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HomeMy WebLinkAbout323 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1956/10/22186 Resolution No. 322 - Continued state highways, and whereas the amendment will authorize expenditure of funds to improve certain city streets, it is deemed by the City Council that the division authorized by this amendment is equitable and necessary to the welfare of the City and its citizens, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the 'City Council of.the City of St. Louis Park that said proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 be hereby supported and approved for adoption by the citizens of this City. Resolution No. 323 Adopted October 22, 1956 AUTHORIZING PETITION TO THE RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IN REGARD TO CERTAIN DANGEROUS CROSSINGS WHEREAS, at the grade crossing of Wooddale Avenue with the right- of-way of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, and also at the grade crossing of Brunswick Avenue with said railroad rights-of-way, there have been installed automatic warning signals pursuant to order of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota, and WHEREAS, it has become the practice for one or both of said rail- roads to operate locomotives and trains in the vicinity of said inter- sections and to cause and permit such locomotives and trains to stand in the vicinity of such intersections for substantial periods of. time, and be- cause of the presence of such locomotives and trains standing at such lo- cations the said automatic signals are caused to flash the warning indicat- ing an on -coming train and to continue with such flashing so long as such locomotives and trains are standing in such position; that the result of said continuous flashing of said signals for substantial periods of time, with no train actually approaching the intersection, is to cause confusion to motorists using said grade crossings, some of whom feel obliged to re- main standing so long as the signals flash - thereby obstructing traffic, and others proceeding on the assumption that no train is approaching; that due to the fact that said grade crossings involve the parallel main lines of both of said railroads, the City Council deems that said condition is dangerous to the public and that it is imperative that this dangerous condition be remedied and to accomplish such remedy that the said railroad companies be required to provide flagmen at such crossings when causing the signal devices to be operated for substantial periods of time by reason of a standing locomotive or train, or that they -be required by the Railroad and Warehouse Commission to adopt such safety device as the Commission may deem necessary for the proper protection of the crossings, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park that the City Manager be hereby authorized and directed to file with the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota, pursuant to authority of this resolution a complaint on behalf of the City that the said railroad grade crossings with Wooddale Avenue and Brunswick Avenue in the City of St. Louis Park are dangerous to life and property for the reasons set forth in this resolution and praying that the Commission require said rail- roads to provide flagmen at such crossings at all times when the automatic signal devices are operated by reason of standing locomotives and trains in the vicinity of these crossings, or to adopt such safety devices as the Commission may deem necessary for the proper protection of the crossings, as authorized by section 219.40, Minnesota Statutes.