The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-06
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR YACA-
TION
OF Walnut Street, Between Irvine
Avenue and Summit Avenue


Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law,
ana to an order of the Board Of Alder
men OF the City of ST. Paul, a body of
the Common Council Of said City that q
peIition OF Mary T. Hill and James j.
BIN FOR the vacation of that portion of
w alnut street, from the northwesterly
line OF Irvine avenue extended across
walnut street to the southeasterly line
Oh summit avenue, as shown by a plat
annexed. has been filed in the office of
the City Clerk of the City of st. Paul
Mlnn., IN and by which said petition the
reasons assigned for such petition and
request are as follows, to-wit:
mat the petitioners have placed Valu-
ape and extensive improvements upon
Tue premises upon the northeasterly side
OF Walnut street. with a frontage on
Summit avenue. and it is desired to i'm
prove the premises on the southwestern
siGe of Walnut street
That although the portion of Walnut
street above described Is dedicated upon
the map to public use, it never has been
IN 1act used by the general public as a
sttee or otherwise, and it has never been
opened or maintained as such, except
that stairway for the accommodation
or foot passengers has been for some
years maintained by the city upon the
soatherly side thereof; that the charac-
ter or the ground is so precipitous that
IL can never be conveniently used for a
public highway, and that it Is and will
always be unsuitable and useless for anv
public purpose; that for the purpose OF
upon the southwest in any way it will
probably be necessary to build a large
and high retaining wall on the north
eastefly side OF said property, which will
add to the 9ndesirability of said portion
or said street for any possible public
uses; that said stairway so maintained
has been very little used and only by
very limited number of people, and that
no public inconvenience will be caused
py the vacation of said street
That in case Of the vacation of said
street { hQraf1 mr. Nro6 f1Y =,
ers are willing to erect at their own ex-
pense a suitable stairway ten feet in
width for the accommodation of foor
passengers along the northeastern line
of the present street, between Summit
avenue and Irvine avenue, in said City
or st. Paul That as it now exists and
probably always will exist, unless Vacat-
ed, the space indicated as a street on
the map aforesaid at it's junction with
Summit avenue forms an unsightIy gap
upon the line Of said. Summit avcnue
and that to allow ii to be suita bIv i'm
proved would be a great Improvement to
Summit avenue and to the appearance
thereof.
of the Board of Aldermen above referred
to, and adopted June 49, 1901, the said
petition will be heard and considered by
the Committee on Streets of the Board
of Aldermen of the Common Council of
tho City of st. Paul on the first dav of
! August, 1901, in the Council Chamber in
| the Court House and City Hall City OF
! st. Paul County Of Ramsey, Minnesota,
! at clock p. m, on said day at which
! time and place the said Committee on
| Streets will investigate and consider the
! matter of such vacation and hear the
#, testimony and evidence on the part OF
| the parties interested.
Dated June 81 1901
MATT JENSEN.
City Clerk.
June 22-2s. July and 13.