Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-16
A Large Amount OF Routine Business 8
u Personal Question.

A Large Amount of Routine Business and
a Personal Question.
regular meeting of the board of public
works was held yesterday forenoon, President
Becker in the chair Messrs. Timme and Far.
ripgton being in attendance. /
Mr.. Richard Hazard appeared before the
board for The purpose Of protesting against the
assessment for the construction of sidewalks
on lglehart street, on the ground that the board
had upin, entionalIy Disseminated in favor of
certain property owners In making tho assess
ment. Referred to the engineer for report.
The matter of opening an al ey through block
2, in Rice d Irvine's addition to ST. Paul, was
taken up for consideration, and the clerk was
directed TO give tho usual confirmation notices.
The assessment for grading Carroll street
from Western avenue to Mackubin street, was
ordered completed, and the clerk was ordered
to give til confirmation notices.
The matter of the reassessment for construct
ing sewer on Summit avenue, from Rice to
st. Peter streets, was next considered, and the
same was ordered confirmed.
The clerk was directed to give the first no.
tees on the assessment for grading Park
avenue from Martin to Sycamore streets.
report was submitted from Engineer Sew
all recommending the construction of 81 sewer
on Fourteenth street from Jackson to Broad
way, and on the latter thorouehfare from Thir-
teenth 20 Fourte enth streets, in accordance
with an order approved August %, 1879. The
report also recommended that the streets be
finished in the established grade, with paved
gutters to surfacing, and that one-half the
cost be paid into the city treasury before the
contract is awarded for the work.
Referred to the engineer for plans and esti
mates of cost.
A communication was read from street in.
spectOr containing a statement Of the number
RidpWnlkg ri in tou and
recommending that tho same be reconstructed
as early as practicable. Referred to the coun.
Gil.
Estimate No. Is, for work mpleted in the
construction Of the Fort street sewer amount
ing to 1886, was submitted and allowed.
communication was read from street in
spector Flynn calling attention to certain side
walks out OF repair in lower town, tho same
being referred to IL council.
A final estimate for the construction of the
brenklin street steps and sidewalk, amounting
to 1884, was submitted and approved. The
engineer submitted preliminary estimate fc'
the construction OF a culvert in Wcat st. Paul
the sane being referred to the council. Dis.
approved.
MIR. GoRMAN CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION.
The following communication was read from
K. l.. German, clerk Of the board: Office Of
the Board of Public Works-st. Paul, August
of Public Works: Gentlemen-I have
the authority of the writer of the annext d
article (taken from the st. Paul daily Ne,rs of
August %, 1879 for stating that the same was
written upon statements made by Mr.. Fl. Fl.
Timmc, and as said statements arc of q very
serious ma ure effecting my official character,
Respectfully ask that you take immediate
steps to investigate the charges. Very re-
spectfully, r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
The article referred to in the communication
had reference to Discrimination in the pasess-
ment for grading Ielehart and Rice streets.
The subject was referred to the members from
the Fourth and Fifth wards for report.
Estimate No. 7. contractor, James Carr, for
the grading of Western avenue, amounting to
S3,472.26, was submitted and approved.
Mayor Dawson called the attention of the
board to the manner in which the contractor is
taking out stone on Cedar street. He was in
formed that the work was being done under O
contract entered into by the council and that
the board had no Jurisdiction in the matter.
Adjourned.