Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-30

der OF the Common Council of approved
July 5, 1888, relative to the grading of
Goodhue street, from Duke street to Cliff
street, and having investigated the pro-
posed improvement, respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary aud
proper, that the estimated expense there Of
is $4,000, one-half of which need not 20
paid into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let; that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the ex-
tent of the costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby, that said improve
ment is not asked for by petition of a
majority of the owners of property to be
assessed therefor, but We herewith send a
plan or profile of said improvement, and
an order for your adoption, If you desire
us to make the improvement. Yeas s.;
hayes 0.
In the matter of the order of the Coun-
Gil requesting the Board to return the or
der passed June %, 1883, by said Council
for the construction of sidewalk on the
| north side of Concord street, from Isabel
street to Madrid street, and on the south
side of Concord street, from Bertha street
to Madrid street, with their reason for
changing said order.
| On motion the Board ordered the fol-
| lowing communication sent to the Coun
| Gil, to-wit:
To the Hon. the President and Common
Council, City of st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works would re-
specially report that they have received
| the resolution of your honorable body,
hereto attached, and in reply thereto they
have to say that, of the same meeting of
the Board, the order referred to in said res
olution was received, the matter was re-
ferred to the member from the Sixth
| Ward, and that he reported to the Board
that the residents on the north side of said
street were opposed to the construction of
a sidewalk thereon, and protested to him
against its construction, and that, without
intending any disrespsct to your honora-
BILE body, said order of June %, 1883, was
sent to the Engineer to carry out in &C
cordanee with the wishes of said protest
ants, as has been the custom in similar
cases. In this connection it may be proper
to call the attention of your honorable
body to section IL of the amendments to
the charter of the year 1878, which reads
as follows, to-wit:
That hereafter no public improvement
which requires an assessment to be made
on property to be benefited shall
be ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil unless at least majority of the
Board of Public Works shall recommend
the making of such improvement.
In the judgement of this Board it was
not proper to recommend a sidewalk on
the north side of said Concord street. Ii
practice to have D returned I Isaid
order of June %, 1883, to your honorable
body with request for new order cover,
ing such work as the Board thought prop.
er to recommend, and hereafter, if it shall
| be the wish of the Common Council that
! sidewalk orders, which do not meet the ap-
proval of this Board shall be returned to
| the Common Council for new order Gov
ering such work as this Board deem prop
er and can recommend, they will be so re-
turned, although it may delay work which
should be done at once.
Order of Council to Board annulling the
order heretofore passed for the widening
Broadway, and instructing said Board to
take no further action IN regard to said
improvement placed on file.
Order of Council to Board transmitting
the report of the Committee on streets in
the matter of the grading of East Fourth
street. Placed on file.
Pursuant to due notice and The adjourn
ments Hereunder the matter of making
and completing the assessment for the
| change of grade on Pleasant avenue, from
Third street to Ramsey street, came up
and upon motion the same was adjourned
until the 30th inst. at 2:30 p. m.
Pursuant to due notice and the adjourn
ment hereunder the matter of the con-
frmation of the assessment for the open
ing, widening and extension of Aurora
avenue, between Western avenue and Rice
street, came up and upou motion the same
was duly confirmed.
| Pursuant to due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for con-
structing, re-laying and repairing side
walks under contract of Peter Berkey les
innate No. y for the term beginning April
1, 1883, and ending Nov. 1, 1883, came up
and upon motion the same was duly con-
firmed.
Pursuant to the order of thesCouncil all
proceedings of the Board in the matter of
widening Grove street, from Pearl street
to Broadway, were upon motion annulled
| Bill of John B. Olivier of S204. so for
abstract of owners names and description
of property furnished the Board of Public
Works from February 16, 1888, to April 4,
1888, both inclusive, was examined and
allowed.
Adjourned.
JOHN G. TERRY. President pro tenn.
r. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works