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RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSION TO ORDER
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY TO INSTALL WALKWAYS ON BRIDGE NUMBER 16.
WHEREAS, the railroad bridge crossing Rice Creek north of Mississ-
ippi Street Northeast in the City of Fridley is a split bridge with
one east-bound and one west-bound lane, and
WHEREAS, it is an attractive nuisance to children who play on the
structure, and also use it to cross Rice Creek, and
WHEREAS, there have been at least two deaths of children on said
split bridge, and
WHEREAS, the structure has a height of 28.5 feet above the water
and a length of 113 feet, and said bridge is Bridge Number 16, and
WHEREAS, the Railroad and Warehouse Commission has the authority
and power to order Northern Pacific Railway to install walkways on
this split bridge structure,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of
Fridley:
1. That the Railroad and Warehouse Commission is hereby requested
to order and direct the Northern Pacific Railway to install walk-
ways on the aforementioned Bridge Number 16.
2. That the City Clerk is h-reby directed to forward two certified
copies of this resolution to the Secretary of the Railroad and
Warehouse Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
1ST DAY OF JULY, 1963.
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CITY CLERK Marvin C. Brunsell
RESOLUTION NO. 112-1963
A RESOLUTION RECEIVING THE PRELIMINARY REPORT AND CALLING A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE MATTER OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS -
WATER AND SEWER PROJECT NO. 61.
WHEREAS, the construction of certain improvements is deemed
to be in the interest of the City of Fridley and the property owners
affected thereby.
BE IT RESOIVED, by the City Council of the City of Fridley,
as follows:
1. That the preliminary report submitted by Comstock and Davis,
Inc., Consulting Engineers, is hereby received and accepted.
2. That this Council will meet on the 15th day of July, 1963 at
8:00 o'clock P.M., at the City Hall in the City of Fridley for
the purpose of holding a Public Hearing on the improvement
noted in the Notice attached hereto and made a part thereof by
reference, Exhibit "A".
3. That the area proposed to be assessed for said improvements
and each of them as noted in said notice are all the lands and
areas as noted in said notice: All of the, same to be assessed
proportionately according to the benefits received.
h.. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to give notice
of such Public Hearing by publishing a notice thereof in the