Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-18

assessment Tor widening Bertna street,
| from Concord street to north line of Wood
bury g. Cases addition to st. Paul, claim
ing the ownership OF ''the tract of land
lying and situate westerly of the tracts of
| land in block B, In Belle addition, and
easterly of the tracts of land in blocks SO
and 10, West st. Paul proper proposed to
be condemned by said city for the pre-
tended widening of Bertha street" the
same were duly considered and placed on
file.
A communication was received from
Thomas McCann, Babcock & Co., contract
ors for paving Ninth street and for con-
structing sewers on Seventh street from
Minnesota to Wabashaw street, and on
Oak and Sixth streets, stating that the two
first named were completed last October
and that the sewer on Oak and Sixth street
is partly completed, that the city has done
no part of her contract and asks for the
privilege of giving up what remains to be
done. Referred to the Engineer and City
Attorney.
In the matter of the petition of Oswald
Sterlin asking that the $3.50 paid
by him for assessment for sewer on
West Fifth street be abated for the reason
that no sewer had been constructed in
front of his property, Qot z, block 5, Rice
d Irvine's addition) and which was re-
ferred by the Common Council to the
Board for investigation and report, the
Board after due consideration and inves-
LEGATION of the facts in the matter, or
dered the same returned to the Council
with the recommendation that the amount
assessed against said lot for aforesaid
sewer be abated.
The award made by the Board of Public
Works to Peter Berkey for constructing,
relaying and repairing sidewalks between
April 1st and EoYsmber LIST, 1888, was re-
ceived from the Council, approved and
ordered sent to the City Attorney to draw
contract and President of the Board to ex-
ecute.
The Clerk was directed to invite Messrs.
Ed Huxtable, Jacob Simmer, Martin Elan
agan and Christine Peterson to meet the
Board at their Office 28th inst, at $50 p.
NJ, to consider the matter of the assess
ment for widening Grove street between
Pearl street and Broadway.
The Clerk reported that pursuant to in
struction he had contracted with ]. B.
Oliver and Jacob Manner to furnish ab-
stracts at the rate of five cents per de-
scription, except in case Of miscellaneous
descriptions a charge of five cents per
line will be made. Report accepted and
adopted.
Order of Council to Board confirming
the employment OF assistant clerks in the
Office of the Board of Public Works and
the appointment of assistants in the office
of the City Engineer with salaries as fixed
by said board for aforesaid employees.
Placed on file.
The Engineer submitted the following
appointments, to-wit:
G. g. Casey Inspector for the Lower Di-
vision.
n Schmidt, Inspector for the Upper Di-
vision.
Frank Mcclure, Sewer Inspector. Ask
ing that said appointment be approved
and that the salaries be fixed at the rate of
81 900 per annum each, being the same as
paid last year. Report approved.
Order of Council to Board for formal re-
port on grading University avenue from
Jackson street to Robert street. Referred
to Second ward member.
Order OF Council to Board for formal
report on sprinkling Summit avenue from
Rice street to Wabashaw street and st.
Peter street from College avenue to lyle
report as to legality of said order.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading:
Oak street from College avenue to West
Third street.
Edgerton street, from Minnehaha street
to Farquier street
Aurora avenue, from Grant street to Rob
ert street.
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to Edgerton street.
Eighth street, from Wabashaw street to
Cedar street.
Sixth street, from College avenue to
Fort street.
FIT street formerly Aurora
aven ue), from Jackson street to Broadway,
and
Sherman street, from Fort street east
ward to the edge of the bluff on the bank
of the Mississippi river.
Referred to Engineer for plan and esti-
mate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal re-
port on grading Aurora avenue from
Western avenue to Mackubin street as per
petition representing 1900 feet. Re-
ferred to Engineer for plan and estimate
of cost to extend to Kent street.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading Payne avenue from
Minnehaha street to Magnolia street and
properly bridging its railroad crossing.
Referred to Engineer for plan and esti-
mate of cost.
Order of Council to Board for formal re-
port on constructing sewers on Cedar
street from Ninth street to Tenth street,
and on Ninth street from Minnesota street
to point 100 feet west of Robert street.
Referred to Engineer for plan and esti-
mate of cost to point fifty feet west of
Robert street.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report in the matter of an easement across
blocks II and %, Woodland Park addition,
to secure proper line for sewerage. Re-
ferred to Engineer for plan of line of
sewer.
Order of Council to Board to open and
extend King street, from King street in
Olivier's addition to West st. Paul to Cher
okee avenue, taking and condemning the
following described land, to-wit: All that
land included within the lines of King
street in Olivier's addition to West ST. Paul,
produced sixty feet wide, westerly, to
Cherokee avenue. Referred to Clerk to
procure abstract and give first notice.
Order of Council to Board to open, wi