Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-04
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works
Regular Meeting.
ST. Paul, May 20, 1881

| DOaTQ met al T. NJ.
Present: Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters
Quinby, Terry and Mr.. President.
Minutes of 18th and 18th insts. reaG
and approved.
Alex Ramsey, by his Attorney, W. F
Masterson, and Mrs. Annie II. Wood, by
her Attorney, II. j. Horn, having filed
written objections to the assessment fol
| the opening and extension of an alley
through block 80, Rice & Irvine's Addi-
ton, from Sherman to Elm street, the
same were laid over to meeting OF June
3, 1881, for consideration,
The matter of the bids for grading OF
Kate street from Ohio street to Bertha
street, which were opened on the 18th
inst, were taken up, and on motion the
contract for said grading was awarded to
Simar d Morton at $40, sS3.9l, they being
the lowest reliable and responsible bid
ders, and it was further ordered that the
said award be submitted to the Common
Council for approval Yeas s.
In the matter of the order OF the
Council to Board fol formal report on
sewer on Iglehart street, from st. Peter
street to point opposite west line of
Johnson's Encouragement, the Engineer
reported a plan from Rice street west
to said point, and the estimated cost,
which was accepted and the following
report ordered sent to the Council, to-
wit:
70 the Common Council of the City Of
st. Paul.
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration theresolutiOn or order
of the Common Council, approved March
%, 1881, relative to the construction of
sewer on Iglehart street, from St. Peter
street to point opposite west line of john
sons Encouragement, and having investi-
gated the proposed improvement, re-
spectfully report that said improvement is
necessary and proper, from Rice street
west to said point, that the estimated
expense thereof is S1,225, 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 neces-
sary to be incurred thereby; that said i'm
provement is asked for by petition
of majority of the owners of property
to be assessed therefor, and we herewith
send plan or profile of said improve
ment, and an order for your adoption, if
you desire us to make the improvement.
Yeas 6.
In the matter of the order of the
Council to the Board, approved May 7,
1881, for formal report on grading Doug
las, Leech, Forbes and Goodrich streets,
the Engineer reported that said
streets cannot be graded at present for
the reason that the grades on the same
Of oh atn
which report was accepted and ordered
sent to the Council.
The matter of the opening and extern
sion of Grant street, from Sherburne ave-
nue. to Bluff street, was taken up and re-
ferrcd to the Engineer for plan showing
land to be taken.
Order of the Council to Board approx
ing awards made TO p. FL. Thornton for
the grading of Marshall avenue, from
Western avenue to Victoria street, and
Arundel street from Summit avenue to
lglehart street, was referred to the City
Attorney to draw contracts, and the
President of Board to execute same
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on opening and extending Oak
land street, from its intersection with
Floral street, casterly to intersect Pleas
ant avenue, northeasterly of its present
with Pleasant avenue, was
to the Engineer for plan of land
necessary to be taken to make an easy
grade up the bluff.
Order of Council to Board to lay
cross walk on south side of Third street
across Robert street, was referred 10 the
Engineer 10 carry out
nr6pr pf Council IA Ro rJ tN 1,t,;1I
cross walk on west side of Virginia
avenue, across Selby avenue, was referred
to the Engineer to carry out.
Order of Council to Board to re-assess
certain property for the opening and eX-
tension of Tilton street, between st. Pc
ter and Rice streets, was referred to the
Clerk to give the first notice
Order of Council to Board to pro-
coed to open, extend and widen a street
or levee along the Mississippi river, from
the south line of the city, in section g.
township rs, range %, to the south line
of the city, i'll section 70, township %,
range %, in the Sixth ward, was referred
to the Clerk to procure abstract of own
ers' names along line of said opening land
Engineer to prepare plat.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to grade the streets, alleys and driveways
in Park Place addition, was referred to
the Clerk to advertise for bids when En-
gineer furnishes plans and specifications
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on extending the sewer on Fort
street, from its present southwest terminus
to Western avenue, was referred to the
for plan and estimate of cost.
Orders of Council to Board, approved
May 10, 1881, to construct certain side
walks in the Fourth ward, were referred
to the Engineer to instruct the contractor
to build the same.
Order of Council to Board for formal
street, from Rice to Dale street, the same
being accompanied by protest, as well
as a petition in favor. The matter was
laid over to June 8, 1881, for further con-
sideration. -
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Arch street, between
Linden and Columbia streets, was referred
to the Engineer for plan and estimate of
cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on constructing sewers on Wilkin
street, from south line of lot 3, block Z,
Leechs addition, to Ramsey street, and
on Exchange street from Sherman to Will
kin street, was referred to the Engineer
for plan and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading the alley in block Is,
in Whitney & Smiths addition, was re-
ferred tosthe Engineer for plan and esti-
mate of cost. F a.l
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on opening and extension of Ra-
voux street, from Rondo street to Martin
street, was laid over to June 3, 1881, and
the clerk directed to notify Thos. Coch-
ran, Jr., agent for petitioner, of action, of
Board z
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
IL confrmation-of the assessment for the
opening and extension of an alley Is feet
wide through block 80, Rice