Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-18

having investigated the proposed i'm
provement, respectfully report that sail
improvement is necessary and proper, tina
the estimated expense thereof is $3.50, one
half of which is not necessary to be paid int
real estate to be assessed therefor can be fount
benefited to the extent of the cost
and expenses necessary to be incurred thereby
that said improvement is not asked for by
petition of majority Of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but is demanded
send a plan or profile of said improvement
and an order for your adoption, if you desir,
us to make the improvement.
Yeas. h. M. RICE,
President.
Clerk of the Board of Public Works.
Adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, Dreis, Grace
Griggs, Mccarthy. O. Conner, Smith, Sanborn
Smyth, Mr. Presidential.
Ninth street sewer
1 OFFICE OF THE
| BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST.. PAUL. Oct. 4, 1873
10 the City Council of the City of st. Paul:
| The Board of Public Works have had under
| consideration the resolution or order of the
City Council, approved August 20, 1873, rela-
1 tive to the construction of a sewer on Ninth
| l9th) street, from Wabashaw street to point
l7O feet east of Wabashaw street, and having
Investigated the proposed improvement, re-
specttully report that said improvement is nee
essary and proper, from Wabashaw to Cedar
street, that the estimated expense thereof is
500, one-half of which is not necessary to be
paid into the city treasury before the contract
is let, and real estate to be assessed therefor
be found benefited to the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred thereby;
that said improvement is not asked for by a
petition of majority of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but we herewith
send plan or profile of said improvement, and
an order for your adoption, if you desire us to
Yeas. 81. M. RICE,
President.
r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Of the Board of Public Works
Adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Allen. Dowlan, Dreis, Grace,
Griggs, Mccarthy, OConnor, Smith, Sanborn,
Smyth, Mr.. Presidential.
OF same
On the opening and extension of Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth streets from Medilps
addition to Randall's addition.
Referred to Committee on Streets and
aldermen of Second ward.
Of same
On the construction of sewer on Tenth
street from Wabashaw to Cedar street,
Referred to Aldermen of Second ward to
report in four weeks
OF ame-
On the opening, widening and extension
of Minnesota street from Twelfth to Bluff
street.
Laid over.
OF same
On the opening and extension of Uni
.versity avenue.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
OF same
On the purchase of brick for sewers.
Referred to Committee on Sewers.
OF same
Awarding contract to @. w. Clark for the
grading of Lafayette avenue for $9,O4S.
Sureties-Chas. T. Miller and Fred. Sher-
fenberg.
Award approved.
Griggs, MCCARTHY, O'Connor, smith, sanborn'
Smyth, Mr.. Presidential.
Nays-None.
Of same
Relative to the petition of James A. F..
Dowlan, asking damages by reason of the
widening Of University avenue.
Referred to Aid. Sanborn, Allen, Rhodes,
O'Connor, Dreis and Mccarthy.
OF same
Reporting grade and gutter, with profile,
for Seventh street, from Jackson street to
Broadway.
Referred to the Aldermen of the First
ward.
Of same
Asking for an appropriation of $4O84.67
to carry on the construction of the Rice
street sewer.
Allowed. (see order.)
Referred to Comptroller. ,l
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Of Committee on Ways and Means
On Petition of Maria B. Nell for an abate-
ment OF interest on her assessment for grad
ing Hoffman avenue, on block 81, LYMAN
Dayton addition.
The Committee of Ways and means recon-
mend that the penalty be abeted and the orig
lnal assessment accepted in full salts faction of
the claim of the city against within Described
property. S9aa. ,ia
II. M. SMYTH, Chairman.
Adopted. '-
Yeas, IL; nays, none.
OF same
On the report of the COMMITTEES on
Finance of the Board of Education. Refer
ence is made to the resolution offered bv
the Committee on Taxes and Ways and
Means.
II. M. SMYTH, Chairman.
A ccepted.
OF Committee on Ways and Means, Taxes
and Commissioners of the Interest and
Sinking Fund
On the tax levy estimate for 1878.
The committee to whom was referred the
within communication OF the Comptroller, re-
port the accompanying resolution, fixing the
rate OF tax for the year 1878, and recommend
l's aoop1lon. b. NJ. SMYTH, Oh.
G. w. GRIGas.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Claims
John Martin, $395.S7; Water Co.. S13.35.
st. Paul Gas Or, $s59.25; VIM. Peglow'
$11.0O; st. Paul Foundry Co., 60 cents F.
Knauft, $12.43; H. V. Allen & Co., $17 go:
H. A. Becker, $3.50; F. Knauft, IS cents
st. Paul Gas Light Co., $125; J. B. Olivier,
$3.50; A. Meyer, sidewalk estimate, contract
of June IS. 1873, $11767; g. Moline, side
walk estimate, contract of Sept. 80, 1878,
$368.27.
BY Committee on Fire Department
y. Hanley, $l.0O; Harnish & Co., $500.
Allowed and referred to the Comptroller.
OF Committee on Streets and Sewers
On petition from A. r. Capehart and q.
L. Lamprey for sewer on Sixth street, from
Minnesota to Robert streets.
Committee recommend the matter be referred
to the Board Of Public Works.
JOHN DowLlN, Chairman.
Adopted.
OF same
On the report of the Board Of Public
Works on the proposed extension of Syca-
more street from Rice street to Como ave-
nue..
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