Daily globe., 1883-10-30
BO4RD or PUBAIC WORKS.

a Number of ssessments Completed and
Costirp,ed-The Matter OF Flights of
Steps Down Dayton Bluff and Foot
Bridge Across Pbalen Cresk-ConsuIts-
tion Over the mississippi Street Railway
Bridse-A Number of Contracts Let-Mr.
Peters Sustained Against the Malicious
Attacks OF the Little Lying Dispatch.
at the regular meeting yesterday after
noon, Mr.. President was absent, and Mr..
Terry being called to the chair, the follow
ing business was transacted.
The assessment for construction of
sewer on Fifth street from Broadway to
Minnesota street was completed and the
clerk ordered to give confirmation notice.
The matter of the following assessments
were adjourned to Nov. 5: Opening and
extension of Mississippi street from Min
nehaha to Acker street; change
of grade on Pleasant avenue
from Third to Ramsey street; grading Bed
ford street from Minnehaha 10 North
st. eet and Decatur from Bedford to Preble
street.
On motion the order for walk on Hof-
man avenue was voted TO be rscallsd from
the engineer and the council be asked 10
put the same On the other side of the
street.
John Dale sent IN his notification that
he would accept the several board awards
for his property for the West st. Paul
levee.
The petition TO the board by citizens OF
Dayton's bluff to have steps built down
the hill to the bottom of the rayine on
both sides of Phalens creek, and a light
foot bridge ecross the creek at some point
far enough below the proposed Seventh
street fill to be out of the way of said
work, was sent to the council with d favor
able recommendation.
The matter of sidewalk on the west
side of Hoffman avenue from Third to
Mclean street, was returned to tbs coun-
Gil with the request that the sidewalk be
changed to the opposite side of the street.
The objection to the confirmation of the
assessment against lots and 6, block 36
of Rice & Irvine's addition by Mrs. M. A.
| Spencer, was referred to the engineer and
attorney, as also the objection of several
property owners to the confirmation of the
assessment against lots 5, 4, IS and II in
block % in Rice 6 Irvine's addition.
| The matter of rebuilding the Mississippi
street bridge was referred to the First
and Fifth ward members, city engineer
and attorney to consuls with the ST. Paul,
Minneapolis 81 Manitoba Railway COM
pany.
| The following bids were received: For
| planting elm and maple shade trees in
Como avenue: j. H. Bryant S3515; G. F.
Smith $3.50; G. W. Reese $2,785. Award
ed to G. F. Smith.
! Grading alley in block 80, Rice & Ir-
vines addition: James Moran $245; P. Il.
Thornton $3.50. Awarded to James Nor
an.
| Grading View street, Thornton d
Moran 81 600; Mccarthy & Farwel $2.975.
Awarded to Mccarthy & Farwell.
| Grading Exchange street, Thornton &
Carthy & Farweli, 1870. Awarded to
Thornton & Moran. Grading Mackubin
street, John Baldther. $495; F. W Fl. 81
derman $40; Chas Bahr, $4&5; Joseph
Stinkamp, 5000. Awarded 10 Chas, Bahr.
| Sewer on Sixth street from Broadwey 70
| Robert street: 4. Mullen, $4.829; Warne q
Stockton, $4,6O4; 2. T. Flynn, $500;
Jas. NJ. Close P4,650; James Waters, $4,500
| Awarded to James Waters.
| Specifications for the grading OF Fourth
! street, from Commercial street to Hoffman
| avenue, were approved and The Clerk au-
. thorized to advertise for bids.
| The assessment for the construction, re-
| laying and repairing of sidewalks under
| contract of Peter Berkey, estimate No. 81,
for term beginning April l and ending
| November l, 1888, was confirmed, as also
the same for estimate No. 4.
| The matter of assessment for grading
| Cedar street. from Twelfth to Bluff street,
was adjourned to October 80, ct p. m.
| The assessment for the construction OF
a sewer on Cedar street, from Seventh to
| Eighth street, was confirmed, as also the
assessment for sewer on Canada street,
from Thirteenth to Valley street.
| The assessment for grading Sherman
street, from Fort to the edge of the bluff,
was adjourned TO November 5.
| An order was sent to the council asking
| direction to lower the Phalen creek cuiysrt
| to protect it from frost.
| The petition of Thomas Bower on &C
| count of damage to bis property by the
. Pleasant avenue grading was rejected as
not being in time.
1t was voted that Harry Damkroger be
| reimbursed $5 for Woodward avenue
| sprinkliug.
Estimate No. 10 Of $2,125 was approved
! to Michael O'Bried On the Phalen creek
| culvert contract.
! The whole board voted to view person
! silly the plan of the ground of the open
| ing and extending St. Anthony street from
Victoria to Chatworth street, as also the
plan of opening an alley through the
center of block SO from Third to Chest
nut street.
| The extention of Edgerton street from
| Magnolia to Maryland street was referred
| to the council with favorable report.
| The bonds Of Michael Roche were ap-
proved.
The board voted to lay an eight foot
plank walk to be built On both sides of
Martin street from Western avenue to
Dale which, was referred to the engineer.
A city ordinance for extensive sidewalk
building on principal corners streets was
| ordered published three times, which
states that Oh the first Tuesday in May,
1884 the council will order the building of
| the same.
| The engineer was instructed to carry
out the matter of grading and bridging
| Forest street from Seventh north to Case
street and to lay cross-walks on Ninth,
Somerset, De Bow, Winer and Beaumont
streets.
! The ma ter of the charge made by the