Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18
Off CIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works
Regular Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Dec. I'd, 1881.
Board met at 2 p. m.
Present-Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters
and Terry
Absent-Messrs. Quinby and Mr.. Presi-
dent
On motion Mr.. Terry took the chair.
Reading of the minutes OF 18th and 18th
November dispensed with.
Maurice Lyons, for himself. Harvey
Officer, agent for Chas. A. Mann, and w.
j. Cutter by II. j. Horn, attorney, having
on the 23d November presented written
objections to the assessment against their
property for the sewer on Sibley street,
from Fourth to Seventh street, the same
were placed on file.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on opening
and extending Wabashaw street, from
intersection with Bluff street, in direct
line to intersection of University avenue
with Rice street, 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 8, 1881, relative to the open
ing and extension of Wabashaw street
from Bluff street to University avenue,
at intersection with Rice street, and hav-
ing investigated the proposed improve
ment, respectfully report that said i'm
provement is necessary and proper, ex-
tended in direct line to the intersec
ton with Chute street if produced to
Bluff street, thence in direct line to Uni
versity avenue at Rice street, that the es-
timated expense thereof is $4,000; that
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the dam
ages, costs and expenses necessary to be
incurred thereby; that said Improvement
is asked for by petition OF major
ity of the owners of property to be asses
sed therefor, and we herewith send plan
or profile of said improvement, and an
orderfor your adoption, if you desire us
TO make the improvement. Yeas, 4;
nays, 0.
In the matter of the order OF the coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on opening
and extending Wabashaw street, from
Bluff street to Brewster avenue, 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
Nov. II, 1881. relative to the opening and
extension of Wabashaw street, from
Bluff street to Brewster avenue: and
having investigated the proposed i'm
provement, respectfully report that said
improvement is not necessary and proper.
Yeas a, nays 0.
In the matter of the order of the Coun
Gil to Board for formal report on opening
and extension of Hoffman avenue, from
present southerly terminus to Union
street, 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 II, 1881, relative to the open
ing and extension of Hoffman avenue,
from southeast terminus of said avenue to
Union street, and having investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully re-
and proper; that the estimated expense
thereof is 500; 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 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; naysO.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to the Board for formal report on open
ing and extending Thomas street, from
Dale street west to city limits, the Beard
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
Oct. 20, 1881, relative to the opening and
extension of Thomas street, from Dale
street to West 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 $l,7O0, that
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses neces-
sarv 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, 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 the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on opening
and extending Victoria street from Uni
versity avenue, north to right of way OF
st. P. NJ. & NJ. R. r. Co., the Board or
dered 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
October 20, 1881, relative to the opening
and extension of Victoria street, from
University avenue north to right OF way
of St. P. s. NJ. R. r. Co., 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 assessed therefor can be
found hopof1tad IN tho aYtQnt of dam