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St. Paul, Minn. , November IOth/'99.
To The Honorable, The Common Council of the City of St. Paul:
Gentlemen:-
The undersigned, your petitioners respectfully represent
that they are a majority of the owners, who are residents of the
City of St . Paul, of the property on the line of that portion of
Clinton Avenue, in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota, in
Ramsey County, bounded and described as follows:
Commencing on the east line of said Clinton Avenue at a
point one hundred and fifty feet north of the Southwest corner of
block eighteen ( IS ), of West St. Paul Proper, according to the plat
thereof of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in said
County, running thence north along the east line of said Clinton
Avenue to the northerly boundary line of said West St. Paul Proper,
thence westerly along the northerly boundary line of West St. Paul
Proper to the West line of said Clinton Avenue; thence south along
the west line of said Clinton Avenue to a point twelve (I2) feet
north of the northeast corner of block seventeen ( I7 ), of said
West St. Paul Proper; thence south easterly in a straight line to a
point in the south line of Wood Street produced twelve (I2) feet
east of the northeast corner of said block seventeen ( I7 ); thence
south easterly in a straight line to a point in the center of said
Clinton Avenue fifty feet south of the south line of Wood Street
produced East to the center of said Clinton Avenue; thence south
easterly in a straight line to the place of beginning.
Your petitioners are also a majority of the owners w%e are
residents of said city, of the property on the line of that portion
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Commencing at a point twelve (12) feet north of •the North-
east corner of Block seventeen (17) of said West St . Paul Proper;
thence north to the southeast corner of Block one (1) , of said West
St. Paul Proper ; thence west along the south line of said Block
one ( 1) to the southwest corner of Lot four (4) of said Block one
(1) ; thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point twenty
( 20) feet north of the south line of said Wood Street , and fifty-
five (55 ) feet west of the west line of Clinton Avenue ; thence
southeasterly in a straight line to the place of beginning .
Your petitioners state that the portions of the said avenue
and street so described, are now needed for the use of the peti-
tioner The Chicago Great Western Railway Company, in connection
with its business as a common- carrier, the tracks of which company
now cover a large portion of the property as above described; that
the portions of said avenue and streets so described , are not now in
condition so as to be used for travel thereon by the public, and
have never been opened for travel by said city, and cannot be opened
for travel except at great expense , and the same are not needed for
use by the public , because there are sufficient other streets giving
all desired access to and from all property in the vicinity of the
portions of the avenue and street so described.
The said petitioner, the Chicago Great Western Railway Com-
pany , owns the property on both sides of said Clinton Avenue, from
the northerly boundary line of said West St . Paul Proper, south-
erly, to the Southwest boundary of its right of way, as is shown up-
on the plan hereto attached, which plan shows the situation of all
the property abutting upon said portions of said avenue and street,
so described, together withe the adjacent property. And there
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is shown on said plan the portions of said Clinton Avenue and Wood
street , as hereinbefore described, and which your petitioners de-
sire may be vacated in accordance with the provisions of the City
Charter of the City of St. Paul.
That the Northerly boundary line of West St. Paul Proper
forms the northerly boundary of said Clinton Avenue. The portion*
of said Clinton Avenue herein described, cannot be used to obtain
access to any property lying northerly of that portion of said
avenue hereinbefore described and bounded.
WHREFORE, your petitioners pray that the said Common Council
shall cause this petition to be filed of record With the Clerk of
said City, and after giving notice as required by lax, adopt a re-
solution vacating these portions of Clinton Avenue and Wood Street ,
as hereinbefore described.
The Chicago Grew Western Railway Company
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General Manager.
State of Minnesota. )
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County of Ramsey )
S arnueal C. Stichney being by me first duly sworn deposes and
says that he is the General Manager of the Chicago Great Western
Railway Company, one of the petitioners subscribing the foregoing
petition; that he has read the said petition and knows the contents
thereof and the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the
Subscribed and sworn to before me
A.D, . I899.
this "�.. day of em.
Notary Publio,
Ramsey County,
Minnesota.
