Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-23
Proceedings Of Board b HAliC Works.
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Board met at P. M
Present, Messrs. Hoyt, Koch. Peters,
Quinby, and Mr.. President.
Absent, Mr.. Terry.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved. &
Messrs. James Hanson and r. Hanson,
partners, as James Hanson & Co., made
application and submitted proper. certii-
cate and bond for license to tap and con-
| meet with city sewers, which was granted
and bond approved.
/ Bids were opened and read for the
grading of North street, from Burr street
to DeSoto street, as follows, to-wit:
Michael Clonan. 81 ,OO5
| Gus. Moline. ................ SOP
Patrick Nash =. -. s75
w. A. Van Slyke. ..................... 1900
| Gus. Moline being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder. the Board
awarded HIM the contract, and ordered
said award sent to the Council
for apprOval-yeas 5-the SAID Moline in
| the meantime to furnish the additional
bond required by the new law.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
struction of sewer on Oak street from
Walnut to Third streets, as follows, to-
wit:
John Mullen. ..S2,S75 so
Patrick Nash. ........... .......... 1885 90
Patrick Doherty & S. c. Lafg,en. -. 2,4>5 so
| The first and second Of the above bids
| being considered to high, and the third
being deemed irregular, owing to an in.
formality in the accompanying bond, all
of said bids were rejected and the Clerk
directed to readvertise for bids.
The Engineer called the attention of
the Board to the contract of Henry
Starkey for the construction of sewer
on Exchange street froru Sherman to
Eagle street, which was abandoned last
| fall, whereupon the Board ordered that
the attention of the Common Council be
called to the matter.
| The Engineer submitted plans and
specifications for sidewalks (of wood and
| brick), for the year ending January l,
1882, which were examined and approved
and the Clerk directed to advertise for
bids.
The Clerk called the attention of the
Board to the necessity of procuring Post
al cards with which notice of assessment
is to be given under the new law, where
| upon the Board ordered that the Council
be asked to make an appropriation of $25
for that purpose. %
The Clerk, having taken the oath of
office, submitted his official bond in the
sum of 81 900, with Mark Costello and
Robt. A. Smith as sureties, for the ensu-
ing year, which was approved. Yeas s..
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to the Board for formal report on
opening and extending street or levee
along the Mississippi river, in the Sixth
ward, the Engineer submitted plan of
the land to be taken,
which was accepted, when the
following report was ordered 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 Coucil, approved
March Is, 1881, relative to the widening,
opening and extension Of street or levee
along the Mississippi river, in the Sixth
ward, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is neces-
sary and proper, that the estimated ex-
pense thereof is $40, OOO, That real estate to
be assessed therefor cSn be found bene-
flied to the extent of $4,000 of the DANA
ges, costs and xpensesfnecessaiy to be
incurred thereby, $40, geo beingsprovided
by bonds; that said Improvement is not
asked for by petition of majority
of the owners of properly to be assessed
therefor, but we herewih sendas plan or
profile of said improvement, and an order
for your adoption, if you desire us to
make the improvement. sY cas- 5.
Order of the Council approving award
made to John Clonan, for the giading of
Maria avenue, from North to 1Cherry
street, was ordered returned to til Coun-
ell, inviting attention to an error max
ing said award by the Board, byrdk son Of
the insuf1iciency of the bond cco&pany-
ing the bid of said Clonan, which, error
was not discovered until this date
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Mackubin street, from
Summit TO Dayton avenue, was referred
to the Engineer for plan and estimate of
cost.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to grade Holly avenue, from Western
avenue to Dale street, without requiring
half of estimated cost to be paid in, was
referred to the Clerk to advertise for bids
when plans and specifications are furn-
ished by Engineer
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to grade University avenue from Rice to
Dale street, without requiring half of
estimated cost to be paid in, was referred
to the Clerk to advertise for bids when
plans and specifications are furnished
by Engineer.
Order of Council to Board to proceed to
construct sewer on Seventh street,
from Broadway to point about 100 feet
east of Jackson street, without requiring
half of estimated cost to be paid in, was
referred to the Clerk to advertise for bids
when plans and specifications are furn-
ished by Engineer
| Order of Council to Board to proceed
to construct sewer on Pleasant avenue
from point half way between Chestnut
and Walnut street to Ramsey street, and
on Forbes street from Pleasant avenue to
Smith street, and on Ramsey street from
| Forbes to Fort street, without requiring
half of estimated cost to be paid in, was
referred to the Clerk to advertise for bids
when plans and specifications are fur
nished by the Engineer.
| Order of Council to Board to proceed to
open and extend Leech street from Good
| rich avenue to southerly boundary of
Bernheimer's addition, was referred to
| Clerk to give first notice of assessment.
Order of Council to Board to proceed to
open and extend street along the line of
the of the Union depot grounds from Sib-
| ley street to Broadway, was referred to