Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-21
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Big Batch of Assessments Confirmed and
Bids to be Advertised FOr-Wooden
Bridge Ordered for Seventh Street-Esti-
mates Allowed.
At an adjourned meeting yesterday af-
ternoon, all were present but Msssrs. Far
rington and Barrett, and Mr.. Terry being
called to the chair, the following business
was transacted:
On motion the board proceeded in body
to view the following streets: Pleasant
avenue, Ramsey street to city limits, grad
ing; View street, Randolph to Seventh
street, grading; alley in block 80, R. & I.
addition, Sherman and Elm, grading; Ex-
change street, Sherman to Eagle, grading;
Mackubin street, University avenue to
Charles street, grading; Como avenue,
Rice street to lot 8, Como villas, planting
trees Sixth street, Robert to Broadway, sew
er; Cedar street, Twelfth to Bluff, grading.
Returning to their rooms from their tour
Of inspection at p. M, the following was
| the order of business:
| The re-assessments were completed and
| confirmation notice ordered given: Grad
! ing Mackubin street from University ave-
| nue. to Charles street; grading Bedford
| street from Minnehaha TO North street
| and Decatur street from Bedford to PEBBLE
street; grading Cedar street from Twelfth
to Bluff street; partial grading of Pleas
| ant avenue from Ramsey street to south
| city limits; grading Exchange street from
Sherman to Eagle street, planting and
protecting shade and ornamental trees on
both sides of Como avenue; sewer on Sixth
street from Broadway to Robert street;
grading View street from Randolph street
to Seventh street; grading alley in block
| so, Rice & Irvines addition.
The matter of the assessment for open
ing and extension of Mississippi street
| from Minnehaha to Acker street was ad-
| journed to Dec. "a.
| The following estimates were approved:
| No. 2, Portland avenue grading, John
| Doherty, $765; No. l, Third street grad
ing, D. 81. Gregg, $1,000; No. Bedford
and Decatur street grading, Hoebuer &
Zollman, $3,961; No. 2, Goodhue street
grading, James Murnane, $6,566.75; No.
5, George street grading, Boyer & Lux,
| $50; No. 1, Fifth street sewer, z.
Doherty, $S,952.50; No. and final
Seventh street sewer, Chas. T. Miller, $3.50;
No. and final, Mendoza street grading,
John Boldther, $1,056; No. and final,
Martin street grading, Joseph Steinkamp,
$1,134.
RESOLVED, That the penalty for delay be
| RENTED On estimate No. and final for
grading Martin street, from Rice street to
Dale street, and that the cost for engineer
ing and inspection be charged instead.
RESOLVED, That the penalty for delay be
| RENTED on estimate No. 2 and final for
grading Mendoza street, from the right of
way of the Chicago, st, Paul, Minneapolis
| & Omaha railway to Seventh street, and
| that the cost of engineering and inspec-
| ton be charged instead.
A communication Yves received from the
engineer that the building Of specification
retaining walls in the Seventh street bridge
wonld cost $4,000, and that woodsn
bridge could be constructed which would
| last six years, and bear all burdens at tn S
point for $4,000, by which time the North
ern Pacific railroad would be able to de-
| termine what is necessary for their use at
this point and be prepared to complete
the improvement at their own cost and
| expense, which should be one of the CON
ditions required by the city before author
| iziDg the railway company to cross that
| street with their tracks.
| Therefore in the matter of grazing
| Seventh street between Kilt 3on and Min
uehaha streets, the engineer was author
lied by the board to construct wooden
bridge over Trout Brook valley ms ead of
| building the retaining walls as in the
| plans and specification and that the en-
| gineer be further authorized to advertise
for bids in the eastern papers.
Voted to abate assessments against lot
and 8, block 1876, Irvines addition for
sidewalk on Kate street, Berkey's contract,
| estimate No. 2. No walk built.
Estimate No. l, Sherman street grading,
Michael O'Toole, $1,O20, approved.
The opening of Eaton street in the
Fifth ward was ordered sent to the council
with favorable report. Adjourned.
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