Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
Adjourned Meeting.


penSed with.
On motion the Board proceeded in a
body to view the streets, driveways and
alleys in Park Place addition, with ref
erence to the assessment for grading
same Also Ro Jert street. from Aurora
avenue to Jackson street. Also. Wa
couta, Rosabel and Broadway streets,
from Third street to Union Depot grounds,
with reference to a change of grade, and
also Valley, Mount Airy, Broadway,
Pennsylvania, L'Orient, Genessee, Gran
tie and DeBow streets, and alley in block
Is, Whitney & Smiths addition, with
reference to assessment for grading same.
At ) o. m. the board returned, and
without transacting any other business,
adjourned.
M. KOCH, President Pro TEN.
RI. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Regular Meeting.
ST PAIL, Aug. u, 1881.
Board met at p. IN. Present: Messrs.
Hoyt, Koch, Peters, Terry and Mr.. Pres
ident. Absent: Mr.. Qulmbey.
Minutes of 9Th and 18th inst read and
approved.
Bids were opened and read for the
grading of Selby avenue, from West
ern avenue to Dale street, as follows,
to wit:
James Carr. 81 900
Patrick Thornton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,195
Boyer & Lux (bond INFORMAL. ........ 2,740
Jno. A. Tierney. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2,770
Jno. A. Tierney being the lowest reli-
able and responsible b .idder, the contract
was awarded to him and ordered sent to
the Council for approval. Yeas 5.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
struetion of a sewer on Rosabel street,
from Fourth to Fifth street, as follows,
to-Wlt:
Jno. A. Tierney... ..................$1,4 99
Doherty u Lufgren. 900
Warne Bros. Il Stockton. ............. S43
Messrs Warne Bros. & Stockton being
the lowest reliable and responsible bid
ders, the contract was awarded to them
and ordered sent to the Council for ap-
proval. Yeas5.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
struction Of a sewer on Fort street, from
McBoal street to Goodrich avenue, as
follows, to-wit:
Jno. A. Tierney. Observation-Disclosures 81, 400
Doherty & Lufgren. ................... 1886
Messrs. Doherty & Lufgren being the
lowest reliable and responsible bidders,
the contract was awarded to them and
ordered sent to the Council for approval.
Yeas 5.
John Butler made application and sub
mitted bond for a license for making
connections with city sewers, which ap-
plication was granted and bond approved.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
ell for formal report on change Of grade
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue from Columbia
to Mississippi street, the Board having
viewed the premises, ordered the follow
ing report sent to the Council, 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 March
%, 1881, relative to change of grade on
Pennsylvania avenue from Columbia to
Mississippi street, and having investi-
gated the proposed improvement,
respectfully report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper; that
the estimated expense thereof is
$500; that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the eX-
tent of the damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby; that said
improvement is not asked for by a petition
of a majority of the owners of property to
be assessed therefor, but we herewith send
a plan or profile of said Improvement,
if you desire to make the improvement.
Yeas 5, nays 0.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
ell to board for formal report on con-
structing sewer on Wabashaw street,
from College avenue to Bluff street, the
Engineer submitted plans and estimate
of cost, whereupon the Board ordered
the following report sent to the Council,
to-Wit:
To the Common Council of the City OF
St. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or or
der of the Common Council, approved
July q, 1881, relative to the construc-
ton of a sewer on Wabashaw street
from College avenue to Bluff street,
and having investigated the proposed i'm
provement, respectfully report that said
Improvement is necessary and proper,
from College avenue to point opposite
center line of block 3, Butman's addition,
produced, to Wabashaw street, that the
estimated expense thereof is $4,54S
one-half of which need not 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 ex-
penses necessary TO be incurred thereby
that said improvement is not asked fol-
by petition of 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 adop
ton, if you desire US to make the
improvement. Yeas 5, nays 0.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on opening
widening and extending Cherry street
from Main street to Maria avenue, thu
Engineer submitted plan Of land to b
taken, whereupon the Board ordered thu
following report sent to the Council:
To the Common Council of the City O.
St. Paul
The Board of Public Works have haC
under consideration the resolution or or
der Of the Common Council of Aug.
1881, relative to the widening, openin:
and extension of Cherry street, from Mali
street to Maria avenue, and having in
vestigated the proposed improvement
respectfully report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper, that thu
estimated expense thereof is $500; tina
real estate to be assessed therefor can b.
found benefited to the extent of the dam
areS costs and eynenSeS necessary to b.