Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-28

Messrs Carr and Steinkamp being the low
est reliable and responsible bidders, the con
| tract was award ito them, and ordered sen
to the Council for approval Of award
Yeas 3.
The following was adopted, to-wit:
To the Honorable the Common Council O.
the City of st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works respectful,
call your attention to the communication O
the comptroller dated August 3, 1880, re-
fusing to audit the pay rolls of tine street
force for July, 1880.
The comptroller az reason for his refusal
| to audit these bills says that he is informed
| that the street forces have been partially
grading streets, which is violation of the
charter, and gross injustice upon citizens
| who have been assessed for like improve
ments.
The Board have made some inquiry upon
this subject and do not find any foundation
for this charge of the comptroller.
They respectfully ask an investigation by
the Council for the purpose of ascertaining
| if the comptroller's accusation be we'll found
ed or not.
Order of Council to Board sending claim
of Broughear & Dillon of $13s.75 for work
done in repairing tools, ETC., for p. Nash,
contractor of Rice street sewer. Referred
to the Fifth ward member for report.
The following was adopted, to-wit:
Resozued, That the attention of bis honor, the
Mayor be respectfully called to sections and
2, of an ordinance defining the duties of the
Police force and the street commissioners of the
city in relation to distractions in the public
highways, with view Of improving and COR
recting dangerous places in the sidewalks of
tho city, in the manner contemplated by the
ordinance.
The matter of the confirmation of the as
street. from University avenue to Bluff
street, came up, and was laid over to next
regular meeting, and referred to dGPmmittee
Of whole Board.
The matter of the completion of the as
sessment for the construction of sewers on
Fifth, Kittson, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, LOCUST and Olive
streets, and the grading of Kittson street
from Fifth to Seventh street, came up, and
after discussing the same at some length, it
was laid over to the next regular meeting,
and the clerk directed to make certain
changes therein.
In the matter of the order of the Council
to Board for formal report on paving Third
street, from Sib'ey street to Broadway, the
Engineer reported plan and the estimated
cost to be 81, 700, which was ordered sent to
the Council with the following report, to-
wit:
To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council, approved July %, 1880, rela-
tive to the paving of Third street from Sibley
street to Broadway street, and having in
ves.igated the proposed improvement, re-
specially report that said improvement is
necessary and proper, that the estimated ex-
pense thereof is $7,700, onehalf of which
should be paid into the City Treasury be-
fore the contract is let; that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found benefited to the
extent of the damages, costs and expenses ne
cessaIy to be incurred thereby; that said i'm.
provement is not asked for by petition of a
majority of the owners of property to be as.
sessed therefor, and we herewith send plan
or profle of said improvement, and an order
for your adoption, if you desire us to make
the improvement.
Yeas, 8.
In the matter Of the order of the Council
to Board for formal report on widening and
Strengthening DeBow street between VIII