Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
BO.4RD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


present, and President harrington being
excused, Mr.. Koch took the chair and pre-
sided, the following business being trans
acted.
The assessment for opening, widening
and the extension of st. Anthony avenue
from Virginia avenue to Rice street was
completed and the clerk ordered to give
confirmation notice.
The assessment for grading Niagara
street from Magnolia to Maryland street
was adjourned to May 81; as also that of
grading Pleasant avenue from Sixth street
to Ramsey; as also the grading of Aurora
avenue from Western avenue to Kent
street; as also the opening and extension
OF King street from King street, in divers
addition to Cherokee avenue; as also the
constructing of Ia sewer on Wilkin street
from McBoal to Elm street, and the con-
struotion Of sewers on Walnut street
from Pleasant to Summit avenue; on
Summit avenue from Chestnut street to
harrington avenue, and on Nina avenue
from Laurel to Summit avenue.
The bidders bond of Daniel Mullen. Jr..
for constructing a sewer on Cedar street
from Ninth to Tenth street for $1,575 was
accepted, and the contract awarded.
The petition of thirteen property owners
on the line of Pennsylvania avenue,
against proposed change of grade, was
placed on file.
The clerk was ordered to give first notice
in the assessment for grading Eighth
street from Cedar to Wabashaw; for grad
ing Fourteenth street from jackson to
Canada; for grading Oak street from Col
lege avenue to Third street; while the as
sessment for gradieg Aurora avenue from
Grant to Robert street waa annuIled.
The awarding to Michael Lux the con-
tract for grading Aurora avenue from
Grant to Robert streets was reported re-
considered by the ecouncil and the bid re-
iected.
Several contracts which had been award
ed were referred to the city attorney to
draw up papers for the same.
Specifications for the improvement of
Beach street from Seventh to Earl street
were approved and the clerk authorized to
advertise for bids.
The statement and papers of Mr.. Nc
Comb, in regard to grading Pleasant
avenue was voted to be returned to him, as
the board could not take the same into
consideration.
The bonds of John Mullen, Thomas
dnu I dGElCh t. elYun IlC6ESeQ
drain contractors, were approved.
An abatement of $3.50 was ordered in
block Is, Rice & Iryine's addition, in the
assessment for paving Seventh street.
The matter of sprinkling Woodward,
Lafayette, Monroe, Madison, Willius,
Ninth, Eighth, Tenth and Grove streets was
ordered referred to the city clerk to adver-
tise for bids.
The following were referred to the city
engineer for plans and estimates of cost:
sewer on Eleventh between Robert and
Minnesota streets; the grade of Leech
street from Ramsey street to Goodrich
avenue; sewer on Jefferson avenue from
Fort to Clifton streets; gutter on Third
from Maria to Maple avenue; grading
Elm from Wilkin street to the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway; grading
Franklin street from the Irvine park
drive to Elm street; grading ELM from
Chestnut to Franklin; grading Carroll
from Mackubin to Lexington; sewer on
Cedar from Thirteenth to Bluff; planting
shade trees on Como avenue from Rice to
Como villas; grading Hoffman avenue from
Mclean street to block 16, Suburban Hills
addition; change of grade on Pine street
between Fifth and Seventh; grading Can
ada street between Ninth and Pearl; change
of grade on Sixth street between Broad
way and Olive; change of grade on Irvine
park drive; grade of Sixth
street from College avenue to Oak street;
grade of Smith park; sewer on College
avenue between st. Peter and Wabashaw
streets; grade and gutter on Virginia ave-
nue. from Dayton avenue to Rondo street;
sewer on College avenue easterly of Rice
street to st. Peter; and grade of Beech
street from Seventh to Earl.
The following matters were referred to
the city engineer to lay out crosswalks
across University avenue, east side of Far
rirgton avenue, and south side of Univer-
sity avenue across Rice street, crossing
across Third street block SO
aad 81, Rice & IrvIAs's addition; CROSS
walk south side of Edward street in Sixth
ward; sidewalk west end of block SO. Rise
& ITvine'si addition, fronting on Franklin
street; sidewalk east side of Market street,
front of block 10, Rice & Irvine's addi-
ton from Third to Fourth street; cross
walk on Laurel avenue on west side of
Western avenue; sidewalk on west side of
Lafayette avenue FROM east end of bridge
TO Otsego street; sidewalk west side of
John street from Grove street, to be laid
on grade; sidewalk south side of Walnut
street, from Seventh street to Pleasant
avenue; sidewalk west side of Exchange
street from Eagle to Walnut, with cross
walks; GA Floral street between Summit
and Grand avenxe; erosswalk north side
Of Fourth street across Bates avenue
on north side of Twelfth street
from Robert to Jackson, and on south side
Of Tenth from Robert to Jackson street;
sidewalk on both sides Of Fifth street, in
front of blocks Is and 16, Whitney &
Smiths addition, from Jackson to Sibley; |
crosswalks on Maria avenue, north side of
Hudson, soath side of Euclid, Ravine, Con- |
way and Fifth streets, and north side of |
Fourth street; sidewalk on both sides of
Kent and Dale streets across Selby, Laurel, |
Ashland and Holly avenues; sidewalk
north side of Mccarthy street from Dakota |
avenue to Myrtle street; sidewalk east side
of Seventh street from Randolph street. to
Lee avenue; crosswalks On Hoffman ave-
nue., south side of Fifth, Fourth, Third |
Conway and Euclid, and north side of |
Conway; sidewalk on both sides of Tenth |
from Jackson to Cooper streets; removal !
of distractions off of alley from Hoyt's to |
addition; sidewalk north |
side of Jefferson streat from Oneida to |