Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-17
BOARDOF PUBLIC WORKS.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Oh1cial Report for the Year Is 10, Submitted
to the Common Council.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRks,
CRY OF ST.. PAUL, March 81, 1879.
To the Common Council city of St. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Public Works
herewith respectfully transmits the annual
statement of work before them during the year
1873, and ask that the same be published.
Very respectfully,
Official: Il. u. doRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CRY OF ST.. PAUL, January 20, 1879.
To the Board of Public Works.
GENTLEMEN: herewith respectfully sub
NIT statement of the work before the Board
for the year 1878:
There have been received from the Council
222 orders for various kinds of improvements,
such as street gradings, openings, widenlngs
and extensions; constructing sewers sidewalks,
street REPAIRS etc.
The work put under contract during the year
is as follows, to wit:
Arkwrlght street grading, W. X.
Merriam. contract ..c;,::...S S'o w
Ohio street grading, NJ. OBrien,
-
st. Peter and Tenth streets sewer,
James Starkey, contractor. ATS VI
Exchange street grading, M. Clonan,
contractor ........ 100 oo
tractor. ...... :.' ;. 1859 80
Rice street cistern, J. T.. Obrlen,
contractor ................... 1,zoA 70
Sidewalks, Henry Jensen, con-
tractor .................... 1,V4o Or
Rice and Iglehart streets grading,
Boyer & Lux, contractors 1882 ~
John street grading and bridging,
Cooley & Mcneil, contractors. 2,176 81
Dodd roed grading, jerry Sullivan,
contractor :..:.....'. A'oAA W
Rice street sewer, p. Nash, con-
tractor lS.AAl %
Carroll and Arundel streets grading,
Boyer q Lux, contractors. 1890. LIZ rs
Bates avenue grading, J. NJ. Dean,
contractor. 1850 w
N tractor ........'................ 2,657 70
Sidewalks, August Meyer, contractor 79l 81
tractor ::..:...;:: ...::.;: $3.50 20
Webber, contractors. ............ 1887 80
| Selby avenue grading, Thomas Fox,
contractor ..................... 100 IL
contractor ........ .' 1886 &C
Sidewalks, Gus. Moline, contractor 367 80
contractor ........"............. 1852 es
| Summit avenue sewer, ). T.. y Brlen,
contractor ..................... 1,06l q
Torrent street grading, NJ. Clonan,
contractor A,S9V u
contractor ........: $500 SOFA l;
| Lafayette avenue grading, y. W.
Clark, contractor ..,,........... S,V4o VI
| Ninth street sewer, John Warne,
contractor. .................. 900 "
son, contractor. ....:........... 1857 ol
Ninth street sewer, J, M. EvensOn,
| contractor oz4 "
Fort street sewer, James Starkey,
contractor S,lSo D
Sidewalks, VIM. Densmore. con-
tractor ......: 1850 U
Total. ......@lzI,o uo
Besides the above, there was contract wor
left over from 1877, unfinished, as follows:
Acker street grading, P. Nash, con-
tractor. 90 Y
Grove street sewer, j. r. O'Brlen,
| contractor OBJ
, University avenue grading, D. Null
len, contractor ::....:..:.....:. 3'5l6
Fourth street grading, Charles Heub-
ner, contractor. ............... 136
Fifth street grading. Chas. Heubner,
, contractor liz
: Bedford and Bradley streets grad
ing, D. Mullen, contractor. 1908
: Robert street sewer, John Butler,
}. contractor S,Ul5
a 8 1859
, Making total of. 1886, 165
under contract during the year 1873
Assessments have been ma de on all of Il
above work, except such contracts as are u
: finished or those which are paid out of tt
> general fund.
The assessments which have been or are no
being made are as follows, to-wit:
For street paving. -. ..................
i For street grazing
). | For street sewers. ...................
q | Sidewalks.
Street opening, widening, etc...............
heasSessments ...............
: Changes of grade. Observation-Disclosures.
!otal. -. .... ..'.... :
: The expense of the street force was as fe
|, | lows:
. Men and teams. :. .$l2.253 4
Lumber and other material. ....... 4,9l1
Total. .$l1, Loo
The unfinished work before the board is
| follows: