Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-25
Meeting of Board of Public Works.
ST., PAUL. Sent. 8. 1880.

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The Engineer reported that to finish ur
the grading of Ceder street, under the speci
fications with Mr.. Pfeifer, it would prob
ably cost five hundred ($5OO) dollars, and
recommended that the same be let by CON
tract.
Referred to the Clerk to advertise for bids
Bids were received for constructing q
sewer on Minnesota street, from Ninth to
Eleventh streets, and on Eleventh street
from Minnesota street to point so feet east
of Cedar street, as follows, to-wit:
| Edwin Warne. ...................$2.97 1913 %
| Patrick Nash. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1882 0O
B. +. Churchill. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. APO 0O
| JOhn mullen. 3, 40U UU
| Henry Starkey. ..................... 5,4St OU
Edwin Warne being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder, the contract was
awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval of said award.
Yeas.
The Street Inspectors of the upper and
lower districts reported the number of men
and teams employed by them, the cost, etc.,
during the past week.
Ordered sent to the Council with monthly
pay rolls.
In the matter of the claim of Messrs.
Brougher & Dillon, the Fifth ward member
made the following report, which was adopt
ed, to-wit:
To the Honorable the Common Council of
the City of st. Paul.
In the matter of the claim of Brougher &
Dillon, for work done and material fur
nished for the Rice street sewer, under the
contract with Patrick Nash, represented now
by Judgment against said Nash for $139.75
| in nf ho af Drh1 in
Works recommends that an assignment of
said judgment be made to the city of st.
Paul, and, that upon the due and proper
transfer of said judgment to the city, an
| appropriation be made in favor of said
to wit, the sum of $138.75.
st. Paul, Sept. 3, 1880.
Order of the Council for formal report on
| grading Cherry street, from east line of prop
erty owned by r. r. to Maria avenue, was re-
fv4.., engineer for plan and estimate of
cost.
Order of the Council for grading Cherry
street, from Hoffman avenue to Commercial
| street, was referred to the Engineer for plan
and estimate of cost.
| Order of Council to Board for the grading
| of the alley between Third and Prince
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| ferred to the Engineer for plan and estimate
| of cost.
The matter of the confirmation of ASSESS
ment for change of grade on Harriet street
from University avenue to Bluff street, came
| up and was laid over to the 10th inst, at 2
P. M.
The matter of the assessment for grading
Mackubin street from Dayton avenue to
University avenue, came up for completion,
and after hearing numerous persons as to the
manner of making said assessment, and after
| considering said matter at great length, it
was ordered that said assessment stand com-
pleted, combining the same to the property On
line of said Mackubin street, assessing all
alike from Summit avenue to Charles street,
except that the property in front of which
cutters were constructed should be charged
the additional cost of said cutters, and that
the Clerk be directed to give confirmation
Notice.
| Yeas.
The matter of the confirmation of the
assessment for constructing sewers on Fifth,
Kittson, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,
Eleventh, Twelfth, Locust and Olive streets,
and for the grading of Kittson street, from
Fifth to Seventh streets, came up, and after
reducing the assessment on Lot 8, B. r.
Kittson's Addition, to $10750, and CORES
pondingly increasing the assessment on prop
erty of Monroe Sheire, in Lot IN said Block
the said assessment was ordered to stand
confirmed.
Adjourned to meet the 9th inst. at 10
| A. NJ.
| GEO. L. BECKER, President.
R. L. GoRMAN, CIsrk Board of Public Works
Adjourned Meeting of the Board of Public
Works.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 6, 1880.
Board met at 10 A. NJ, pursuant to ad-
journment of the Sd inst.
Present-Mr. Koch, and Mr.. Presi.
dent.
Absent-Mr. Harrington.
The Engineer reported that the grading
of Cherry street from east line of property
owned by the Railroad company easterly to
Maria avenue, would cost $1.S65. Ordered
sent to the Council with the following re-
port:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved August
%, 1880, relative to the grading of Cherry
street, from Railroad property to Maria
avenue; and having investigated the pro-
posed improvement, respectfully report thai
said improvement is necessary and proper
that the estimated expense thereof is ST. 1865
one-half of which should be paid into 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 there
by; that said improvement is not asked fol
by petition of majority of the owners OF
proAerty to be assessed therefor, but We
herewith send plan or profile of said i'm.
provemeut. and an order for your adoption
if you desire to make the improvement.
Yeas-2. Nays-0.
In the matter of the order of Council te
Board in regard to grading Cherry stree
from Hoffman avenue to Commercial street
the Board adopted q report to the Council tt
the effect that this order is covered by the
foregoing report.
The following report was ordered sent tc
the Council:
To the Common Council of the City of st
Paul,
Z The Board of Public Works have had an
der consideration the resolution or order O.
the Common Council, approved August %
1880, relative to the change of grade OF
Fourth street, from Neill street to CONNER
cial street, and having investigated the pro
posed improvement, respectfully report tina
said improvement is necessary and proper
that the estimated expense thereof is 800
that real estate to be assessed therefor cal
be found benefited to the extent of the dam
ages, costs and expenses necessary to be in
Cured thereby; that said improvement is no
asked for by a petition of majority of tn
| OWnara of r,r0pprtu tO ho accoccod fbarofor
but we herewith send plan or profile o
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