Daily globe., 1883-10-15
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Public Works

Proceedings Of the Board Of Public Works
Regular Meeting.
/ st. Paul, August 8, 1888.
| Board met at p. m.
Present, Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, Koch,
| Peters, Terry and Mr.. President.
| Minutes of the 9th, 2Sth, 30th and 31st
ultimo read and approved.
! J. g. Cramer presented written obiec-
| tlons to the assessment ON lot 10, block g.,
Dawson's addition, for grading George
street, for the reason that said grading had
| placed said lot below the street, leaving
the same without sufficient outlet for the
water, thereby causing considerable dam
age to said property. Referred to Engineer.
| A communication was received from a.
| M. Knox in the matter of sprinkling Ex-
| change street. Placed on file.
| A communication was received from
John Linstrom protesting against the as
sessment of his property for sprinkling
Woodward avenue. Placed on file.
| Thomas Murphy by S. L. Pierce, his
attorney, filed notice of appeal in the mat
ter of the assessment for opening, widen
| ing and extension of Aurora avenue.
| Placed on file.
| Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making corrections In the assessment for
constructing, relaying and repairing side
walks under contract OF Peter Berkev
| (estimate No. y for term beginning April
! 1, 1883, and ending November l, 1888.
| as TO n % and S 15 of lot 10, block So,
! Rice q Irvine's addition TO St. Paul, lot
| Except S 80 ft) S so feet of lot 1, anc lot
l Except 50 ft Of block 8, Rice & II
vines addition to st. Paul, came up, and
| no objections being made, upon motion, it
was ordered that the assessment against
! said property be corrected SO as to con-
form to the facts and rights of the case as
intended, and SO as to read as follows. to
wit:
H. R. Bigeiow N 23 of lot 10, block
35, Rice & Iryine's addition to st.
Paul .......... SIG SO
James S.Burris, S Is OF lot 10, block
80, Rice d Irvine's addition to st.
Paul. experimentation. 81 SO
r. Warner, lot 2 Except s 20 feet)
block 8, Rice & 1rvine's addition
to st. Paul. .................... 80 81
Julia Brown, S 80 feet of lot 1, block
9, Rice & Irvine's addition to st.
Paul. Observation-Disclosures. IA 81
Trustees estate OF George W. Arm
strong, lot 1 Except S 80 feet,)
block 9, Rice IL Irvine's addition
to st. Paul. 46 40
1t having been made to appear to the
board that the assessment for constructing
| a sewer on Western avenue from Goodrich
| ave. to Shelby avenue, and on other streets
| under contract of John and Patrick Do
| herty is erroneous as to lot 73, Whitacre,
Brisbine & Mullins sub division OF lots l
| and 2, Leech's outlots to ST. Paul, it was
ordered that the assessment against said
property be reduced $3.50, so as to cen
form to the facts and rights of the case as
F.. intended, and SO as to read as follows, to-
wit:
Patrick O'Connor, lot Is, Whitacre,
Brisbire G Mullins sub division
of lots l ana 9, Leeoh's outlots
TO st. Paul. 1927 IS
In the matter of the protest of F. M.
French and others against the grading OF
Terrace lane, which was laid over until
this day, the same was, upon motion, taken
up, and after duo consideration said pre-
tesy Was placed On file.
The Engineer having reported in the
matter of the alley along the east line of
| lot 1, block z, Robertson's addition to
West st. Paul, that the stakes had been set,
the same was accepted and placed on file.
| The clerk reported the sale of the i'm
provements of Messrs. Esch, Dafour, Hart
and Exelda Rouleau, in the Sixth ward,
condemned for levee purposes, for the sum
of 1886, and presented the receipt of the
city treasurer for that amount. Report
| accepted and placed on file.
| The clerk was directed to give the first
notice of re-assessment for the West St.
Paul Levee.
| In the matter of the communication of
the City Engineer relative to the Seventh
and Wabashaw street paving, which was
laid over to this day, upon motion it was
ordered that the same be taken up, and
upon further motion the Engineer was in
structed to take charge of the work and
finish the same at the expense of the con-
tractor, and it was further ordered that
the council be asked for 81 500 on Seventh
street and 5 900 on Wabashaw street.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the board ordered the
following report sent to the council, to-
| wit:
| To the Common Council of the City of s!
| Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved July.
| IS, 1883 relative to the grading Of Third
street from Broadway to Kittson street,
and having investigated the proposed i'm
provsment, respectfully report that said
| improvement is necessary and proper, that
the estimated expense thereof is $1,000,
one half of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract Is let;
that real estate to be assessed therefor can
be found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby; that said improve
nnent is not asked for by a petition of
maj jority of the owners of property to be
assessed therefor, but We herewith send a
plan of profile or said improvement, and
an order for your adoption, If you desire
Us to make the Improvement. Yeas 6.
The First and Fifth ward members hav-
ing reported in the matter of grading
East Fourth street from Broadway to Com
nerclal street ETC., the Board ordered the
following report sent 10 the Council to-wit:
To the Common Council OF the City of St.
Paul.
The Board of Public Works have had
/! under consideration the resolution Or Or
Ger OF the Common Council approved July