Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-22

Regular Meeting,
ST.. PAUL, June 29th, 1888.
Board met at 2:30 Pm
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, Koch,
Peters and Mr.. Terry.
Absent: MIR. President.
On motion Mr.. Koch took the chair.
Reading the minutes dispensed with.
A communication was received from
Emil Geist asking for reduction of the
assessment against lot Z, block 60, r.
vines Enlargement to Rice and Irvine's
Addition for grading Sixth street from Col
lege avenue to Oak street, said lot being of
triangular shape. Placed on file.
A communication was received from J.
j. Palmer, contractor for grading Oak
street from College avenue to Third street
asking for an extension of 80 days in
which to complete said contract. Placed
on file.
N. Myrick presented written
objections to the assessment for sprink-
ling Fort street from the Seven corners to
Ramsey street. Placed on file.
Francois Fauent notified the Board that
he would accept the $131 awarded him for
abandoning the Improvements situated
upon lot block 2, Bazille & Roberts ad-
dition to West st. Paul, for the Sixth ward
levee. Placed on file.
Bids were opened and read for sprink
ling Broadway and Mississippi streets
from Twelfth street to Nash street as fol-
lows, to wit:
Patrick Norris S199.
Patrick Norris being the only bidder and
his bid being deemed reasonable and he
reliable and responsible, the contract was
awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval.
Bids were opened and read for Sphinx
ling Summit avenue, from Arundel street
to Kent street as follows, to wit:
Andrew O'Rourke $3.50.
Andrew O'Rourke being the only bidder
and he being deemed reasonable, reliable
and responsible, the contract was awarded
to him and ordered sent to the Council for
approval.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
struction of the necessary sewers, catch
basins and man holes to drain Saltwater
street from Grove street to Olmsted street;
st. Paul street from Grove street to a
point 40 feet south of Somerset street; De-
Bow street from Grove street to Nash
street; Somerset street from a point 70
feet east of st. Paul street to Saltwater
street and from De Bow street to connect
with the Broadway sewer; Olmsted street
from Saltwater street to ST. Paul street;
the alley through blocks and 4, Patter-
sons addition to St. Paul, from Saltwater
street to De Bow street, as follows, to-wit:
W. f. Symonds. ....S 34.5O0 90
y. q. Mccarthy ................ 10000 90
James waters. ............... SO, 500 90
James Mcclure and Daniel Null
len. Observation-Disclosures. 81, 1877 IS
f. S. Blodgett. observation-disclosures. 3O,525 90
F. s. Blodgett being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder the contract was
Awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval.
No bids having been received for
sprinkling Exchange street from Chestnut
street to Wilkin street and jackson street
from Ninth street to Thirteenth street,
the Clerk ives directed to re-advertlse for
bids.
The Clerk was directed to withdraw the
advertisement for bids for paving Fifth
street from Jackson street to Sibley street.
Council to be asked for new order
The Clerk ives directed to recall the or
der referred to the Engineer in the matter
of sidewalk on babel street.
The Engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for grading Garfield
street from Goodrich street to Ramsey
street, the same were examined and ap-
proved and the clerk directed to advertise
for bids.
In the matter of the order of Council to
Board to let by contract the sprinkling of
Fifth street from and between Seventh
on the west and Washington street On the
east. the same having been returned with
the required veriication it was ordered
that said matter be referred to the Clerk
to advertise for bids.
Order of Council to Board to build six
foot sidewalk on the south side of Concord
street from Bertha street to Madrid street.
Referred to Engineer to carry out as noted
therein.
In the matter of the order of Council to
Board to build sidewalk on the south side
OF Isabel street from Dakota avenue to