Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-09
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Numerous RESPONSIVENESS Against the st.
Anthony Avenue Betterments-A Big
Batch of specifications for improvements
ApprOved-The Jackson Street Pavement
Contractor Ordered to Move CON- with
the WOrk-The Board so Pressed with
b usiness that Their Suppers Get Cold
The board of public works at their reg
ular meeting yesterday afternoon fin
ished up mass of business, all being on
hand but President harrington, and Mr..
Terry presiding.
The matter of the assessment for widen
ing, opening and extending St. Anthony
avenue from Virginia down to Rice street
was adjourned to June 18th.
Eleven remonstrances and objections to
the opening of st. Anthony avenue
from Virginia to Rice street and assess
ments therefore, were received and placed
on file.
The assessment for grading Oak street,
from College avenue to Third street, was
confirmed.
The bidders bonds of Daniel Mullen, Jr.
for constructing sewer on College avenue
from st. Peter to Wabashaw street for S715
and for constructing sewer on College
avenue from st. Peter street to point $50
feet east of Rice street for S1,3S9, were &C.
cepted.
The matter of a sidewalk and cross
walks on Seventh street was returned to
the council for more definite orders.
The vote by which the petition for
sprinkling Jackson street from Ninth to
Thirteenth and Ninth to Broadway and
Jackson was reconsidered and the clerk
ordered to advertise for bids.
The laying of crosswalks on Kent and
on Dale streets across Dayton and Mar
shall avenues, and sidewalk on the west
side of Walnut street from Seventh to
Exchange streets, were referred to the en-
gineer to carry out.
Specifications for the improvement of
Virginia avenue from Dayton avenue to
Rondo street and for sprinkling Exchange
street from Chestnut to Wilkin street were
approved and the clerk ordered to adver-
tise for bids.
The petition for a sewer on Franklin
street; for paving Fifth street from Jack
son to Sibley with cedar blocks; for grad
ing Rice street from Blanca street; and
for grading Goodhue street, were referred
to the engineer for plans and specifca-
tiens.
The construction of a sewer on Cedar
street from Ninth was referred to the en-
gineer for plans and specifications and the
clerk was authorized to advertise for bids
The clerk was ordered to give first
notice for change of grade on Goodhue
street.
The specifications for the improvement
of Leech street from Ramsey street to
Goodrich avenue; for the improvement OF
George street from Concord street to Mo
hawk avenue; for the improvement of Ter
race Lane from Lawton street to Floral
street; for the Improvement of Neill street
from Seventh to Grove streets; for the i'm
provement of Third street from Maria
avenue to Maple avenue, were approved
and the clerk authorized to advertize for
bids.
The matter of surfacing Eighth street
was laid over for two weeks, as was also
the matter of grading Herman street from
Fort street to the edge of the bluff, and the
grading of Franklin street from Irvine
Park drive to Elm street. The matter OF
grading Payne avenue from Minnehaha to
Magnolia street was laid over for one
week.
The grading of Wallis street from
Maple avenue to Earl street was favorably
referred to the council.
The grading of Canada street between
Ninth and Pearl, was returned to the coun-
Gil with an adverse report.
The construction OF sewer on Eleventh
street from Robert to Minnesota street
was referred to the engineer for plans and
specifications.
The clerk was authorized to advertise
for bids for the sprinkling of Summit ave-
nue. from Arundel to Kent street.
The assessment of D. n. Wagner, of
Charles street, for bitches and drains on
Western avenue, was abated.
The clerk was authorized to advertise
for bids for sprinkling east Ninth street
from Broadway to jackson.
The matter of grading Exchange street
from Chestnut to Eagle was referred to
the Fourth ward member.
The specifications for constructing a
sewer through block 1, Ely's addition, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
were approved and the clerk ordered to
advertise for bids.
The matter of the grading of Forest
street and Mendoza street was referred to
the council for establishment of grade.
Protests against accepting walks on
Bruno and Partridge streets were placed
on file, as also an application for state
ment of assessment of lot 80, block 16, in
Smiths subdivision, for constructing
| bitches and drains on Western avenue.
The matter of grading Garfield street
from Goodrich to Ramsey street was sent
back to the council with favorable re-
port.
The matter of the grading of Smith
street from Douglas to Exchange street:
the grading of an alley in block IS, Kilt
sons addition, from Locust to Williams
street, laid over for two weeks; and the
grading of Third street from Broadway to
| Commercial street, for one week.
Ordered, The engineer was directed to
notify the contractor for paving Jackson
street from Seventh to Ninth street. to
! proceed at once with his work or the con-
tract will be taken from him and com
pleted at his expense; also to notify his
| bondsmen.
The bill of H. A. Timme, inspector OF
sidewalks, for the month of May, $50
was approved, as also several livery bills
amounting to 50.
The specifications for curbing, filling
grading and paving Fifth street with cedar
block pavement from Jackson to Sibley
streets, were approved, and the clerk au.
| thOrizod IN adUarfico for bids