Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-15
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Public Works.
K g1l4r Meeting.

Board met at 2:30 p. M
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, Koch,
Peters, and Mr.. President.
Absent: Mr.. Terry.
Minutes of the 10Th and 18th inst. read
and approved.
Pursuant to due notice the matter Of
making corrections in the assessment for
constructing, repairing and relaying side
walks under contract of Peter Berkey (part
of estimates Nos. and 81 for the year
ending January 1st, 1888, as to lot 1, lex
cept Seventh street, E = of lot IL Except
Seventh street, w 3 of lot II except
Seventh street, and N p of lot II Except
Seventh street, OF block Il, Rice IrvIne's
addition to st. Paul, came up and no objec-
lions being made the Board ordered the
assessment against said property corrected
so as to conform to the facts and rights of
the case as intended and SO as TO read as
follows, to-wit:
Henry Justus. lot except Seventh
ST. block IA. Rice IL Irvine's addition
to ST. Paul Observation-Disclosures. S37.7I
Gustav RAINBOW, E of lot II, lex
cept Seventh street, block IA, Rice &
Ir7ine's addition to st. Paul. ..... 26.32
John O'Donnel, = of lot II Except
Seventh street, block IA, Rice & r.
vines addition to st. Paul ..... 1925
Estate of Geo. Gruber, W p of lot II,
Except Seventh street, block II, Rice
d Irvine's addition to ST. Paul Abated
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making corrections in the assessment for
constructing, repairing and relaying side
walks under contract Of Peter Berkey, les
innate No. ~ for the year ending January
l, 1888, as to that part Sly OF Seventh
street of lot 10, and that part Sly of Sew
enth street of lots IL and y, block ., Rice
& Irvine's addition to S.. Paul, came up
and no objections being made the Board
ordered the assessment against sad prop
erty corrected so as to conform to the facts
and rights of the case as intended and SO as
to read as follows, to-wit:
John Ipps, that part SLY of Seventh
street of lot 10, block ., Rice & IT.
vines addition to ST. Paul. ...... $41.55
Maria Mitsch, that parts'ly of Seventh
street of lots II and II, block 2,
Rice 6 Irvine's addition to st.
Paul Observation-Disclosures. 1874
The Clerk was directed to give the first
assessment notice for grading Fifteenth
street formerly Aurora Ave.) from Jackson
street 10 Broadway, Aurora avenue, from
Grant street to Robert street, and for con-
structing sewer on Ninth street, from
Minnesota street to point fifty feet west of
Robert street.
The awards made by the Board of Public
Works to Thornton & Moran for grading
Fifteenth street, formerly Aurora avenue)
from Jackson street to Broadway, to
Michael Lux, for grading Aurora avenue,
from Grant street to Robert street, and to
Gus Moline for constructing a sewer on
Ninth street from Minnesota street to a
point fifty feet west of Robert street, were
received from the Council approved and
ordered sent to the City Attorney to draw
contracts and the President of the Board
to execute.
The award by the Board of Public Works
to Bahr q Gehrke for grading Fourteenth
street. from Jackson street TO Canada
street, was received from the Council not
approved and with request to readvertise
for the letting of said work. Referred to
Jerk to readvertise for bids.
The Engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for grading Oak street
from College avenue to West Third street,
the same were examined and approved and
the Clerk directed to advertise for bids.
The Engineer to whom was referred the
bids in the matter OF grading N9ill street,
from Seventh street 10 Grove street made
hrs report which was accepted, when or
motion all the aforesaid bids we're rejected
and the Engineer directed to prepare now
plans and specifications.
It having been made TO appear to the
Board that the assessment for grading
Westminster street from Lafayette avenue
to Whitall street is erroneous to lots and
>, Bohrers subdivision OF lot 3, Bass out
lots to St. Paul, the owners having consented
thereto. the Board ordered the assessments
against said properly corrected so as tc
conform to the facts and rights of the case
as intended and so as 10 read as follows
to-wit:
Cynthia A. Bohrer, lot ., Bohrer's sub
division of lot 5, Bass outlots to st.
Paul Observation-Disclosures. al o.
William Dawson. lot 3, 8Ohrer's sub
division OF lot ), Bass outlets to st.
Paul. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 59.O'
The Engineer in accordance with in
struction from the Board submitted thu
name of H. A. Timme As Inspector of side
walks, he being the only applicant. &C
copied and the Engineer directed to emplo.
Mr.. Tmme for one y Month.
The protest of Richard Gordon aud oth
eIs against the grading, matchmaking AM
enrbing of Eighth street from Locust stree
20 Kittson street, and asking that sal
street be graded and surfaced similar t.
John street was referred to the Board from
the Council with recommendation tia
said street (Eighth) be graded as asked TO
by the petitioners. Referred to the Eu
gineer.
The Engineer having submitted plan 9
land to be taken, the Board ordered the fol
lowing adverse report sent to the Council
to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of 81
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
undsr consideration the resolution or or
der of the Common Council, approved
February Z, 1888, relative to the opening
of a street fifty feet wide through lot 3
block l, Warren i Winslow's addition t.
st. Paul, from Westminster street to cas-
line Of DeBow, Smith, Risquo & Williams
addition, and having Investigated the pro
posed improvement, respectfully repor
that said improvement is not Recessar,
and proper. Yeas 5; nays O.
The Engineer having submitted the plal
of land to be taken the Board ordered tn
following report sent to the Council, to