Daily globe., 1881-03-18

you desire US to make the improvement.
Yeas 8.
March II, 1881.
GEO. L. BECKER, President.
R. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
Adopted. (See order to Board of Pub
lie Works..
Change of Grade
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 February II, 1881,
relative to a change of grade on Waverly
street, from Saltwater street to Westmlnste!
street, and having investigated the proposed
improvement, respectfully report that said inn
provement is necessary and proper, that the
estimated expense thereof Is $40; that real
estate to be asses ed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent of tie damages, costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred thereby;
that said improvement is not asked for by q
petition of a majority of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but we herewith
send plan or profile of said improvement, il
you desire to make the improvement. Yeas 8
March II, 1881.
GEO. L. BECKER. President.
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
Adopted, and City Clerk instructed tc
give the necessary notice, as required by
law, for such change of grade. Yeas 10
Also,
Tenth Street Grading
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 Counl, approved
January Goth, 1881, relative to the
grading of Tenth uOthl street, from Broadway
to Lafayette avenue, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary and proper,
in accordance with plan No. 2, herewith, that
the estimated expense thereof is $500, one
half of which should be paid into the City
Treasury before the contract is let, that real
estate to be assessed therefor can be found bene-
fited to the extent of the damages, costs and
expenses necessary to be incurred thereby; that
said improvement is asked for by petition OF
a majority of the owners of property to be as
sessed therefor, and we herewith send plan
or profile of said improvement, and an order for
your adoption, if you desire US to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 8.
March IL, 1851.
GEO. L. BECKER, President.
Ssfa ORDER Saao S f5 BoaTd aHsd Of Pube pSbfS
Works
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Salaries of Engineers
To the Common Council, City of st.. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: Your attention Is respectfully
invited to the following action of the Board
of Public Works of this date, to-wit:
"The City Engineer having appointed
w. A. Somers, First Assistant Engineer;
II. II. Fuller, Second Assistant Engineer;
A. r. starkey, Third Assistant Engineer,
and having requested that the salaries OF said
assistants be fixed for the ensuing year, 1t is
hereby ordered by the Board of Public Works
that said salaries be fixed as follows, to-wit.
First Assistant 81 800 per annum;
Second Assistant 81 500 per annum;
Third Assistant 81 200 per annum;
and that the Common Council be requested to
approve said action" Very respectfully,
R. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board Public Works.
Official.
(The foregoing is accompanied by a
communication from the City Engineer,
recommending an increase OF the salaries
of Messrs. Somers and Fuller.)
Referred to Committee of Ways and
Means.
Also,
Westminster street change of grade
The Board present report relative to
the proposed change of grade of West
minister street, stating that the estimated
expense thereof is $3.50, etc.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
(See reports of Board of Public Works,
under head of reports of standing COM
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Of Committee on Streets, Sewers and
Bridges-H. Habighorst and others
Committee to whom said petition was
referred, report by resolution relative
thereto.
Adopted. (See order to Board Of Pub
lie Works relative to sewer on Seventh
street.)
Street Grades
The Committee to whom was referred
the matter of the establishment of grade
on Rivol1 and Mt. Ida streets, report in
favor of adopting the grades as shown by
the profiles accompanying said report.
Adopted by resolution.
Also,
x. Mannhart and others petition
Committee to whom the said petition
was referred, report by resolution.
Adopted. (See resolution of Aid. Ring
valid, relative to the opening and exten-
sion of Leech street.)
Also,
Change of grade on East Third and
other streets
The Committee on Street, Sewers and Bridges,
to whom was referred the matter of change
of grade on Third street, from Sibley street to
Pine street; of Waucota street, between Fourth
street and the levee of Broadway street, from
Prince street to the levee, and of Rosabel
street, from Fourth street to the levee, report
that after several conferences with the owners
of the property affected by said change, and
satisfied that the grade of the streets will be
improved by the change, your committee
recommended the passage of the resolution
herewith submitted. Respectfully,
JOHN DowLAN, Chairman.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Also,
Tilton street grading
The Committee on Streets, Sewers and
Bridges, to whom was referred the report of
the Board of Public Works in regard to grad
ing Tilton street from Rice street to St. Peter
street, report in favor of the grading of said
street, and recommend that the draft of order