Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-08
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works.
a djourned Meeting.

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Board met at 2 p. m. pursuant to ad-
iournment of 18th inst.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, Koch.
Peters, Terry and Mr.. President.
Reading minutes of last meeting dis
pensed with.
The executors of Warren II. Dear, deceased.
by their attorney, H. j. Horn, filed notice
OF appeal in matter of assessment FOR ex-
tending Wabashaw street from Bluff street
TO University avenue at intersection with
Rice street. Referred to City Attorney.
81. &. Prescott having presented objec
tons to the opening and extension of an
alley along the east line of lot 1, block T.,
RObertson's addition to West st. Paul. the
same were considered and placed on file.
M. Kuhl presented objections to the as
sessment for opening and extension of an
alley along the east line of lot l, block 7,
Robertson's addition to West ST. Paul, but
the same not having been presented before
The day of confirmation they were rejected
and not considered.
1t having been made to appear
to the Board that the assessment as made
against lot 6, block So, st. Paul proper for
the opening and extension of Wabashaw
steeet from Bluff street to University ave-
nue. at intersection with Rice street is er-
roneous, on motion it was ordered that
said assessment against said lot be re-
duced to $35.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for grading
the alley in block 81, st. Paul proper from
Robert to Jackson street, came up, and af-
ter due consideration was confirmed.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for open
ing an alley along the east line of lot 1,
block Z, Robertson's addition to West ST.
Paul, thence south to the. north line of lot
1, block u, West st. Poul proper, came up,
and after due consideration the same was
confirmed,
Estimate No. on Thirteenth and Rob-
ert street sewer, E. j. Meyer contractor,
was examined and allowed, amount due
$3.50.
In the matter of order of Council to
Board, on opening and extending street
100 feet wide, along the easterly bank of
Mississippi river, from Eagle street to the
city limits, 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 order
of the Common Council, approved Dec. 8,
1881, relative to the opening and extension
of street 100 feet wide, along easterly
bank of Mississippi river, from Eagle
street to the city limits, and having inves-
tigated the proposed improvement, re-
specially report that said improvement
is necessary and proper for public levee,
modified to read, from Chestnut street to
Western avenue" condemning and taking
all that land, not already dedicated, lying
between the Mississippi river and the fol-
lowing described line, to-wit:
Commencing at the north line of levee,
as laid out in Rice & Irvine's addition to
Saint Paul, at the south corner of block
40, of said addition, and thence by
straight line to the northeast corner of
block 4, Kinney, Bond & Traders addition
TO Saint Paul; and thence by a straight
line passing through the southeast corner
of block Z, of said addition, and extended
to its intersection with the government
meander line; thence by the government
meander line to point in lot 13, Partition
Plat, $50 feet due east of the center line of
section -; and from thence to the south
east corner of lot 40, of Stinson, Brown &
hoIueSl VI OIOCk 20, VI gull
son, Brown 4 RamseY's addition to Saint
Paul, in the City of Saint Paul, Mimi.
that the estimated expense thereof is
so. 900, that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the ex-
tent of the damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby; that said
improvement is not asked for by petit
ton of a majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan OF profile of said i'm
p1ovement, and an order for your adoption,
if you desire Us to make the Improvement.
Yeas 6.ias .. Il E:a A..
The Clerk was directed to give the first
assessment notice on sidewalks construct
ed under contract of Peter Berkey (esti-
mate No. 81 for year ending January 1,
1888.
Adjourned.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President
+. L. GORMAN Clerk Board Of Public Works