Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01
BOARD or PUBLIC FORKS.

BOARD OF PUBLIC FORKS.
Action With Reference to Street Grades-A
Bit of a Breeze Over Maria and Hoffman
| Observation-Disclosures Business.
I The board of public works met in regular
session yesterday. Present, Timme, Becker
and Secretary German.
| wILLIUs 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 tho
grading or surfacing done on the street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth street. This stone ELL
ing or surfacing here was ordered by the board
| to be assessed pro rata along the whole street.
10 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.
MT. Tlmme held to the Justice of the assess
ment. 1t wasn't a 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 We're not filled up the
use of the street for travel would be impaired
Mr. Becker entertained the views presented
| by the petitioners. He believed the assess
| ment should be made against the property con-
tlguOus 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.
i Gen. Becker read some half dozen petitions
from James Dillon, P. j. Egan and some fifty
Others protesting against q change of grade, as
| proposed, on Fourth street, from Hoffman to
Maria avenues.
| Mr.. James O'Farrel 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 fide request, and was duly
signed by solid citizens.
| ''How about Robert III. Bell? was excitedly
| inquired.
Mr.: Gotzian-'.I got his signature myself;
| he signed his name to the original petition in
! my presence and his wifes. Then Mr. Gotzian
| went into an elaborate explanation to show the
necessity for the improvement. He claimed
the improvement, as finished, beauty
! and joy forever.
A voice-'In your estimation
| Mr.. Gotzian commended that the work was
| done admirably. He 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
| remonstrances under false representations. j.
Comley's (whO resides in California; name was
| on the remonstrance, not signed by an attorney,
| but by himself. How was this?
MIR. James Dillon protested against change
of grade. He believed if the proposed grade
were established damages would accrue fully
very earnest and eloquent in his protest, and
| advised the board, as broad-gauge citizens, to
| avoid doing a 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'Farrel believed in the old grade. Some
| day the street, well Fifth and Sixth
streets, might be opened, and he didn't want
to see a 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 a low price, and now they want
| to their property.
Gen. Becker submitted report 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 MIR.
Kaiser's claim for damages by the grading of
Burr street, reported that the amount was $19l.
The report was unaccompanied by any recon-
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| Grafton.
WABASHAW STREET SEWER.
The board decided to report back to the
council recommending that the sewer on Waba-
| shaw street be extended to Iglehart street in
stead of Summit avenue, being one block fur
Their 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, ]. NJ. Evenson,
$275.81.
The following pay-rolls were passed and al
lowed:
Engineer. $3.50 90
| II. b. Hollinshead, sewer inspector. 70 90
Street force, upper district. ......... 103 80
Street force, lower district. ....... SO SO
| Two billi of John Martin l. Co., for lumber,
ETC., in amount $32.lS, were allowed.
| The board decided to report to the council
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