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200549X COUNCIL FILE NO. . 0549 BY Council Fite M. 200549 — In the matter of opening, widening and extending Horton Avenue from • the north and south alley in Block 1, 'Warrendale Addition, to West Como Boulevard, by condemning and taking a strip of land in Lot 14, Block 1, . Warrendale Addition and that part of Como Boulevard vacated -in the platting of Lake Como Boulevard, ly- in between the resent rth t 1 g p no wes er y In the matter of opens nQi widening n and eXtendin� �XIe.._of Horton Avenue and a line h and e rlv of an thirty -eight (38) south alley in Block 1, Warrendale Addition, to West �,'��.,,__,�,,:, . ndemnin and taking a strip of land in Lot 145 Block 15 ` Warrendale Addition,u and at part of Como Boulevard vacated in the platting of Lake Como Boulevard, lying between the present northwesterly line of Horton Avenue and a line northwesterly of and thirty -eight (38) feet distant from and parallel to the present center line•of the said Horton Avenue. under Preliminary Order 196667 , approved April 12, 1960 Intermediary Order 200209 approved December 27, 1960 A public hearing having been had upon the above improvement upon due notice, and the Council having heard all persons, objections and recommendations relative thereto, and having fully considered the same; therefore, be it RESOLVED, By the Council of the City of Saint Paul that , ex en -n no IIn -p Qvvement to be made by the said City is o ening, widening and extending Horto Avenue fromYl�o�rth and south alley in Blo 1, Warrendale Addition, to West C o Boule- vard, by cond'e 'ng and taking a strip o din Lot 11�, Block 1, Warrenda Addi- tion, and that pa ' of Como Boulevard vacated a platting of Lake Como Bo e- vard, lying between t present northwesterly line o orton Avenue and a line northwesterly of and the ty -eight (38). feet distant from nd parallel to the pre- sent center line of the sa'd Hor_tg1 Avenue: ,.i Alf, orders in tFe a6ovo' matter be and the same zre 4 ,� cancelled, annulled nrnApeding5 in said matter be disco;,,:HiuoJ. " R OLVED FURTHER, that the follo hereby o ered to be taken, appropriated and c l opening, widening and extending Hort Block 13 Warrendale Addition, to West strip of and in Lot 14, Block.l, War Boulevard vacated in the platting of sent north sterly line of Horton Ave land, lands or e�aseMifits therein ° -be`an ._ lemned for the purpose of making said impr .Avenue from the north and south Como Boulevard, by condemning and ndale Addition, and that part of t e Como Boulevard, lying between u and a line northwesterly of and eight (38) feet distant from and parall to the present center line of the', same-- are = vements, viz.: lley in aking a ne pre - thirty - he said Horton Ave n e. RESOL FURTHER, That the Commissio r of Public Works be and is hereby ins ucted and directed to pre re plans and specifications for said ' provement, and the proper city officials a hereby authorized and 'rected to proceed with the making o said improvement in accordance therewi Adopted by the Council 2 4 196' i 19 \ J Ali 14 10' City C er Approved— , 19 �_v %'a e,� Mayor. Councilmen: DeCourcy _ Holland and Loss _ Mort i nson Peterson Rosen = Mr. President. Vavoulis � d Q Honorable George Vavoulis Mayor, City of St. Paul Courthouse Saint Paul 2, Minnesota Dear Mr. Mayor: At a recent meeting of the Como Park Improvement Club, a motion was passed in protest to the proposed widening of Horton Avenue from West Como Boulevard to VanSlyke•Street,.and then on to Lexington Avenue North. This street (Horton) is the one that most of the children in our neighborhood cross when going eigher to Como Park in the summer or to Como Lake for skating in the winter. Widening this street can only lead to one thing - a race track for drivers between the slower pace they must follow in going around the Lake and the slower pace they must follow when driving through the Park. Eventually, the situation could lead to a serious accident which we all would be sorry for. Furthermore, by taking eight feet from the property of block #l, lot # 14, Warrendale Addition, the property owners' lot will be reduced to the point where the sidewalk along the "new" Horton Avenue will be immediately under the windows of the home on this lot. This is extremely unfair to the property owners - we are confident that no member of the group that designed this anew widening, or yourself, would like the idea of losing much of the privacy of your own home through a move such as the one in question. Therefore, the Como Park Improvement Club wishes the record to show that we protest this project. cc :Members of City Council City-Clerk Sincerely, ? 141 V A John W. Ivory,. Sr., President Como Park Improvement Club !f . a OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORT TO COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE April 18th , 19 60 To the Commissioner of Finance of the City of Saint Paul: The commissioner of Public Works, having had under consideration the preliminary order of the Council, known as Council File No. 196667 approved April 12th l- 19 60 , relative to opening, widening and extending Horton Ave. from the North & South alley in Block 1, Warrendale Add. to West Como Blvd., by condemning and taking a strip of land in Lot 14, Block 1, Warrendale Add., acid that part of Como Blvd., vacated in the platting of Lake Com Blvd. lying between the present NWIy. line of Horton Ave. and a line NWly. of and Thirty -Eight (38) ft. distance from and parallel to the present d6nter line of the said Horton Ave. . and having investigated the matters and things referred to therein, hereby reports: 1. The estimated cost thereof is $ x x x x x x x x x , 2. A plan, profile or sketch of said improvement is hereto attached and made a part hereof. 3. Initiated by the Commissioner of Public Works 4. Improvement is asked for upon petition 11 �CEIVEo 'mmissio of blic arks APR 1$ 1960 Dom. 'OF FICA Iq CV -.r CITY OF ST. PAUL ,. r 1. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE ON PRELIMINARY ORDER (C) The Commissioner of Finance further reports that he has investigated all of the aforesaid matters, and hereby submits the foregoing as his report thereon to the Council, together with the report made to him in reference to said matter by the Commissioner of Public Works. Dated Commissioner of Finance. Form B.B. 12 1M 348 8 DESCRIPTION I LOT IBLOCKI ADDITION ASSESSED LAND VALUATION BLDG. IlPart of Como Blvd, vacated adjoin— I I I Warrendale 1,9400 $ 4s550 i i o iii u i i n TOTAL q i 40a 8 4,9550 The Commissioner of Finance further reports that he has investigated all of the aforesaid matters, and hereby submits the foregoing as his report thereon to the Council, together with the report made to him in reference to said matter by the Commissioner of Public Works. Dated Commissioner of Finance. Form B.B. 12 1M 348 8 d CITY OF ST. PAUL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE • ; REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE ON PRELIMINARY ORDER (A) In the matter of opening., widening and extending Horton} Ave. from the North & South alley in Bloch 1., Warrendale Add. to West Como Blvd.2 by condemning and taking a strip of land in Lot 14., Block 1. Warrendale Add.., and that part of Como Blvd. vacated in the platting of Lake Como Blvd. lying between the present Nally line of Horton Ave. and a line Nally of and Thirty - Eight (38) ft. distance from and parallel to the present denter line of the said Horton Ave. under Preliminary Order approved April 12 ., 1-960 To the Council of the City of St. Paul: The Commissioner of Finance hereby reports as follows: On 400209 The total estimated cost of the above improvement is - - - - - - $ The estimated assessment per foot for the above improvement is - - - - $ The lots or parcels of land that may be assessed benefits for such improvement, and the assessed valuation of each lot or parcel as last reported by the Assessor, are as follows: IIDESCRIPTION I LOT 113LOCKI ADDITION I LAND VALUATION BLDG. II I I I II !I I I I II II I I I II n I I I 11 - !I Form B. B. 10 1M 8 -68 y / v 01- • pb ,+fe r `C ab �a o� a