Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-02
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works,
Regular Meeting.

ITtScul-uIcSSIS. llOJO, AAOOhS WIS
Quinby, Terry, and Mr.. President.
Minutes of Sth, 18th and 18th insts
read and approved.
The St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitob'
Railroad company, by its attorney, X. b
Galusha, Esq, filed written objections t.
being assessed for the grading of alley il
block Is, Whitney g. Smiths addition.
Placed on file.
The notice of appeal of VIM. Cox
trustee, and Julia s. Simple, in the mat
ter of the assessment for opening, extern
sion and Strengthening of University av
enue was referred to the City Attorney
J. r. Nicols and twenty-four Others
presented protest against the grading
Of Nelson avenue from Summit to West
ern avenue, which was read and laid ovel
to Goth inst.
The Engineer reported that the approx
innate estimate of retaining walls built by
private parties along the line OF Mount
Airy and Broadway street grading
amounted to IS cubic yards. Referred t.
City Attorney and Engineer.
The Board having viewed the premises
along the line of Ashland avenue, order
ed the following report sent to the Coun-
Gil, 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
March %, 1881, relative to changing the
grade on Ashland avenue from Dale
Street to Arundel street, and having in
vestigated the proposed improvement, re-
specially report that said improvement
is necessary and proper, that the estlma-
ted expense thereof is $40; that real es-
tate to be assessed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent of the damages,
costs and expenses necessary to be in
CURED thereby; that said improvement is
not asked for by petition of majority
of the owners of property to be assessed
therefor, but we herewith send plan or
profile of said improvement, if you desire
to make the improvement. Yeas 3.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on grading
of Valley, Aurora and Canada streets, the
Engineer submitted plans and estimates
of cost, whereupon the Board ordered the
following reports sent to the Council, to-
wit:
To the Common Council of the City OF
St. Paul:
The Board of Public w orks have had un-
der consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved July
81, 1881, relative to the grading OF
Valley street, from jackson street to
Broadway street, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is necessa-
ry and proper, that the estimated expense
thereof is a., $50, 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 a petition of majority of the
owners of property to be assessed there
for, but we herewith send plan or pro-
file of said improvement, and an order
for your adoption. if you desire us to
make the improvement. Yeas g.
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 81, 1851, relative to the grading OF
Aurora avenue from Jackson 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 81, 220, one-half of which need
not be paid into the City Treasury before
the contract is let; that real estate to e
assessed therefor can be found benetitf d
to the extent of the damages, costs ami
expenses necessary to be incurred there
nv; that said improvement is not a>ktd
for by petition of a majority of tie
owners of property to be assessed thcle-
fnr, but we herewith send plan or pro-
lie of said improvement, and an orier
or your adoption, if you desire us to
make the improvement. Yeas6.
70 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 81, 1881, relative to the grading If
Canada street, from Valley street 10
Fourteenth street, and having invcsti-
gated the proposed improvement, re-
Spectfully report that said improvem, mt
is necessary and proper, that the esti-
mated expense thereof is 81 230, 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 thereby; that said improve
ment is not asked for by petition of a
majority Of the owners Of property to be
assessed therefor, but we herewith send
a plan or profile of said improvement,
and an order for your adoption, If you
desire us to make the Improvement.
Yeas 6.
In the matter of the order of Council
to Board for formal report on opening
and widening Drake street, &c feet wide,
from Alfred to Randolph street, the En-
gineer submitted plan of land to be
taken, 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
order of the Common Council, approved
June 7, 1881, relative to the widening and
opening of Drake street, from Alfred
street to Randolph street, sc feet wide,
and having investigated the proposed
improvement, respectfully report that
said Improvement is necessary and proper,
that the estimated expense thereof is
s4OO; that real estate to be assessed there
for 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 majority of the owners of property
to be assessed therefor, but we herewith
send plan or profile of said improve
ment, aud an order for your adoption, il
you desire us to make the improvement.
Yeas 6.
The Board having viewed the premises
along the line of Rosabel, Wacouta and
Broadway street, from Third street to
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