Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-08


nuisance, but has been used temporarily as an
outlet for Leech and Ramsey street sewers dur
ing the construction of the F, TT street sewer.
When Fort street sewer finished there will be
no flow through Sherman street except an over
flow in heavy rains. Extending it to the river
will be very expensive and is to be carefully
avoided. Even the small local drainage should
! hereafter be intercepted and turned off, but
probably need not be at present.
The Leech street and Ramsey street sewers
were unavcidably cut in constructing the Fort
street sewer, and the present condition of Sher-
man street is only temporary.
Your committee, therefore, recommend that
| no further action be had on the resolution, and
| that it be laid upon the table.
Very respectfully,
| JOHN DowLAN,
Chairman of committee.
\ Adopted.
The Committee on Streets, Sewers and Bridges.
| to whom was referred q resolution requesting
the Board of Public Works to investigate and
| report to the Common Council what has caused
the delay in the completion of the contract for
grading Como avenue and to urge its compile
ton. respectfully report:
That they had an interview with the City En-
glneer, who said that Como avenue has been
iLexcusably neglected by the contractor. He
has now force of men that think will finish
| it by October first.
The Board of Public Works has ,esolved tn
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| ton OF time until first acceptance and compile
ton thereof. If this is adhered to it will have
good effect" Some days after this interview
| with Mr. Sewall, he informed your committee
that there was over fifty men at work on this
contract; and that he was getting along quite
| we'll with the work.
Your committee would recommend that the
Board of Public Works be instructed to urge
| and require speedy completion of the work
under the contract, and that if the contractor
complies with the order of the Board to COM
plete the work at an early day. that no further
action be now taken in the matter; othel wise
that the Board either cause said work to
be relet or completed by the Board of Public
Works.
Your committee do not feel disposed to rec
ommend extreme measures with existing con-
tracts, but the Common Council as well a. the
Board of Public Works, should insist in all fu-
ture contracts strict compliance Herewith.
without fear or favor. If contractors under
stand they must do city work the same as that
for private Individuals the Board and Common
Council will save themselves much trouble
and the Taxpayers will be much better sat-
isfed.
Very respectfully,
JOHN DOWLAN
Chairman of Committee
Ang. 5, 1879.
Adopted.
The Committee on Streets. Sewers and
Bridges. to whom was referred the communities
ton of John Patterson, Assistant Sanitary In.
spector, in regard to the sanitary condition of
the sewer on Grove street, where it discharges
in Trout brook. respectfully report that the
Grove street sewer is one of the several private
sewers running in Trout brook. The City En-.
gineer says that the complaint of the Health
officer Is we'll founded, bnt he does not think
there Is any remedy except the construction of
what is known as the Fifth Ward sewers.
There are number of outlets of the kind de
scribed as the Grove street sewer, and all nui-
sances.
Your committee recommend that the Street
Commissioner of the lower district be instruct
ed TO notify the person or persons who en-
structed and use said sewer, that they must
cover up the offensive places at or near the
mouth OF said sewer with sand or earth ma
terial, 70 as to palliate the nuisance for thia
summer, and in the event of their refusal
then that the Board of Public Works cause the
mouth Of said sewer to be filled up 30 that the
same cannot be used
Very respectfully,
JOHN Dow1AN,
Chairman Of Committee.
August 8, 1879.
Adopted.
The Committee on Streets, Sewers and
| Bridges desire to call your attention to ordi-
nance No. As. an ordinance defining the duties
| of the police force and the street commissioners
Of the city. IN relation to distractions in the
public highways.
Your committee are satisfied that the police
force do not give enough attention to this or
| dinance.
Your committee would advise that the ordi.
nance be published, and that the Mayor en-
join more rigid enforcement of it by the
police.
Your committee would also call special at.
tention to section IA of ordinance No. Is. streets
| and sidewalks, viz;
mo person or persons shall push or draw,
n1r l~s,~ H.
sleigh. or other vehicle, or any horse mule
cow.or other animal, over or across anv sidewalk.
| pavement or curh into any house. building {,
| or other enclosure. unless such sidewalk pave.
m ent or curb has a suitable plank, brick or
| stone crossing, or means Of access"
| No attention whatever is paid to this section
| by the police OF any one else. Persons all over
the city drive over. sidewalks a. if they we're
to be used as a part of the highway. Hundreds
of dollars are paid annually for repairing side
walks which are carelessly broken by being
driven over with wagons ar d other vehicles.
Your committee submit that if property
owners are compelled to replace all the broken
plank in sidewalks, which sidewalks have been
driven over, fined for violation of the orcli-
nance, it would cost great deal less money to
keep sidewalks in repair than it now does.
The attention of the police is called to this
ordinance, as well as ordinance No. As, and the
| chief of police should have published blanks.
and require daily reports of the condition Of
all sidewalks on their respective beats of each
of the police force.
Respectfully,
JOHN DowLAN,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
Aug. s. 1879.
Adopted.
Of same
ton of John A. Stees and over one hundred
others, asking the adoption of the Philadelphia
system of numbering houses--which 10 by 100
numbers to the block. If the attention of your
committee had been called to the matter earli-
er IN the year they would have recommended
the adoption of the petitioner views 1t this
time. hut IS it will take some time to fully
mature the system, and - . directory for 1879
is now In press and would be rendered COM
parativelv worthless, your committee do rot
feel disposed to recommend the chsnpe now.
But as in the Sixth ward no System of num-
bering has ever been adopted, it would be well
to refer the petition to the city Surveyor, to
!: report plan of starting points and dividing
lines for the Sixth ward. and that when adopt.
. ed an ordinance be passed requiring property
owner. to number accordingly. and that dur
ing the winter months. steps be taken to in.
troduce the same 81 stem of numbering on this
side of the river.
These being the views of your COMMITTEES
they recommend the reference of the petition
said. 49,
Respectfully submitted,
IoHy lowL41,
Aug. s. 1872 = 7'------7' ''s;
Adopted and referred to City Engineer.
The committee on streets, sewers and bridge,
to whom was referred the Communication Of
tee City Engineer, in regard to damages by
rain to certain streets in the city submit here.
with preliminary orders to the Board Of Pub
lie Works in regard to the construction of 1
culvert over Fort street, near Jefferson street
and over Dodd mad, near block four, - to tee