Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07
COMMON COUNCIL.

Street Improvements Observation-Disclosures Oh
Contracts CONFERENCE.-The Police Head
quarters Bids for the IRON Span of the
Wabashaw Street Bridge.
The city council held a regular meeting
last evening and transacted the following
business:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to do the fol-
lowing work: To construct sewer on
Seventh street, from Minnesota to Robert
street; also to construct sewer on Fourth
street, from Robert to Minnesota street.
The same board is to investigate and re-
port as to widening Grove street from
Broadway to st. Paul street, to width of
fifty feet also as to grading Whithall
street from Westminster street to Payne
avenue; also as to grading Edgerton street
from Nellie street to Maryland street; also
as to constructing sewer on Saltwater
street, from Grove street to Somerset
street; also as to grading Eighth street.
from Locust to Kittson street; also as to
grading Magnolia street, from Burr street
to Edgerton street; also as to grading
Aurora avenue from Jackson street to Can
ada street; also as to widening the street
on the south side of De Bow, Risque &
Williams addition to st. Paul; also as to
opening a street fifty feet wide through
lot 8, block 1, Warren d Winslow's
addition; also as to change of grade on
Franklin street from Elm street to
Irvine park; also as to grading
Fourteenth street from jackson street
to Canada street; also as to
grading Niagara street from Magnolia to
Maryland street.
CONTRACTS CONFIRMED.
The council confirmed the following
contracts, awarded by the board of public
works. To J. j. Palmer, paving Seventh
street; to Andrew Jacks, for paving Jack
son street from Seventh to Ninth streets,
$3.50; to Andrew Jacks, for paving Sib-
ley street from Sixth to Seventh street, for
$500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication was read from the
mayor recommending that steps be taken
to remove the police headquarters to
Market hall, and the same was referred to
a special committee consisting of Alder
men Dowan, johnson, Roberts, Starkey
and Smith.
The request of D. D. Merrill for lamp
in front of the Baptist church, and one
in front of the Mission chapel in East st.
Paul, was referred to the committee an
gas.
The request of Richard Chute ct al, to
yacate an alley in block Is of Ewing d
Chute's addition was referred to the com
mjttee on streets.
The city engineer having reported that
the first pier beyond the island supporting
Wabashaw street bridge was in bad con-
dition, the council directed that the !engi-
neer have the pier repaired.
Joseph Guion resigned as constable of
the Fist district, and William Scully was
selected to fill the vacancy.
The award of the board of public works
of the contract for paving Wabashaw
street to A. Fl. Perkins, was confirmed.
The fire commissioners were directed to
purchase one four-wheeled hose cart to re-
place hose cart No. 4.
The fire commissioners we're directed to
make certain changes and repairs in
hook and ladder house.
fire alarm box is to be placed on the
corner of Fourth and Sibley streets, and
on the corner of Carroll and Josette
streets.
Forty-fve dollars are to be returned to
Caroline Nelson for the payment of an
erroneous assessment.
The city clerk is to give the necessary
notice for the excavation of Franklin,
Hancock and Madrid streets in Bells adj
dition to West st. Paul.
The council determined to purchase the
lot CT the northwest corner of Eighth and
Minnesota staeets for 50 ZOO for an engine
house.
An oil lamp is to be placed on Lafayette
avenue bridge, and gas lamp is to be
placed in front of Armory hall.
The following bids were received. and
referred to the committee for constructing
the iron span of the Wabashaw street
bridge next south of the three new spans
ordered short time ago to be constructed:
Horace E. Horton, $8,745; Missouri Valley
Bridge company, $9,15O; and with some
changes the same company offered to do
the work for $3.50; Milwaukee Bridge and
Iron works, $3.50; Raymond & Campbell,
$3.50; Canton Bridge company, $3.50;
Pennsylvania Bridge company. $4,000.