The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-26

I'b ~ ar or A1dermen,@one OF the branches
2. ne .S common Council Of the City OF St.
E5{.ui' tne~yeflfied petition OF Thomas II.
LII, I'M wherein and whereby the Council
was requested tosfvacate an ALLEY. lying
| tnetWeen the easteFly side of lot 4 and
~ tte IL, westerly ends Of lots 1, 2 and 8, all
| IL ~ DOCK Z, Edmund Rice'S Second Addi-
ton. to the City OF st. Paul which said
| aIley is about flfteent feet in width. and
IS more particularly described and shown
upon pat annexed to said petition,
/ WFilcn, SAID petition sets forth the facts as
| 70 the dedication and use of said alley
s ana Ine reasons f9rySsuch vacation, and
'SottQ De vacated runssthrough sink hole
| nIteen TO eighteen feet deep, and has
! ne heFer a9een- used, as, an alley and cannot
pc used as an alley without the expendi-
ture, of considerable money; and ..,-,,.,,,
| Whereas, Said Board of Aldermen
deemed it expediefit' that the matter
| the[eln referred to should be proceeded
lAWlth and ordered said petition and the
pat accompanying the same to be filed of
orere ae 9ee Of the City Clerk and
publication in the official paper of said
city to the effect that said petition had
oeen MED and stating in brief its object,
mater thereof would be heard and con-
s1dered by the Committee on Streets of
| said Board of Aldermen at its regular
OF FEBRUARY; 1903. at four o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Council
| chamber in the City of st. Paul, and
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| IN the office of said City Clerk of said
| CITY OF st. Paul and said notice was duly
| given and published and said petition and
plat t and other matters connected there.
with were duly referred by said Board Of
| Aldermen to said committee for hearing
| and I'd, considerations; and
| - whereas, The said Committee on
Streets Of said Board of Aldermen did
meet at the Council chamber in said city
on the Day and at the hour above men
! toned for the hearing thereof and did
| investigate and consider the matter Of
| SAID proposed vacation, and then and
| mere heard all testimony and evidence
| auouced on the part Of the petitioner and
other persons interested in the matter of
| SAID proposed vacation, and took proof OF
the matters averred in said petition. and
| being Of the opinion that the prayer of
said petition should be granted reported
| It's conclusion to the Board Of Aldermen
| recommending the adoption of an appro-
| pirate resolution declaring said vacation.
| Now therefore, 1t is Resolved by the
| Common Council of the City of st. Paul
| that said alley lying between the easter
" side Of lot 4 and the westerly ends of
| Rices Second Addition to the City of St
Paul, which said alley is about fifteen feet
| In width, be and the same is vacated,
| subject, however, to the following condi-
| ton; That said petitioner shall pay into
| the treasury of the City of st. Paul the
| sum Of fifteen dollars. which is hereby
| fixed as the compensation to be paid by
| him to the city Reconsideration of said
| vacation.
ADOPTED by the Board of Aldermen Feb
| II, 1903. f,-
Adopted by the Assembly Feb. 49, 1903
Approved Feb. 20, 1903.
3D. F No. 1896 ef7J
| Whereas, There was heretofore present
| ed to the Board Of Aldermen, one of the
| branches of the Common Council of the
othy Foley, Messrs Griggs & Foster and
the Chicago, ST Paul, Minneapolis &,
Omaha Railway Company, who are the
| of the property fronting upon Pine street
in the City of ST. Paul. between Prince
| street and East Third street, praying for
| the vacation Of the westerly twenty feet
Of said Pine street between the streets
above named, all as is more particularly
described and shown upon the plat an
neXed to said petition which said petit
ton is duly verified as required by law
and sets forth the facts as to the dedi-
cation and the present use of said street
and the reasons for such vacation, and
showing among other things that if said
| petition were granted it would reduce
| the roadway of said Pine street to a width
OF forty,six feet, which would be ample
and sufficient to properly care for all of
| the traffic which now exists or which may
| In the future exist upon said street, and
would m effect make said street the
| further north; and @ss Tg a
Whereas Said Board Of Aldermen deem
1t exped1ent that the matter therein re
| ferred to should be proceeded with, and
| ordered said petition and accompanying
plat to be filed Of record in the office
OF the City Clerk, and ordered said City
Clerk to give notice by publication in the
| official paper of said city to the effect
| that said petition. had been filed and stat
ne me- IN brief its object. and that said pc.
you'd be heard and considered by the
Commlttee on Streets of said Board of
Aldermen at its regular meeting to be
| 1903 at four o'clock in the afternoon of
that day, at the Council Chamber, in said
CITY OF St Paul, and thereupon said pc
t1t1on and plat were duly filed in the Of
| fee of the City Clerk of said City of St.
Paul and said notice was duly given and
| published. and said petition and plat and
0ther matters connected herewith were
| duly referred by said Board of Aldermen
to said committee for hearing and in
| Vestigation; and
Whereas, Said Committee on Streets Of
sald Board OF Aldermen did meet at the
Council chamber In said city on the day
and at the hour above mentioned for the
| hearing to Friday, the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1903, at four o'clock o. M, and
thereupon and on said last mentioned day
said matter was referred to a subcommit-
| tee for investigation and report and said
subcommittee did a investigate and con-
| s sider the matter q. said proposed vaca-
| said committee. and thereafter said Com
mittee on Streets Of said Board of Alder
men heard all testimony and evidence adj
| duced on the part of, petitioners and other
| persons interested in the matter of said
proposed vacation and took proof of the
matters averred in said petition. and be-
| ing Of the opinion that the prayer of said
petition should be- granted, reported its
| conclusions to said Board of Aldermen
recommending theladoption Of an appro-
pirate. resolution declaring said vacation.
Now therefore, r. is resolved by the
that the westerly twenty feet Of Pine
| street, In the Citysof ST. Paul. from the
| southerly boundary sof Prince street to
| the northerly boundary. of East Taird
street, be and the same hereby is -vacat-
| ed, subject. however. to the following
condition.: That said petitioners shall paw lv
into the Treasury of the city Of St. Paul
the sum of fifty dollars which is hereby
| liked as the compensation to be paid nv
them to the city In consideration of said
| vacation - '~'->
| Feb. II, 1903 ---N7AA
Adopted by the Assembly Feb. 10. 1903.
Approved Feb. "a, 1903
3D. F No. 1867
~ Whereas, There was heretofore pre-
scented to the Board of Aldermen. one Of
the branches of the Common Council Of
the City Of st. Paul the petition of
Timothy Foley and Messrsl @Griggs e
| Foster. who are the owners of the prom
! erty abutting upon both sides Of the
| alley in Block 81 of Kittson's Addition To