Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-20
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Public Works
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL, December Sd, 1883.
Board met at p. m.
Present Messrs Barrett, Hoyt, Koch.
Peters and Terry
Absent, Mr.. President, (excused.)
On motion Mr.. Terry took the chair.
Minutes of the 18th, 10Th, Goth, Odd and
26th, ultimo, read and approved.
A communication was received from E.
Ingham in the matter of the assessment
against lot 20, Park Place addition to St.
Paul, for sewer on College avenue, consid
cred and placed on file.
A communication was received from
Jno. Davis asking for partial abatement
of the assessment against his property for
sewer Oh Dale street; placed on file. Yeas
8, Garrett, Hoyt and Terry. J Nays 2,(Kock
and Peters.)
William Brown, Mary Wallace and ia
cob Peterson presented written objections
to the assessment against their property
for change of grade on Pleasant avenue
placed on file.
D. J.. Harrington made application and
submitted his bond for plumbers license,
which application was granted in accord
ance with the rules and ordinance, and the
bond approved.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company submitted maps and
book containing description of the land
owned by said corporation in the city Of
st. Paul. Placed on file.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that the assessment for the opening
and extension of Dakota avenue through
lot 4, block 81, West st. Paul proper, ia
- a
and 8, block 81, West St. Paul proper, it
was ordered that the assessment against
said property be reduced $11, go as to con-
form to the facts and rights of the case as
intended. (Charles E. Thayer, supposed
owner.
The Clerk was directed to give notice of
correction of the assessment for construc-
ton, relaying and repairing of sidewalks
under contract of Peter Berkey, estimate
No. 4, for term beginning April 1, 1883,
and ending Nov. 1, 1883, as to southwest
erly 40 feet of northwesterly 100 feet of
lot IL, block &c, Rice & Irvire's addition to
st. Paul.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the Board ordered
the following 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
November %, 1883, relative to the con-
struction of a sewer on Western avenue
from st. Clair street to Seventh street,
and having investigated the proposed i'm
provement, report that said improvement
is necessary and proper from Seventh
street to point 40 feet south of the south
line of Won Minden street, that the esti-
mated expense thereof is $405, one shalt of
| which need not be paid into the City Treas
ury before the contract is let; that real es-
tate to be assessed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent of the costs and ex-
penses necessary to be incurred thereby,
that said improvement is not asked for by
| = petition of maj ority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send a plan Tor profile of said
improvement. and an order for your adop-
ton, if you desire US to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 5, nays 0.
In the matter of the order of Council to
Board for formal report on opening an
alley through the center of block So, Rice
& Irvine's addition to st. Paul, from Third
street to Chestnut street. the Clerk was
directed to notify the owners to meet the
Board on the 9th inst. at 4 80 p. NJ.
In the matter of the order of Council to
Board for formal report on opening and
extending Oakland street, from Grand ave-
nue. to intersect Pleasant avenue by easy
grade, the Clerk was directed to notify Pc
titioners to meet the Board on the 9Th INST
at 7:30 p. m.
In the matter of the order of Council to
Board to let by contract the paving of
Third street, from Sibley street to Seventh
street at the Seven corners, SO called, with
granite blocks and curb, and the building
of the necessary retaining wall between
Market and st. Peter streets, 10 feet north
of the south line of said Third street, the
same was upon motion taken up, and upon
further motion the same was placed on
Ale.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making corrections in the assessment for
constructing, relaying and repairing
sidewalks under contract Of Peter Berkey
estimate No. a for term beginning April
1, 1883, and ending Nov. l, 1888, as to
block 4, Winslow's addition to st. Paul, on
Dousman street, came up, when upon mo-
ton it was ordered that the assessment
against said property be corrected so as to
conform to the facts and rights of the case
as intended, and 50 as to read as follows,
to-wit:
Anna Ziegler, that part of block 4, Win
slows addition to, st. Paul, northerly of a
line running ct or nearly at right angles
with Stewart avenue, or Bluff street, to
Doasman street, and through the middle
of the block of stone houses respectively
numbered 8, 10, IL and IA, on said Stewart
avenue, or Bluff street, $4.73.
q. P. and B. P. Van Hoven, that part of
block 4, Winslow's addition to st. Paul,
southerlY and westerly of line running
at or nearly ct right angles with Stewart
avenue, or Bluff street, to Dousman street,
and through the middle of the block of
stone houses respectively numbered 8, 10,
II and IA, on said Stewart avenue, or Bluff
street, being stone houses numbered IL and
Il, and the grounds now belonging there
to, as the same ere bounded by said Stew
art avenue, OF Bluff street, Dousman street
and the partition wall in the middle of
said houses, $50.
The following pay rolls, estimates and
bills were examined and allowed, to wit:
Pay roll of Engineer department,
81 employees for month of November, 1883,
s1,875.
Pay roll of employees of Office of Board
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