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211685
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OFFI E OF THE CITY CLERK FILE
COUNCIL 7SOLUTION—GENERAL FORM se =Flle x °• 211685—BY Milton
s hereas, The Commissioner of Public .
PRESENTED BY rks was authorized and instructe`;
COMMISSIONER DATE cotistruct ui
a bridge on Fauqr
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WHIEREAS, The Commissioner of Public Works was authorized and instructed
to construct a bridge on Fauquier Street (now called Bush Avenue) over the
tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway Company by Bd. F. No. 19006 dated
March 19, 1904, and said bridge being constructed in 1904; and
WHEREAS, That section of Bush Avenue for a distance of 700 feet between
the easterly right -of -way line of the Northern Pacific Railway and the ex-
tended west line of Block 56, Arlington Hills Addition, was vacated and dis-
continued by Council Resolution C.F. 210767, dated January 11, 1963; and
WHEREAS, It is no longer necessary to connect a public thoroughfare
on both sides of the Northern Pacific Railway right -of -way; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the Bush Avenue Bridge over the right -of -way and tracks
of the Northern Pacific Railway Company be abandoned, dismantled and removed
and that the Commissioner of Public Works be and he is hereby ordered to have
such plans and specifications prepared as necessary for the abandonment,
dismantling and removal of said bridge and to present said plans and specifi-
cations to the Council for approval; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Commissioner of Public Works. be directed to negotiate
with the proper officials of said Railway•Company, concerning an agreement
between the City of St. Paul and said Railway Company for the abandonment,
dismantling and removal of said bridge, as well as Railroad and Warehouse
Commission approval thereof.
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
Dalghsh
Holland
Loss
Mortinson
Peterson
Rosen
Mr. President, Vavoulis
10M 8-82
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Adopted by the Council 19-
mAR 19 1963