The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

S6C - SQCn county commissioners are
hereby authorized to employ a licensed
engineer to operate said road roller and
sufficient help to operate said rock crush
er and to annually expend necessary
er and roller.
Sec 8. Said road roller and rock crush
er and equipment shall be used only upon
county work.
Sec l. During the year 1908 such board
of county commissioners are hereby au-
thOrized to purchase said rock crusher,
road roller and equipment with any funds
in the county treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated
Sec. 5. In determining whether any
county in the state has a population of
two hundred thousand (200,00O) inhabit-
ants or over reference shall be had to the
last national or state census.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1903
CHAPTER 293-H. F. NO. 279.
AN ACT to authorize cities of over ten
thousand and under fifty thousand in
habitants Of this state to acquire lands
for public parks and parkways within
the corporate limits of any such city,
and thereafter to maintain improve and
govern the same as public parks or
parkways, and fixing the maximum
limit of expenditures yearly for such
maintenance, improvement and govern
nent, by the boards of park commits
sioners of such cities respectively.
De II tHdClEQ Dy the legislature OIL Tie
State of Minnesota:
Section L Any city of this state. now
or hereafter having a population of over
ten thousand and under fifty thousand in
habitants, according to. the next preCed-
ing state or national census, is hereby
authorized and empowered to receive as
gift or donation, in whole or in part, and
to acquire, by purchase or donation,
through the agency of its board of park
commissioners, for the use by the public
of lands lying within the corporate limits
of such city, and if by condemnation,
then in the manner hereinafter set forth,
and to, thereafter, hold and control. and
from time to time lay out, alter improve.
operate and maintain such lands for
public. parks and parkways, provided,
that the control, improvement and main
tenance herein established shall extend
over, and cover all park lands heretofore
acquired by such city.
Sec. 2 For the purpose of making and
perfecting such condemnation of such
lands for such public use for
parks and parkWays, the board of Of, park
coed in the following manner:
Whenever they shall deem it to be for
the public interest that any such tract or
parcel Of land should be taken, appropri-
ated or condemned, for the use OF said
city as aforesaid, and shall so determine
by resolution thereto duly passed, they
shall cause the same to be surveyed and
plated by duplicate plats, one of which
duplicate plats shall be filed in the office
Of the city engineer of said city.
The said board of park commissioners
shall thereupon appoint a board of three
appraisers, who shall be disinterested
freeholderS and qualified voters of the
city in which the lands so to be taken
and condemned are situated, to view the
premises and appraiSe the damages
which may be occasioned by the taking,
appropriation and condemnation Of the
property in question, and the said ap-
praisers shall be notified soon as
practicable. by the secretary of said
board Of park commissioners to attend
at time to be fixed by him, for the pur-
pose of qualifying and entering upon
their duties. They shall thereupon be
sworn to discharge their duties as APP
praisers in the matter with impartiality
and fidelity and to make due return of
their acts as such to said board of park
commissioners.
They shall, with all reasonable speed,
give notice by publication in the official
newspaper of said city, once a week for
two consecutive weeks, the last of which
publications shall be at least ten DAYS
before the day of such meeting, and
which said notice shall contain a general
description of the lands designated for
appropriation by the board Of park COM
miSsionerS, including a separate and dis
ttnct description Of each and every LOT
or parcel of land proposed to be ia ken.
together with the owners names, where
known and that a plat of the same has
been filed in the office of the city engi-
neer and that the said appraisers will
meet at a place and time designated, and
thence proceed to view the premises and
to appraise the damages for the property
so to be taken, appropriated and con-
demned. At the time named in said no
tice the said appraisers shall meet and
view the premises, and may hear any evil
dence adduced or offered by the parties
interested, and adjourn, from time to
time, for the purpose aforesaid, and
when their view and hearing shall be
concluded, they shall determine and an
praise the amount of damages to be paid
the owner or owners of each piece or par
eel OF property proposed to be taken, ap-
propriated or condemned, and hay
damage scert as aforesaid ra app t5ey shall
make and file with the secretary
OF the board of park commissioners a
written report to said board, detailing
their action in the premises, embracing a
schedule, ard the appraisement of the
damages in each case, with a description
of the land and the names of the owners,
if known to them, and also a statement
of the cost of the proceedings.
Sec. 3. Upon the filing Of such re-
port with the secretary of the board of
park commissioners, as aforesaid, the sec
rotary shall thereupOn give notice by a
publication of the filing of said ap-
praisers' report in the official newspaper
of the city, once week for two success
sive weeks, the last publication of which
shall be at least ten 90 days before the
meeting of the board Of park commits
sioners mentioned in it, and that the re-
port Of the appraisers Will be considered
by the board of park commissioners at
notice, and any person interested shall,
before the time specified for said meeting
in said notice, notify the said board of
park commissioners, in writing, Of any
objections which he may have in the
premises, and the board of park com
missioners, upon the day fixed for the
consideration of such report, or at such
subsequent meeting to which the same
may stand over, or be referred shall have
the power in their discretion, to confirm,
| revise or annul the appraisement. in
whole or in part, giving due consideration
! to any objections interposed by the par
! ties interested. Provided, however, that
said board of park commissioners shall
| have no power to reduce the amount Of
! any of the appraisements, but in case
! the appraisement is annulled, in whole or
| in part, the said board may thereupon
| appoint new appraisers, who snail pro-
! coed in like manner as in the case or the
| first appraisement, as to any land In
which the former appraisement was an
| nulled
Sec 4. When the board of park COM
! n1issfoners shall have finally confirmed the
| appraisement, IN whole or IN part, the
! said award shall Ihereupon stand as q
! charge against the city, payable out of its
! park fund, and shall be paid, or deposited
! and set apart in the treasury or SAID city
| to and for the use Of the parties emitted
| thereto within six months AFTER the con-
! frmation of said appraiSement and re-
! port except that in case any appeal
! shall be taken from the ord4r Of con
| frmation aforesaid. then the amount OF
! such damages shall not In any case De
required to be paid or deposited ana SCI
| apart. as aforesaid, until sixty days snail
| have expired after the determination OF
! the appeal so taken, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. <. Any person whose property IS
| proposed to be taken, appropriated ana
| condemned under the provisions hereo1
| Tx-l,o there is lrregulaTlCY III