Daily globe., 1883-08-14
B0ARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

A Large Amount OF Business Transacted at
the Regular Meeting Yesterday-The e
Contract for the Seventh Street Viaduct
Awarded at an Evening Meeting.
The board of public works met in regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Hoyt
being absent, and the following business
was transacted:
The following matters were referred to
the city engineer for plans and estimate
of cost: The grading of Grove street,
from Mississippi to Canada street; change
of grade on Oak street, between Walnut
and Ramsey streets; sewer on Seventh to
Eighth street; grade of Goodhue, from
Duke to Cliff street; sewer on
Cedar street, from Thirteenth to Bluff
street, and thence to Grant street;
sewer on Fifth street from Broadway to
Minnesota street; sewer on Sixth street
from Broadway to Robert street; grade on
Third street from Broadway to Kittson
street; wooden steps on alley between lot
l, block z, and block "W," of Robertson's
addition. Grading View street from Ran
dolph to Seventh street; grading of Ex-
change street from Sherman to Eagle
street; grading of Walnut street from
Seventh to the street on the west side of
Irvine park; sewer on Fifth street from
jackson to Sibley street; grading of Mt.
Airy street from Broadway to HOrent
street.
The following was referred to the engi-
neer for profile: Change of grade on
College avenue between Rice and st: Peter
street; change of grade on Sherman street
between Seventh and Pleasant avenue;
change of grade on LOrient street be-
tween Glencoe street and Pleasant avenue;
change of grade on Josette street from
Da yton avenue to Martin stIeet.
The following were referred to the en-
gineer to carry out: Crosswalk on West
ern avenue, west side of Seventh street,
and on Smith street, east side of Forbes;
sidewalk, east side of Seventh, from Forbes
to Douseman street; three-plank sidewalk
east side OF Douseman, from Seventh to
Won Minden street; crosswalk across Lee
street, west side of Seventh, and on Sew
enth, south side of Randolph, and several
sidewalks and crosswalks on various por-
tions of Seventh street; crosswalk across
Ada at Winifred street.; sidewalk and
railing on south side of Lafayette, east
from ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Man
itoba ra1lread to blocks IL and 13,
Warren & Winslow's addition; crosswalk
across Broadway on north side of Fourth
street; eight foot sidewalk along west side
of Park avenue, from University avenue to
Sycamore street; sidewalk south side of
Seventh, between Goodrich avenue and
Douseman street; sidewalk north side of
Chestnut, from Seventh to Washington
street; cross walks on Acker, Courtland,
Sycamore and Rice streets and Park ave-
IL - I'll
street, across Oak and Fifth street, and
cross walk on south side of Will
liam street, across Mississippi.
The following assessments were com.
pleted and the clerk ordered to give con-
frmation notice: Assessment for sprink-
ling Dayton avenue from Summit avenue
to Arundel street; change of grade on
Pleasant avenue from Third street to
Ramsey street; for grading George street
from Concord to Mohawk street.
The matter of the assessment for paving
Seventh street from Jackson street to
Fort street was adjourned to August II,
and that for the opening and extension of
Dakota avenue through lot 4, block "a,
West st. Paul, to August 20.
The matter of grading East Fourth street
from Broadway to Commercial street was
sent back to the council with favorable
report, and the matter of grading Plum
street from Commercial street to Hoffman
avenue with an adverse report.
The matter of a sidewalk on the north
side of University avenue, front of block 2,
was referred to the Second ward member,
and that of sidewalk on the north side of
Third street in front of block "a, Rice &
Irvine's addition, to the Third ward mem
Der.
The matter of permission to erect area
walls under sidewalks, and the protest of
property owners on East Fourth street
against the present proposed grading were
placed on file.
The matter of grading Ravine street
from Maria avenue to Maple avenue was
returned to the council as not proper un-
less the whole street is graded.
The matter of opening and extending
Mississippi street from Minnehaha to
Acker street was referred to tire clerk for
an abstract.
The order of July 10 for a sidewalk on
Lake street and College avenue was return
cd to be nended.
The matter of a sidewalk on the south
side of Sixth street, in front of block 8,
was referred to the Second ward member
The matter of crosswalks on several
streets was returned to the council for a
more definite order.
The placing of Kittering street in pas
sable condition at a cost not exceeding
5000 was referred to the engineer to carry
out.
An adverse report was made IN the mat
ter of erecting steps on Selby avenue from
Summit avenue to Third street.
1t was ordered that the assessment
against lots and 4, block 4, Drake &
Dewey's addition, for the Fuller street
opening, widening and extension between
Rice street and Western avenue, be al
tered, the said assessment being errone-
Gus.
The matter of a sidewalk on Eighth
street, front of block 20, was referred to
the Second ward member, and a sidewalk
on the southwest side of Sixth street, in
front of blocks 81 and 62, being from Col
lege avenue to Oak street, was referred to
the Third ward member.
The matter Of opening Broadway street
from Grove TO Thirteenth street was refer
red to the First ward member.
Bids were opened for constructing the
stone viaduct over the Duluth railroad
track at Seventh street and the same were
referred to the city engineer to determine