Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-21
THE COUNCIL.

ba Eoad-S,reet and Sewer Improve
menrs Ordered-The Paving of Third
Street with Granite-AlI Action Relating
to the Matter Annullea.
The city council held regular meeting
last night and transacted the following
business:
BRIDGING THIRD STREET.
The following proposition from J.J.Hill,
president of the st. Paul & Manitoba road,
in regard to bridging Third street was read
and referred to the board OF public works:
An agreement made August 90, 1881,
between the City of st. Paul and several
Railway companies, concerning street
crossings of said railways; referring to
said agreement and under its stipula-
tions, the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba railway, hereby agrees to con-
struct bridge over their tracks at the
crossing of Third street, within ninety
days from date, upon the express condi-
ton that the city will cause to be vacated,
go soon as said brigde shall be completed,
| So much of said Third street as lies within
the limits of the right of way of said rail-
way. The bridge to be build by said Rail-
| way company, shall be similar in con
struction and plan as the shorter spans
over the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
| Omaha railroad tracks atWestminster street
The roadway to be twenty four feet wide
| in the clear and two sidewalks each six
| feet wide. The south line of said bridge
| to be on the south line of the street, to
cover the ground within the following de-
scribed limits, to-wit: Commencing on
the southerly line of Third street at a
point forty-three feet westerly of the west
| line of Kittson street, thence east along
said street line to point seven feet
east of the west line of Brook street, thence
northeasterly, parallel to the main track
OF said railway, to point thirty eight
feet, measured at right angles, from the
south line of said Third street, thence
westerly! along Third street and parallel
to its south line to point nine feet east
of the west line of Kittson street, thence
to the place of beginning. The under
| side Of floor system of said bridge at its
| lowest part shall be not less than nineteen
| and one-half feet above the top of rail of
| the main track of said railway, as they
| are now placed. This above proposition
is made by said Railway company, with
| the understanding that the City of st.
Paul shall build the eastern approach with
spans not less than forty feet in the clear,
resting upon posts, thereby giving free
passage for teams over and across said
street under said bridge, until the head
room between the grade line of present
street to under side of said approach, shall
be less than ten feet. From that point, an
embankment not over two hundred feet
long to complete the approach, can be
built by the city, confnIng the same within
the limits of the street and not allowing
any part of said embankment to encroach
upon said Railway company's lands. The
Railway company will build all the foun-
dations, piers, and superstruoture over its
right of way.
In case the city does not desire to
legally vaoate that portion of the street
covered by the tracks of the Railway COM
pany, an agreement on the part of the
city to close said street to all travel and to
tho public and keep the same closed as
long as the proposed bridge is maintained
will be accepted by the railway.
In case the city desires at any time
in future TO increase the width of the
bridge, the railway company to be en-
titled to resume and claim all damages to
its property, both that portion opposite to
the epproacnes OF present proposed bridge
AID any other damage that might accrue.
growing out of the widening of said bridge.
JAS. j. HILL.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to grade Nc
Carthy street to partial grade and full
width from Bertha street west to the pro-
posed levee; to grade Locust street from
Tenth street to Seventh street; to con-
struct sewer on Douglas street from
Ramsey street to Seventh street; to grade
Forest from Seventh street north to Case
street, and to construct bridges over the
Chicago, st. Paul d Omaha road and the
st. Paul Dulnth tracks; to construct a
sewer on Walnut street from point about
forty-three feet north of the north line of
Oak street to Pleasantavenue; to construct
bridge within the limits of Mississippi
street if extended northerly across the
right of way of the st. Paul & Manitoba
road, from the north line of Minnehaha
street. in De Bow, Smith, Risque & Viii
ham's addition to a connection with Mis-
sissi ppilstreet IN Edmund Rice's addition:
to widen, open and extend Eaton street
from Herman street 10 south city limits
of the city.
The same board was directed to invesii
gate and report change of grade on Isa-
bel street from Ohio street to Bertha
street; as to grading Winnif7ed street
from COTE street to Ohio street; as to
grading Robert street from CAMBRIDGE
street to Andrew street; as to grading
Wlnnifred street from Cambridge street to
Andrew street, as to grading Carroll
street from Mackubin street west to Dale
street, if extended; as to grading Hall aye
nue. from Prospect terrace to the south
city limits; as to change of grade on Ber-
tina street from the Mississippi river TO
Oskdale avenue; as to grading Susan
street from Concord to Ohio street: as to
paving third street with Cedar blocks from
Sibiey street to Pleasant avenue; as to
constructing a sewer on Western avenue
from st. Clair to Seventh street; as to
grading McBosl street from Seventh street
to Douglas; as to grading Banfil street
from Seventh street to Forbes street; as to
grading Exchange street from Sherman
street to Wilkin street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tne mayor sent in notification that
William Bremen and Martin j. Swanson
have resigned from the police force, and
that he had appoin ed James T. Toohev |
and Charles Leyh in their placas. Refer |
red to the committee on police.
The reoUist of T. w. Hunter for The fraa