Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-19
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works
Regular Meeting.

Board met at p. m.
Present: Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters.
Quinby, Terry and Mr.. President.
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
A communication was received from
E. +. Drake in regard to the manner In
which streets are being graded. Referred
to the Engineer.
w. B. Dean and a. G. and Nm. Kidd.
by their attorney, III. j. Horn, ESD, hav-
| ing presented written objections to the
confirmation of the assessment for OPEN
ing, widening and extension of Portland
| avenue through triangular piece of
| land in block 20, Woodland Park addi-
| ton, the same were duly considered and
| placed on file.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
| the confirmation of the assessment for
opening, widening and extending a street
or levee along the bank of the MisSiss-
| ippi river in the Sixth ward came up,
when the the objections presented by the
| following persons were duly considered
and placed on file, and after ordering q
correction in the amount allowed Exilda
| Rouleau on lot l, block 4, BaZllle s.
Roberts addition, byilncreasIng the same
| SI35 so as to conform to the facts and
rights Of the case as intended, the whole
matter was adjourned to the Sd day of
| July next at 2 p. m. The objections
above referred to are as follows, to-wit:
d. d. Merrill, Dowlan g Doyle, 7. B.
Lewis, J. W. McClung, Henry O'Gorman,
j. B. Olivier, Edward Chambers, Ann
Dubord, Mary Meaney, James Cullen, S.
ID. Lord, Woodbury. s. Robbins, G. O'Con-
nor, G. B. Wright, A. Turnbull, j. W,
Roche, j. II. Lamprey, L. M. Demeuel,
w. l.. Mintzer, E. H. Robinson, E. Lam
gevin, Ii. Hill, U. l.. Lamprey, p. T.
Kavanaugh, NJ. A. E. Fuller and II. A.
Kelliher
Pursuant TO due notice, the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
grading Burr street from Collins street
to north line of Il. Rice's first addition,
came up, and was duly confirmed.
Yeas, 6.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for change of grade on Lafayette av-
enue, from Woodward street to Collins
street, came up, and was duly completed
and ordered entered of record and the
Clerk directed to give the confirmation
notice. Yeas, 6.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for q change of grade on Third street,
from Sibley street to Pine street, came
up, and was duly completed and ordered
entered of record and the Clerk directed
to give the confirmation notice. Yeas, 6.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for opening and extending Eighth street,
from Cedar to Wabashaw street, came
up, and was adjourned to July7, 1882, at
Up. m.
Pursuant TO due notice, the matter
of making and completing the
assessment for opening and extending
Cayuga street, from the end of Cayuga
street as now existing in L. Rice's Second
addition to Mississippi street, came up
and was laid over to July Z, 1882 at 2
p. m.
Pursuant 10 due notice the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
opening, widening and extending Port
land avenue, through triangular piece of
land in block 20, Woodland Park addi-
ton, came up, and after due considera-
ton was confirmed Yeas 6.
In the matter of the claim of John
Clonan for return of amount of charge
made against HIM for gravel taken from
near Gas works, for the grading of Maria
avenue, the Engineer reported that Mr..
Clonan was not entitled to any extra
charge or the return of any part of the
charge made against him for the gravel
put upon Maria avenue, whereupon the
Board disalloWed his claim.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on con
structing a sewer on Temperance street,
from Tenth street to north line of VIM.
Constants addition, the Engineer re-
ported that the order should read: con
Temperance street from Tenth street, 400
feet north of the north line of Tenth
street" Returned to Council for correct
order.
In the matter of tue order of the Coun-
Gil to Board for formal report on grading
Rosabel street from Ninth to Tenth
street, the Engineer having reported
plan and estimate of cost, 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 OF
order of the Common Council, approved
June %, 1882, relative to the grading OF
Rosabel street from Ninth to Tenth
street, and having investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is
necessary and proper, that the estimated
expense thereof is 5000, one-half of which
need not be paid into the City Treas
ury before the contract is let; that real es-
tate 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
hn Of ~ fn hn
therefor, and we herewith send q
plan or profile of said improvement, and
an order for your adoption if you desire
us to make the improvement. Yeas, g.
Order of Council to Board to proceed
to open and extend Burr street from
Nellie street to Magnolia street by max
ing assessment therefor, was referred &c
the Clerk to give first notice. Yeas, 6.
The following Estimates and Pay Rolls
were examined and approved, tO-wit
Estimate No. Q, Fifth ward sewers
Daniel Mullen contractor, amount due
$5,696.7O.
Estimate No. -, Lafayette Avenue
grading, Simar & Morton contractors
amount due s5O9.18.
Estimate No. 3, Temperance, Norris
and Cooper streets, John Doherty con
tractor, amount due $685.
Estimate No. 8, Westminster Street
grading, Simar 81 Morton contractors
amount due 50, 1884 so.
Estimate No. 6, Fourteenth and Broad
way sewer, John Doherty contractor
amount due 81 ,028.50.
Estimate No. 4, Robbie, Susan and Win
nefried streets, Boyer s. Lux contractors
amount due $40
Estimate No. 2, Forbes Street grading
p. II. Thornton contractor, amount due
$3.50.
Estimate No. 3, Sixth, John and Neil
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