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Resolved , by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Sam t Paul ,
to whi ch body of the c a. :1an c curie it of said city the attached pe-
tit :ion for the vacation of that part and portion of Clinton Avenue ,
in the city of Saint Pau 1 , State of :jinn()sota, bounded and de sc �b-
ed as fo? lows : -
Comenc irk; on the east line of said Clinton Avenue at a point one
hundred and fi fty feet north of the Southwest corner of Block
Eighteen (16) , of West Saint Pau 1 Proper, according to the plat
th ereo f of record in the off ice of the Register of Deeds in sai d
County , running; thence north a3 org the east line of said Clinton
Avenue to the northerly be naar7 line of said West St.Pa ol Pro pa r;
thence westerly al ong the northerly line of West St.Paul Proper to
the west line of sai d Ci inton Avenue ; thence. south al ong the west.
1 ine of sa id C1 inton Avenue to a point twelve (12) feet north of
the northeast corner of block seventeen (17) of said West St.Paul
Proper; thence south easterly in a straight line to a point in the
south line of Wood Street produced twelve (12) feet east of the
northeast corner of sa i!1 block seve ntn (1`7 ; thence southeaster) v
in a straight line to a point in the ce nter of Clinton Ave rue fi fty
feet south ofrithe south line of Wood Street produced East, to th
center of said Clinton Avenue ; t fence south easterly in a sty ig ht
line to the place of beginning ,-
Arid also for ttie vacation of that part and port ion of Woo d
Str-et in said city , bounded and described as foil dos : -
commencing at a point twelve (12) feet north of the Northeast
corner o ' block seventeen (17) of said West. St.Paul Proper; thence
north to the southeast corner of block one (1 ) of said West St.Paul
Proper; t eru e west al orb; the s out h line of said block One (l ) to
the s cxithwe st corner of Lot Four (4) of s~i d block orn (l ) ; thence
southeast oz.ly ina straight line to a point twenty (20- feet no rth
of the s Qit h line of said Wood Street., and f if ty -five (nb) foot
west, of the west line of Xi ii* Clinton Avenue ; thence southeasterly
in a straight line to the place of tog inning ,- has b,en pre sent 3d
by the petit loner, to t it is dean expedient that the matters
set f or th in Baia petition should be proceeded with , and
It Is Oruered ,That the City Clerk of the City of Saint Paul
be and he is hereby ordered to file of record in his office said
petition , art to give notice by pub lication ip. the official paper
of said city for f our weeks , at least once a week , to the affect
th at such petit ion has been filed as a Pore sa id , and s tat ing in
bri at its object, and that said petit ion will be heard and c on-
sidered y the Cornittee on Streets of sa id bod: of the cor_ non
count it ora/a day and at a place to be sp ec if ie d in said notice , not
less than ten days after the publication of said notice .
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to the southeast t corner of block one (1)
of said Wert St. Paul Proper; thence
Of Resolution Adopted by the Coin- west along the south line of said block
one (1) to the southwest corner of lot
mon Ceuneil of the City of St. four (4) of said block one (1); thence
Pans. southeasterly in a straight line to a point
Bd. F. No. 11508—By Ald. Bell— twenty (20) feet north of the south line
Whereas, there was heretofore present- of said Wood street, and fifty-five (55)
ed to the Board of Aldermen, one of the feet west of the west line of Clinton av'e-
nue; thence southeasterly in a straight
bodies of the common council of the city
of St. Paul. a petition of a majority of line to the place of beginning, be and the
the owners who are residents of the city same are hereby in all things vacated.
of St:Paul of the property on the line of Resolved further, That the amount to
that portion of Clinton avenue, in the be paid into the city treasury by the per-
city of St. Paul, State of Minnesota, in sons desiring such vacation, be and the
Ramsey county, bounded and described same is heerby fixed at the sum of twen-
ty=flve ($25.00) dollars.
as follows: Adopted by the Board of Aldermen
Commencing on the east line of said April 3, 1900.
Clinton avenue at a point one hundred Yeas—Ald. Allard, Bantz, Bell, Blom-
and fifty feet north of the southwest cor- quilt, Knauft, Murphy, Reeves, Sanborn,
ner of block eighteen (18), of West 't I Mr. President-9.
Paul Proper, according to the the plat there-
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of of record in the office of Register Adopted by the Assembly April 19, 1900.
of Deeds in said county; Yeas—Messrs. Albrecht, Benson, Craig,along the east line of said Clinton Denny, Thompson, Warner, Mr. Presi-
avenue to the northerly boundary line of dent-7.
said West St. Paul Proper; thence west- Nays-0.
erly along the northerly boundary line of Approved April 20, 1900.
