Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26

Total area. .......................26 7,2
BRIDGES.
There has been expended on repairs or
bridges, as shown by exhibit No. 3, under
the head of miscellaneous work the sum
of $5,OOS.6O.
The railroad companies have erected a
bridge on Westminster street, over their
tracks at a cost of masonry and super
structure as follows:
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha railway. S35, pa Is
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railway Observation-Disclosures. 1851 III
Length of bridge 1,020 feet, width of
roadway eighteen feet, width of sidewalks,
each five feet
The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railway are also now placing in position
bridge over the tracks at Lafayette ave-
nue., at a cost for masonry and super
structure, of $15,64225. Length of bridge
seventy feet, width of roadway thirty two
feet, width of sidewalks, each eight feet.
The contract has been let to the Nilsson
ri Valley Bridge & Iron works, for re-
placing three of the spans of the Waba-
river, with wrought iron superstructure,
at cost of $780, 400. Length of each span
140 feet, width of roadway eighteen feet,
width of sidewalks, each seven feet.
The remaining spans of the old struc
ture should be replaced as soon as the
necessary funds can be provided. The
building of the levee on the West side will
necessitate the rebuilding of the last pier,
a
abutment. The total cost will be about
$4,000.
MONUMENTS.
Of the 100 monuments recently pur-
chased by the city, seventy-fve have been
located at important corners where the
old marks would soon have been lost or
destroyed, and another 100, at least, should
be ordered and set this winter
There are now on record in the En-
gineer's Office, $50 monuments, in addi-
ton to those recorded on the plats filed this
year, seventy of these mark government
corners. AS this record is open to the
inspection OF all local surveyors,
the monuments will soon become
which they are placed.
would recommend that legislation be
secured requiring in each new addition
laid out that granite monument nine
inches square on top and two feet long be
placed on one corner of each block. The
additional cost of the survey would not ex-
coed 50 for each block. and their value
would be very great both as test of the
work and for future reference.
Some of the monuments located under
h, L..
could be easily removed or destroyed.
HOUSE NUMBERING.
The numbering books are completed for
all the city with The exception of the west
side, and the block numbers have been es-
tablished for this locality and part of the
measurements taken.
The work has required the location of
every house in the city and the distribu-
tion of the proper number with copy of
the ordinance requiring that number be
put up.
The demand for numbers for the new
houses that have been built in the out
skirts of the city has given much addi-
tional work owing to the ignorance of the
owners of the exact locality of the build
ing. To give the number of house it is
necessary to know the distance of the door
from the street corner, but simple as the
requirement, it is dificult to get accurate
medsUrenle nt.
When a building inspector is appointed
it should be part of his duties to see that
the correct number is placed OF every new
building.
STREET AND SEWER FORCE.
The street force has been under the su-
perintendence of Mr.. G. G. Casey for the
district east of Wabashaw street, and Mr..
n. Schmidt, for the district west of Waba-
shaw street and the Sixth ward. The total
cost of the department has been S35, 1862,
as shown in exhibit No. 8, which includes
work on streets, parks, stone crusher,
bridges, sidewalks. The improvement of
Fourth street under the railroads and cross
walks of which 395 have been built by this
force. The bill, chargeable to street work
amount, to $2,230.59, and are for lumber,
nails tools and material used in construc-
ton.
The paved streets have been cleaned on
an average of once in ten days at total
cost of about S1,100. The amount of dirt
brought on these streets from the unpaved
cross streets render it very difficult to keep
them clean except at great expense.
The stone crusher which has been under
the control of Mr.. Casey, has been of ex-
cellent service, about 1000 Cubic yards of
stone has been broken by the crusher at a
cost of about 81 cents per cubic yard.
Part of this has been sold to contractors
and the remainder used to great advantage
in repairs on streets. I believe the force
has been we'll and efficiently handled. The
work is scattered over large territory and
the continual moving of the men and
length of haul add largely to the care.
The sewer force has been under the con-
troll of Mr.. Frank Mcguire who has entire
charge of the cleaning and repairs of all
the sewers.
The pay rolls of this department amount
to SS,175.C5 8, as shown by exhibit No. 10, and
The bills for tools, appliances for ,laaning,
and materials used, amount to $520.51.
The service has always been prompt and
efficient
In conclusion I append recapitulation
Of the work on public improvements which
has passed through my Office, and the cost
OF the same.