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

Iiams and Olmsted streets, the Engineer rs-
ported plan showing the land to be taken,
when the following report was ordered sent
to the Council, to-wit:
To the Commpn Council of the City of St.
PAUL.
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the Com
mon Council. approved July,22, $780, relative
to the widening and Strengthening of DeBow
street, from Williams to Olmsted stree., and hav-
ing investigated the proposed improvement re-
specially report that said Improvement is
necessary and proper. that the estimated
expense thereof is $400, 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 i'm
provement Is not asked for by petition of q
majority of the owners of property to be as
sessed therefor, but we herewith send plan or
profile Of said improvement, and an order for
your adoption, if you desire us to make the i'm
provement.
Yeas 8.
The Clerk was directed to give the first
assessment notice for the construction of a
sewer on Ninth street, from Exchange to
Fort street.
The following bills and estimates were ex-
amined and allowed, to-wit:
Bill of n. I. Wiley, of 1856, for
writing done in thu Office of Board 10 July,
1880.
Estimate No. 8, OF grading on Rondo.
| street, T. Mash, contractor; amount dus
| S34085.
Estimate No. 2, on Eighth stress sewer,
Henry Starkey, contractor; amount due,
| $830S2.
Estimate No. 4, on Ninth street sewer,
Henry Starkey, contractor; amount due,
$685.
Estimate No. 1, of grading, etc., on Fort
street, Danl Mullen, contractor; amount
due, $290.5O.
Estimate No. 6, on Kittson addition sew
ers, Q. L. Miller, contractor; amount due
| ST., 1881. 90.
Adjourned to meet 18th inst. at DAN.
GEO. u. BECKER, President.
b. l.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
Adjourned Meeting Board Public Works
| ST. PAUL, Aug. IL, 1880.
| Board met at A. NJ, pursuant to adjourn
ment of 18th inst.
Present: Messrs. Koch and Mr.. Presi-
dent.
| Absent: Mr.. Harrington.
Reading minutes of last meeting dispensed
with.
| Upon the application OF Jacob Mann,
owner of lot Z, block 2, Brunson's addition.
the assessment againss said lot for change of
| grade on Burr street from North to Part
ridge street, is hereby corrected 80 IS to
conform to the facts and rights of the case
| as intended, to read as follows:
Owner: Jacob Mann, lot Z, block 2, Brun-
sons addition; benefits, S31.12; damages,
S31.12; balance, 5000.
On motion it was ordered that the Street
Inspectors report, at each regular meeting OF
the Board, the number of men and teams
employed, where employed and the cost of
the same for the proceeding week.
| The following was adopted, to-wit:
WHEREAS, There have been some Irregular
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 rectihed
and
WHEREAS, The contract has not yet been exc.
outed blythe contractor, John Mullen.
hesoEued That the City Council be request cd
to reconsider their action approving the award
| OF said contract to said Mullen, and to take
| suoh action as may be necessary to enable the
board to advertise anew for said work.
Adjourned.
GEO. L. BECKER, President.
B. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.