on the Mississippi = and other
rivers, to use and occupy for the period Of
twenty years from the first day of March.
A. D. 1886, all that part of the public levee
OF the City of St. Paul, described as follows,
viz:
Commencing at point on the bank of the
Mississippi river sixty-sx feet west Of the
line of the warehouse formerly belonging to
the Keokuk Northern Lire Packet Company,
upon said levee, and on line with the row
of piling in front of said warehouse, if ex-
tended westerly; thence one hundred and
s1xty-fiye feet westerly and in a direct line
OF the outside face of pier number 8 Of the
Robert street bridge, to a point; thence
northerly and at right angles to said line
fifty feet to a point; thence easterly and par
allel with the first above mentioned line one
hundred and sixty-five feet to a point; thence
southerly at right angles fifty feet to the
point and place of beginning; upon which
said piece and parcel of land said Diamond
10 Line Steamers are hereby authorized and
permitted to maintain their corrugated iron
covered warehouse now standing thereon.
Said Diamond 10 Line Steamers, as rent
for the above described land, piece and por-
ton OF said levee, is to pay into the city
treasury of the City of st. Paul at the date
and time of its acceptance hereof the
sum of five dollars, and annually thereafter
the like sum Of five dollars is to be paid into
the annual rent thereof.
Sec. 2. The foregoing permission and
authority to occupy that part of the public
levee hereinbefore described. by the Diamond
10 Line Steamers, is granted upon the fur
Their express conditions following, to wit:
First-That said warehouse shall be used
for no other purpose than for the transfer of
goods, wares and merchandise and persons
shipped or transported by or upon vessels
navigating the Mississippi river and its trib-
utaries, and shall in no way be used for pur-
poses of trade or traffic by any person or
persons.
Seeond-That no goods, wares or merchan-
disc shall be allowed to be or remain on said
warehouse for a longer period than four days
exclusive Of Sundays, and any transient boat
coming to this city with cargo shall be al
lowed to discharge its cargo and passengers
Tree OF charge at the most convenient point
Third-That the said Diamond 10 Line
Steamers shall keep the approaches to said
warehouse, both from the land and water
side, and also the ends thereof convenient and
secure at all times for the free egress in
gress and Fegress of persons. and vehicles as
may be necessary, and required to facilitate
the deposit, delivery and transfer of goods.
wares, merchandise and passengers to and
from the boats and said warehouse free of all
tolls, assessments wharfage or charges.
Fourth-That the said Diamond II Line
Steamers will relnquish and surrender to any
steamboat company at any time the Com
mon mon Council may SO order, SO much Of
said warehouse as the Common Council
may deem for the best interest of
steamboat navigation and said city, upon
sag steamboat company paying its pro-
rata share to said Diamond 10 Line Steamers.
of the cost of the said buildings and improve
ments, for the part used by it.
Sec. 3. That this ordinance shall not In
any manner limit or restrain the powers of
the Common Council as they are prescribed
in the I'D and 23d subdivisions of section g.
chapter 4, of the charter Of said City of ST.
gtive section number 79.s Municipal Code of
st. Paul. 1884. if said Council shall deem it
necessary for the public good.
Sec. T. That the permission and authority
to maintain its warehouse granted by this
ordinance to the Diamond 10 Line Steamers
Shall In no event be assigned or transferred
70 any other person, company or corporation,
except with the consent of the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of ST., Paul and any assign
ment shall operate as repeal Of this ordi-
Sec. 8. The Common. coupeil reserves The
right to. enforce all its police regulations
over, in and to said warehouse and to alter.
modify or. repeal this ordinance when in the
opinion e, OF the Common Council the public
interest requires 1t to be done.
Sec. g. The Diamond 10 Line Steamers
SHAH, within thirty days from and after The
passage OF this ordinance, file with the City
Clerk of said City Of st. Paul, a notice or
resolution or agreement in its usual form
itself, accepting this ordinance, together with
and upon the terms and conditions herein
contained. and If said Diamond 10 line
Steamers shall neglect or refuse to ACCEPT this
ordnance or comply with the terms hereof.
all and singular as aforesaid, then this ordi
nance shall be void and of no effect. !,
Sec. T.. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage.
Passed by the Assembly Sept. g. 1896.
Yeas-Messrs, Craig, DAILY, Kirke Krah-
mer, Lewis, Mabon, Reardon, Thompson. MI.
President-9. 49,
Nays-0.
o. IT. AROSIN.
President of the Assembly
1896 - en Dec' l.
Yeas-AId. Allard. Bell, Bigelow, Dona-
hover, Kaldunski, Larsen, Lindahl. Shenard
Stutzman, Mr.. President-1O. -
Nays-0.
JAMES E. MARKHAM
President of the Board of Aldermen
Approved Dec. 2, 1896.
..,oat. F. B. DORIAN;
NJ a rSTs iIz,,e1,>y Mayor.