Daily globe., 1883-07-21
Board of Public Works.

The following business was transacted
ular meeting yesterday afternoon:
The following assessments were con-
frmed: The sprinkling of Summit av-
enue from Rice street to Wabashaw street;
the sprinkling of st. Peter street from
College avenue to Iglehart street,; the
sprinkling of Grove street from Lafay-
cite avenue to Mississippi street;
the sprinkling of Tenth street
from Locust street to Broadway, and for
opening widening and extension of Fuller
street between Western avenue and Rice
street.
The reassessmentfor grading Mac Kubin
street from Dayton avenue to University
avenue and the assessment for sprinkling
Dayton avenue to Arundel street was ad-
journed to July 81, and the asse ssment for
the opening, widening and extension of Au
rora avenue between Western avenue and
Rice street was adjourned to July %.
The assessment for opening and extern
sion of Bertha street through block 6, Nor
rison's addition to West st. Paul was con-
frmed.
The following were considered and
placed on file: The objection of Thomas
Murphy to the assessment for opening,
widening and the extension of Aurora av-
enue; the protest of Henry Jensen against
the Fuller street opening; and also of A
S. Carton; the matter of condemnation
of property of John NJ. Warner, for the
improvement on Aurora avenue; the OBJ
iections to his assessment of VIM. Knight
for sprinkling on Dayton avenue, and the
protest of c. F. G. Niemann against the
Fuller street opening.
The bids of John Gehrke, Ronald G. Ar
mold, John G. Hinkel, Patrick Nevins, VIM.
Forrestal and Andrew O'Rourke, for street
sprinkling, were referred to the city attor-
ney to draw up contracts, and that of John
D. Moran, John Fogelberg, Joseph Strle-
kamp, John Baldther for grading, and
that of P. 81. Tierney for sewerage.
The protest of John Casey and others
for grading Bedford street was placed on
file.
The engineer was ordered to build side
walks on Concord street, crosswalks on
Seventh, Mendoza, Arcade, Walsh, Neill,
Farquier streets, a temporary 800 bridge
over Phalen creek, sidewalk west side of
Nina street, crosswalks on Isabelle and
Kate streets and sixfoot sidewalk on north
side of Concord street from Isabelle to
Madrid street.
The bids of VIM. Zollman for grading
Third street and Chas. F. Miller for a
sewer on Robert street, was referred to the
city attorney to draw up contracts.
The decision of W. P. Murray, city at
torney, that the board can partially grade
streets if the public good demands, and
| that the assessments are invalid in such
cases, was placed on file.
The following were referred to the city
engineer for plans and specifications: The
grade of Sherman street from Fort street to
edge of bluff at or near the right of way of
| Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad; the
| the grade of Colborne street from Super
ior street to Jefferson avenue, and partially
grade Colborne from Jefferson avenue to
| Cascade street; to grade Smith street from
| Douglas street to Exchange street; sewer
on Dale street from the north
line of Dolly avenue through blocks
II and %, Woodland park, thence
to Summit avenue, across Summit avenue
to Oakland street, and thence to the south
line of Grand avenue west; grading
Third street from Broadway to Kittson
street; sewer on L'Orient street, from
Glencoe to Minnehaha street, and from
M1nnehaha to the creek, and the grading
of East Fourth street, from Broadway to
Commercial street, paving that part with
in the right of way of the railroads with
granite blocks, Olive street, from Seventh
to Fourth, Locust, from Seventh to Fourth,
and the alley through block 80, Kittson's
addition.