Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-19
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works.
Regular Meeting.

Present-Messrs. Hoyt, Peters, Quin
by, Terry, and Mr.. President. !.
Absent-Mr. Koch.
Minutes of 3Oth and 31st ultimo., ant
Sd inst, read and approved.
Bids were opened and read for TIT
grading of Fourteenth street from Cedar
street to Randalrs addition, as follows
to-wit:
John A. TiernSy.. ,39o v
Boyer & Lux. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S,OS0 "
Messrs. Boyer s. Lux being the loves
reliable and responsible bidders, the con
tract was awarded to them, and ordered
sent to the Council for approval. Yea!
5, nays O.
Plans and specifications for construct
ing sidewalk for year 1882, were exam
ined and approved.
Clerk was directed to advertise fol
bids for sewer on Fifth street, from
point about one-half way between
Wabasha and Cedar street to Minnesots
street sewer
Crawford Livingston, Esq, as agent
for the owner of lots and Z, block 8
Leech's addition, south of Fort street
presented written objections to the ass.
essment for sewer on said Fort street
Placed on file.
M. Wandra presented written objec-
tious to the assessment against his prop.
erty, for the construction OF sewer on
Fort street, claiming reduction on the
ground of the form and position OF his
property. After due consideration, the
assessment against his property was re-
duced $87.29.
Messrs. Warne Bros. & Stockton hav-
ing been granted license to tap sewers
for the year 1882, presented aproper
bond which was accepted and approved.
In the matter of estimate No. 7, to
John Clonan for grading done on Maria
avenue, the engineer returned the same
recommending that the same be referred
to the city attorney, which recommends
ton was accepted and the matter was 50
referred,
In the matter of the order of the coun-
Gil to board for formal report on extending
Custer street in the Sixth ward, the engi-
neer submitted a plan of the land to be
taken, when the following report was or
dered 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
Dec. 81, 1881, relative to the opening
and extension of Custer street, formerly
Clay street, in Bazille s. Roberts addition
to West St. Paul, through block III,
West st. Paul proper to Flint street,
and having investigated the proposed
improvement, respectfully report that
said improvement is necessary
and proper, that the esti-
mated expense thereof is 800; 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 not asked for by petition of major
ity of the owners of property to be as
scssed therefor, but we herewith send q
plan or profile of said improvement, and
an order for your adoption, it
you desire to make the improvement,
yeas 5, nays 0.
Order of council to board to build
crossing from Dakota avenue to Bridget
street, was referred to the engineer for
plan and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Westminster street
from Lafayette avenue to Whitall street,
was referred to Engineer for plan and es-
innate of COST
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on widening Dale street to width
of 60 feet from Goodrich street to
Pleasant avenue, and Pleasant avenue
from Goodrich avenue to Dale street, was
referred to the Engineer for plan of land
to be taken.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report for grading Mount Airy street
from L'Orient street to Broadway, was
referred to the Engineer for plan and es-
innate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on constructing sewer on Wa
bashaw street from Third to Seventh,
was referred to the Engineer fer plan
and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on constructing sewer on Fort
street from Goodrich avenue to culvert at
Jefferson avenue was referred to the En-
gineer for plan and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on constructing sewers on Third
street from Exchange street to Market
street.
On Fourth street from Seventh street
to Market street.
On Fifth street from Fort street to st.
Peter street.
On Sixth street from Fort street to Mar
ket street.
On Seventh street from Fort street to
Fifth street.
On Exchange street from Ninth street
to Fourth street.
On Franklin street from Third street
to Ninth street.
On Washington street from Fourth
street to Sixth street; =
and the repairing the sewer on st. Peter
street from Fifth to Fourth street, were
referred to the Engineer for plans and
estimates of cost
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on widening Jackson street from
Third to Fourth street in accordance with
certain lines stated in said order, was re-
ferred to the Engineer for plan of land
to be taken.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to widen and open Drake street SO feet
wide between Alfred and Randolf street
was referred to the Engineer for a plan
of land to be taken.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
constructing sewer on Fort street, from
McBoal to Goodrich street, came up, and,
after due consideration. the same was
confirmed, after reducing the assessment
against east q of southeast a of lot 4,
Leech's Out Lets, south of Fort street,
$500. Yeas 5. Nays 0.
The matters of making and completing
the assessments for opening and extending
Baker street, from Cherokee avenue to
Mohawk avenue and Morton street,
from Ottowa avenue to Mohawk avenue,
came up and was laid over to the 18th
inst.
Pursuant to due notice and
the adjournments Hereunder,
the matter of making and
completing the assessment for a street OF
levee along the bank of the Mississippi
river in the Sixth ward. came I'D and was