Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-18
Regular Meeting.
ItoE5 HIT IISt tIhSs
Sr. PAUL, November 18Th, 1883.


Board met at 2 p. m.
Present, Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters.
Terry and Mr. President.
Absent, Mr.. Barrett.
Reading OF the minutes dispensed with.
James Prendergast made application and
submitted bond for plumbers license,
which application vas granted in accord
ance with the rules and ordinance, and
bond approved.
John j Holmes submitted bond for
plumbers license. Approved and license
granted.
Mary Ellen O'Connor notified the Board
that she had abandoned 90 the city the i'm
provements on the E d Of lot 2, Block 4,
Bazille IL Roberts addition to West St.
Paul, condemned for West st. Paul ievee,
and that she elects to accept the amount
Of damages awarded her for said improve
raents, Piaczd on file and the Clerk was
directed to advertise said improvem ents
fer sale.
Ia the matter of the request of AdeIine
G.. Sawyer, by Csc. NJ. Sawyer, her agent
for e. reduction of the assessment as 30
lot 50, block II, Holcombe's addition, for
sewer on Dsle and Oakland streets, under
contract oa z. s. Blodge:t. Tne engineer
having reported as 20 the eize of said lot.
it was ordered that the assessment against
said lot be reduced $3.50 so as to CON
form to ths facts and rights OF tho case rs
intended.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
straation of q sewer on ST. Peter street,
from Martin street TO Summit aven1e, az
follows, to-wt:
DanieJ Mn{lao go 7nE IN
John G. MCCARTHY. .... $500 90
Daniel Mullen being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder the contract was
awarded to him, and ordered sent TO the
Conacil for approval.
On motion 1t vas ordered thai the es-
sessms0t for grading Third street from
Broadway to KitGsoB street be withdrawn
from the City Treasurer.
On motion the matter of the order of
Council to Board for formal report on
widening Mississippi street from Nash
street to Grove street was taken up and
upon further motion the sams YVES referred
to the asses sment com mittee 10 estimate
damages.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost the Board ordered the
~oli""!"S i0<"4" oSH' 70 lho NouNoIi, ~
wit:
To the Common Council of the City Of st.
Paul:
This Board of Pablo Works have had
1nder consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council approved Sspssm
Der 20, 1888, relative to the grading aud
bridging of Forest street, from Seventh
street north to Case ssrest, and having liz
&t
ec-fully report that said Improvement
is necessary aud proper, that the estimated
expense thereof is $1U,350, one-half OF
which need not be paid into the City
Treasury before the contract is Let; thu:
| real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of tbs costs
| and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby, that said Improvement is moi
! asked for by petition of majority oil
the o~nera of property to be assessed
therefor, but We herewith send plan OF
| profile of said Improvement, ard an ordsl
/ for your adoption, if You desire us tc
make the improvement. Yeas 5, Nays .
The Engineer having submitted plar
| and estimate of cost the Board ordered tht
| following report sens to tins Council, to
| wit:
To the Common Council of the City of St
Papl:
The Board of Public Works have hai
| under consideration the resolution or orde
of the Common Council approved Noyem
Der l, 1888, relative to the construction O
a bridge within the limits OF Mississippi
| street if extended northerly across tn
right Of way Of the St. Paul, Minnea poll
| G Manitoba railway, from the north lin
Of Minnehaha street in DeBoS, Smith
| RisQue & Williams Addition to st. Pau
rs heretofore laid out and plated, to
connection with Mississippi street in Ed
m2nd Rice's second addition to ST. Pau
! and having Investigated the propose
| Improvement, respectfully report tia
SAID improvement is necessary and proper
that the estimated expense thereof is $31
coo ($20,0O0 to be paid by bondsl, one-h al
OF watch need not be paid into the Cit
Treasury before the contract is lst: tia
real estate to DO assessed therefor ca
be found benefited to til
extent of the costs and expenses net
esssry to be incurred thereby, that said III
. proyement Is not asked for by petition {
maJority of the owners of property TO b
assessed therefor, but we herewith send
plan or profile OF said improvement, an
IN order for your adoption, if you dssir
) Us to make tie improvement. Yeas
nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted pla
, and estimate of cost tbs Board ordered til
! following report sent to the Council, t.
wit:
, To the Common Council of the City of s
II Paul:
The Board of Public Works have ma
under consideration the resolution @
order OF the Common Council approve
November, 10th, 1853, relative to the cor
styuction of sewer On Walnut strse
: from Oak street to point IS feet sou
. LOT south hne OF Pleasant avenne, aud ha,
ing investigated the proposed improve
Incns, respectfully report that said IN
: provemens is necessary and prope
| from q point about - feet north of mort
iine of Oak street to Pleasant avsnu
that the estimated expense therectis $55
oaehalf Of which need not be paid int
> | the City Treasury before TIE contract
| let; that real estate TO be assesse
! therefor can be found benefited to Il
extent of the damages, costs and expel
sss necessary TO os incurred thereby. th'
said improvement is not asked for |
= position of g majority OF the owners
property TO be assessed therefor. but =
herewish send plan or profile OF SAID in
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