The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-04-19

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and Accounts.
The following bills having been certified t.
by Aldermen of the Sd Ward, were referred
to Comptroller.
Hollinshead & ecker, money paid work
men bal. due, $50 43. .-.-.
3. F. Irvine & Co., for sundries, SIS SO.
A. G. Fuller amount paid j. Wagner
So 90.
James Burk against LIST Ward, for filling
in Culvert, &C., on Sibley street. Referred
to Comptroller.
The Comptroller returned the following
bills duly audited:
J. B. Brisbin, City Attorney, 18th quarters
salary, $75 90.
F. Mccormick, Comptroller, 4th quarters
salary, SIP IS.
Sherwood Hough, Clerk, 4th quarters
salary, $l25 90. Ordered paid.
The committee on Streets filed the follow
ing report, which was ordered printed.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common Conn.,
ell Of the City Of 81. Paul.
The committee on Streets, to whom was
referred the matter relative to the improve
nit specifications, &C., of the same to the
Common Council, beg leave to make the fol-
lowing report and recommendations:
The Surveys, Profles and estimates of
Water street, from Chestnut street to Broad
x,-ox, oro Nbo xxbO1a> ,,,v,o hor <,f
cubic yards of filling is $3.50; the whole
number of cubic yards of excavating is So
$50; leaving balance of 35, 100 cubic yards
of material to be procured elsewhere. In
opening and grading Water street from Chest
nut to Wabashaw street, permission has been
kindly given to excavate on lots owned by
Col. Robertson, between Wabashaw and
Market streets. The balance of the MAJ
terial necessary to complete this end of tie
work /. would recommend to be taken from
some of the cross streets leading to the
Levcc, and that half Of the expense of con-
veying the material from any such street to
the Levee, be paid by the owners of lots on
said cross streets the amount to be assessed
agre ably to the provisions of the City Char
ter, regulating the opening and grading OF
streets, &C., and that the othef half be paid
out of the Treasury of the city of St. Paul.
From Wabashaw street to Broadway, |
would recommend that the deficiency be sup
piled from Roberts and Sibley street and
Broadway, and that those streets be ordered
graded from Se.-enth street to the river, and
that the surplus material in those streets he
; placed in Water street; and that one half OF
the cost of removing said material to Water
street, be assessed on the lots benefited by
the grading of said streets, in accordance
with the provisions Of the City Charter, fol-
the opening of streets, &c., and that the 9TH
or half be paid out of the Treasury of the
City of St. Paul.
In former report l recommended that
only certain portions of this work be put
under contract as the surveys at that time
were incomplete; but as they are now com
J pete, and no portion of the work is under
, contract, and as tie act authorizing the Com.
mon Council of the city of st. Paul to issue
bonds for certain purposes, declares one o.
those purposes to be the opening and grad
inc of Water street from Chestnut to Broad
way; would now recommend in lieu of that
portion of my former report that the whole
t work be put under contract as soon as prac-
ticable under the following restrictions and
reservations:
: The Common Council will reserve the right
| to reject all unreasonable bids in receiving
, propasals The measurement of all work
done on these streets will be made by the
City Surveyor, whose certificate as to amount
, shall be evidence, final and conclusive, as be-
tween the parties. Approved security will
be required to the amount of $1,000, befor,
t any contract will be entered into by til,
$ Common Council. All rock found in exca
waiting not needed in constructing side walls
culverts, &C., will be neatly piled on on,
side of the street All rock needed for til,
construction of retaining walls, culverts, &C.
: not found in the street, will be furnished b,
K the contractor at his own proper cost ant
expense; contractors will be required to hav
.e that portion of the work between jackson
;, and Sibley streets; also, between Chestnu
:, and Eagle streets completed on or before tn
10th day of July next, and the whole com
Epleted within one year from the date of til
u contract.
,fE ALL work will be done under the direction
,. of the committee on Streets, who are hereb
authorized to require such portions of sal
= work done first, as in their opinion will bes
promote the convenience, comfort and we
= fare of the inhabitants of this city.
Payments will be made as follows: wlrcr
ever any contractor shall present to the Com
II mon Council certificate from the City SUI
g veyor, that 10000 cubic yards Of materi;
- has been properly placed in the street, an
le that the contractor is entitled to as niue
y money as the above amount Of labor woul
IS come to under the contract, the Commo
Council will cause to be paid to the said COZ
tractor two-thirds of such amount, reservin
n one-third of all moneys earned under tn
d contract until its final completion, to insul
more fully the faithful performance of sal
contract
In the subdivision of this work, I woul
/" recommend only two: one from Chestnut
e. the East side of Wabashaw street, which r
I'd quire 1926 cubic yards of borrowed mat
of rial. The other from the east side of w
bashaw street to Broadway will require Is
264 cubic yards of borrowed material.
70 In letting the contracts the CONNIE
- Council will reserve the privilege of increa
w ing or decreasing the amount of the abo
OF riientioned. quantities.; Of raising or loweril
the grade; Of widening or narrowing t