Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-24
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works.
Regular Meeting

JULY ., 1881.
Beard met at 2 p. m.
Present: Messrs. Hoyt, Peters, Quimby
and Terry.
Absent: Messrs Koch and Mr. Presi-
dent.
On motion Mr.. Terry took the chair.
Minutes of 1st inst read and approved.
James Starkey made application to be
allowed certain money retained on his
final estimate for the construction of
Fort street sewer from Seven Corners to
McBoal street, and submitted certain
papers and data in support of his claim.
Referred to the Fourth ward member.
Messrs. Thos. J. Kenny and Patrick W.
Hudner, partners as .'Kenny s. Hudner,"
made application and submitted bond
for license TO tap and connect with city
sewers, which bond was approved and
license granted.
Orders OF Council approving award
made TO John A Tierney for grading
alley in block 10, Whitney and Smiths
addition; also award made to P. H. Thorn
ton for grading driveways, streets and
alleys in Park Place addition, and also
award made to F. Boyer for grading De
Bow street from 0lmsted to Williams
street, were referred to the City Attorney
to draw contracts.
Order of Council to Board sending Pc
tition and asking for facts in matter of
claim of Michael Riley for destruction of
well. was referred to the Third ward
member.
Order of Council to Board recommend
ing that Michael Calvin be allowed 81
per day for services on streets, was order
ed returned to Council with the request
that the Board be informed as to whether
Mr.. Galvln's employment and pay are to
be perpetual or not
Order of Council to Board to build
crosswalk over Twelfth street on east
side of Cedar street, also over College
avenue on west side of Cedar street Re-
ferred to Engineer to carry out.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on the partial grading of Third
street, from the St. Paul s. Duluth rail
road to the eastern terminus of the said
Third street, was referred to the En-
gineer for plans and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on the construction of sewer on
Canada street, from Thirteenth street
sewer to Pearl street, and on Pearl street,
from Canada to Temperance street, was
referred to the Engineer for plan and
estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on the grading OF East Sixth
street, from Broadway to Kittson street,
was referred to the Engineer for plan
and estimate of cost.
Ordec of Council to Board for formal
report on the construction OF sewer on
Seventh street, from point $50 feet east
of Wabashaw street to Minnesota street
sewer, was referred to Engineer for plan
and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Selby avenue. from
Western avenue to Dale street, was re-
ferred to the Engineer for plan and estl-
mate OF cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading all that part of Burr
street not covered by a previous order,
was referred to the Engineer for plan
and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on widening Seventh street from
east side of right of way of the st. Paul
& Duluth railroad company to point $50
feet east of Hoffman, avenue, was re-
ferred to the Engineer for plan showing
land to be condemned.
Order Of Council to Board for formal
report on widening, altering, straighten-
ing and extending Dakota avenue from
Robertson's addition in the Sixth ward,
to the city limits, was referred to the En-
gineer for plan of land to be taken, etc.
Pursuant to due notice the matter
of correcting the assessment for
grading Martin street from Rice
street to Park avenue, came up and no
one appearing or Directing thereto, said
assessment was corrected by reducing the
same from ST. SO per front foot to S1.45
per front foot on the property on the line
of said Martin street, from Rice street to
Park avenue, the Board deeming the
property thus assessed and thus reduced
as being benefited to that extent.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
the confirmation of the reassessment for
the grading Of Mackubln street, from Day.
ton avenue to University avenue, came
up, and no objection being made, the same
was duly confirmed. Yeas 4, nays 0.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter Of
the confirmation of the reassessment for
the opening and extension Of Tilton
street, from Ramsey's addition to Rice
street, came up, and was laid over to the
18th inst.
A. Bozet and Charles H. Schlieck, hav-
ing on the 7th inst. filed objections to the
confirmation of the reassessment for
opening and extension of Tilton street,
from Ramsey's addition to Rice street,
the same were taken up and considered
and laid over to the 18th inst.
One bid only having been received for
the construction of sewers on Mill,
Eighth, Ninth, Grove, Monroe, Madison,
Lafayette, Partridge, Westminster and
Wayerly Place streets, the same was
opened and read as follows, to wit:
Geo. w. Walsh, S31 GOO
After consideration the same was laid
over to the 18th inst, at 9 a. m, to which
time the Board adjourned.
J. G. TERRY,
President Pro Tenn
+ GopMAN Clerk Roard PlIhlic Works