And of three members on the following subjects: Health and Hospitals. Cancellation. Ordinances. Rules. Bethany Home. RULE XXVIII. In the ordinary transaction of business the following order shall be observed: Presentations of petitions and other communications. Reports from officers of the city. 1st. 2d. 4th. Reports from special committees. 5th. Pesentation of accounts and other claims against the city. 6th. Unfinished business. 7th. Resolutions, motions and other matters. RULE XXIX. The rules of parliamentary practice embraced in Jefferson's Manual shall govern the Council in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules of the Council. RULE XXX. No rules of the Council shall be suspended, altered, or amended, without the concurrence of two-thirds of the whole Council. ORDINANCES. RELATING TO I. AN ORDINANCE THE WIDTH OF SIDEWALKS AND PLANTING OF SHADE TREES. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Saint Anthony: What width SECTION 1. That twenty feet in width, upon and along each side of all streets which are eighty feet wide, and thirteen feet in width upon and along each side of all streets which are sixty-six feet wide,and eleven feet in width; upon and along each side of all sidewalks to be streets which are sixty feet wide, shall be reserved for sidewalks, and all street gutters hereafter to be constructed along such streets, shall be made on the outer edge of the carriage way and along the edge of the portion reserved for sidewalks. SEC. 2. Any person owning lots or land fronting cn any street, may plant shade trees along either side or along both sides of that portion of the street reserved for sidewalks, in front of his lot or land. Such trees, when planted along the side nearest the carriage way shall be planted on the portion reserved for sidewalks and three and one half feet distant from the edge thereof on all eighty feet streets and two feet distant from the edge thereof on all other than eighty feet streets, and when planted along the side nearest the lots, shall be placed three and one half feet distant from the line of the lots. SEC. 3. Any person planting shade trees as provided for in the last section, may erect temporary fences outside of them so as to protect them while young, such fences however are to be constructed, as not to impede travel on the streets nor prevent persons on foot from passing along such sidewalks. Owners of lots or land may plant shade trees. Temporary fences may be erected. SEC. 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Passed in City Council April 19th, 1870. Approved April 19th, 1870, GRANTING TO CERTAIN PERSONS THE RIGHT TO Exclusive privilege to man ufacture and sell gas granted The Common Council of the City of Minneapolis do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Dorilus Morison, H. S. Southard, W. P, Westfall, S. C. Gale and, F. A. Gilson and their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, shall have for the period of forty years the exclusive privilege of manufacturing and selling gas, to be made from coal and other materials, in the City of Minneapolis, and the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, squares and public grounds thereof, and the buildings, manufactories and houses therein situated and contained, and to have the exclusive right to lay pipes for the purpose of conducting gas in any of the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, squares and public grounds of the said city, and to adopt any other means necessary to furnish gas to any inhabitants of said city, it being understood that this ordinance is not to interfere with the right of any person or persons to light his or their buildings or manufactories with gas manufactured by the owners or occupant of such buildings for that purpose. SEC. 2. That the said persons named in the first Section of this ordinance, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, shall Rights granted have the right by themselves, or their employees, agents, and servants to enter upon any of the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys squares and public grounds of said city, and to dig up the same and use such means as may be necessary to lay the gas pipes through the same. Provided, That such work shall be done in the manner that will cause as little inconvenience as possible to the citizens of said city," and shall not interfere with or injure the water pipes or hydrants Provision. in said city, and while making excavations in the streets and cross ings shall keep the same properly and reasonably guarded and pro tected to prevent accidents to persons using such streets. for lighting the city with gas. SEC. 3. The said persons herein, before named, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and the Common Council of the city of Minneapolis may contract for and make regulations re- May contract lating to the lighting of said city with gas in such manner as may be agreed upon, and they may make generally such contracts in relation thereto, as may be beneficial to the said respective parties. In case the said persons or their representatives and assigns and the Common Council of the city of Minneapolis cannot agree on the price to be charged for gas by said persons from time to time, then it shall be left to the arbitration and award of three disinterested persons to fix and determine said price. The said persons, their representatives or assigns, shall, whenever notified so to do by the Common Council of said city, select one person to act as arbitrator, and the Common Council of said city one person for such purpose, and the two selected shall choose a third, and said three arbitrators shall, with all convenient dispatch, proceed to hear the proofs and allegations of the parties, and shall thereupon name and fix a price by report in writing, which shall be paid by said city for the use of gas for such time as may be agreed upon, and submitted to arbitrators, and not less than one year. In case any of the parties selected should decline or neglect to act, the party selecting the person who declines may select another or others until arbitrators can be found who will act, and the determination of such arbitrators shall be binding on both parties for the term submitted. During the pendency of such arbitration the said persons shall furnish gas and receive as compensation thereof the amount fixed by said arbitrators. SEC. 4. That said persons or their assigns shall commence the construction of their works within six months from the passage of this ordinance, and shall within eighteen months from the passage thereof have not less than a mile and a half of pipe laid in said City of Minneapolis, and gas works erected, and be ready in all respects to furnish gas to those applying for it, and shall furnish gas to the corporation of said city whenever and wherever required, to the extent to which such persons, their heirs, executors, or assigns may have their pipes laid, at rates not exceeding those Arbitrators may be ap pointed when and how. When to be commenced and completed and what price to be charged for gas. Right granted to enter any public or pri vate building to examine gas meters. Penalty for in juring any ma chine, pipe or structure, ed when. charged by companies in neighboring cities, regard being had to freight and charges for material for manufacturing gas. In case of disagreement between said persons and the Common Council of the city as to the price to be charged for gas to said corporation, the same shall be fixed as provided in section three of this ordinance. SEC. 5. The said persons or their assigns and representatives, shall have the right and power by their agents or in person, to enter any public or private building or house in said city, in the day time, for the purpose of examining the gas meter in said building in accordance with the regulations that may be established by said persons concerning the use of gas and gas meters in houses and buildings in said city. SEC. 6. If any person shall willfully do or cause to be done any act, or acts, whatsoever, to injure any machine, pipe or structure whatsoever, or anything appertaining to the works of said persons, their heirs, executors or assigns, erected, used, kept or designed by them for the purpose of furnishing and supplying said city or the citizens thereof with gas, whereby the same may be obstructed or in any manner injured or damaged, the persons so offending may, upon conviction thereof, before any City Justice, be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the city or county jail not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 7. Any failure on the part of said persons named in the Rights forfeit first section of this ordinance, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to comply with the provisions of section four of this ordinance, shall cause a forfeiture of all rights and privileges by this ordinance granted. Exempt from municipal taxation when and how long. Terms upon which city may purchase the franchise. SEC. 8. In consideration of the said persons in the first section of this ordinance named, furnishing gas as in this ordinance provided, the gas manufactory and real estate on which the same is situated and owned by said persons for the purpose of manufacturing gas, and all pipes and coal or other material whatever used for and in the business of manufacturing gas for said city, shall be exempt from all municipal taxation by the said City of Minneapolis for the period of three years from and after the passage of this ordinance. SEC. 9. That if at the expiration of forty years the said city shall desire to purchase said franchise and said gas works, they shall have the privilege of doing so, upon the following terms, namely: That said city may purchase the franchise pertaining to territory and gas pipes, works, fixtures, and other property pertaining to said business, at the actual value of the same, the value to be fixed by three arbitrators, who are to be chosen as follows: One by the said city, one by the owners of the franchise, and the |