Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Street Grade Assessments-Bids for Grad
ing Western Avenue.

Street Grade Assessments-Bids for Grad
ing Western Avenue.
The board of public works held an ad-
journed meeting yesterday at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ, President Becker in the chair, and mem
bers and Secretary German present.
The meeting was a long one, at which the
following business was transacted:
The council order directing catch basin
to be placed at the northeast corner of Sew
enth and Wabashaw streets was referred to
the whole board, on report of the Third
ward member for examination, etc.
E. Langevin's bill, $26.49 referred from
the council, for lumber used on bridge at foot
| of Sibley street, was referred to the Fifth
ward member for recommendation and re-
port.
The matter of extending the provisions of
James Starkey's contract for constructing
Fort street sewer, referred by the council,
was transmitted to the city attorney with d.
rectlons to draw up new contract, etc.
PARK AVENUE GRADING.
The secretary was directed to advertise for
bids for grading Park avenue from Bluff to
Sycamore street, in accordance with the coun-
Gil order for same.
FIFTH STREET SEWER.
The council order directing the construc-
ton of sewer on Fifth street from Fort to
Oak street, was referred to the secretary with
directions to advertise for bids for the
work.
The matter of grading Mackubin street
between Marshall and Martin streets, and
Carroll street between Mackubin and Kent
streets, was referred to the Fourth ward
member for examination and report.
The same reference was made in regard to
the ACCESSIBILITY of opening, widening and
extending Dale street from Mipnehaha street
to north city limits.
SEVENTH STREET DAMAGES.
The matter Of assessing damages, etc., in
the opening of Seventh street through Bron-
| sons addition and miscellaneous lot Of
land on which the Seventh street bridge
stands, was referred to the committee on as
sessments and the secretary, with instruc-
lions to prepare assessment rolls.
CHANGES OF GRADE.
The same reference was made in regard to
assessments for change of grade, as folio VS.:
Park avenue, from Martin to Melrose ave-
nue..
Canada street, from Pearl to Ninth street.
Ninth street, from Jackson to Broadway,
Tenth street, from jackson to Broadway.
Same reference in regard to assessments
for opening and widening University avenue
from its present eastern terminus to Robert
street.
Same reference in regard to opening new
entrance of the Hudson road into the CITY
via Seventh street.
ANOTHER SEWER.
The council order for formal report on
the necessity of constructing sewer and
the cost of same, on Sixth street from Min
nesota to Robert street, was referred to the
9th engineer for examination and report.
WESTERN AVENUE GRADING.
The board then proceeded to open bids
for the grading of Western avenue from
Dayton to Como avenue. Four proposals
as follows we're submitted, the figures repre-
senting the total cost at which the whole
work would be done:
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Ds''nes CalI 1890 .......... 1870
OailteA Mul1eH'. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. {, 49Z
Mitchell Vincent. Observation-Disclosures. S,414
On motion the board postponed making
the award until next Friday at the regular
meeting. Adjourned.