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IN THE MATTER OF)THE PETITION OF THE ST. PAUL GAS
LIGHT COMPANY FOR THE VACATION OF THAT PART OF ONTM SIO STREET
IN THE CITY OF ST. PAUL LYING BETWEEN THE SOUTHERLY LINE
OF HILL STREET AND THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SERING STREET IN
SAID CITY.
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To the Honorable The Common Council of the City of St.Paul:-
The petition of the St. Paul Gas Light Company
respectfully shows:-
1. Thatthe St. Paul Gas Light Company is a corpor-
ation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota,
and owns in fee simple lots one (1) and two (2) in Block
forty-two (42) , and lot seven (7) and part of lot six (6) in
Block twenty-one (21) , al' in Rice & Irvine 's Addition to the
City of St. Paul, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat
thereof on file and of record in the office of the Reister of
Deeds of Ramsey County , Minnesota, and id the pwner of all
the property fronting on that part of Ohtario Street in the City
of St. Ps.ul,between the southerly line of Hill Street and
the northerly line of Spring Street; that the principal place
of business cf your petitioner is the City of St. Paul,Minne-
sota•
2. That hereto annexed and made a part hereof is
a true and correct ptat of that part of Ohtario Street pro-
posed to be vacated; that said part of Ontario Street is not
suitable for a public highway, and is located upon the side
of a steep bluff or bank, on account of which it is impossible
to use said part of Ontario Street as a public highway; that said
part of Ontario Street is of no value or use to the public
as a highway, and would be of advantage and use to your peti-
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tioner in connection with its engine rooms, boiler rooms,
shops and store houses located on either side of said street,
and if vacated could be utilized as a passage way and for
the storage of material and coal essential to the conduct
of your petitioner 's business as a public service corpora-
tion.
WHEREFORE, y our petitioner prays that your Honorable
body may vacate and discontinue said part of Ontario Street as
a public highway.
Dated July 23, 1910.
ST. PAUL GAS LIGHT COMPANY,
By !lt
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Manx:.er.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Ramsey.
Paul Doty, be irg first duly sworn, deposes
and says that he is the Vice—President and General Manager of
the St. Paul Gr s Light Company, a corporation; that he has
read the foregoing instrument, and knows the contents thereof,
and that the same is true of his own knowledge, excepting as to
those matters therein stated upon information and belief, and
that as to thise matters he believes it to be true.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this y of July,1910.
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Notary Pu. lc,
Ramsey county,- Minn.
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION.
%tate of Minnesota,
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County of 'Ramsey.
dil
, being duly
sworn, on oath says, that the annexed printed c Y4' f;V
hereto attached, was taken front
the columns of the newspaper known as THE ST. PAUL DAILY NEWS and
was published in said newspaper for ,l sin stvee , J'1ret
Bd Ir No. 22848 %..G/Ct--41 � ,^�'Je - the / .. day of •
Whereas, there was heretofore pre-
sented to the Board of Aldermen, one
of the Branches of the Common Coun-
cil of the City of St. Paul, the petition 19�/t. ,
of the St. Paul Gas Light Company, a
and
corporation, the owner of all the land
abutting bvttin.g upon and ad-
joining that portion of Ontario street,
in the City of St. Paul, Minnesota„
hereinafter desertbed, prayin.- for the
vacation and discontinuance of all that 190 That during the whole time of said publica-
portion of said Ontario street hmg be-
tween Spring street and Hill street,
and more particularly described and
shown upon the plat annexed to said Lion affiant was the of The Daily News Publishing Co. of
petition, which petition is duly verified
1 as required by law and sets forth the',
facts and reasons for such vacation, Minnesota,which was during said time,and still is, a corporation under
and
Whereas, the Board of 'Aldermen)
deemed it expedient that the matterji
therein referred to should be proceed-, the Laws of the State of Minnesota, and the proprietor, printer and pub-
.eh with and ordered said petition and
accompanying plat to be filed of record'
in the office of the City Clerk of said� newspaper.usher of said That for more than one year prior to the
city and ordered said Clerk to :give no-
tice by publication in the official pa-I
per of said city, in the manner and for
the time required by law, that said pe-I commencement of said publication therein, said newspaper has been, and
tition and the subject-matter thereof'
would be heard and considered by, the
Committee on Streets of said Board of
Aldermen at a meeting thereof to be still is a daily newspaper, issued,,printed and published on each day of
held on the twent3'-ninth day of July,
A. I>, 1910. at 4 o'clock in the a.fter-
no ninfthetCou t at the ounciltCha 11 the week, in the English language, in column and sheet form,equivalent
Building in said city, to which said
committee said matter was duly refer-
red for hearing and report thereon, in space to more than four pages with five columns of at least seventeen
and thereupon said petition and plat
,were duly f the office
City Clerk at d in'said noticewaS duty
given and published as required by and three-quarters inches long to each page, from a known and establish
law; and
Whereas, the said Committee on
Streets of said Board of Aldermen dial ed office and place of publication equipped with skilled workmen and
meet at the time and place above men-
' tioned and appointed for the hearing,
of, and trivestigation then d11thereaduly'inces-
necessary material for preparing and printing the same, to-wit: The
tigate and consider the matter of said
heresallte' estntd e -t hear vacation, testimony Daily News Building in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minne-
dence adduced on the part of the peti-
tioner and all other persons interested
in the matter of said proposed vaca-j
ton, and did take proof of the matters sota, from whence it purported to be, was,and is issued; and that dur-
averred in said petition, and being ,of
titionpshoo ldtlbetn
grated upon the terms
hereinafter stated, did .duly report its ing all said time it contained and still contains general and local news
conclusions to said Board of Aldermen,'
recommending the adoption of• an ap-
propriate resolution .declaring such �-a- comment, and miscellany, not in any way duplicating any other pub-
cation; now therefore, it is hereby
;the Ciityeo'f by it. Paulomtn triaCouncil sid
Ontario street eying between Spring lication, and not entirely made up of patents or plate matter, nor
,street and Hill street, as shown upon
the plat annexed to said petition, be
and the sane is harem vacated and wholly of advertisements; and that during all said time it has been,
discontinued as a public street, sub-
ject, however, to the following terms
and conditions, that is to say:
Such vacation is upon the express and still is, circulated in and near its said place of issue and publiea
condition that said petitioner shall
Jpay into fhe treasury .of said city the
:surn of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), tion to the extent of more than two hundred and forty copies regularly
in addition to the expenses of this pro-
ceeding, which is hereby fixes as the
compensation to be paid to said city in
confiideration of said vacation. delivered to paying subscribers. That on the 24th day of March, 1906,
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen
Nov. 1, 1910.
Adopted by the Assembly Dec. 1. 3910, the affidavit of J. Harry Lewis, 'Manager of said corporation publisher
Approved Dec. 10, 1'310.
(Dec. 111-1910)
of said newspaper was filed in the office of the County auditor of said
Ramsey County for the purpose of complying with Section 5516 of the
Revised Laws, 1905.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this. y 1' der y of i 191.0..
71,7 a ..C`�� _
t sc, Ramsey County,, 1
My commission expores the day of 190 -
My Contaefgettin .xpires Deo.B.lie t Bt
Printer's Fee $
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION.
estate of Minnesota, 1
ss.
County of 'Kamer.
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sworn, on oath says, that the annexed printed .720- e 1
A. .-ae hereto attached, was taken from
the columns of the newspaper known as THE ST. PAUL DAILY NEWS and
. was published in said newspaper for L9- successive first
on ✓- - -- - the //v�ih day of......
190/0., and thereafter on (/ of'
each week, until and including the / day of. "
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR.VACATION
vacation et street. 1916' . That during the whole time of said publica-
Notice is hereby given that the peti-•
tion of the St. Paul Gas Light Company tion affiant was the C e/1 of The Daily News Publishing Co. of
for the vacation of that part of Ontario
street, in the 11ty of St. Paul, lying be-
'tween the southerly line of Hill street
and the northerly line of Spring street, Minnesota,which was during said time,and still is, a corporation under
in said city, has been filed in the office
of tile City Clerk of the City of St.
Paul, Minnesota, and said petition will the Laws of the State of Minnesota, and the proprietor, printer and pub-
he heard and considered by the Com-
mittee on Streets of the Board of Al- -
dermen at a meeting thereof, to he
held in the Co Usher uncil Chamber in the sher of said newspaper. That for more than one year prior to the
Court House and City Hap Building,
on Thursday, Sept. 29, 1910, at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon of said day. commencement of said publication therein, said newspaper has been, and
Dated at St. Paul. Minnesota, this
10th day of August,
G1 O. T. 1REDINGTON,
City Clerk of the city of St. Paul, :Kin- still is, a daily newspaper, issued, printed and published on each day of'
' nesota.
(Aug. 11-18-26-sept. 1-1910-4t) the week, in the English language, in column and sheet form,equivalent
in space to more than four pages with five columns of'at least seventeen
and three-quarters inches long to each page, from a known and establish-
ed office and place of publication equipped with skilled workmen and
necessary material for preparing and printing the same, to-wit: The
Daily News Building in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minne-
sota, from whence it purported to be, was,and is, issued; and that dur-
ing all said time it contained and still contains general and local news
comment, and miscellany, not in any way duplicating any other pub-
lication, and not entirely made up of' patents or plate matter, nor
wholly of advertisements; and that during all said time it has been,
and still is, circulated in and near its said place of issue and publica-
tion to the extent of more than two hundred and forty copies regularly
delivered to paying subscribers. That on the 2.4th day of March, 1906,
the affidavit of J. Harry Lewis, Manager of said corporation publisher
of said newspaper was filed in the office of the County Auditor of said
Ramsey County for the purpose of'complying with Section 5516 of the
Revised Laws, 1905.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me, ..� I
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this Yk.7 (lay o ' • I • • 1910
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.My com mieAon expires the • day of' 190
My Con'NAfsofon exp$ree Qeo,8.1 ill a.
Pri nter's Fee $