Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-09
BOARD OFPUBLIC FORKS.


The adjourned meeting of this board
from Monday afternoon convened at its
rooms in the city hall yesterday at 2:30 +.
M, Messrs. harrington and Cook being
absent, and proceeded to transact the fol-
lowing business:
In the matter of the assessmant for
grading Niargaa from Magnolia to Mary
land street, and the grading of Aurora av
enue from Western avenue to Kent street,
the clerk was ordered to give first notice.
The following were referred to the en-
gineer for plans and estimate of cost.
Sewers, etc.: From Goodrich avenue,
from Fort street to Western avenue; West
ern avenue, from Goodrich avenue to Sell
by avenue; Harrington avenue, from Selby
to Summit avenue; Virginia from Nelson
to Summit avenue; Selby, from Harrington
to Virginia avenue; Laurel avenue, through
Mackubin and Arundel streets to Western
avenue and from Virginia to harrington
avenue; Ashland avenue, from Mackubin
street to Western avenue; Holly
avenue, from Mackubin street to Western
avenne Summit avenue, from Mackubin
street to Harrington avenue. Also to
grade and gutter Chestnut street, from
Pleasant avenue to Fort street; the matter
of grading Terrace lane, from Floral to
Lawton street; the grading of George, from
Concord street to Mohawk avenue; the
grading of Leech, from Ramsey street
to Goodrich avenue; the laying of a
sidewalk in front of lots II and II, block
IA, Mackubin's first addition to st. Paul;
the matter of paving Fifth street from
jackson to S1bley with cedar blocks and
granite curbs; the grading of Sixth street
from College avenue to Oak street; the
grading of alley in block IS, Kittson's ad-
dition, from Locust to Williams street; the
partial grading of Delos street from Bel
lows street to Hall avenue; the paving of
the tunnel or viaduct on Fourth street
under the railroad track with granite
blocks, and the grading Of Martin street
from Rice to Dale street.
The contracts were ordered drawn by
the city attorney for the award to Peter
Tierney for grading Pleasant avenue; to
Thornton & Moran for grading Niagara
street from Magnolia to Maryland street;
to Warne Bros. & Co., for constructing
sewers on Walnut street from Summit and
Nina avenues; to Joseph Steinkamp for
grading Aurora avenue from Western ave-
nue. to Kent street.
The petition for sprinkling Fort street
from Third to Western avenue was referred
to the clerk to advertise for bids; as also
for sprinkling Dayton avenue from Sum
nit avenue to Arundel street; also for the
sprinkling of Tenth street from Locust to
Broadway; also the sprinkling of Rice
street and parts of Summit avenue and
st. Peter street, and the sprinkling of
West Third street from the Seven corners
to Summit avenue.
The matter of the removal Of shanties
and other distractions On Washington
street in front of lots 9 and 10, block 35,
Rice & Irvine's addition, was referred to
the chief of police.
The bidders bond of John Doherty was
referred to the city engineer to report as
to the reasonableness of the bid ($19,S7Q
for construction of sewer on Fort street
from Goodrich to Jefferson avenue.
The matter of refunding P. h. Thornton
$60.60 deducted in his final estimate for
grading Williams street,was referred to the
city corporation.
The matter of constructing sewers on
parts of Goodrich, Western, Harrington,
Virginia, Selby, Laurel, Ashland, Holly,
Portland and Summit avenues, passed
April II, 1888, and ordered revoked by the
council, was placed on file.
The construction of a sidewalk along
the north side of Co llege avenue between
Rice and Wabashaw street was referred
to the Third ward members.
The repairing of sidewalk along the
west side of Cedar street, between Seventh
and Eighth, and on the west side of Mime
sofa street between Ninth and Tenth, was
referred to the city engineer to carry out.
The matter of aging three plank walk
on the north side of Mccarthy street,
from Dakota avenue, was returned to the
council for a more definite order, as was
also the construction of sidewalk on the
east side of Fort street from Randolph to
to the street car stable, with the necessary
cross walks.
The matter of grading Lafond street
from Rice to Como avenue was laid over.
The order of the council for report on
planting shade and ornamental trees on
Como avenue, from Rice street to the
south east corner of lot 8, Como villas, was
referred to the First and Second ward
members, the city attorney and Alderman
Van Slyke.
The building of sidewalk on the north
side of Ninth street, between Robert and
| JACKSON; cross walks on NICE SIreeG ana
Western avenue at Blanca and Fuller
streets; cross walks across Fort street
on Ramsey; cross walks on Western ave-
nue. at corner of Nelson avenue; sidewalk
on north side of Fifth street, from Third
to franklin; sidewalk on south side of
Nash street from Mississippi to DeBow
street; sidewalk on north side of Selby av-
enue, from Summit to Western avenue;
crossing on Fort street across Banfl; side
walk on Franklin street from Fourth to
Fifth; eight foot sidewalk on both sides of
Thirteenth street between Jackson and
Robert; eight foot sidewalk from corner
of Sixth street down west side of Robert
toward Fifth street 100 feet; crossing on
Rice street across Tilton; sidewalk on Dale
to Victoria street; sidewalk on estsside
| eff Market in Irvine's addition;
| sidewalk on Wabashaw, west side, in front
! of lots and II, block Z; sidewalk on Mar
ket street, in front of block i and block s,
Rice 81 Irvine's addition; sidewalk in front
of lots 3 and 4, in block 10, Irvine's addi-
| ton, from Third to Fourth streets; side
walk east side of Franklin, front lots and
| 10, from Fourth ito Fifth streets; eight foot
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