Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-18
Board of Public Works

A meeting of the board of public works was
held yesterday afternoon. 1t was the last reg
ular meeting of the old board and the first Of
the new. After the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting, the old board adjourned
sine die, and the new board was sworn in and
at once proceeded to business. There is no
change in the board, it was but the reappoint-
ment of the old members. The usual routine
work was taken up and large bulk Of IL dis
penscd with.
In the matter o: the assessment for grading
Fourteenth street, from Randall's addition to
Cedar street, completed and clerk ordered to
give confirmation notice.
The re-rssessment for the construction of
a sewer on Fort street from Eagle to McBoal
streets, with branch on Ramsey street to
Sherman street, was confirmed.
An objection to the re-assessment for new
sewer on Fort street from Eagle to McBoal
street, was received and placed on file.
In the matter of the grading of Forbes
street from Pleasant avenue TO Banfl street.
A petition was received against this contem-
plated improvement and laid over.
The assessment for opening and extending
Grant street from Sherburn avenue to Bluff
street was laid over.
A petition was received against the con-
struction of sewer on Seventh street from
point so feet east of Robert street, and re-
ferred to the members from the First and
Second ward members.
The clerk was instructed to advertise for
new bids for the grading of Cherry street and
filling of pond in block o, Ashton d Sher-
burns block.
| The assessment for widening Jackson street
from Third to Fourth streets, was laid over.
In the matter of the change of grade Cd
Park avenue, from Martin street to right of
way of the st. Pau, Minneapolis q Manitoba
railroad, referred to engineer.
Grading of Concord street, from Isabel
street to west line of Brown and Jackson's adj
dillon, in the Sixth ward, referred to engi-
neer.
In the matter of the construction of a
sewer on Fourth street. Council to be asked
for new order.
The opening of Eaton street through Nor
rison's addition to West st. Paul, was referred
to the engineer.
Contract No. z, of John Clonan, for the
grading of Maria street. Referred to engineer
as was construction of sewer on Thirteenth
street from Jackson to Robert, thence to
Eleventh streets. The following were referred
to the engineer. Construction of sewer on
Temperance street; grading of Goodrich av-
enue from Fort TO Leech street; grading of
Bates avenue from Fourth to Plum street;
Robbie street from Bertha to west line OF
Brown and Jackson's addition Sixth street
from Broadway to Kittson; John from Grove
to Fourth; partial grading from Fifth to
Seventh; construction of sewer on Fourth
street from Robert to Jackson; sewer on Mar
ket from Third to Fifth; grading Westminis-
ter street from Lafayette avenue to Whithal
street; sewer On Robert street from Seventh
to Eleventh street; sewer on Western avenue
from Dayton avenue to Prairie street; opening
of Park avenue, in direct line southerly to
st. Peter street; grading Bertha street from
Water street to Concord in the Sixth ward.
The grading of De Soto street, from Collins
to right of way line of the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils q Manitoba railroad, was retui ned to the
council with adverse report.
The opening and extending of Thirteenth
street to Medlll's addition, in direct line to
Wabashaw street, referred to engineer, as was
the paving of Sibley street from point 40
feet south of Third street to Filth street, in
the First ward.
The engineer was instructed to notify the
contractor at work on sewer on Pleasant ave-
nue. to double his force of men.
The following assistant engineers were ap-
pointed
Somers, at salary of 81 800.
Fuller, 81 800.
Sharkey, $1,000.
The clerk was directed to give first assess
ment notice on Berkey's contract for last year,
amounting to $4,000.
EVENING SESSION.
A meeting was held in the evening for the
purpose of hearing arguments pro and con in
| relation to the paving of Fort street from the
Seven Corners to Ramsey street either with
granite or Cedar blocks and from Ramsey
street to the railroad crossing with
macadam. Lengthy discussions were
INDUCED in as TO the cost of the intended I'M
prOyements Limestone mead rubble fOupda-
| tod with rough granite curbing, will cost
S2.55 per front foot, and the same with gut
tiers, S2.7O per front foot. Pine Or Cedar block
paving will cost s525 per front foot. No
definite action was taken and will not be until
the residents along the line of the intended
improvement can be heard further.
Adjourned.