Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-09
THE COUNCIL.

The Question of Bridging Third Street
Railway Crossing-PaviRg Third Street
With Granite-Other Street Improve
observation-disclosures Doings.
The following business was transacted
by the common couacil last evening:
BRIDGING THIRD STREET.
The report of the special committee in
regard to bridging Third street was read.
It states mat the committee is unanimous
ly of the opinion that the proposed bridge
at the foot of Third street should be built
without any delay. Aside from its press
ing necessity, for business purposes, it
would greatly relieve the citizens CT Day
ton bluff and the surrounding country who
| are now suffering on account of the poor
| facilities in getting to the business part of
| the city. The bridge the committee says
can be built in sixty days, and it recon-
mends the construction of bridge with
| twenty foot roadway, six foot sidewalk
on the north side and a ten foot
sidewalk on the south side, over the track,
to extend to the property line on each
| side, and by steps from this point down to
| the street, with grade not to exceed five
| lSSU LO LIS Liz 1OllOWluE are
the estimates of the engineer:
18-foot roadway, two 6-foot sidewalks S $4,000
| 30-foot roadway, two 8-foot sidewalks. $1,000
42-foot roadway, two l2-foot sidewalks. $4,000
| The last estimate includes paving with
blocks.
| The profles presented to the council
| contemplate building bridge only half
the width of the street., to be SO constructed
| that the other half can be hereafter built
| and attached to it. An order was adopted
for the board of public works to investi-
gate and report.
BoARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to pave Third
street from Slbley to Seventh street at the
Seven corners, so-called, with granite
blocks and curb, and build the necessary
retaining walls between Market and St.
| Peter streets on the south side of Third
| street; to construct a sewer on Western
avenue from Selby avenue to Dayton
! avenue; to open, widen and extend Sher-
man street from the levee to Bridget street
| in the Sixth ward.
| The same board was directed to investi-
| gate and report as to the grading of the
street or levee along the west bank of the
Mississippi river from the wet line of
block G, of Olivier's addition to West st.
Paul, at Menominee avenue to the south
! line of section 9, town %, range %, in the
Sixth ward; as to grading Mccarthy street
to partial grade and full width from
State street to its intersection with the
street opened for levee; as to grading
Dakota avenue from the end of the Waba
shaw street bridge to Isabel street, and Sib
| ley street from Dakota avenue to COTE
Icfr nd off CIV no.
street to Caroline street; as to
bridging Third street from Locust street
to Commercial street; as to opening and
extending an alley through block twenty
three of st. Paul proper; as to the recon-
struction of 6! sewer on Robert street from
seventy-fve feet south of Third street to
Seventh street; as to opening and extend
| ing Milton street from Marshall avenue to
| University avenue; as to opening, widen
ing and extending Josette street from
Martin street north to University avenue;
as to constructing a sewer on Walnut
street from Oak street to point sixty
eight feet south of the south line of Pleas
ant avenue.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Charles Clifford's request to be allowed
to erect frame building, faced with brick,
on lot 10, block Is, Robert & Randalrs ad-
dition, was referred to the committee on
fire department. The same with a similar
| request of G. w. Sherwood and others,
II. S. Patterson's claim for damages on
Commercial street was referred to the
| committee on claims.
J.J. Palmer sent in long statement of
the difficulties he had in grading and mac
| adamizing Oak street, and asking to be
allowed the sum of $425. The same was
sent to the committee on claims.
The request OF Michael O'Brien to be
paid $315 due him for grading and mac
adamizing Fort street was sent to the com
| mittee on claims.
A statement in writing was made by
Aid. Starkey to the effect that the fire com
| missioners had made an arrangement for
| lot on Dayton's bluff upon which to erect
| an engine house, and had commenced to
excavate for the bnilding, but that they
had no title to the lot, and, owing to Sc
rious difficulty, cannot get title within
any reasonable time. Aid. Otis explained
| about the title, and thought there would
be no difficulty about it, and Mr.. Murray
stated that an abstract had been furnished
| him, and he presumed that the title had
been made good.
q communication was received, read and
referred to the committee on streets from
| the ST. Paul and Manitoba road, in which
the road offers to contribute $4,000 toward
building the bridge On Seventh street over
the right of way over the road, or the road
will build the same for $1,000.
The resolution of the board of water
commissioners fixing the salary of j. B.
| Overton, superintendent of water works, at
| $4,000, and the salary of John Garfield,
secretary, at $4,000, was referred to the
| committee on ways and means.
The proposition of the st. Paul & Mani
toba railway in regard to the railroad on
Mississippi street was accepted and the
| matter was referred to the city attorney
and engineer to prepare and submit an
| agreement.
The board Of public works awarded the
contract to MCCARTHY and Farrell for grad
ing Dakota avenue. The committee of
the council to whom the matter was re-
ferred reported against confirming the
contract for the reason that some parties
along the line of the street claim they own
the street. The council adopted the
report.
Permission was given George ". Sher-