Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-05
Bo4RD or PUBLIC WORKs.

idE SUMMlI AVENUE SEWER.
Mr.. Murray submitted the O'Brien con-
tract for the work on Summit avenue sewer
and it was duly approved by the board.
Mr.. O'Brien wanted an exception made in
his case to the rule adopted by the board,
that before any estimate be furnished aeon
tractor, for work done, that he'd furnish
afhdavits to show he had made'a payment Of
wages for two weeks to all employees.
Mr.. Timme said it was rule of the
board, and he did not see how the exception
could be made.
Mr.. O'Brien did not believe it applied as
the rule was passed subsequently to the let
ting of the contract to him. The matter
was passed without action.
LAFAYETTE AVENUE GRADING.
Mr.. Becker brought up the Lafayette
avenue grading matter, by stating that Mr..
Roche, one of the builders, claimed to have
put in the lowest bid according to specifca-
tions, and not the highest. Mr.. Becker
stated further that it had been told him that
MIR. Clark to whom the contract was awarded,
was minor, and then again there was no
such person. He had examined the matter
and found Mr.. Clark to be responsible flesh
and blood fully of age.
JACKSON STREET PAVEMENT.
Mr.. Rice brought up the jackson street
pavement question, it having been referred
back from the council to the board with in
structions to award the contract for the Stowe
| pavement to Capt. Starkey.
Mr.. Ilmme wanted to know of Capt.
Starkey if he could lay the pavement in the
specified time of sixty DAYS,
Mr. Starkev-J think ~ 7sap I,a dono opd
will fulfil the contract unless unexpected
| weather falls npon US.
| On motion the contract was awarded tc
Capt. Starkey and the same referred to the
council for final action.
MIR. Rice suggested, If the pavement was
to be laid in sixty days, the council should
call special meeting at once.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
The approval of Clonan's contract fo
grading L'Orient street was received from
the council.
The matter of laying plank walk on tn,
east side OF Hoffman avenue, was referred t,
the member from the Fifth ward for exan,i
nation.
The Merchants hotel alley matter was re
committed to the council for correction.
In the matter of the sewer from Waba
shaw street along Ninth street, referred from
the council for investigation, returned to tn
council with usual formal report; that tn
sewer YVES necessi to, etc.
CROSS WALKS.
The reference of the council directing th
board to repair and lay cross walks Gale,
forth prolonged discussion.
Mr.. Rice favored the use of cedar blocks
linn %o1
strip pavement.
MIR. Becker thought granite the best, ane
IN the end far the cheapest. Particularly sc
where heavy travel was constant.
The board finally suggested that an eaua
trial of the cedar blocks and granite b.
made.
/ The council reference was placed on file
and the board expressed the belief they wer
doing about the best they could under tn
circumstances.
THE FORT STREET SEWER.
On reference from the council the For
street sewer froih Seven Corners to McBoa
street came up for consideration. Togethe
With the reference was petition from Johl
Grace and other property owners represent
ing 800 feet Of PROPERTY, asking that tn
same be constructed.
Mr.. Q. d. O'Brien appeared for the prop
erty owners and urged the construction q
the sewer. He said that drainage was ali
solutely necessary in that locality for th
preservation Of health.
! Mr.. Rice took the view that this matte
had been considered by the beard of health
and had recommended the construction O
the sewer. All that was necessary was 70
the Council to order it. The board had onl
to do with the assessments,
Mr.. Becker was willing to ignor
THIS way of coming at til
aHalr, and to expedite matters was ready t
have the board take it in hand in the usua
form and push it through to speedy com
pletion.
Mr. John Grace urged the necessity of tn
sewer, and affirmed that most of the sigma
lures to the protest were forged. He knew
1t from inquiry among those whom it wa
alleged had signed.
On motion, the board recommended tn
construction of the sewer.
The council reference in relation to
sewer on Ninth street, between Robert ant
jackson streets, together with petitio,
from j. 81. Davidson and others, was take1
up. Referred to the engineer for an estimate
The grading of Louis street from Nelson
avenue to Carroll street, referred from The
council, was referr.d to the city engineer fo5
an estimate of cost, etc.
Relative to the construction of sewer OF
tenth street. The board found that proyis
ION, SO lar as estimates were concerned. hac
already been made for its construction. anc
THESE, together with the usual formal report
were referred to the council.
ne same action was taken in regard te
the sewer on Wabashaw street, from Seventh
street to College avenue.
CONTRACTORS BEHIND TIME.
The following communication was received
from the city engineer:
10 the Board of Public Works:
The following contracts are behind time,
ana not likely to be finished this year:
broadway sewer and extensions; time ex-
plrea IN 1875. Before came into Office the
work had been accepted End paid for, resery-
ing S15Oto complete the catch basins, most
OF which leaked. On January IL, 1875. | made
an estimate of $3.50, re erving 5000. At that
Tune Ill about twenty leaked, and some were
hlied with sand; nothing has been done to
them SINCE request that the street force
De instructed to clean out the catch basins
OF the Broadway sewer and elsewhere, and
that be authorized to have them made tioht
at the expense of the contractor. am In.
formed the contractor has sued the city for
balance of 5000.
: University avenue grading, time expired
Nov. 18th, 1877. July 2, 1878, estimate was
allowed for whole work, reserving 300 to
complete surfacing, the contractors promis-
ing to do it at once. 1t has not been done.
request to be authorized to employ ST. eet
force to finish it at his expense.
Ninth street sewer time expirad SAINT o.
1878. Nearly all catch basins leak. re.