West St. Paul Proper to the west line of W. J. DONAHOWER,
said Clinton avenue; thence south along
President of the Board of Aldermen.
the west line of said Clinton avenue to a GEO."F. DIX,
point twelve (12) feet north of the north- President of the Assembly.
east corner of block seventeen (17), of p,I ;emelt Wiper Static
said West St. Paul Proper; thence south- i eta ei ft: sa, ,
easterly in a straight line to a point in �ueo+ar tr,l "MAT;
the south line of Wood street produced
twelve (12) feet east of the n. rtheast cor-
ner of said block seventeen (17); thence
southeasterly in a straight line to a point
in the center of said Clinton avenue fifty
feet south of the south line of Wood
street produced east to the center of said
Clinton avenue; thence southeasterly in a
straight line to the place of beginning,—
and also of that portion of Wood street
in said city, bounded and described as fol-
lows:
Commencing at a point twelve (12) feet ,
north of the northeast corner of block
seventeen'(17) of said West St. Paul '
Proper; thence north to the southeast
corner of block one (1), of said.West St.
Paul Proper; thence west along the
south line of said block one (1) to the
southwest corner of lot four (4) of said
block one (1); thence southeasterly in a
straight line to a point twenty (20) feet
north of the south line of said Wood
street, and fifty-five (55) feet west of the
west line of Clinton avenue; thence
southeasterly in a straight line to the
place of beginning,—asking for a vaca-
tion of the aforesaid described portions of
Clinton avenue and Wood street, which
petition presented and brought forth the
facts and reasons for such vacation and
was accompanied by a plat of the said
Clinton avenue and Wood street asked to
be vacated, together with the adjacent
property, and which petition was duly
verified as required by law; and
Whereas, Said Board of Aldermen deem-
ing it expedient that the matter therein
should be proceeded with, ordered said
petition to be filed of record with the city
clerk, and ordered said city clerk to give
notice by publication in the ofMotel paper
of said city for four weeks, at least once
in each week, to the effect that said pe-
tition had been filed as required as afore-
said, and stating in brief its object, and
that said petition would be heard and
considered by the Committee on Streets
of the said Board of Aldermen on the
29th day of March, A. D. 1900, at four
o'clock p. m., in the council chamber in
the court house in the city of St. Paul,
County of Ramsey and State of Minne-
sota, at which time and place the said
committee on streets would investigate
and consider the matter of such vacation
and hear the testimony and evidence on
the part of the parties interested; and
Whereas, Said petition was in fact duly
filed, said notice duly given and said reso-
lution duly complied with in all particu-
lars; and,
Whereas, pursuant to said notice said
committee investigated and consideeed
said matter of vacation and heard all
testimony and evidence on the part of the
parties interested, and thereupon after
hearing the same, a report in favor of
granting said petition was made to said
Board of Aldermen;
Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That
said portions of said Clinton avenue and
Wood street, that is to say, all that part
of said Clinton »venue bounded and de-
.4cribed as follows: Commencing on the
oast line of said Clinton avenue at a
point one hundred and fifty feet north of
the southwest corner of block.eighteen
(18) of West St. Paul Proper, according
to the plat thereof of record in the office
of the Register of Deeds in said county,
running thence north along the east line
of said Clinton avenue to the 'northerly
boundary line of said West 8t.Paul Prop-
er; thence westerly along the northerly
boundary line of West St. Paul Proper
to the west line of said Clinton avenue;
thence south along the west line of said
Clinton avenue to a point twelve (12) feet
north of the northeast corner of block
seventeen (17), of said West St. Paul
Proper; thence southeasterly in a straight
line to a point in the south line of Wood
street produced twelve (1.2) feet east of •
the northeast corner of said block seven-
teen (1T); thence southeasterly in a
straight line to a point in the center of
said Clinton avenue fifty feet south of
the south line of Wood street produced
east to the center of said Clinton avenue;
thence southeasterly in a straight line to
the place of beginning. And also all that
part of said Wood street bounded and de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at a
point twelve (12) feet north of the north-
east corner of block seventeen (17) of
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I, ' ' ,� - - . t City Clerk of the City of St.Paul,
do hereby certify that I have compared the attached copy of a resolu-
tion of the Common Council of the City of St. Paul, vacating a portion
of Clin+on Avenue and a portion of Wood Street , of said city, with
the original thereof on file in this office, and as adopted by the
Board of Aldermen of said city April 3rd, A.D. , 8900, and by the _
Assembly of said city April I9th, A.J. , I900, and as approved by the
mayor of said city April 20th, A.D. , I900.
