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Proceedings Of the Bsari Of Public Works
4 Adjourned M4e;inx.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 20, 1884.

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Absent: Messrs. Barrett and Mr.. Presi-
dent teXcused).
On motion Mr.. Terry took the chair.
Pursuant to due notice aud the adjourn
ments hereunder the matter of making
and completing the assessment for open-
ing and extension Of Mississippi street
from MinEehaha street 20 Aeker siFe ct
came up, and upon motion the same was
adjourned until December q, 1883.
Pursuant to due notice aud the adjourn
ment Hereunder the matter of making
and com pleting the assessment for grad
ing Bedford street from Minnehaha street
to North street, and Decatur street from
Bedford street to Preble street came up,
and upon motion the same was duly COM
pleted and the Clerk was direoted to give
the confirmation notice.
Pursuant to due notice and the ad
iournment hereunder the matter of
making and com pleting the assessment
for grading View street. from Randolph
street to Seventh street alley in block 80,
Rice d. Irvire's addition, between Elm and
Sherman streets, Exchange street from
Sherman street to Eagle street, Maekubin
street from University avenue to Charles
street, Cedar street from Twelfth street to
Bluff street, for the partial grading of
Pleasant avenue from Ramsey street to
south city limits, for planting and pre-
tectlng shade and ornamental trSes on
both sides o! Como avenue from Rec
street to lot =; Como villas, and for the
construction OF =. sewer on Sixth street
from Broadway 10 Robert street came up,
and after hearing all persons present in
terested the Board at 2:30 p. N. procseaad
in body to view sald streets. 1T p Ii. ths
Board returned, having viewed SAID streets,
and upon motion said assessments vFre
duly completed and the CLERK directed
to give the confirmation notice.
The Engineer having submitted
plan Of land to be taken, the Board or
dered the following report sent to
the Council, to wit:
70 me Common Council of the City of St.
Paul:
The Board of Pubic Works have had
under consideration the resolution or Or
der of the Common Council, approved
June Ii, 1888, relative to the widening,
opening and extension OF Eaton avenue,
sixty feet wide, through Eaton & Morri-
sons addition to West st. Paul, and
through block "a of MarshelPs addition;
also to open the same eight feet wide,
from Eaton & Morrison s addition to south
oity limits, and having Investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port that said improvement is necessary
and proper, that the estimated expense
thereof is $1,700, that real estate to be as
sessed therefor can be found benefited to
the extent of the damages, costs and ex-
pense5 necessary to be incurred thereby,
that said i'm provement is not asked for by
q petition CT majority of the owners of
property TO be assessed therefor, but We
herewith send plan or profile of said in-
proyement, and an order for your
adoption, if you desire US to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 4; nays 0.
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 Novem-
Der 10, 1888, relative to the grading OF
Mccarthy street 10 partial grade and
full width from Bertha street TO it's inter-
section with the street opened for levee,
and having Investigated the proposed i'm
provement, respectfully report that said
Improvement is necessary and proper, that
the estimated expense thereof is 81, 200,
one-haif of which need not he paid into
tbs 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 necessary to be in
CURED thereby, that SAID improvement 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 4; 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 Nov
10, 1888, relative to the grading of Dakota
avenue from the end of the Wasashaw
street bridge to Isabel street, and Sibley
street from Dakota avenue to COTE street,
and COTE street from Isabel street. to Oar
oline street, and having investigated the
proposed improvement respectfully report
that said improvement is not necessary
and proper, until the grade is established
on Sibley street and part of COTE
street. Yeas, 4; nays, 0.
The Engineer reported that in prepar-
ing plans and specifications for grading
Seventh street, from Kittson street to Min
nehaha street, he found it would cost
$4,000 TO build the retaining walls to
keep the slopes from falling upon the
property in the Trout Brook valley, and
that wooden bridge can be built between
said points for $4,000, which will answer
the purpose for years. Report accepted,
and upon motion the Engineer was in
struoted to modify the plans and specifc.-
tions by substituting a wooden bridge in
stead of the retaining walls, and upon
further motion he was authorized to ad-
vertise in Eastern papers for bids.
the following resolutions were adopted,
to-wit:
ResolUed, That the penalty for delay be
RENTED on estimae No. 2 and final for
grading Mendoza street, from the right of
way of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
d Omaha railway to Seventh street, and
that the cost of engineering and inspec-
ton be charged instead.
ReSolred, That the penalty for delay be
reunited on estimate No. 4 and final for
grading Martin street, from Rice street to