Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-02
OFFICIAL.
Nicotine Of the Board Of Public Works.

ST.. PAUL, Aug. 20, 1880.
Board Ret at 2P. n.
Present-Messrs. Harrington, Koch and
Mr.. President.
Minutes of 18th and 18th inst.. read and
approved.
In tho matter of the order Of the Council
to Board of Public Works, July ~, $780, for
formal report on opening and extending Uni
versity avenue, from Rice street to jackson
street, the Engineer submitted plan of the
property to be taken, whereupon the Board
ordered the following report sent to the
Council, to wit:
To the Common Council of the city of Saint
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had IN
der consideration the resolution or order of
the Common Council, approved July 22d,
1880, relative to the opening and extension
of University avenue, from Rice street to
jackson street, and having investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully report
that said Improvement is necessary and
proper; that the estimated expense thereof
is $1,000; that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the extent
of the damages, costs and expenses neces-
sary to be incurred thereby; that said i'm
provement is not asked for by petition of
n majority of the owners Of property to be
assessed therefor, but we herewith send
plan or profile of said improvement, and an
order for your adoption, IL you dssirs rs to
make the improvement.
Yeas.
In connection with the above report the
following was also ordered sent to this Coun-
Gil, to-wit:
To the Honorable the Common Council of
the City of ST. Paul:
The Coard of Public Works herewith re-
turn the order of the Council approved
July 22d, 1880, with reference to the open.
ing and extending of University avenue from
Rice street to jackson street, with reuort
thereon.
In this connection the Board respectfully
calls the attention of the Council to the
order dated November 9th, 1878, to the ac-
companying petition, upon which said order
was based, and to the report thereon OF the
Board of Public Works.
The Board desires to be instructed bv the
Council as to whether both orders are to be
executed or only one, snd if but one, which
order is to be carried out?
In the matter of the bid of Henry Starksy
for constructing sewer on Minnesota street
from Ninth to Eleventh street, and on Elev.
enth street from Minnesota street 10 Cedar
street, the Engineer reported that the same
was unreasonable too high-whsre-
upon the Board rejected the same and direct.
ed the Clerk to readvertise for bids.
In the matter of the confirmation of the
assessment for change OF grade on Harriet
street from University avenue to Bluff street,
the committee to whom the same had been
referred not being ready to report, the mat
er was laid over to the next regular meet
ng.
The matter of the completion Of the ss-
Iessment for constructing sewers on Fifth,
Aittson, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,
Eleventh, Twelfth, Locust and Olive streets.
md the grading of Kittson street from Fifth
o Seventh street came up, and after dus
consideration the came was ordered to stand
completed and the Clerk directed to give the
confirmation notice. Yeas.
The following bill was examined and 81
owed, to-wit:
N. ]. Wiley, of $3.50, for writing in oaans
Soard from Aug. LIST to 18th, 1880.
Adjourned. GEO. T.. Broxrn.
d. Il. GoRMAN, President.
Clerk Board of Public Works.