Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORHs.


A Big Batch of Assessments Confirmed
The Dakota Avenue Extension Finally |
Passes the RubIcon-The Final Estimate |
on Wabashaw Paving AllOwed-VariOus !
Other Improvements Acted Upon.
At the regular meeting yesterday after
noon all the members we're present but |
Mr.. President, and Mr.. Terry being called |
to the chair the following business was
transacted:
The following assessments were con-
frmed: Grading Elm street from Wilkin |
street to right of way of the Chicago, |
Milwaukee St. Paul Railway company; |
construction of sewer on Robert street |
from Thirteenth street to University |
avenue; sewer OF Canada street from Four |
teenth to Valley street; grading Wallace |
street from Maple to Earl street; opening |
and extension of Dakota avenue through |
lot 4, block 81, West st. Paul proper and
constructing, relaying and repairing of |
sidewalks under contract of Peter Berkey, |
Obstinate No. ~ for term beginning April |
l, 1883 and ending Nov. 1, 1888.
Corrections were ordered for construct |
ing, relaying and repairing sidewalks |
under contract OF Peter Berkey, Obstinate |
No. ~ for term beginning April 1, 1883, |
and ending Nov. 1, 1888.
The following matters of assessment
were adjourned to Oct. %: Grading Bed
ford street from Minnehaha to North street
and Decatur street from Bedford to Preble
street, and grading Sherman street from
Fort (now SEVENTY street to edge of bluff
at or near the right of way of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad company.
The following bids were received for
grading Dakota avenue and COTE streets:
Boyer & Luz, S26, 265; James Starkey, $780,
700; Morton & Terry, $500; John G. Nc
Carthy q M. B. Farrell, $24,920. Awarded
to MCCARTHY & Farrell.
Cedar street sewer from Seventh to
Eighth streets James McClume, 5000:
Arthur Mullen, S545. Awarded to Arthur
Mullen.
Grading Cedar street from Twelfth to
Blaff: John c. Mccarthy & NJ. B. Farrell,
$1,000. Bid informal, not being signed.
Fifth street sewer from Broadway to
Minnesota street: Arthur Muller, $5,463;
James Watere, $500; Pat Doherty, S., 100;
Isaac Mcclure, IS, $50; Edwin Verne and
VIM Stockton, SIS, 500. Awarded to Patrick
Doherty.
The Following were referred to the Sixth
ward member: Grading Mccarthy street
from Dakota avenue to Bertha street; six
foot sidewalk on south side Of George
street, from Concord street to Mohawk av-
enue, together with crosswalks; and side
walk on north side eff Concord street from
Isabel to Bertha streets, with crossings.
The objections of Uri l.. Lamprey to be-
ing assessed for the Cedar and Bluff street
sewer, were referred to the engineer and
city attorney.
The objections and protest of VIM.
Thompson in the matter of opening Da-
kota avenue, We're considered and placed
on file.
Iee communication of a. Turnbull in
regard to the assessment for grading De-
Gator street, and OF M. Baxter in regard to
the assessment for grading Dakota avenue
were placed on file.
The matter of grading Conway street
between Commercial and Mendoza streets,
was adjourned to Oct. %.
The assessment for the construction of
sewer on Cedar street from Ninth to
Tenth street was confirmed.
The matter Of the assessment for a sew
or on Cedar street from Thirteenth to
Bluff street, and thence on Bluff to Grant
street was adjourned to Oct. 90
The matter of grading Fuller street
from Rice to Ravoux street, and grading
Sherman street from Pleasant avenue to
Seventh street were sent back to the coun-
Gil with favorable report.
The matter of opening an alley through
block %, at point 20 feet east of Wa
bashaw street, thence eastward along the
south side of the new Opera house to Cedar
AZ f0 puh r6 In
view premises.
The application of Mrs. Matteson for
abatement on grading Colborne street
was referred to the Fourth ward member.
The matter of the grading of Robert
west was referred to the Second ward mem
Der.
The final estimate to A. II. Perkins, con-
tractor, for the Wabashaw street pave
ment, for $4,937.20, was allowed.
In the assessment for change of grade
on Rice street from Blanca to Seymour
streets, the assessment on lot Is, block 1,
Bergholt's subdivision, asssreduced to
$3.50.
No bids were received for planting and
protecting shade and ornamental trees on
both sides of Como avenue from Rice
street to lot of Como Villas.
The matter of complaint of G. Dressell
on Nina avenue, who claims to have built
his own Sidewalk, and declines to be as
sessed therefor, was referred to the engin-
Ger.
The objection to the assessment for sew
erage by Edna L. Carpenter on Summit
avenue was referred to the engineer and
clerk for report.
A report was adopted as received from
the engineer showing the bill due to Messrs
Breen Sc Young for finishing the
curbing on Seventh and Wabashaw streets
to be S4,604.45, leaving q balance due these
gentlemen of $104 .45, and the same was
ordered to go to thu Council for approval.
It wss voted that the original assessment
stand On lot 6, block 2, Terrace Park addi-
ton, for sewerage.
The petition of Adam G. Kidd, relative
to his assessment for sewerage on Summit
avenue was referred to the city engin eer
and clerk for report.
Twenty-three estimates for sewerage,
grading, etc, were allowed.
Adjourned to O'Clock Tuesday after
noon.
What it Did for an Old Lady.
CosHooToN STATION, N. Y, Dec. %, 1878.
GENTs-A number of people he'd been using