Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-11
BOARD OF pUBLic woRKs,

Quite Grist of Assess ments Confirmed
Rice Street Closed for Travel While I'm
prove,nents are in Progress-Thc Seventh
Street Grading and Bird ing to be Con-
traoft d.
AZ the regular meeting yesterday after
noon all the members were present and
the following business was transacted:
The following assessments we're ON
frmed: Planting 'and protecting shade
and ornamental trees on both sides Of
Como avenue; partial grading of Pleasant
avenue from Ramsey street to south city
limits; grading Exchange street
FROM Sherman to Eagle street;
grading View etreet from Randolph to
Seventh street; grading Ceder street from
Twelfth to Bluff street; grading alley in
block SO, Rice & Irvins's addition
Specifications were approved for cen
structing sewer on Douglas street from
Ramsey to Seventh street, and for con
straoting 9 sewer On Walnut street from
Oak stsee5 TO Pleasant avenue, were ap-
proved and the clerk authorized TO adver-
tise for bids.
The Seventh street grading AID bridg-
ing was referred 30 The clerk to advertise
for bids.
The following we're referred to the engi-
neer fer plans and estimate Of cost: Con
STRUGGLING bridge over the Mississippi
| river from Robert street to West ST. Paul;
grading Dakota avenue from the south end
of Wabashaw street bridge to Goefe street,
and Goefe street from Dakota street to
CRrsiine street; sewer on Mississip
street from Nash street to Pennsylvania
| avenue; reconstructing Ehe sewers on Fifth
street between Robert aud Jackson streets,
and on Jackson street from a point 100
feet north of Sixth street to Fourth street.
| The following were referred to the engi-
neer for plan Of land to be taken; opening,
| widening and extending Goodrich avenue,
and grading CHANNEL street from Chicago
avenue to Starkey street.
| The matter Of constructing q sewer on
Western avenue from Seventh to Won Min
den street, was referred to the engineer
and attorney as to the street being open.
| The expenditure of $50 of Al. Cooper on
a Seventh street sewer connection at the
Commercial hotel, was referred to the en-
gineer for report.
| The matter of steps to be built on Ra-
vine street from the easterly line of Hof-
man street, vas referred to the engineer to
carry out.
The grading of Fillmore avenue, form
erly MCCARTHY street, to partial grade
and full width. from Bertha street to the
proposed levee, was referred to the en-
giLeer for plan and specifications.
It was voted that the street contractor
be authorized to close Rice street to travel
during the grading and bridging Of Third
street at the crossing of the st. Paul &
Manitoba railroad. It is under
stood that the railroad company is abou!
to commence the work of the ccnstruc
ton OF the bridge, and Park avenue has
been repaired and placed in good condi-
ton to accommodate this travel at the eros
sing.
The matter of opening Magnolia street
from De Soto street TO Mississippi street
was returned to the council.
The award Of the board to Daniel Null
len for sewer in st. Peter street was re-
turned to the council TO reconsider.
The following were placed on file: The
protest of W. E. McCaudlas to assessment
for Improvements on View street; objec
tions Of Walter q. and Edward P. Sanborr
TO confirmation of assessment for partia
grading OF Pleasant avenue; and objec
| LlOHS Oh L. w. hICS 10 LHS Ean6.
The protest of IL. L. Moss to assessment
for grading Exchange street was rejected
as being too late.
The grading of Patrick Leo in front O
his lot on Pleasant avenue at his own ex
penss was referred to the engineer to re
port the work done.
Several corrections we're ordered.
The board adjourned to Wednesda.
evening at 1880 to consider the matter o
contemplated street paving improve
ments.