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for non-payment of taxes, which said list has been designated as Classification
List "427", January 22, 1957; and
WHEREAS, Each parcel of land described in said list has heretofore been
classified by the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin County, Minnesota
as non -conservation land and the sale thereof has heretofore been authorized
by said Board of County Commissioners:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By said City -Council, acting pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes for 1949, Section 282.01, Subd. 1, that the said classifica-
tion by said Board of County Commissioners of each parcel of land described in
said list as non -conservation land be and the same is hereby approved and that
the sale of each such parcel of land be and the same is hereby approved.
Resolution No. 365 Adopted February 4, 1957
AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF
RAILROAD BRIDGE
WHEREAS, the City -Council by its Resolution No. 336 adopted November 12,
1956, ordered reconstruction of the overpass bridge at the intersection of Cam-
bridge Street and the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway, as Improvement
No. 56-98, and the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota
by its order dated January 21, 1957, has ordered that said bridge be reconstruct-
ed by the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway and the City of St. Louis
Park in accordance with plans filed with the Commission and approved by it, and
has further ordered that the costs of the reconstruction of said bridge shall be
borne one-third thereof but not exceeding $11,000 by the City of St. Louis Park
and the remainder of the cost of such reconstruction shall be borne by the rail-
way company, and
WHEREAS, as agreement has been submitted by said railway company which
has been approved by the City Attorney, providing for reconstruction of said
bridge in accordance with said Order, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the City Manager and Mayor be
hereby authorized to execute said agreement in behalf of the City.
Resolution No. 366 Adopted February 11, 1957
MODIFYING RESOLUTION NO. 106, RELATING TO
AT,T.F,Y IN. BLOCK 3, PARK MANOR
WHEREAS, the City Council on July 11, 1955, adopted a resolution pro-
viding for the taking of the East 12 feet of Lots 16 to 30 inclusive, Block 3,
Park Manor, for alley purposes, and
WHEREAS, it appears that Lots 29 and 30 of said Block are owned by the
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Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway and are used for railroad right-of-
way purposes, and it appears to be to the advantage of the railway and the -City
that the right-of-way of said alley -be modified as the same extends over said
lots in order to avoid crossing the tracks of said railway.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the City Attorney be authorized
to enter into a stipulation with the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Rail-
way providing that in lieu of taking the East 12 feet of Lots 29 and 30, Block
3, Park Manor, for said alley purposes, the City shall take and the railway shall
dedicate for said alley over said lots the right-of-way described as follows:
Six feet on either side of a center line described as follows: Commenc-
ing at the southeast corner of said Lot 29, thence extending to a point on the
north line of said Lot 29 which point is 9 feet west of the northeast corner of
said Lot 29; thence extending to a point on the north line of said Lot 30 which
point is 26 feet west of the northeast corner of said Lot 30; also, providing
for the grant of an easement to the City to construct slopes in connection with
the grading of said alley adjacent to the westerly line of'said alley over said
Lots 29 and 30, the westerly limit of said slope easement being described as
follows: Commencing at a point in the south line of Lot 29, which point is
12 feet west of the southeast corner of said Lot; thence extending to a point
on the north line of said Lot 29, which point_is 26 feet west of the northeast
corner of said Lot 29; thence to a point on the north line of said Lot 30,
which point is 42 feet west of the Northeast corner of said Lot 30..
Resolution No. 367 Adopted February 11, 1957
RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE ADOPTION OF COUNTY
_RELIEF BILL, H.F. 72 AND S.F. 60
WHEREAS, placing Rural Hennepin County on a County system of direct
relief, to be administered under the County Welfare Board, would not be in the
best interest of the City of St. Louis Park,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council go on record as opposed to the
adoption of County Relief Bill, H.F. 72 and S.F. 60 introduced in the 1957 session
of the Minnesota Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to Senator
Archie Miller and Representative Alf Bergerud and to the Public Welfare Committee
of the House and Senate.
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