Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-03
BoARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Regular Weekly Meeting and Host
of Doctorng with Streets.


of Doctoring with Streets.
At the meeting of the board of public works
yesterday morning there were present Messrs.
Rice and Timme and City Attorney Murray.
Several property owners on Bradley street
objected to the assessment for the grading of
Bradley and Bradford streets. They contended
that Bradley street was assessed too much and
Bradford too little. That most of the work
was done on Bradford and that the
money paid was too much anyway for the good
accomplished, for the street was no better than
before the work commenced. The matter of
the assessment was laid over till Mr. Becker
was in attendance.
The engineers report grading Caroline
| street Sixth ward) was read. 1t stated that no
plan could be given till the council decided
what was to be done with the Dodd road which
had been graded sixteen years ago. 1t was
necessary to decide whether it
don this road-it the former, it should
be located. The report recommended the prop
erty owners to do their own grading-lt could
be done cheaper that way. The report was re-
ferred to the common council.
City engineers report on the grade OF Grove
street stated that the street never graded
to the proper grade by several inches; it was
therefore incorrect that it graded and then
the grade changed. The grade too fiat,
but he, the engineer, did not want to crltlclse
the action of the common council. Two catch
basins would be necessary, at cost of $3.50,
and one would be open to the same objection as
the one recently filled up. Referred to the city
council for further instruction.
| Plans were submitted for opening an alley
way at the of the Merchants hotel from
Sibley street. The matter was laid over.
| Street inspectors report from the lower dis
trict read. recommending sidewalks in the
| following localities: Front of lot 10, block 3,
| Whitney u Smiths addition; on north side OF
Eighth street in part of lot 4, block 2, and lots
l and 2, block -, Hoyt's addition; lots and 8,
block IA, and lot 8, block Is. Kittson's add
| ton; south side of Seventh street in front of
lots and 49, block 8, st. Paul proper; north
side Summerset street in front of lots and 5,
| block 2, and on south side of Summerset street
in front Of lots l and 2, block 8, Patterson s
addition; also on west side of DeBow. front OF
lots and 2, block s. lots IA, Is and 16, block
2, Dayton's additions west side of Wabashaw
street, front of south 100 feet of lot /, block 5,
| Bazelle Il Guerin's addition. Referred to COM
mon council.
The report of the clerk showing the assess
ment for construction of sidewalks under the
contract of Henry Jensen, awarded April 18th,
and approved April 16, 1873. The clerk was
instructed to give first notice of assessment.
The order of the common council to straight
en- Cedar between Ninth and Tenth Streets was
referred to engineer to prepare map showing
the street SO Strengthened.
| Capt. Starkey s contract Tor paving jackson
street referred to the city attorney to see
that the proper license to use the patent was
filed, and to draw up the contract.
The following bills were approved:
Michael O'Brien, grading Ohio street 1910 81
Jerry Sullivan, grading Dodd road. 1913 s.
Boyer Lux, grading Rice and lyle
hart. ...................... $40 s.
Boyer q Lux, grading Carroll and
Arundall. Observation-Disclosures. 461 81
John Martin & Co., lumber, Sd ward. ia n
James M. Dean grading Bates ave.. 263 Sc
j. Martin & Co., lumber, 5th ward. 1873 80
j. Martin & Co., LIST GO 21S OF
j. Martin & Co., g 4th +" 50 4S
Pay roll, lower district, July. ...... $50 81
Pay roll upper district, July. ....... Al Sc
Total Observation-Disclosures. COS rs
The board then adjourned till Monday