Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-17
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

1 I,
Host of Street Business as Usual-Rec-
ommendation That Como Avenue he
Graded Forty Feet Wide---Co1. Allen
Makes an Incisive Speech.
At the regular meeting of the common
council yesterday afternoon, all the mem
bers were present except Aldermen Griggs and
Kttson.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
DR.. Mattocks notified the council that, in
consequence of the extreme heat, it was neces-
sary to appoint an assistant sanitary Inspector,
and in response thereto the Office was created
for sixty days. the recipient to receive $50 per
month.
Patrick Reilly and Richard Hassard, resi-
idents of Iglehart street, complained of the
damage done to their respective properties by
the grading of that thoroughfare In MIR.
Reilly's case, two and a half feet.Were cut from
his lot and, in Mr.. Hassard's four feet were be-
ing severed and shade trees and fences were
being destroyed, to the damages entend-
In both cases the lots had been staked by the
city engineer The petitions were referred to
Aid. Grace, Smyth and Smith.
o. Peterson & Co. asked leave to slaughter
within the city limits. Referred to the alder
men of the First and Fifth wards.
petition for aid to road from Black Dog
to Lakeville township, Dakota county, trans
mitted by the chamber of commerce. was tabled
for the present.
A request for crossing over Fort street at
Goodrich avenue was, motion OF Aid. San
born sent to the board of public works for i'm |
mediate action.
communication from the city engineer
stated there necessity for extending the |
grade of Ohio street some 200 feet south of the |
city limits so as to meet the Dodd road. 1t
would cost little, but it necessary for a
short piece of the right of way to be secured.
Referred to the committee on Dakota county
roads, with Aid. Grace, Mccarthy and Allen
added thereto.
In response to communication Of the St.
Paul Water company, that organization was
instructed, on motion of AID Grace, to remove
the hydrant on the of Tenth street. the
same being necessitated by the construction of
sewers.
The claim of John Z. O'Brien for work upon
the Harrington sewer, reported upon
by the comptroller, was referredt to the aldermen
of the Fourth ward.
The report upon opening and grading OF
Westminster street was placed on flle
FROM THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The award of the contract to Moline u Web
Der for the grading of Charles street APP
proved, while that of James Starkey, for the
paving of Jackson street, was referred to the
committee on ways and means. The improve
ment of Lafayette avenue, was referred to the
committee on streets the aldermen of the Fifth
ward and the Fifth ward member of the board
of public works.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The offer of the Northwestern Mutual Life
insurance company to pay the principal of as
sessment on certain property for the grading
of Hoffman avenue came from the ways and
means committee with the recommendation
that $500. 10 be accepted. Adopted.
The demand for 800, 900 for public educa-
tional services was referred to the beard of ed
ucation for particulars.
Judgments on account of Mississippi street
grading, amounting to 500, 85S.24, were ordered
to be paid, which lead Aid. Allen to inquire how
much more would be necessary to buy up both
sides of that thoroughfare and thus relieve the
council from further embarrassment. Laugh
ter.
The petition referring to the exposure for
sale of cattle on Minnesota street sc mt to
the market master.
On the recommendation of the street COM
mittee, the distractions on Warren street were
ordered to be removed; the Summit avenue
sewer ordered to be constructed, when the
Rice street sewer completed; the grading
of Fourth street, from Wabashaw street to
Jackson, was ordered; the unknown unexpended
balance of the $4,000 Dakota road fund was
ordered to be laid out upon the Sunfsh lake
road; and the present grade of Grove street was
continued.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The sum of $l,201.46 was allowed to John
E. OBrien, on account of the Rice street
sewer.
The sewer on Western avenue was sus
pended.
In the matter of the redemption of certificate
of sale No. COL, the ways and means committee
reported the time for redemption had passed
by the Lapse of time.
BY RESOLUTIONS
the following, among other Matters were pro
vided for under: The grading of Selby
avenue was sent to the board of public works
the prayer of the petition for new street from
Pleasant avenue to Oakland street was denied
the grading Of Caroline street was ordered t.
the board of public works; the opening of
twenty-feet alley in rear OF the block on Thirt
street. between Jackson and Sibley, allow
ed and referred to the board of public works
the vacancy on the municipal court bench
created by the removal from the State o
Special Justice Robinson, referred to tn
committee on ordinances and the city attorney
pigeons allowed to be trapped within tn
city limits; and the grade of an alley betwee
College and Summit avenue, was established
AN ORDINANCE,
relating to nuisances, was amended by remoy
ing the recipiency of complaints from the chic
of police to the sanitary inspector his assis
tant.
COMO AVENUE
was presented to the council under the follow
ing report from the street committee:
The committee streets, to whom II
ferred the report of the board of public work
on the resolution to grade Como avenue, repo
that while they, in common with large nun
Der of the citizens of st. Paul. are in favor
grading Como avenue, they cannot assent t
the proposition that one half of the entire CO.
thereof shall be paid for out of the genera
funds of the city; or, as stated by the board {
public works, lone half to be assessed Q
Come park, which is the same thing You
committee believe that Como park should
assessed the same as other property, to the e,
tent it may be found benefited and no mor'
If property cannot be benefited to the exter
of the costs and expenses necessary to be il
Cured in grading Como avenue, should i
graded? Your committee doubt the prophet
of changing rule requiring property to be ~
sessed for grading streets-even to gradin
Como avenue-by paying part OF the Cos
out of the public treasury under the prete,
that it is chargeable to or owsed by the cit,
and in this they think the great mass of tt
Taxpayers of the city will concur with them.
Your committee believe that, for the preser
needs of the city and for years to come, grao
forty feet in width will be entirely ample, tai
ing the engineers estimate of the cost, viz
$1460O as the basis land If not contracted fc
until after harvest, your committee believe
street forty feet in width can be graded fe
100000 there can be no doubt but propert
can be found benefited to that extent, and,
SO, the Improvement should be made.
If the board of public works will concur
the suggestion OF your committee to grad
Como forty feet wide and assess tt
cost and expense of the property benefited
your committee would recommend the adol
tion of the proper order, whenever the board
public works may be fully advised as to til
views of the common council, the committe
recommend that the report in the matter
recommitted to them, and that this report /
referred to the board for such action as the
may deem proper.
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