Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-07
board OF PUBLIC HORKS.
The Regular Meeting Yesterday-A Large
Amount of Business Transacted.

Amount of Business Transacted
AT the regular meeting at o'clock yes
terday, the full board was present with the
exception of the president, who was ex-
cused. The session was thoroughly long
one and the following large amount of
business was transacted:
The matter of a change of grade on
Cedar street, from Twelfth to Bluff street.
George street from Stryker avenue to
Charlton street, Leech street from McBoal
street to Goodrich avenue, was referred 10
the clerk to procure abstracts.
The matter of constructing three-pIank
walk on the west side of Dakota avenue
from Delos street to Isabel street. was re-
ferred to the city engineer to carry out.
The matter OF the construction of sew
er through lots II and %, of block 1 of
Ely's addition to ST. Paul, was referred to
the engineer for plans and specifications.
The construction of sewer on Exchange
street to Elm street, was referred to the
| engineer for plans and an estimate of
cost.
The grade of Sixth street from College
avenue to Fort street, and the matter of
constructing sewers, catch basins, etc., on
| Selby, Laurel, Ashland, Holly, Portland
and Summit avenues; and for constructing
| sewers, etc., on Saltwater, st. Paul, De
Bow, Somerset and Olmsted streets, were
! referred to the engineer for plans and es-
| Inmates of cost.
The construction Of a sidewalk on the
west side of Davis street from Nelson av-
enue to Rondo street, and on Louis street
from Carroll to Rondo streets was referred
to the engineer to carry out.
The grading of Oak street from College
| avenue to West Third street was referred
to the engineer for plans and specifca
tions.
The grade of Eighth street from Cedar
street to Wabashaw; the grade of Concord
limits; the grade of Jessie street from
Mlnnehaha to Farquier; the grade of Ter
! race lawn from Floral to Lawton street: the
grade of Pleasant avenue from Sixth to
Ramsey street, and a sewer from Rondo
street to Western avenue, we're referred to
the engineer for plans and estimates of
cost.
The engineer was requested to carry out
the following: Building of three plank
walk on north side of Dakota avenue to
| connect with Ohio street; same, north side
Michigan street from Western avenue
to Duke street; crossing on north
side of Jason street across Concord;
sidewalk on west side OF Bates avenue
from Seventh to Fourth street; walk on
north side of John from Dakota to Living
ston avenue; crosswalks on Plum street
| Hudson avenue, Euclid, Conway and Third
streets; two-plank sidewalk on Bridget
street from Dakota avenue to Concord
street; sidewalk west side Robert street in
Robert & RanGalrs addition: cross walks
| across Iglehart and Carroll streets; side
walk on north side of Washington avenue
from Fort to Duke street; sidewalks both
sides of Duke street from Summit to Mar
shall avenue; sidewalk on Ramsey from
Fort to Forbes street; and sidewalk both
sides of Bates avenue from Fourth TO Plum
streets, were all referred to the city en-
gineer to carry out.
The motion of the removal of stable in
Rice & Irvine's addition was referred to
the city attorney.
The reassessment for grading Mackubin
street, from Dayton avenue to University
avenue, was referred to the clerk to pro-
cure an abstract.
The assessment for grading Westminster
street from Lafayette avenue to WhitaIl
street, was adopted, and the clerk ordered
to give confirmation notice; as was the
| assessment for change of grade on Penn
sylvania avenue from Mississippi to Co.
lumbia street, of which the clerk was
ordered to give notice of confirmation.
The matter of award to Patrick Doherty
of the contract for constructing a sewer
on Fourth street, from Minnesota to Robert
streets, for 1856, was referred to the attorney
to draw up contract and the president
was ordered to execute the same; the same
| action was taken with the matter of the
contract of Michael Lux, in the contract
of grading Ravoux street, from Iglehart to
Carroll.
The application of Denny n. Hudner to
construct drains from private property to
the mains, was granted and his bonds of
$1,000 were accepted.
The grading of Beach street, from Sew
enth to Earl, was referred to the engineer
for plans and specifications.
The matter of grading Hudson avenue
from Hoffman TO Earl, sent back to coun-
Gil with adverse report.
The grading of Magnolia street from
Burr to Bradley was reconsidered.
Plans and specifications were submitted
tof improvement OF Fifteenth street from
Jasckson to Broadway; for improvement
| of Aurora avenue from Western avenue to
Kent street; of Niagara street (now Brad
ley street, from Magnolia street to
Maryland street; and of NeilI
street from Seventh street to Grove street,
and for constructing g sewer on Ninth
street from Minnesota to the west line of
Robert street, were approved and the
clerk ordered to advertise for bids.
The water commissioners were ordered
to be notified that they should take care of
water pipes on Fourteenth street, between
Jackson and Canada street, as said street
is about being graded.
1t was voted to deduct $3.50 on lot s,
block 2, in Robert & Irvine's division, for
paving Seventh street.
The assessment against Mr.. Cook for
Temperance street sewer was ordered re-
duced $1O.O6.