The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-24


| of Deeds of Ramsey county Minnesota
and on the 18th day of December, 1887,
in Book 1876 of Deeds, page 402. of the
| land records Of said city, whereby said
| CITY, for the purposes OF a public street
or park, lot 8, in block 2, of Lambert &
! Co.'s addition to st. Paul<s except that
| part of said lot taken forsBniversity and
supposed and intended by the per-
son who drafted Said deed, and
/ by the parties ofE said deed at
the time of the execution thereof,
that the premises therein described en-
braced only that 1triang ular.tract of land
| lying at the junetionzsof University and
Aurora avenues inss said where
as. no consideration was,~in fact, paid
by said city to said -grantors for said
! premises; and, whereas. it has been found
upon examination that tlie.-4is4es of lot
3 extend into the private grounds and
homestead of said grantors for a distance
/ of near 100 feet on an average north
/ of the north line 9of University avenue,
and embrace land which neither party of
said deed intended should be conveyed
thereby; now. therefore.
Resolved. Tffats the proper officers of
| the City of ST. Paul be- and they are
hereby, authorized and directed to exc
cute, under the corporate seal of said
city. and to deliver to Laura e. Merriam,
/ wife of William r. Merriam. who is the
owner IN equity thereof. a deed Of Quit
claim, and release of all that part of lot
| g. in block 2, of Lambert Sc Co.'s addi-
! ton to st. Paul. lying north of the north
line of University avenue; provided, the
Corporate Attorney shall certify that in
his opinion it is proper that such con-
/ veyance be made. ,
Yeas-Ald. Blom. Book. Cullen Conley,
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And, Whereas. Pursuant to said reso-
luton, the said City of ST. Paul by its
mayor comptroller and clerk, on the 18th
| day of August. 1885, made, executed and
| delivered TO 4auga., E. MeIIiau,s wife .of
| William R. Merriam, a deed by which it
was INTENDED NE. d TO convey to said Laura E.
scribed in the foregoing resolution, hut
! through an error of the serivener the de-
! scriptten in the era nting clause of, said
/ deed was made to read as follows to-
wit: All that PART Of lot. g. in. block 2. of
! which is north of Sherburne avenue; and
| Whereas, in the year 1855, an assess
meTlt7 was duly levied 4by1 said seitMsof ST.
| Paul against the property fronting on
| University . avenue for paving said ave
| nue. with cedar blocks; and,
Whereas, The sum of s62f.S5 was levied
| and assessed against lot of William r.
! Merriam'S RearrangementsJ Mhic ho said,
| lot includes all that part OF. said lot 8, in
| block; 81 fof LaRlbsFt Il Co.'s addition ~
ing north of the north line of University
/ avenue: and said. assessment was duly
paid by the owners Of said lot s, of Viii
liam r Merriam Encouragement i4ffle
Whereas. In said assessment proceed
ing, 9tife SUED ofuISf52-60 -swasi sassesse9
against said lot 3, in block.2 of Lambert
& Co. s. addition through the, error of the
| Clerk of Board of Public Works of
| the City of st. Paul. it being the fnfen-
ton to levy said assessment against
that part Of lotz.3. bFoeka2, lambert 70
| Co.'S addition, lying south of the south
| line of University uenueszard, eenso72tsa,
Whereas, Said above described lot was
| duly sold sfof i'd assessment on June
10Th dsss to 4, & p: Dup r{4g3; and
therea fter, pursuant to the statute in
such case flat1ei @and provided, executed
and delivered to. said Dunlop decd, for
Whereas, 1t was thereafter discovered
/ that said assessment been made
| through mistake and inadvertence. and
taet said deed covered property owned
by the City Of St. Paul--for park TX Epu l1,
! Whereas The city thereafter refunded
| to said K. D. Dunlop the amount paidyby
him for said assessment. and said
paa9p nad Snsh exee 9n d agd Of de Agr
/; to said City Of ST Paul q diiftcIaif1ii deed
for said lot 8, of block 2, of Lambert &
| Co.'S addition and 24.ts7 2 q ) - IN 9"'f
Whereas, the, said Cftysof st. Paul does
not claim. and does not own any rig ht
title, cor interest in and to that part of
said lot 8, in block 2,s Lambert & Co.'S
| addition, lying north of the north line
| the foregoing proceedings, a cloud rests
upon that part of said lot last above de-
| scrfbed; now, therefore,
| Resolved, That the proper officers of
| the City OF st. Paul be, and they are
hereby authorized and directed to exc
! cute, under the corporate seal of said
| city. and to deliver to Laura E. Merriam.
wife of William r. Merriam. a deed of
4 a IF hot n
| lot 8. in block 2 Of Lambert & Co.'S
| addition to st. Paul. lying north of the
| north line of University avenue.
Adopted by the Board OF Aldermen
| Dec. II, 1901.
| Adopted by the Assembly Dec 49, 1907
Approved Dec. 20, 1901. -,
T! BID Il No. 1905 - - s.,.o~
| Resolved, That the form of lease sub
mitted by the Corporation Attorney, bear
| ing date the 18th day of November,
1907, between William Grewe, of ST Paul,
! and the City Of st. Paul, wherein said
| William Grewe leases to the City of st.
| Paul for the use of said city for storage
| Of lumber, building and other construc=
ton materials by and IN connection with
the Department of Engineering Of the
| City of st. Paul. be and the same is
| hereby in all things approved and ac-
cepted for and on behalf of the City
OF ST. Paul, and the proper city officers
are hereby authorized and directed to
/ accept and record the same.
| Dec. IT, 1901. 49, =, - q - 80
Adopted by the Assembly. Dec, 10, 1901.
Approved Dec. 20. 1901.
Bd f NO 1905 '71.aa
In the matter of the report of the Board
Of Public Works, dated December II,
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
City q st PagE ~ sauSs thg fql1oNipg i'm
sandstone, On q : concrete foundation.
/ from the east line of Wabaslla street to
the west line of Cedar street, except
betw cen the rails of the street car track,
at present maintained on Said Street
! and the space necessary for granite
toothing along the outer edges of said
/ street between the points named with
/ granite; also the necessary gas, water
and sewer connections to the property
line; and and g, said Board Of Public. Works
is hereby further ordered aid directed
| as part of the same improvement. to
| cause to be paved with Kettle River
sandstone, also on a concrete foundation
| 50 much Of said Eighth street betw cen
! rails of said street railway track now
! Ill position. and for such space on the
outside of the s6uter rails as is ordinarily
covered by granite tootfiing; -. J.,
| lhat. the q. raul CITY Railway Com
| pany be, and it is hereby notified and
ordered forthwith to cause to be paved
| with Kettle River sandstone, that por-
ton of Eighth street, from the east line
/ of Wabasha street to the west line of
/ Cedar street, lying between the ra lis Of
said track of said company, and for
| such space on the outside of said rails
| of said track as is ordinarily covered
| by granite toethfng, to be laid on the
outside of the outer rails of such, track,
and to cause the remaining space out
sioe. of such rails. for a distance of two
! % feet therefrom, TO be paved with Ket-
| tie River sandstone on q concretef auuda.
ton OF the same kind, quality and man.
her Of trIlcfian the ,ai dor,