Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-03-26

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CHAPTER VII
Eminent Domain
Sec. 81. .POWER-The City of Little
by purchase. gift, devise Or condemna-
ton. any property, corporal. or incor-
poral, either within or without it's cor
ed by said city for any public use or
purpose, and the fact that the property
so needed has been acquired by the
o owner under the power Of eminent DE-
use. shall not prevent its acquisition
In addition to the power to acquire
city may also acquire as herein pro-
vided. any line or lines of street rail-
way, within the city. and all the rolling
Of any person company or corporation.
used in operating such line or lines of
street railway. and may also acquire
an% S hgns waf Ser psa
or other public utility; but no proceed
ing to acquire any such street railway
system or other plant or utility shall be
money in its treasury to pay for the
same or unless provision for paying for
the property proposed to be acquired
The city is also hereby empowered to
install or construct and operate any
public utility plant mentioned in this
Sec: 49,. PRocEDURE-The neces-
sity for the taking: of any property by
the city shall be determined by the
council and shall be declared by resolu-
ty as nearly as may be and state the
use to which. it is proposed to be de-
voted. The acquisition of such proper
ty may be acc fa1pn by Proceshin'iS E
laws Of Minnesota, except as otherwise
pr sst. g. in pA XVI ssHPt 81 AWARDS
Whenever an award of damages shall
be confirmed in any proceeding for the
taking OF property under this chapter
al Judgment in any appeal from any
such award. and the time for abandon
ing such proceedings by the city shall
have expired: the City shall be bound to
and shall. within one year of such final
determination. pay the amount of such
award with interest thereon at the rate
Of four per cent q per cent? per annum
from the date of the confirmation of the
award or Judgment of tine court. as the
case may be; and if not so paid, judy
ment therefore may be had against the
city.
Sec "a. ABANDONMENT OF PRO-
CEEDINGS.-The city may, by resolu-
luton of the Council, at any stage of
time ' Within thirty (so9 days after e.: any any
commissioners appointed by the court
hereunder shall have filed their report
with the clerk of said court. or in case
Court at any time within thirty (30)
days after final determination thereof,
abandon such proceedings as to ell or
acaulred and shall thereup p pay all
Sec. IS. PUBLIC UTILITY sYS-
TEMS.-In case the city shall condemn
a M 0f0n Nf or r0S Hy0 nYs nf
public utility. which is operated at the
time of the commencement of condem-
nation proceedings, as one property or
in such condemnation proceedings, or
any of the proceedings of the council
to describe or treat separately the diff
but a Of the
land, articles. franchises and rights,
which enter into and go to make up
such sySt ste H. may; unless Otherwise
err as constituting one property and
an award for the whole property in
one lump sum may be made by the com
0G ssc g. sAEE th 9F
public utility owned by the city. wheth .
f6 PrG5 to the Sa e %
leased or otherwise disposed of by the
city. unless the full terms of the propo-
therefore, paid, shall have been pub
lished in the official paper Of said city
once week for six successive weeks.
before final action of the council and
submitted to vote of the people for
ratification or rejection at the next
genera! municipal election. and ratified
by, at least a two-third (2-3) majority
No real property of the city shall be
disposed of except by ordinance. The
proceeds Of the sale of any property
belonging to the city used for pur-
poses mentioned in sub division of
Section SIS shall be used only for the
purchase or improvement of property of
the character mentioned in said sub
Sec. 81. EASEMENTS
for slopes, fills. sewers, building lines,
poles. wires, pneumatic tubes and pipes
and conduits for water, gas, wires,
heat, and power may De acquired by
proceedings to be conducted by the
Chapter 1914 of the General Laws of Min
nesota for the year 1903 enabling mum
icipalities to acquire building line
easement along streets, highways,
parks, and parkways.'
CHAPTER VIII
Public Utilities
Sec. SO. INADVERTENTLY City
Council shall have power by ordinance
to provide for the maintenance, man
agement and operation of any public
acquired by said city. and to make ali
needful rules and regulations respect
ing the operation of the same. includ-
ing the fixing of rates and charges:
and may by such ordinance provide for
the operation. management and main