Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-17
Regular Meeting.

r.. J. Lewis, Jas. II. WEIGH, VIM. Hone
brink, Thomas Flack, Rudolph Ellmann,
E. L. Williams, E. n. Slater and II. A.
Blasting presented written objections to
the assessment against their property for
grading Third street from Maria avenue to
Maple street. Placed on file.
communication was recsived from w. Q.
Cunningham, asking that the assessment
for sprinkling Fifth street be corrected as
to los 5, block Is, Rice IL Irvine's addition.
Considered and placed on file.
S. j. R. Mcmillan, by his attorney, JAS.
B. Beals, Esq, presented communlca-
ton asking for reduction of the assess
ment for sprinkling Summit avenue from
Arundel street to Kent street, as to w. $50
# of E. 4O2 # of block %, Woodland Park
addition. Considered and placed on file.
Bids we're opened and read for the con-
struction of a sewer on Dale street from
the north line of Holly avenue to the right
of way through blocks II and 90, Wood
land Park addition to st. Paul; thence
along said right Of way to Summit avenue,
and thence across Summit avsnue to OAK
land street; thence on Oakland street to the
south line of Grand avenue. as follows, to-
wit:
w. Il. Holgate. 749
h. >. Blodgett- .................. 1870
J. G. MCCARTHY & Co... ........ 1888
James Waters. -. ............... 1880
james AcC!CFe. ......-... ZliIoU
f. s. Blodgett being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder, thu contract was
awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
ofSn ~ ctTnn
formerly Fort street, from Goodrich sv
enue to Jefferson avenue, as follows, to-wl'.:
J. G. MCCARTHY & Go. ST., 500
John Doherty .................. 1897
Warne G. Stockton ................ 1880
Warne & Stockton being the lowest re-
liable and responsible bidders, the contract
was awarded to them and ordered sent to
the Council for approval.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
structios of sewer on st. Clair street,
from Seventh street formerly Fort street)
to Toronto avenue, as follows towit:
J. @. MCCARTHY & Co.. .$7,7S0 90
Werne & Stockton ............. 5000 90
JOHN Doherty ..................1 II. 974 90
John d. Moran. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 90
Upon motion the said bids were rejected
as being too high and upon further motion
the Clerk was directed to readvertise for
bids.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
struction of sewer on Jefferson avenue,
from Seventh street formerly Fort street)
to Clifton street as follows to-wit:
Werne & Stockton. ........... $13,S90 90
J. G. MCCARTHY & Co.. ....... $4,000 90
John Doherty ............... 2O,373 90
j. @. MCCARTHY &c Co. being the lowest,
reliable and responsible bidders, the con-
tract was awarded to them, and ordered
sent to the Council for approval.
Bids we're opened and read for the con-
struction Of sewer on Cedar street, from
Ninth to Tenth street, as follows to-wit:
Warne & Stockton. 1852 so
Warne s. Stockton being the only bid
der5 and their bid being deemed reason
able, reliable and responsible, the con-
tract was awarded to them and ordered
sent to the Council for approval.
The First ward member having reported
| in the matter of opening Broadway from
Grove street 20 Thirteenth street, the said
matter was at the request of the said
member, referred to the Engineer for
plan OF land and buildings in line OF open
| ing.
The Engineer having submitted a pro-
| file in the matter OF the change Of grade
| on Minnehaha street from Seventh street
| to Burr street, the same was upon motion
| referred to Mr.. Terry and the Alderman
from the Fifth ward.
The Engineer having reported in the
| matter Of building sidewalk feet wide
| along the east side of CORTLAND Street
from Acker to Sycamore street, thai said
| street is not graded, the same was upon
| motion ordered returned to Council, not
being necessary and proper until said
street is graded.
I The Engineer having reported in the
matter Of building sidewalk feet wide
along the south side of Sycamore street
from CORTLAND to Rice streets, that said
street is only graded 80 feet wide, and that
the slopes are not taken cut in excava-
tons and not filled in embaRkment. Upon
motion it was ordered that the same be
! returned to the Council for an order for a
| 3 plank walk.
| The engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for the construction OF
| bridge over the right of way of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway
| and also over the tracks of the Northern
| Pacific railroad, the same were exam
| ined and approved and ordered transmit
| ted to the Common Council.
The engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for the construction of
a sewer on Cedar street, from Thirteenth
street to Bluff street, thence on Bluff street
TO Grant street, and for grading Bedford
street from Minnehaha street to Northstreet
and Decatur street from Bedford street
t. Preble street, usinglthe surplus material
from Bedford street to fill Decatur street
the same were examined and approved and
the clerk directed to advertise for bids.
| Pursuant TO due notice the matter Of
the confirmation of the assessment for
sprinkling Exchange street from Chestnut
street to Wilken street came up and after
due consideration the same was upon mo-
| tisn duly confirmed. Yeas 4.
| Pursuant to due notice the matter
of the confirmation of the sssess
ment for4 sprinkling Summit
avenue, from Arundel street TO Kent street.,
came up, and after due consideration the
same was upon motion duly confirmed.
Yeas, 4.
Pursuant to due notice the matter
eof the confirmation of the assess.