Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-24
OFFICIAL.
Meeting Of the Board Of Public Works
ST. PAUL, Sept. 9, 1881

ST. PAUL, Sept. 9, 1881.
Board met at Up. m.
Present: Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters,
Quinby, Terry and Mr.. President.
Minutes of I'd, 9Th, and 9th inst. read
and approved.
Notice Of appeal by Union Depot COM
pany from the assessment for opening
and extension of street along the line
of said Union Depot grounds through
block %, St. Paul Proper, and blocks 3
and 4, Hopkins addition, was referred to
the City Attorney.
opening, widening and extension of Min
nesota street, from Twelfth to Bluff
street, received from VIM. Hardy, o. L.
Lamprey, Lille De Menil, Jennie r.
Lamprey, and Sherwood Hough, were
considered and placed on file.
The Council returned, approved, the
awards made to Daniel Mullen for the
constructor of certain sewers in the Fifth
ward, Arthur Mullen for constructing a
sewer on Canada and Pearl streets, and
on Sibley street, and Boyer & Lux for
grading Laurel and Nelson avenues, all
of which were referred to the City Attor-
ney to draw the contracts and the Presi-
dent of the Board to execute the same.
The request of the Council to the
Board to proceed to grade East Sixth
street, from Broadway to Kittson street,
was referred to the clerk with instruc-
lions to advertis for bids.
Order of the Council to Board to pro-
coed to grade jackson street, from Pearl
to Arch street, was referred to the Clerk
to advertise for bids.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to grade Dale street, from Como avenue
to North city limits, was referred to the
Clerk to advertise for bids.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to open, widen and extend Cherry street
between Main street and Maria avenue
was referred to the Engineer for plat
showing land to be taken.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on opening and extending Hitter
| ing street from Fenton street to Third
street was referred to the Engineer for
plan of land to be taken
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Leech, Forbes and
Douglas streets from Fort street to Good
rich avenue and Goodrich avenue from
Fort to Leech streets, was referred to the
Engineer for plan and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on constructing sewer on Fifth
street from middle Of block 9, St. Paul
Proper to Minnesota street sewer, was re-
ferred to the Engineer for plan and esti-
mate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on constructing sewer on Fourth
street from opposite center of lot 5, block
%, st. Paul Proper, to Minnesota street
sewer, was referred to the Engineer for
plan and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board to put Fort
street, between Third and Chestnut
streets, in passable condition, was referred
to the Engineer to carry out.
Orders of Council to Board, approved
September s, 1881, for the construction
of sidewalks on Bluff street, Park avenue,
Louis, Fort, Tenth, Third, Robert, Burr,
Market, Seventh, Sibley, Eighth, Ninth,
Olive, and Grove streets, and Dakota
avenue, with crosswalks in connection
with some of the above, were referred to
the Engineer to have the said orders
carried out.
Orders of Council to Board, approved
September 8, 1881, to construct cross
walks on Cedar, Eighth, and Pine streets,
were referred to the Engineer to have
same built.
Order Of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Fauquier street from
Greenbrier avenue to Seventh street, was
ordered returned to the Council with the
report that the street is not opened or
laid out for a part Of the way between
said points.
Orders of Council to Board to proceed
to make assessments for change of grade
on Leech street, from Ramsey to Good
rich street; Douglas street, from Good
rich to Ramsey street; Forbes street, from
Pleasant to Goodrich avenue, and Good
rich avenue from Western avenue to
Leech street, were referred to the Clerk
to give first notice of assessment and pro-
cure abstract Of owners of property.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to make assessment for change of grade
on Isabel street from Dakota to Bellows
street, was referred to the Clerk to give
first notice of assessment and procure alb
stract of owners names, etc., from Da-
kota to Bidwell street.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to make assessment for change of grade
on Lafayette avenue, from Woodward to
Collins street; was referred to the Clerk
to procure abstract and prepare assess
ment roll for certain property, and SUBJ
NIT same to the Board
Pursuant to due notice and the adj
journments Hereunder, the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for OPEN
ing and extending an alley sixteen feet
wide, through center of block 80, Rice &
Irvine's addition, from Sherman to Elm
street, came up, and upon due considera-
ton the same was confirmed, after chang
ing the situation of the shed from lot to
lot IL Of said block 30. Yeas 6.
Pursuant to due notice. and the adj
journments Hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the grading of DeBow street, from
Olmstead to Williams street, came up,
and was duly completed, and the clerk
directed to give the confirmation
notice, on basis assess
ing all property proportionately alike
according to frontage on the street from
Olmsted to Williams street, the Board
deeming the property thus assessed as
benefited Yeas 6.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for the
opening, widening and extension Of Mn
nesota street from Twelfth to Bluff street
came up, and upon due consideration
was confirmed, after reducing the assess
ment on lot 6, block 3, Lambert s. Co.'s
addition to $3.50, and raising the assess
ment on lot of said block and addition
to $75. Yeas 5, nays (Mr. Koch). ass
Pursuant to due notice and the ad-
journments Hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
forsopening and extending Grant street
from Sherburne avenue to Bluff street
came up and was laid aver to the 10th
inst.
Adjourned.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
RI. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.