Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-22
Otis, Rlngwald, Griggs, Trott, starkey, Nc
Carthy, Mr.. President-l1.
Also.

NJ. GalVln'S pay
The Board requests the Council to state
how Mr.. Calvin is to be paid. Recon-
mitted, with answer that Mr.. Calvin is to
be paid for the time he actually works; or
for the time returned by the Street Com
missioner.
Portland Avenue Opening
To the Honorable the Common Council OF
the City of st. Paul,
GENTLEMEN: / am instructed by the Board
of Public Works to herewith return your or
der approved May Z, 1851, for the opening
and extension of Portland avenue and to re
spectfulIy ask your honorable body to repeal
the same in order that said Board may submit
an amended report on said opening and ex-
tension, it having been made to appear to said
Board that the cost will be greater than here
tofo re reported. Very respectfully.
Clerk Board OF Public Works.
July 10, 1881.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
Also,
Selby Avenue Grading
To the Common Council of the City Of Saint
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council, approved July 6, 1881,
relative to the grading of Selby avenue, from
Western avenue to Dale street, and
having investigated the proposed improve
ment, respectfully report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper, that the estima-
ted expense thereof is 50 ,030, 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 ne
cessary to be incurred thereby; that said i'm
ic ~ bod hVy nf
majority of the owners of property to be assess
ed therefor, but we herewith send aplan or
profile of said improvement, and an order
| for your adoption if you desire us to
make the improvement. Yeas 4, nays 0.
J. G. TERRY, President, pro tenn.
R. L. GERMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
July Is, 1881.
Adopted. (see order to Board of Pub
| lie Works.)
Sewer on Rosabel street
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 %, 1881,
relative to the construction OF a sewer on
Rosabel street, from Fourth street to Fifth
street, and, having investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port that said improvement is nee
essary and proper, that the estimated ex-
pense thereof is $685., one-half of which not
| be paid into the city treasury before the
contract is let; that real estate to be as
sessed therefor can be found benefited to the
extent of the damages, costs and expenses ne
cessary to be incurred thereby; that
| said improvement is not asked for
by petition of a majority of
| the owners of property to be assessed therefor,
hit horo q ~, ;ln If coid
improvement, and an order for your adoption,
| if you desire us to make the improvement
Yeas 5, nays 0.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President
R. L. german, Clerk Board of Public Works.
| July l, 1881.
Adopted. (see order to Board of Pub
lie Works.)
| e Also,
Sewer on Fort street
To the Common Council of the City of Saint
| Paul.
The Board of Public Works have had under
| consideration the resolution or order OF the
Common Council, approved June %, 1881,
relative to the construction of sewer on Fort
| street, from southwest terminus of sewer on
| Fort street to Goodrich avenue, and having
investigated the proposed improvement, re-
| spectfully report that said improvement is
necessary and proper. that the estimated ex-
pense thereof is 81, 1856, 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 improvement
is not asked for by petition of a majority of
| the owners of property to be assessed there
for, but 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 5. nays 0.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
RI. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
Adopted. (See order to Board of Pub
lie Works.)
Change of Street Grades
The Board reports, with profile, for a
change of grade on Lafayette and Good
rich avenues and other streets.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
Also,
Estimate
Estimate No. 8 and final, Arundel
street grading, P H. Thornton, con-
tractor, 1857 $50.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Of Committee on Fire Department
To the Common Council of the City of 81.
Paul:
The Committee on Fire Department beg
leave to repor5 that at meeting, held July
10, 1881, ali present except Aid. Cornish, the
following business was transacted:
1. The resolutions directing an order to
| be drawn in favor of VIM. Hustled for $50,
in payment of his services as substitute, and
| an order to be drawn in favor of Daniel Sulli-
van for $40, in payment of his services as SUBJ
stitute, are recommended to pass.
1 2. The Committee, by majority vote,
recommend that the city purchase ten Birge,
Williams & Co.'s fire alarm boxes, pro-
vided the city does not incur any liability to
the proprietors OF owners of other fire alarm
ferred to the City Attorney to report thereon
at the next regular meeting of the Council.
! In this action Aid. Starkey and the chairman
4 do not concnr, but ask that the whole matter
| be referred back to the committee for further
consideration. Respectfully submitted,
| CHAs E. Or1s, Chairman.
st. Paul. July 10, 1881.
Accepted, and report taken up by sec
tions- and acted on as follows:
The resolution referred to in favor OF
VIM. Hustled, was adopted. (See reso-
lution.)
The resolution in favor of Daniel Sui
Ivan was amended by Aid. Ringwald by
adding that $l4 be allowed P. H.. Smith
for substitute services.
| Amendment adopted. Yeas 6, nays s..
The resolution, as amended, being put
on its passage was lost Yeas 5, nays g..
The second section of report was re-
committed Yeas s, nays 3.
Of Committee on Streets. Sewers and
| Bridges
To the Honorable the President and Common
mon Council of the City of st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Streets,
Sewers and Bridges, TO whom was referred the
hereinafter named petitions, communications,
resolutions and orders, report thereon as fol-
lows:
First-On the report of the Board of Public
Works, in regard to the opening and extern