Daily globe., 1883-06-29
SEVENTH STREET.
IN ADJOURNED HEETING or PROP
ERTY OVNERS LIST ETENING-
The Delays in Prosecuting improvements
Further Discussed a Petition to the
Common Council Adopted.

The ad jOurned meeting Of the cltlZenS
of Dayton's bluff to listen TO the report of
the committee appointed one week ago to
investigate the matter of Improvements on
Seventh and Fourth streets, was held last |
evening in the grove at the corner of
Maria avenue and Seventh street. |
The attendance was not as
large as at the previous meeting, but the !
effect of union and organization was more
apparent. The gentlemen most interested
were present, that is property holders and
taxpayers, and smuch interest was mani
tested. The committee made full report,
in which was stated the causes OF past de-
laws. TIE present condition of affairs,
Recommendation for the appointment OF
committee of five TO offer its coop
Grafton to the city authorities in the pro-
secution of their labors, and statement
that the city engineer has perfected his
plans and estimates for the grading and
paving OF East Fourth street from Broadway
to Commercial with granite blocks, under
the railroad crossings, and other relevant
matters OF interest. IN accordance with
the suggestions of the report, the follow
ing committee was elected to act IN con-
junction with the city council:
L.
T. Willus and Jas. Middleton.
A vote Of thanks was rendered the com
Inittee for the thorOughness with which it
had prosecuted its labors.
Mr.. G. Williams, Aid. Starkey, D. D.
Merrill and JAS. Middleton addressed the
meeting briefly.
Aid. Starkey was satisfied the council was
acting in harmony with the meeting and
would aid efficiently II The rapid
prosecution of the work. He deemed
this a critscal time for the
business interests of the bluff, as it had no
safe outlet or connection with the city. 1t
was of much concern 10 him and to all that
the interests of st. Paul Plow Works, the
Nelson and Griggenslumber interests and
Harvester Works be looked after. He re-
ferred to the difficulties in the grading of
streets, and that past delays were in great
measure due to the fact that property hold
e-s were required to establish the grade
they wanted, instead OF the city engineer
doing such work, as the law required him to
do irres pective OF individual grievances.
He gave assurances that the council was
in accord with the spirit of the meeting,
AMI personally, ne would do all in his
power to correct the evils com planned of,
and further work.
It was stated that the board of public
works would hold meeting today, and on
motion the meeting adjourned to meet
with the board.
The following is the
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE:
Sr. PAUL, Mimi, jane 20.-Gentlemen'
The undersigned committee appointed by
the citizens meeting week ago,to enquire
into and report the causes of the contin-
ued delay in the further prosecution of the
work connected with the so-called Seventh
street improvement beg leave to submit
the following report:
Considering the magnitude Of the im
provement, the large amount of detail
work connected Herewith, the numerous
obstacles that presented themselves and al
one time the lack of unanimity among
property owners interested, upon certain
measures pertaining to the work. 1t is no
surprising-nay it was anticipated tina
much time would be consumed before the
principal part OF the work could actully bt
commenced.
But making allowance for all this thert
is more than ample cause for complain
at the unreasonable amount Of time tina
has been consumed by the City authorit
les in the prosecution of an i'm Dcogement
that in its importance to the genera
interests of our people ranks secont
to no other among the public works il
this city, at the present time.
From what information we have beel
able to obtain we are satisfied that th
mann causes of this delay, in the year
past, are to be found in what appears &
have been combination among certain
members of the common council VIII
i III To- t1,{o oolo
way of all measures proposed in that bod,
for the purpose of carrying out the pro
visions of an act passed by the state legis
lature and approved March I, 1881, b.
which act the common council was ordere
10 proceed at Cnce and without any un
necessary delay to cause the construction
of said Improvement. In other depart
nents Of the city government we hav
been unable TO find any disposition othe
than to do all that can properly be done
expedite the worR and We have reason t
believe that the C.nmon council as it
now composed has also a full appre
citation Of the Importance of the pro
posed measure and Of the necess1t
chat the work be at last prosecuted wit
the utmost dispatch possible.
We find the present condition of affair
20 be as follows:
His honor the mayor has taken promT
action upon the resolutions adopted b
your meeting week ago, by issuing
call for special meeting of the commo
council for tomorrow, Friday evening
and it is to be hoped that a full meetin
will be held and that the subject ma
receive full and due consideration. Th
contract for the main culvert to serve as
waterway for Phalens creek has been le
and the work is progressing.
The city engineer has completed th
plans for the stone arch ways over tn
right of way of the st. Paul & Duluth raj
road, and will report the same, with hi
estimate, to the board of public works {
its next meeting, to be held tomorrow
Friday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
If the plans are appro'
ed by the Board the
will probably be laid before the commo
council at its special meeting to-morro
evening. The contracts for the work in tt
Trout Brook valley cannot be let until
definite plan for the same can be decide
upon and this plan must necessarily d.
pend to some extent upon the plans of IL
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