Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-27
Adopted. (see order to Board of Public

Common Council approved July ~, 1851, rel |
alive to the paving of Third street, from Sib- !
ley street to Broadway street, and having inves-
tigated the proposed Improvement, spect-
fully report that said improvement is necessary |
and proper, that the estimated expense thereof
is ST, 700, One-half of which should be paid in
to the City Treasury before the contract is let;
that real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the damages,
costs and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said improvement ia not asked
for by petition of q majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we here
with send plan or profile of said improvement,
and an order for your adoption if you desire us
to make the improvement.
Yeast.
GEO. L. BECKER, President.
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Aug. 13, 1880.
ADOPTED. (See order to Board Of Public
Works.
Also,
Street Force Pay Rolls
The Board ask an investigation by the
Council for the purpose of ascertaining If the
accusations of the Comptroller Sin his COM
munication to the Council of date August 3,
$780," are true.
In connection with the foregoing the re-
port of the Committee on Streets, as pub
lished beloR, was read.
After reading said report the report of the
Board of Pablo Works was accepted and
ordered placed on file-
Also,
University avenue opening and extension
The Board present a report with plan
or profile, and an order for adoption by the
Council, if they desire the improvement, for
the opening and extension of University
avenue, from Rice street to Jackson street.
| Referred to the Committee on Streets and
Aldermen of the ward.
Also.
| Extension of Burr street
The Board present report with plan
| or profile, and an order
| for adoption by the Council
if they desire the improvement for opening
and extension of Burr street 66 feet wide,
| from the south end of Burr street in sssubdi-
vison of and addition to Irvien's Addition of
| Out Lots" south to Collins street, taking out
lots and 8 of Irvine's Oat Lots.
| Laid over.
| Also,
| Awarding Contract
| The Board report that they have awarded
1 Carr & Stienkamp the contract for grading
Mount Airy street from Fairview street to
Broadway, and from L'Orient street to
Mississippi street, and Broadway from Mount
Airy street to south end of Ashton & Sher-
burne's addition, they being the, lowest re-
liable and responsible bidders therefor.
Amount of bid, $8,497.5O. Bond in the sum
of ST. 800 for the faithful performance of
the contract, with Peter Hampers and Louis
Eisenmenger as sureties.
Approved by the following vote:
1 all
valid, Griggs, Brennan, Minea Mr.. Pres
ident-8.
Nays-Ald. Ccrnish-1.
Also,
Sibley Street Sewer Contract
To the Common Council of the City Of St..
Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Public Works
have this day adopted the following resolu-
ton, to-wit:
WHEREAS, There have been some irreeulari-
ties in the letting of the contract for the con.
struction of sewer on Sibley street, which in
the opinion of this board should be rectiied
and whereas, the contract has not yet been
executed by the contractor. John Mullen;
RESOLVED, That the City Council be requested
to reconsider their action approving the award
of said contract to said Mullen, and to take
such action as may be necessary to enable the
Board to advertise anew for said work.
Official: Very respectfully,
R. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
Aug. II, 1880.
Communication accepted and vote by
which awsSd was made to John Mullen fol-
said sewerein Sibley street reconsidered BY
the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, OConnor, Bell, Ringwald
Cornish. Griggs. Brennan, Minea, Mr. Presi
dent-9.
Defective sidewalks
The Board transmit report of the Stree
Inspector Of upper district on defective side.
walks. Sidewalks referred to therein or
dered built, (See resolution.)
Also,
Estimate
The Board transmit estimate No. 4, Nintl
street sewer, Henry Starkey contractor
$356.57.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
(See report of Board of Public Works
under reports of Special Committees.)
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
OF Committee Ways and7 Means-Wm. F
Davidson's claim
The Committee on Ways and Means to whom
, was referred the communication of VIM T
Davidson, report that they are ad
vised by the City Attorney that the petition
er has no such claim against the City of st
Paul as would warrant the Common Council il
refunding the money asked for in his petition
} Your committee report adverse SO its pay
ment. Respectfully.
g. W. GRIeas, Chairman.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Streets, Sewers and Bridge
Street Force Pay Rolls
The Committee on Streets, Sewers ant
Bridges, to whom was referred the Street In
spectors' pay rolls for the month of July. re
port in favor of their payment, but your com
mittee recommend that in the failure he Boart
of Public Works require the Street Inspectors
in making up their pay rolls, to indicate a.
near as practicable upon what streets and part
of streets the work for the month had beer
done, as also the aggregate cost of work OF
each street, and whether any work had beer
done upon any street which has not beer
\ graded.
|. While there was nothing before your commit
tee going to show other than proper expendi
ture of money by the Street Inspectors, ths
large amount of each of the Street Inspector
pay rolls, rather surprise your committee that
SO large sum should be required in any one
month for repairs only. The plan suggested
| by your committee will at least be more salts.
factory to the Council, as it will be able to de-
termine where and what work was done. Re-
speotfully, W. d. CORNISH,
Acting Chairman.
Adopted.
The street force pay rolls referred to in
| the foregoing, for the month of July, 1880,
were ordered paid by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, o. Conner. Bell, Ringwald,
Cornish, Griggs, Brennan, Minss, Mr.. Presi-
| dent-9.
| Also,
Jno. Wagner and others petition
The committee on sewers, to whom the
petition of John Wagner and others, for
| cauarr pvac raferrod raport in favor ~ Tho
passage by the council of the preliminary
| order herewith submitted-said sewers being
recommended by the Board of Health as
sanitary measure.
Adopted. (See order to Board of Public
Works)
Also,
Chas Eriar,d and othera, raatition-