Daily globe., 1883-10-31
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 1, 1883.
| Board met at p. m.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, Kock,
Peters, Terry aud Mr.. President.
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
| On motion Mr.. Barrett was excused
from further attendance at this meeting.
| A communication WAS received from j..
j. Palmer, contractor for the Seventh
street paving, relative to an account filed
| by Breen & Young, against his partial esti
mate. Referred to the City Attorney.
A communication was received from the
City Engineer, relative to plans and speci-
| 6cations for sewer on Fifth street from
| Minnesota street to Broadway, calling at
| tention to the fact that the main sewer is
designed to follow said street, but the
| same being very expensive and not being
| needed at present, pipe sewer Of suf-
feient capacity has been estimated for
which will answer present purposes.P Placed
| on file.
A communication was received from 5.
| ID. Lord, to the effect that he had ab9n-
| doned the improvement on lot 1, block 1,
| Bazlle & Roberts addition to West st.
| Paul, condemned for the West st. Paul
levee. Placed on file.
| David J. Henuesy, By his attorney Henry
| J. Horn, Esq, filed notice of appeal in the
| matter of the assessment for change OF
grade en- Rosabel street, from Fourth street
| to levee. Placed on file.
The Engineer having reported that the
assessment for constructing, relaying and
repairing sidewalks under contract OF
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| beginning April 1, 1888, and ending No
venber l, 1888, is erroneous as to part S.
Ely of Fort street of lot 5, tlook 1, Leech's
addition to st. Paul, Joseph Brings sup
/ posed owner: for the reason that the walk
i in front OF said property had been built
| by said owner. Upon motion it was
ordered that the assessment against said
| property be abated SO as TO conform to
the facts and rights Of the case as in-
! tended.
The Clerk was directed to give noiice of
correction of the assessment for construct
ing, relaying anu repairiog idewalk5,
under contract of Peter Berkey, (Esti mate
No. 2,) for the term beginring April 1,
1883, and ending November l, 1888, as to
lot 8, block 1, Brunson.s addition, and S.
WHY 100 feet of S. Ely $50 feet of block
Sc, Lyman Dayton's addition to st. Paul.
! 1t having oeen made to appear to the
| Board that the second re-assessment for
| grading Mackubin street, from Dayton av-
! enue to University avenue, is erroneous as
to the description of the east 152 feet of
| block 22. Woodland Park addition to ST.
Paul, and the owner having appeared and
consented thereto, upon motion it was Or
dered that said description be corrected so
as to conform to the facts and rights of
the case as Intended and so as to read as
follows, to-wit: Commencing at the south
west corner of Portland avenue and Mack
ubin street, thence west along south line
of Portland avenue 152 feet more or less
to land of Adam Mohler; thence south
parallel with Mackubin street TO Summit
avenue: thence east 152 feet more OR less
to Meckubin street; thence north along
west line of Mackubin street to beginning,
being part of block %, Woodland PARK
addition to st. Paul. EDNA L. Carpen-
ter supposed owner.)
It having been made to appear to the
Board that the assessment for the con-
struction of sewer on Selby avenue, from
| Harrington avenue to Virginia, and on
other streets under contract of John and
Patrick Doherty, is erroneous as to lot
1, block 76, Dayton & Irvine's
addition to St. Paul. Upon motion it was
ordered that the assessment against said
property be reduced $S7 so, so as to con-
form to the facts and rights of the case as
intended, and so as to read as follows, to-
wit: c. j. Zimmerman, lot 1, block 76,
| Dayton & Irvine's addition to st. Paul,
$161.
The Engineer submitted list of property
| to be assessed under estimate No. 5 of
! sidewalks constructed, relaid and repaired
under contract of Peter Berkey, for term
beginning April 1, 1883, and ending No
vember 1, 1888. Referred to Clerk to pro-
cure abstract of owners names and de-
scr1ption of property and to give the first
assessment notice.
The Engineer having submitted plan and
| estimate of cost the Board ordered the fol-
lowing report sent to 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 order
of the Common Council approved August
| 8, 1883, relative to the grading of Ex-
change street from Sherman street to Eagle
street, and having Investigated the pro-
posed improvement. respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary and
proper, that the estimated expense
thereof is $500, 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 costs and expenses nee
essary to be incurred thereby, that said i'm
provement is not asked for by petition of
majority of the owners OF property to be
assessed therefor, but we herewith send
plan or profile of said improvement, and
an order for your adoption, if you desire
US to make the improvement. Yeas 5,
nays O.
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 st.
PAUL.
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council approved
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