Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-14
Adjourned Meeting.


Board met at 1880 P. N. pursuant to ad-
journment Of this day.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, Koch,
Peters and Mr.. President.
! Absent: Mr. Terry.
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
A communication was received from
Francis Bingham stating that the change
| Of grade on pleasant avenue would damage
! his property to the extent OF $500 and
! asks that said amount of damage be al
! lowed him. Placed on file.
| A communication was received from
Chss. S. Drake stating that the change Of
| grade on Pleasant avenue would damage
his property greatly and asks that $500 be
allowed him for the alleged damage.
| Placed on file.
s. ". White and four others by their at
| torney, Thos. Cochran, Jr, ESQ -, present
ed written protest against the assess
ment of their property, for the opening,
widening and extension Of st Anthony
av8nue. Placed on file.
Mrs. @. 2. Mattson ana thirteen other
property owners on Colborn street, be-
tween st. Clair and Superior streets, pre-
sentsd a written protest against the grad
the rsason that it is not necessary and
proper at present. Placed on file.
A communication was received from
Hon. VIM. r. Marshall relative to an
assessment against the property of N. P.
Langford for ths sewer on Exchange
street, stating that said property had here
tofore been assessed for the sewer on
| Sherman street, and is in no way ben
! Gifted by the Exchange street sewer, and
asks whether this fact has been taken into
consideration in making the assessment
Placed on file.
| A communication was received from the
city clerk stating that at meeting of the
Common Council held On the 18th inst. h<
was instructed to notify the Board of Pub
lie Works to defer further action relative
to the opening of st. Anthony avenue unit
| further notice from said Council. Placed
or file.
A communication from f. R. De
lano, president of the board
CT fire commissioners, com
planning of the impossible condition
of many of the streets now under improve
ment having been referred by the Council
to the Board, the same was upon motion
referred to the Engineer for report in tht
matter.
Bids were opened and read for con
structing the necessary sewers, catcf
basins and manholes to drain Saltwater
street from Grove street to Olmsted
street, st. Paul street from Grove stree
to point forty feet south of Sonerst
street, De Bow street from Grove street to
Nash street, Somerset street from point
seventy five feet east of st. Paul street to
Saltwater street and from De Bow stree
to connect with the Broadway sewer
Olmsted street from Saltwater street to
st. Paul street, the alley through blocks
and 4, Paterson's addition to st. Pau
from Saltwater street to De Bow street a.
follows, to-wit:
Mcclure & Mullen. S34.69s
W. F. Symonds ..... 38,OOl
Upon motion the matter Of awarding
the contract for said sewers was laid ovel
until the 18th inst. at 2:30 p. N.
The awards made by the Board of Pub
lie Works to J. D. Moran for grading
Beech street from Seventh street to Ear
street, to F. Boyer for grading Sixth stree
from COLLEGE avenue to Oak street, to Joh1
Gehrke for sprinkling Rice street from
College avenue to Igiehart street, thenc,
on Tenth street to Fort stree
to Daniel Mullen, Jr., for constructing {
sewer on College avenue from a poin
about $50 feet easterly of Rice street tt
st. Peter street, and to Daniel Mullen, Jr
for constructing sewer on College avenue
from ST. Peter street to Wabashaw street