Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-28
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A Large Amount of Business Transacted
at the Semi-WeekIy Meeting Yesterday.

at the semi-WeekIy Meeting Yesterday.
At the regular meeting yesterday after
noon all the members were present and
the following business was transacted:
The matter of the assessment for widen
ing, opening and the extension of st. An
thony avenue from Virginia avenue to Rice
street was adjourned to August 10.
The matter of the assessment for open
ing, widening and extension of Temperance
street, between Tenth street and Norris
street, was adjourned to July 80.
In the matter of the assessment for
sprinkling Dayton avenue, from Summit
avenue to Arundel street, all notices of
assessment were annulled and the clerk
ordered to give first notice of new assess
ment.
In the matter of the assessment for
opening and extension of Dakota avenue
through lot 4, block "a, West st. Paul, con-
frmation was adjournment to August 6.
The second re-assessment for grading
Mackubin street from Day ton avenue to
University avenue was adjourned to
August 3.
The matter of assessment for change of
grade on Goodhue street from Richmond
street, east line of Winslow's addition, was
confirmed.
The following were the bids for grading
Terrace Lane: M. Lux, $1,477; P. II,
Tierny, $1,13O; John Boldlter, $3.50. All
were rejected.
The engineer was instructed to prepare
map of the land taken and to be assessed
fo= the West st. Paul levee.
The maftar of tho onnooI Of Jobv, Wa
ener from the assessment of the board on
the West St. Paul levee improvements,
was referred to the committee on assess
ments.
The objections of John B. Cook in the
matter ofIopening Temperance street we're
laid over to July 30.
The matter of the grade of Exchange
street from Chestnut street to Eagle, was
referred to the Fourth ward member.
The bidders bond of Michael Lux fol-
grading Terrace lane from Lawton street
to Floral street was accepted.
1t was voted to refund $40 to Thomas
Cahill on the assessment for grading Au.
rora avenue.
No bids having been received for sprink.
ling Jackson street after bids had been
three times asked for, the clerk was in
structed not to readvertise for the same
again.
The recommendation of City Engineer
Somers that the contracts for paving Sew.
enth street from jackson to Fort street
and for paving Wabashaw street from Col
lege avenue to Third street be taken from
the contractors and completed at the con-
tractors expense, they having failed to
complete the work, was considered and
laid over to August 8.
The objections of Geo. w. Moore and
David Day to the confirmation of the as
sessment for sprinkling Dayton avenue
we're placed on file,as was also the petition
of Contractor Peter II. TierneY for an ex-
tension of time for commencing the grad
ing of Pleasant avenue, on account of the
unfavorable weather.
The clerk was ordered to give notice of
correction of the assessment as to lot s,
block 2, R. & R, for the Seventh street
paving.
The following were referred to the coun-
Gil with favorable report: The matter of
opening and extending Mississippi street
from the center of Minnehaha street north.
west to the south line of Rice's Second ad-
dition, and the matter of building steps
u
block W, in Robertson's addition to West
st. Paul.
The matter of grading East Fourth
street from Broadway to Commercial street,
paving that part within the right of way of
railroads with granite blocks; Olive street
from Seventh street to Fourth street; Lo-
Gust street from Seventh street to Fourth
street, and the alley through block 80, Kilt
sons addition, was referred to the First
and Fifth ward members to report
August 3.
The specifications for the grading of
Elm street from Wilkin street to the right
of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway company; for the grading of
Pine street from Fourth street to Grove
street; for the grading of Sherman street
from Fort street (now SEVENTH to the edge
of the bluff at or near the right
of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company; and the grading
of Seventh street from Douglas street to
Exchange street, were all approved and
the clerk authorized to advertise for bids.
The city engineer was ordered to carry
out the construction of sidewalk along
the south side of Fourth street in front of
lots 1 and 8 of block II, Rice & Irvine's
addition.
The clerk was directed to give first no.
tice of assessment for change of grade on
the following streets: Smith, Colburn,
Sherman, East Fourth, Rosabel, Wacouta,
Pine, Sibley from Eighth to Levee, Eighth
from Broadway to Kittson, Broadway from
Prince to Levee, Tenth from Broadway to
Grove, Seventh from Jackson to Broad
way, Twelfth from Broadway to Pine,
Valley from Jackson to
Fairview; Broadway from Third to Union
depot; Wacouta from Third to Union de-
pot; Locust from Seventh to Grove; Elev-
enth from Broadway to Olive; Kittson
srom point halfway between Fourth and
Prince; Sixth from Willius toKittson; Pine
from Seventh to Grove; Willius from Sew
enth to Grove; Neill from Seventh to
Ninth; Sixth from jackson to Broadway
Olive from Seventh to Grove and Jackson
from Seventh to Prince.
GRANDMOTHER SATTERLEE."