Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-23
addition, and block z, DeBow, Smith,
Risque & Williams addition, so as to
abate nuisance thereon, as follows, to-

A communication was received from
James 81. Davidson, agent of W. F. Da-
wilson, stating that he had signed pc
tition for an alley in block %, st. Paul
proper, under Misrepresentation of Capt.
Davidson's plans for charging his opera
house and asked to withdraw his name
from said petition, etc. Placed on file.
On motion the vote by which the re-
port of the Board to Council, ON opening
an alley in block %, ST. Paul proper, 31st
ult., was adopted, was reconsidered and
the matter laid over to the 9TH inst.
The salaries of the Engineers assistants
for the current year were considered and
fixed as follows. to. wit:
w. A. Somers. .......... 81 ,oo0
IL. n, Fui en-. .!...-- -....... l,ooO
In the lIatter Of grading Grotto street,
the Engineer submitted plans and esti-
mat of cost for same, when the Board or
dered the following report sent to the
Council, towit:
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 s, 1882, relative to the grading of
Grotto street from Summit avenue to st.
Anthony street, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is necessary
and proper, that the estimated expense
thereof is Sc, 400, one half of which should
be paid into the City Treasury before
the,contract is let; that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found ben
Gifted to the extent of the dam
ages, costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby, that SAID i'm
provement IS asked for by a petition
of a majority of the owners of property
to be assessed therefor, but we herewith
send plan and 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 extending park ave-
nue. to st. Peter street, the Engineer SUBJ
mitted plan of land to be taken, when
the board ordered the following report
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'16, 1882, relative to the opening an
extension of Park avenue southerly in oil
rect line to St. Peter street, and having in
Investigated the proposed improve
ment, respectfully report that said i'm
provement is not necessary and prOper-6.
In the matter of grading Ninth street,
from Jackson street to Broadway, the
Engineer submitted plans and estimate of
cost, when the Board ordered the follow
ing report 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 %, 1882, relative to the grading of
Ninth street, from Jackson street to
Broadway, together with stone cutters,
and having Investigated the proposed i'm
provement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper;
that the estimated expense thereof is
81, 524; one-half of which should be paid
into the city treasury before the contract
is let; that real estate to be assessed there
for 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 a
petition of majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor; but we
herewith send plan or profile of said
improvement, and an order for your adOp-
ton, if you desire us to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 6.
The following pay rolls, estimates and
bills were examined and allowed, to-wit:
Pay roll of Inspectors for month of
March, 1882, four employees, S193.50.
Pay roll Of Sewer Force, for mouth of
March, 1882, six employees, S2146l.
of March, 1882, eighty employees, ST.
|97l.1S.
Estimate No. 5, Fourteenth street grad
ing, Boyer & Lux contractors, amount
due $40.
Estimate No. 2, Third street grading,
John A. Tierney contractor, amount due,
$3.50.
Estimate No. 4, McBoal street sewer,
Mullen s. Mournln contractors, amount
due $4S4. so.
Estimate No Z, jackson street grading,
Boyer g. Lux contractors, amount due,
$3.50.
Estimate No. 20, Pleasant, Forbes and
Ramsey street sewers, Patrick Nash con-
tractor, amount due S187.
Estimate No. 1, Otsego street grading,
Charles F. Huehner contractor, amount
due $127.50.
Estimate No. 10, suppleme atary to No.
9, and final for sidewalks in 1881:
Peter Berkeley, contractor, amount due,
$54737.
Bill of G. w. Sherwood of $744, for
Tightening bolts in market house roof etc
Bill of Strong, Hackett 6 Co. of 81 SO
picks and handles street depertment) for
March, 1882.
Bill of McMasters 6 Getty of sl.00,
printing solution engineers department.
for March, 1882.
Bill of Peter Kegel of $75, grading ap-
proach on Bridget street to connect with
Dakota avenue.
Bill of Geo. Mitsch of $685., picks
sharpened etc. street Department. for
March, 1882.
Bill of Geo. Mltsch of CLIO, picks
sharpened and iron rod (sewer depart
ment) for March, 1882
Bill of Breuer Rhodes of $215S, nails
and shovels street Department. for March
1882.
Bill of F. Knauft of $3.50, railroad
picks and handles street Department. for
March. 1882.
Bill of F. G. Draper & Co., of $500,