Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19
Regular Meeting.

south side of Fifth betI cen Jackson and
Sibev streets.
Board of Public Works with order.
From J. w. McClung-
Rsgative to street names on West eide.
Committee on ordinances and alderman
of the ward.
From E. Lange7in and others
Protest against the grading of Fourth
street On West side.
Com oittee on Streets,
From A. Z. Johnson
Claim Tor damages to buggy by coming
IN contact with sewer shaft cover, etc.
Committee On Claims.
From Larsen & Co., and others.
ASKING that the market house be closed
at o'clock p. NJ, from the present until
April l, 1884.
Committee on Markets.
From James S. Burris-
For permission TO remove frame bull
ding, etc.
Granted. See ordinance No. 354.
From Il. Breslauer-
Claim against member of the police
force.
Committee on Police.
From Thomas Boner-
For the grading of Smelling street be
tween Stewart avenue and Fort street.
Board Public Works with order.
From J. II. Bryant
Relative to sidewalks and lamps in the
vicinity of Grand avenue and Grotto
street,.
Accepted. (see resolutiOn.)
From Geo. R. Finch and others
Asking that steps be taken to convert
the triangular strip of land or the south
side Of Portland avenue at its intersection
with Summit avenue into q public par,
etc.
Committee on Parks.
EFFORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
OF City Treasurer-Pay Rolls
The Treasurer submits, paid by him, the
pay roll of the street force for the month
of September, 1888, amounting to $4,O82 IS
and this sewer force pay roll for the same
mon,h, amounting to 1907 81.
Com ptroller.
Estimate returned
The Comptroller returned, u1audited,
estiuIat9 No. 3, Insley Shire and Tullook,
contractors for construction of the iron
span oi she st. Paul bridge, as it appears
Che penalty for not completing said work
in time had not been deducted, etc.
Accepted. (See resoIuhon.)
Estimate returned
To tho Honorable President and Common
Council of the city of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The estimate allowed by
Architect Bassford to Mr. M. B. Farrell
$1,000, for building patrol stable does not
show that the work has been performed
according to plans and specifications. The
City Engineer, simply approved the esti-
mate without giving the necessary certif-
cate.
1t is claimed that the work has not
been done according to contract, therefore
it is a matter for your honorable body to
determine.
Oct. 16, 1888.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROCHE,
City Comptroller.
Accepted. (See resolution).
Also,
Viaduct over Duluth Railroad
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council of the City of SAINT Paul:
GENTLEMEN-The accompanying papers
received in my Office on the fifth instant
since last meeting of the Council, repre-
senting contract with Mr.. Michael
O'Brien, for the construction of a stone
viaduos over the Saint Paul & Duluth rail
road on Seventh street, (being part of
the mproVemeDt known as the "Pernla-
neEt Roadway over Phaien's Greek on the
line OF East Seventh street,'') are returned
without countersigning, as full provision
has not been made for the payment of the
contract, and no assessment can be made
to cover the difference, as She contract
was not let under the assessment law.
There is clause in the contract which
Reads: Payable out of the fund applica-
bls to said Improvement" inferring that
there Ia fund in the city treasury really
applicable to cover this particular contract,
whlcG is not the fact. It is true that there
is fund of sixty-fve thousand dollars
($65,000), the proceeds of the full limit of
city ponds authorized to be issued under
an act Of the last legislature, approved
Februtcy 23d, 1888, which are applicable
on account OF the total cost of the ''per-
mareat roadway;" the balance of the total
cost i'll excess of the sixty-fve thousand
dollars will have to be assessed upon the
property benefited, as intended by the law
authorizing the city bonds.
The first contract let for the "permanent
roadway" represents the "culvert," which
let by measurement makes the approx
mate quantities figure sixteen thousand,
six hundred and twenty-one and thirty-fi
one-hundredth ($16,62 dollars, but as
the true quantities of work executed are
greatly in excess of the approximate
quantities, as indicated by estimate No. 9,
, allowed upon the contract, the said culvert
contract price will initiate to TWENTY-FIVE
Thousand ($25,000) dollars, which deducted
from the sixty-fve thousand ($65, 0OO) dol
lars, proceeds OF bonds, will leave forty
thousand ($40.O00) dollars, applicable on
this second or ''stone viaduct'' contract,
which is also by measurement making the
approximate quantities figure fifty
nine thousand six hundred
and seventy-ive ($59,675) dol
dollars. It is reasonable to presume that
this second contract will initiate to eighty
five thousand ($85,OO0) dollars, in the same
ratio as the first or culvert contract, (being
the result of all contracts let by measure
ment in place of for an entirety or fixed
priced,) leaving forty-fve thousand
{$45, 900 dollars unprovided upon the said
viaduct contract through imitation; or
nineteen thousand, six hundred and seven
tE- five (S19,675) dollars upon the repre-
scented cost based upon approximate guam
titles.