And I further certify that said copy is a true and correct
copy of said original and of the whole thereof.
WITNT SS The seal of the said City of St. Paul, this
day of April, A.1). , I90C.
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lNotice of Hearing for Vacation.
Vacation of a portion of Clinton avenue
lying between blocks 1 and 18, West St.
Paul Proper, and a portion of Wood
street lying south of and adjacent to lots
$, 4, and ti, block 1, of West St Paul
Proper.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law
and to a resolution of the Board of Alder-
men of the city of St. Paul, a body of the
Common Council of said city, that a peti-
tion,for the vacation of that portion of
Clinton avenue, in the City of St. Paut,
in Ramsey county, State of Minnesota,
bounded and described as follows:
Commencing on the east line of said
Clinton avenue at a point one hundred
and fifty feet north of the southwest cor-
oar of block eighteen (18) of West St.
Paul Proper,according to the plat thereof
of record in the office of the Register of
Deeds in said county, running thence
north along the east line of said Clinton
avenue to the northerly boundary line of
said West St. Paul Proper; thence wester-
ly along the northerly boundary line of
West St. Paul Proper to the west line of
said Clinton avenue; thence south along
the west line of said Clinton avenue to a
point twelve(12) feet north of the north-
east corner of block seventeen (17) of
said West St. Paul Proper; thence south-
easterly in a straight line to a point in
the south line of Wood street produced
twelve (12) feet east of the northeast cor-
ner of said block seventeen (17); thence
southeasterly in a straight line to a point
in the center of said Clinton avenue fifty
feet south of the south line of Wood
street produced east to the center of said
Clinton avenue; thence southeasterly in a
straight line to the place of beginning,
and also for the vacation of that portion
of Wood street in said city bounded and
described as follows:
Commencing at a point twelve (12) feet
north of the northeast corner of block
seventeen (17) of said West St. Paul
Proper; thence north td the southeast
corner of block one (1) of said West St.
Paul Proper; thence west along the south
line of said block one (1) to the southwest
corner of lot four (4) of said block one
(1); thence southeasterly in a straight
line to a point twenty (20) feet north of
the south line of said Wood street, and
fifty-five feet west of the west line of
Clinton avenue; thence southeasterly in a
straight line to the place of beginning, as
shown on the plan annexed to said peti-
tion, h in the offi of
the CityClerkofsaid City of St Paul
in and by which said petition the reason
assigned for such petition and request are
that the portions of the said avenue and
street so described are now needed for
the use of the petitioner, The Chicago
Great Western Railway Company,
nectiowith its business commn
Carrier, the tracks of which company
now cover a large portion of the property
as above described; that the portions of
said avenue and street so described are
not now in condition so as to be used for
travel thereon by the public, and have
never been opened for travel by said city,
and cannot be opened for travel except
at great expense, and the same are not
needed for use by the public, because
there are sufficient other streets giving
all desired access to and from all prop-
erty in the vicinity of the portions of the
avenue and street so described, and that
said company owns the property on both
sides of said Clinton avenue from the
northerly boundary line of said West St
Paul Proper southerly to the southwest
boundary of its right of way, as is shown
upon the said plan, which plan shows the
situation of all the property abutting
upon said portions of said avenue and
street so described, together with the ad-
jacentproperty, and that the northerly
boundary line of West St Pau] Proper
forms the northerly boundary of said
Clinton avenue. The portions of said
Clinton avenue so described cannot be
used to obtain access to any property ly-
ing northerly of that portion of said ave-
nue so described and bounded.
Pursuant to law and the said resolution
of the Board of Aldermen above referred
to as adopted, the said petition will be
heard and considered by the Committee
on.Streets of the Board of Aldermen of
the Common Council of the City of St
Paul on the 29th day of March, A. D,
1900, in the council chamber in the court t;f
house in the City of St. Paul, County of
Ramsey and State of Minnesota, at four
(4) o'clock p. m, on said day, at which
time and place the said Committee on s matter ofllsuch oan n andnhear th
testimony and evidence on the part of
the parties interested.
Dated February 7th,AA, D. 1900. ,
City Clerlr.
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