Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Action With Reference to Street Grades-A
Bit of a Breeze Over Maria and Hoffman

Action With Reference to Street Grades-A
Bit of a Breeze Over Maria and Hoffman
Avenues Miscellaneous Business.
The board of public works met in regular
session yesterday. Present, Timme, Becker
and Secretary German.
wnIIUs STREET GRADING.
Messrs. Horace Thompson, John s. Prince,
A. r. Capehart and others were present to pro-
test against the assessment for grading Will
Illus street. The point involved arose on the
grading or surfacing done on the street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth street, This stone fill
ing or surfacing here was ordered by the board
to be assessed pro rata along the whole street.
To this Col. Prince and the rest of the delega-
ton objected believing ''the surfacing''
should be assessed against the property in
front of which the improvement was made.
Mr.. Timme held to the Justice of the assess-
ment. 1t wasn't case of surfacing. but only
part of the general grading, the filing in
with rock was necessary to fill up sand hole.
And the benefit extended along the whole
street, for if the hole were not filled up, the
use of the street for travel would be impaired.
MIR. Becker entertained the views presented
by the petitioners. He believed the assess
ment should be made against the property con-
tiguous to the improvement.
The whole subject was deferred until next
Monday, when special meeting would be
called to consider this particular case.
HOFFMAN AND MARIA AVENUE GRADING.
Gen. Becker read some half dozen petitions
from James Dillon, 2. j. Egan and some fifty
others protesting against a change of grade, as
proposed, on Fourth street, from Hoffman to
Maria avenues.
MIR. James O'Farrell declared very emphati-
cally that the original petition for the change
was signed mostly by parties not property
owners.
Mr.. Gotzian proclaimed that the original
petition was bona fde request, and was duly
signed by solid citizens.
"How about Robert NJ. Bell?" was excitedly
inquired.
Mr.. Gotzian-.I got his signature myself;
he signed his name to the original petition in
my presence and his wife's. Then Mr.. Gotzian
went into an elaborate explanation to show the
necessity for the improvement. He claimed
the improvement, as finished, was a beauty
and joy forever.
voice-':In your estimation
MIR. GotZian contended that the work was
done admirably. He saw 10 reason why it
should be set aside now. The assessment was
necessary to pay for the finished work. He
| claimed that Egan and others had purchased
property there subsequent to the Inauguration
of the improvement-and any protest from
| them or such parties was very lame. He saw
| in it only an effort to get big damages from the
city. Many signatures were obtained to the
circumstances under false representations. J.
Comleys (who resides in California; name was
| on the remonstrance not signed by an attorney,
but by himself. How was this?
Mr.. James Dillon protested against change
of grade. He believed if the proposed grade
| were established damages would accrue fully
to the amount Of $4,000. MIR. Dillon became
very earnest and eloquent in his protest, and
advised the board, as broad-gauge citizens, to
| avoid doing great injury to the citizens and
city of St. Paul by establishing the grade. As
| to Mr. Gotzian's views and talk, he claimed he
was prejudiced by petty anticipated interest,"
| and that all his statements were full of mis-
| conceptions.
Mr.. o. Farrell believed in the old grade. Some
| day the street, as well Fifth and Sixth
streets, might be opened, and he didn't want
to see grade established which would prevent
it. Mr. Getzian and some other sand-bank aris-
tocrats wanted to blockade these streets
because they had gotten high lots
at low price, and now they want
to deprive others Of right of exit or ingress
| to their property.
Gen; Becker submitted areport reviewing the
| whole history of the case, and submitting that
| the change and assessment therefor had been
completed and was matter of record. The only
recourse the remonstrants bad was to apply to
| the council for another change of grade be-
| tween Maria and Hoffman avenues. This be-
| ing the status, he moved the reference of the
| whole matter to the council. Carried.
CHANGES OF GRADE.
/ The board then confirmed the following as
sessment and directed the usual notice to be
| given:
For change Of grade on Maria avenue, from
| North to Hudson avenue.
Fifth street, from Commercial to Maple
street.
Valley street, from Jackson to Broadway.
Fourteenth street, from Robert to Broad
way.
Hoffman avenue, from Seventh to Cherry
street.
! Fourth street, from Commercial to Maple
street.
Ravine street, from Hoffman to Maple
street.
Conway street, from Commercial to Maple.
Euclid street, from Hoffman to Bates av-
enue.
Bradley street from North to Seventh street.
| Iglehart street from Rice to Wabashaw
street.
Third street from Wabashaw to Sibley street.
| Wabashaw street from Bluff to Third street.
Pleasant avenue from Third to Sixth street.
| For the construction of sewers as follows:
Summit avenue from st. Peter to Rice street
Tenth, Rice and Rondo streets from Fort
street.
BURR STREET.
The city engineer, to whom was referred Mr,
Kaiser's claim for damages by the grading of
Burr street, reported that the amount vas Sl91
The report was unaccompanied by any recon-
mendation, and went over for further consid-
Grafton.
| WABASHAW STREET SEWER.
The board decided to report back to the
council, recommending that the sewer on Wabe.
shaw street be extended to Iglehart street in
stead of Summit avenue, being one block fur
ther than contemplated by order of the
council.
AN ITEM OR TWO OF EXPENSE.
! The board passed and allowed the following
estimates:
No 6, Wabashaw street sewer, J. NJ. Evenson,
s275s1.
The following pay-rolls were passed and al
| lowed:
| Engineer. Observation-Disclosures. $500 90
Fl. b. Hollinshead, sewer Inspector. 70 90
Street force, upper district ........ 10S 80
Street force, lower district. ..... So SO
Two bill of John Martin & Co., for lumber,
ETC., in amount $32.1S, were allowed.
| The board decided to report to the council
| recommending the extension of IJuiyersihy