Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-13

| grading Mackubin street from Summit
avenue to DAYTON ovenue, the Engineer
reported plan and the estimated cost tc
be 1000, which was accepted and the
following report ordered sent to the Coun.
Gil, to-wlt:
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 March
20, 1881, relative to the grading of Mac.
kubin street from Summit avenue tt
Dayton avenue, and having investi-
gated the proposed improvement, re.
spectfully report that said improvement i
necessary and proper, that the estimated
expense thereof is $4,000, 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 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 improve
ment, and an order for your adoption, ii
you desire us to make the improvement.
Yeas 5, nays o.
In the matter of the order of Council to
Board for formal report on grading
Arundel street from Summit avenue to
Iglehart street, the Engineer reported a
plan and the estimated cost to be $1,000,
which was accepted, and the following
report ordered 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
March 1923, 1881, relative to the grading
of Arundel street from Summit avenue
to Iglehart street, and having investigat-
ed the proposed improvement respectful
ly report that said improvement is neces-
sary and proper, that the estimated ex-
pense thereof is 81, 300, 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 bene-
flied 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 there
for, but we herewith send a plan or pro-
file of said improvement, and an order for
your adoption, if you desire us to make.the
improvement. Yeas S; nays 0.
In the matter of the order of the Coun
Gil to Board for formal report on opening
and extending Portland avenue in a
straight line through block 20, Woodland
Park addition, the Engineer submitted
plan of land to be taken. Laid over to
22d inst.
Order of Council to Board sending pro-
test of Henry Hinken's against the pro-
posed change of grade on Westminster
street, was considered and placed on file.
Order of Council to Board returning
report of said Board dated March IL,
1881, in the matter of change of grade on
Westminster street from Lafayette avenue
to Minnehaha street, was taken upand
on motion the vote by which the Board
made said report was reconside1ed, when
the following report was ordered 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
February IL, 1881, relative to change Of
grade on Westminster street, from La
fayette avenue to Mlnnehaha
street, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is not
necessary and proper, that they do not
recommend the said change of grade as
shown on the accompanying profile.
Yeas 5, nays 0.
The following estimates were examined
and allowed, to-wit:
Estimate No. l, on grading Martin
street; Boyer & Lux, contractors;
amount due, 1920.
Estimate No. Son grading Louis street,
Boyer & Lux contractors; amount due,
$65.79.
Estimate No. 4,on grading Bluff street,
Boyer s. Lux contractors; amount due,
$654.50.
Estimate No 4, on grading Torrent
street, James Carr contractor; amount
dR, $5525O.
Plans and specifications for construct
ing eight cisterns in various parts OF the
city; also, for the grading of Maria
avenue, from North to Cherry streets,
were submitted by the Engineer, which
were approved.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on change
of grade on Marshall avenue from Macku-
bin street to Western avenue, the Board
ordered the following report sent to the
Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
Saint Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or Or
der of the Common Council, approved
March 20, 1881, relative to changing the
grade on Marshall avenue, from Mackubin
street to Western avenue, and having in
vestigated the proposed improvement, re-
spectfully report that said improvement
is not necessary and proper, and that
they do not recommend said change.
Yeas 5, nays 0.
Adjourned.
JNo HARRINGTON, President.
z L GopGAN Clerk Board Puhlic Works