Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-20
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works.
Regular Meeting.

Of. fAUI, OepI. oui IoC4'
Board met at Up. m.
Present-Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters,
Quinby and Terry.
Absent-Mr. President.
On motion Mr.. Koch took the chair.
Minutes of 10Th, 10Th, goth and 23d
read and approved.
Jas. H. Weed presented claim of $3S
for piles driven on part of lot owned by
him and taken for Union Depot street.
Placed on file.
Notice of appeal by Annie R. Wood from
assessment for alley through block 80,
Rice 81 lrvine's addition, was read and
referred to the City Attorney.
Notice of appeal by Gustav Willlus
from assessment for street through block
30, St. Paul Proper, along line of Union
Depot street, was read and referred to the
City Attorney.
Notices of appeal by U. L, Lamprey
and Lille NJ. DeMenil from the assess
ment for opening, widening and extension
of Minnesota street, from Twelfth to
Bluff street, were read and referred to the
City Attorney.
Awards heretofore made by Board to
NJ. B. Farrell for grading alley in block
81, st. Paul Proper, to p. H. Thornton,
for grading Granite street, to John Doh
erty, for sewer on Fourteenth street and
Broadway and to Warne Bros. & Stock
ton, for sewer on Wabashaw street, were
received from the Council approved and
referred to the City Attorney to draw
contract and the President of the Board
to execute.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on change of grade on Seventh
street, from Neill to Minnehaha street, was
read, when the following report was ord
cred 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
Sept %, 1881, relative to a change of
grade on ESeventh street, from Neil
street to Mlnnehaha street, and
having investigated the proposed
Improvement, respectfully report that
said improvement is necessary and prop
er, that the estimated expense there
of is $4,000, that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found bene-
fitted to the extent of the damages, costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said improvement is not ask
ed for by petition of a majority of the
owners of property to be assessed there
for, but we herewith send plan or pro.
file of said improvement, if you desire tc
make the improvement. Yeas 5. nays
Order of Council to Board to
proceed to grade Canada street from Val
lev TO Fourteenth street, was referred to
the Clerk to advertise for bids.
Order of Council to Board for forma
report on grading Otsego street, was re
ferred to the Engineer for plan and es
innate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for forma
report on grading Colborn street between
Superior and Cascade street, was referred
to the Engineer for plan and estimate o
cost.
Order of Council TO Board for forma
report on grading Burr street, was re.
ferred to the Engineer for plan and esti
mate of cost.
Order of Council to Board to grad
LAFAYETTE avenue from Collins to Brun
street, was referred to the Clerk to ad
vertise for bids.
Order of Council to Board to construc
sewer on Fourth street, from opposite 10
5, block %, St. Paul Proper, to Minneso
ia street sewer, was referred to the Clerl
to advertise for bids.
Order of Council to Board to construc
a sewer on Fifth street from opposit
center of block 3, st. Paul Proper, t
Minnesota street sewer, was referred t
the Clerk to advertise for bids.
Order of Council to Board for forma
report on opening and extending Eau
uuier street. from Mendoza street t
Forest street, was referred to the Engl
neer for plan of land to be taken.
Order of Council to Board to lay side
walk around the new Market house, un
der direction of City Engineer, was refer
ed to City Engineer to carry out.
Order of Council allowing John Wan
to use alley in block Is, Whitney ,
Smiths addition, for the purpose of cor
Quoting steam pipes under direction o
Board of Public Works, was referred I
Engineer.
Order of Council to Board to widen an
open Drake street &c feet wide fTol