Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-16
REGULAR Meeting,

l
Board met at p. IN.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Koch, Peters,
Terry and Mr. President.
Absent: Mr.. Hoyt. (excused.)
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
Bids for the construction of stone via
| duct over the right of way of the St. Paul
& Duluth Railroad company on Seventh
street were received from Lauer Bros. J..
G. Mccarthy & Co, Michael O'Brien, Han
sard & King, (informal rejected) and 7. E.
Courtney, and upon being opened and
read the said bids were referred to the
Engineer to examine and report at z 80 p.
m. this day.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that the assessment for the opening,
widening and extension of Fuller street
between Rice street and Western avenue
is erroneoua as to lots and 4, block 4,
Drake & Dewey's addition, it was ordered
that the assessment against said lots be
abated go as to conform to the facts and
rights of the case as intended.
In the matter of grading East Fourth
street from Broadway TO Commercial
street, paving that part within the right
of way of the railroads With granite blocks,
Olive street from Seventh street to Fourth
street, Locust street from Seventh street
to Fourth street and the alley through
block 80, Kittson's addition, which was
laid over to this day, upon motion the same
was taken up, and upon further motion
said matter was ordered sent to the COun-
Gil with the following report, to-wit:
10 the Common Council of the City Of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Werks have had
under consideration the resolution or or
der of the Common Council approved July
Is, 1888, relative to the grading of East
Fourth street from Broadway toCommercial
street, paving that part wishin the right of
way of the railroads with granite blocks,
Olive street from Seventh street to Fourth
street, Locust street from Seventh street
to Fourth street, and the alley
through block 30, Kittson's ad-
dition, and having Investigated the
report that said i'm provement is necessary
thereof is $4,000, one half of which need
not be paid into the City Treasury before
the contract is let; that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found benefited
to the extent of the costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby, hat said
improvement is not asked for by a petit
ton of a majority of the aEaers of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but we here
with send plan or profile OF said i'm
proyement, and an order for your adop-
ton, if you desire us to make the improve
ment. Yeas 8, nays 0.
The Fourth ward member having re-
ported in the matter of the order of Coun-
Gil to Board to erect steps on Selby avenue
from Summit avenue to Third street, itwa
ordered thai the same De returned to the
Council with adverse report, not being
necessary and proper.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Ravine street from
Maria avenue to Maple avenue, was
ordered to be returned to the Council with
adverse report, the same not being proper
and necessary unless the whole street ia
graded.
Order Of Council to Board for formal re-
port on change of grade on College avenue
between Rice street and st. Peter street,
on Josette street from Dayton avenue to
Martin street, on L. Orient street between
Glencoe street and Pennsylvania avenue.
on Sherman street between Seventh street
and Pleasant avenue, on Oak street be-
tween Walnut street and Ramsey street.
Referred to Engineer for profles.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Plum street from Com
mercial street to Hoffman avenue, was
ordered to be returned to the Council with
adverse report, not being necessary and
proper.
Order of Council to Board for formal re-
port on opening Broadway from Grove
street to thirteenth street. Referred to
the First ward member.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on constructing sewer on Fifth
street; from Broadway to Minnesota street
on Fifth street; from jackson street to
Sibiey street on Sixth street; from Broad
way to Robert street on Cedar street; from
Thirteenth street to Bluff street on Cedar
street; from connection with a sewer on
Seventh street to Eighth street. Referred
to Engineer for plan and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Walnut street from
Seventh street to the street. on the west
side Of Irvine park; View street from Ran
dolph street to Seventh street; Exchange
street from Sherman street to Eagle street;
Mount Airy street from Broadway street to
Torrent street; Grove street from Missis-
sippi street to Canada street. Referred to
Engineer for plen and estimate of cost.
Order of Council to Board to assess ben
efts and damages for opening Mississippi
street from Minnehaha street to Acker
street. Referred to Clerk for abstract.
Order OF Council to Board to let by con-
tract the grading of Third street, from
Broadway to Kittson street, Goodhue
street, from DIXIE street to Cliff street, and
for the construction of wooden steps on
the alley between lot l, block and block
"W'' Robertsons addition to West s.. Paul.
Referred to engineer for plans and speci-
dcations.
The City Clerk transmitted ordinance
No. 343, relative to width Of area walls.
Placed on file.
Order of Council to Board to cause Kit
tering street to be placed in a passsble
condition at 4 cost not to exceed 5000. Re-
ferred to Engineer to carry out.
Order of Council to Board to return The
order for sidewalk on Oak street and Col
lege avenue, passed July 10, 1888. Re-
ferred to the Cierk to return said order as
requested.
Order of Council to Board TO build
sidewalk on north side of University ave.
rue in front of block 3, Lambert & Co.'S,
addition to ST. Paul, on north side of Sew
enth street in front of block 20, Robert &
Randalrs addition to st. Paul, and on the