Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-18


st. Paul, March II, 1879.
dEo. Il. BECKER,
President.
OHclal: Il. u. doRMAN.
CLERK b. =. w.
Adopted. Yeas IL. See order.
Ninth street grading
To tho Common Council of the City of St, Paul.
The Board of Public Works. to whom ,va
referred an order of the Council with reference
to the grading and surfacing of Ninth street,
from Jackson to Broadway, dated October Is.
1873, respectfully report:
"a First-That the improvement ia proper and
necessary.
Second-That the City Engineers estimate
of the expense thereof is herewith submitted,
and that one-half Of tho expense thereof need
not be paid into the city treasury before the
contract is let.
Third-That real estate to be assessed for
said Improvement can be found benefited to
tho extent of damages. costs and expensea
necessary to be incurred thereby.
Fourth-That said improvement ia not asked
for upon the petition or application of the
owners Of majority Of the nronertv to hr
assessed for such Improvement.
Fifth-Ihat the plan or profile of said i'm
provement as required by law accompanies this
report
Sixth-That proper order directing the work
to be done is herewith transmitted
The Board further reports that the part of
Ninth street referred to in tho order is almost
wholly occupied with residences, most of them
first-class and of permanent character. In
the opinion of the Board it is high time that
this part of Ninth street should be put in I'm
ished and completed condition. 4
The estimate of the Engineer ia for an ex
penditure of $2,67O. This includes surfacing
and paving with limestone, cutters. and relaid
sidewalks.
It is the opinion of the Board that the sur
facing and paving of the street with the lime
| stone found in the city is not such an i'm prove
ment as should be accepted for the street in
question. The material which the estimate
| proposes to use is not permanent OF lasting in
its character, and would not give general salts
faction. The street thus finished would soon
| become rough and uneven, and it is believed
! would be dusty in dry seasons aud muddy in
| wet weather.
The Board have therefore requested the en-
| gineer to prepare an additional specification
for paving the center of said street with wood,
say fifteen feet in width, and for finishing
either side of the street with a gravelled or
macadem surface.
This plan has been adopted for residence
| streets IN other cities, and has been found to
serve the purpose admirably.
! The estimate of the Engineer is that this will
increase the cost by something over 1000.
His estimate is for the kind of pavement hith-
erto laid in the city on Third, Robert and Jack
son streets.
In the opinion of the board this last esti-
mate is too high.
instead OF using sawed plocks, as has hlther-
~ peen uone, 'ne poalu ieconnenus tnae
uo .h nauo Mi.n .ounu eeual DiocAs; r 1o1
t1a,s VIZ e"as1:P o.J .u9 Iue
niooAs 9'.n uo ie~uy o9'ain1u ~ iase gusnti
s.es anu ~ Low ooss, anu WILL naAe uulaoie
'n Th sa' RaarS tia noaany 49,. ia.
.;.oS e. ~ - o. ", M:n.l Suao oius
oe nnvl. e Iol sucn "oiA oh M!ntn STREET, as
e % iol Jug pane anu sPeIlnoaytons uelSin
ieieir ' " "s Jus' AurnAsneo ny 1he OlCy En-
glneer:
In this connection The Board calls the atten-
tlon OF the Councll 10 tne Iact tnat the time
has come when steam roller should be provid-
! ed Tor the use OF the city:
/ The purchase OF such a machine would
greatly expedite the improvement of our
4 streets. 1t IS believed that 1t would soon pay
Tor ltself E.. For city OF the SIZE and import
ance of st. Paul, our streets generally are in an
unsatisfactory condition. They are not worthy
of the enterprise, wealth and public spirit
which we know abounds here.
4 The board therefore earnestly recommends
to the Council the propriety of taking the
necessary steps to secure TO, general use in the
All Of which is res, respectfully p submitted 9:d
0Eo. u DECKER fresloent.
Oillclai: II. ~. uoHMAN,
CLERK OF the Board OF Public Works.
a. aea1 ps D. u,,oh ., 1870
a. adanted. M Was % 40 800 oraor,
Third etraet sewer- >Oo
or,Icv Ro.Dn or p,,,,c wonr,
Cr1y OF 81 pm Anvil ~ hs7a
To the City Council of the City Of St. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had unde,
consideration the resolution or order of the
City Council, approved April 2, 1879, relative
70 the construction OF sewer on Third street
from Wapasnaw 70 minnesota street, ana nav
resnactfniix Te,,ort tbat aa;S ;nnrpr.amt
necessary and proper, that the estimated ex
pense thereof is 1880, one-half of which il
not necessary to be paid into the city treasury
before me contract Is let, ana real estate to bt
assessed therefor can De found benefited to the
Oh Inc costs ana necessary
not asked for by petition of a maioritv Of tn.
, owners of proDerty to be assessed therefor, I'm,
we herewith send plan or profile of said i'm
proVement ana an 0rdeI Tor your Adoption, II
you desire us 10 make Inc Improvement.
uEoAdE II. 6kck5h,
c. PRESIDENT
L. H. uonMAN'
C y OF the BOARD OF PUBIC WORKS.
!eas-o.
Adopted. (See order.)
!, Yeas-ll.
Nays.
VI same
; Awarding contract to Boyer d Lux, TO
the grading, of Park avenue from Bluff t,
Sycamore street. at 1872 DOG.
Snratiea Henry Sbaber and Robert A
sr,;+h - - : ' q
AWARD approved, yeas ~; nays none.
VI same
Awarding contract to James Carr for th
grading Of Western avenue from DAYTON t,
y Como avenue. at 81. $40.
i Snr;tiaa Vim - Marsbo, era 1ob,
s O,nor,,el, = e51S5.''- 80
A..s.
AWARD "ppro'eo' yeas IL nays l.
VI same
Awarding contract to Daniel Mullen TO-
3 sewer on Fifth street, from Fort to Gal
3 street, at $825.7O.
Sureties John s. Prince and II. Safeguard
: Award approved. yeas IL: naval.
REPORTS OF STANDING oomnrrrEKs.
+ Commissioners Of the interest and s;nkin,
! fnnJ. = WV ''1''N. ''''>N ''''1A'e
. To the honorable the President and commo,
Council Of the City Of St. Paul.
5 GENrLEMEN: We have this day received OF
the City Comptroller the bonds Of the town
shin of West st. Paul. Nos. | to 5S inclusive