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

Tic HIacknbin Street Assessment -Numer-
ous Oar firmaiion Notices and Assess-
ments Ordered.
regular meeting of the board of public
works was held yesterday afternoon, all the
members being in attendance.
The assessment for opening Mackubin street
was taken up for consideration, and MIR. Beals
appeared in the interests of number of prop
erty holders who objected to the assessment.
Counsel outlined the nature Of the improve
ment and advanced the theory that the assess-
ment should have been applied to the lots
fronting on the street, which were the ones
benefited by the improvement. Mr.. Thomas
Cochran also appeared for several property
owners, and from the same standpoint he ar
gued that the property had not been benefited
by the improvement. The speaker thought
| that the law required that 1t must be shown
that the property assessed must be benefited,
and that the assessment should be applied to
the lots fronting on the street, to the extent
| benefited.
A number of other objections were heard
| from parties owning property adjaoant to the
street. all the objections being based on the
| grounds that the property was not benefited
! by the assessment. Oral objections were
| made by the score, and majority OF the
'kickers" were opposed to paying any portion
of the assessment at all. Final action was
| postponed for one week and the objections
| were taken under advisement.
| The clerk was directed to give the confirma-
| ton notice of the assessment for constructing
sewer on Ninth street from Exchange to
| Fort street.
| Also to give the first notice of the assessment
| for constructing sewer on Eighth street from
Broadway to Temperance street.
The city attorney was directed to draw th e
| contract between the city and Carr & Stein
kamp for grading Mount Airy and Broadway.
The clerk was directed to advertise for bids
ia pave Third street from sibley street to
| Broadway with wooden blocks.
A large number of orders from the city
| council for sidewalks, crosswalks, etc., were
referred to the clerk with instructions to adj
vertise for bids, and similar orders for inn
| provements in sidewalks, etc., were sent to the
street inspector to carry out.
The city engineer was instructed to complete
| the grading of Cedar street, owing to the fail
ure of the contractor, Peter Pfeifer, to finish
| said work.
| The matter of widening and extending
| Thomas street between CIaghorn street and
Como avenue was referred to Mr.. Harrington.
| The matter of Strengthening and widening
| Burr street from Minnesota street to the south
end of Burr street, was referred to Gen.
| Becker.
| The matter of opening and extending Her
| man street from Seventh street to the Missis.
| sippi river, in the Sixth ward, was referred to
| the committee on assessments.
The following matters were referred to Gen.
Becker, viz: Grading the alley between Third
| street and Prince street, from Pine to Kittson
street; grading Cherry street from east line of
property owned by railroad, easterly to Maria
avenue; grading Cherry street from Hoff man
avenue to Commercial street, and for changin g
| the grade on Fourth street from Neill to Com
mercial street.
The matter of grading Dale street, from
| Como avenue to the city limits. was referred
| to Mr.. Harrington.
| The matter of grading the alley through
| block 81, st. Paul proper, was referred to the
| city attorney for his opinion as to what steps
are necessary (if any to collect by assessment
| the amount paid out onlthe contract.
The weekly reports of the street inspectors
were sent to the council with the monthly pay
roll.
The matter of widening and strengthening De
| Bow street was referred to the committee on
assessment.
| The clerk was directed to advertise for new
| bids for constructing sewer on Sibley street.
At the conclusion of the husiness of the
| board the special board on the assessment for
| grading Lafayette avenue from Grove to
| Collins street, met, and the same coming up
| for confirmation the same was duly confirmed.
Adjourned.