Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

improvement, and an order for your adop-
ton, if you desire us to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 4; nays O.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on opening
and extending Minnehaha street, from
Dale street west to city limits, 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 lad
under consideration the resolution or or
der of the Common Council approved
Oct. 20, 1881, relative to the opening and
extension of Minnehaha street, from Dale
street west to city limits, and having in
vestigated the proposed improvement,
respectfully report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper, that
the estimated expense thereof is
$1,000, that real estate to be as
sessed 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 for by
a 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
adoption, if you desire us to make the
Improvement. Yeas 4, nays 0.
In the matter of the order OF Council
for formal report on grading Third street
from Sibley street to broadway, 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
November 3, 1881, relative to the grading
of Third street, from Sibley street to
Broadway street, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is necessary
and proper; that the estimated expense
thereof is 50, $40, 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
expenses necessary to be incurred there
by; that said improvement is not asked
for by petition of majority OF the own
ers of property to be assessed therefor;
but we herewith send plan or profile OF
said Improvement, and an order Tor your
adoption, if you desire US to make the
Improvement. Yeas 4; nays 0.
The matter of the order of Council to
Board to grade University avenue from
Dale street to west city limits was laid
over one week.
In the matter of the award made to
Messrs. Beyer & Lux, for the grading Of
jackson street, from Pearl to Arch street,
the Board ordered the same returned TO
the Council with the report that they are
informed by the City Attorney thai the
question of retaining walls and the re-
moval of buildings made necessary py
said grading, had been provided Tor as
far as possible by obtaining waiver OF
damages from nearly all the parties on
the line of said grading where damages
are likely to occur, and that this Board
recommend that the award as MADE be
approved. i.
it was ordered that the attention OF
the council be called to the proprlety OF
extending Chute street southerly to inter-
section of Wabashaw street, ii extended.
Pursuant to due notice the matter OF
making and completing the assessment
for grading Selby avenue, from Western
avenue to Dale street came up, and after
having all parties present interested, the
same was duly completed and the clerk
directed to give the confirmation notice
on a basis of assessing all property on
the line of Selby avenue from Summit
avenue to Dale street proportionately
alike, giving each lot or piece OF land
credit for what has heretofore been ass
essed for grading said Selby avenue be-
tween Summit and Western avenues, the
Board deeming the property thus assessed
as benefited thereby. Yeas 4, nays 0.
Pursuant to due notice and the adjourn
ments Hereunder the matter OF making
and completing the assessment for open
ing, widening and extending street Or
levee along the line of the MISSISSIPPI
river in the Sixth ward, came up and was
laid over to eth inst.
Pursuant to due notice and the adjourn
ments Hereunder the matter of the max
ing and completing the assessment for
constructing sewer on Fort street from
McBoal street to Goodrich street, came
up and was laid over to 10th inst.
Pursuant to due notice and the adjourn
ments Hereunder, the matter OF the max
ing and completing the assessment for
opening, widening and extension OF
Cherry street. between Main street and
Maria avenue, came up and was laid
over to the 9th inst.
Pursuant to due notice and the adjourn
ment Hereunder, the matter Of the con-
firmation of the assessment for construc-
ton of a sewer on Sibley street, from
Fourth to Seventh street, came up, when
it was ordered that new notice OF con-
firmation be given and that notice here
tofore given be annulled, an error having
occurred in same.
An error having occurred in the assess
ment for the grading of Nelson avenue,
from Summit avenue to Western avenue,
as to the property belonging to certain
parties in block 81, Dayton s. Irvine's adj
dition, the clerk was directed to give no.
tIce of correction of said assessment.
The following pay rolls, bills and esti-
mates were examined and allowed, to
wit:
Engineers pay roll, street and sewer
department for month of November,
1881, IL employers, sSA.3O.
Street force, pay roll for month OF
November, 1881, $2,S36.73.
Sewer force pay roll for month OF NO.
vember, 1881, IL employees, s3O7.54.
Inspectors pay roll for month of No
vember, 1881, s employees, $3.50:
Bill of John Martin & Co., OF $l0.40
for lumber in First ward.
Bill of John Martin & Co., Of 1882 for