Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Assessment for Opening of Dakota Avenue
for Grading and Sewerage-COntracts
Awarded-A Batch of New Sidewalks,
Etc.
The board met at 2 o'clock yesterday in
regular session, all the members being
present, the minutes of the 18th and 18th
were read and approved, and the following
| business was transacted:
The assessment for the opening and OK.
| tension of Dakota avenue, through lot 4,
| block 81, West st. Paul, was completed,
and the clerk ordered to give confirmation
notice.
The matter of the assessment for the
construction of a sewer on Cedar street,
| from Ninth to Tenth street, and for change
| of grade on Pleasant avenue, from Third
| to Ramsey street, were adjourned to
| Oct. l.
The following we're referred to the en-
gineer for plans and estimates of cost:
| The grading of Dayton avenue from Dale
street to Victoria street; grade of alley in
block 80, Rice & Irvine's addition, between
| Sherman and Elm streets; grade of Mac
kubin street from University avenue to
Charles street; grade of Fourth street
| from Commercial street to Hoffman ave-
nue.; grade Of View street from Randolph
| street to Seventh street; grade of Pleasant
avenue from Ramsey street to south city
limits; grade of Cedar street from Twelfth
street to Bluff street; sewer OF Fifth street
from Broadway to Minnesota street; sewer
| on Cedar street from Seventh street
to Eighth street; sewer on Sixth
street from Broadway to Robert
street, change of grade on Acker street
from Mississippi to Buffalo street; open
| ing and extension of St. Anthony street
from Victoria to Chatsworth street; grad
| ing of Robert street from Bluff to Thir-
teenth street; the opening of an alley
through block %, commencing seventy
feet east of Wabashaw street, thence east
ward along the south side of the new
Opera house building, at a width of ten
feet to point los feet west of Cedar
street, and thence to point on Cedar
street fife en- feet in width.
The order to the board for formal re-
port on grading Mccarthy street from Ber-
tina street to its intersection with the line
of the levee in Robertson's addition to
West st. Paul, was referred to the Sixth
ward member.
| Bids for grading Sherman street from
Fort street, (now Seventh street,) to the
edge of the bluff at or near the right of
way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway: Michael OToole, $4,000; John
D. Moran, $4,01O; James Murnane,
S3,4S6. Awarded to Michael O'Toole.
| Bids for sewer on Canada street from
Fourteenth street to Valley street: Warne
s. Stockton, $1,000; Chas. e. Miller, $4,000;
John Doherty, 2,437. Awarded to Warne
& Stockton.
Several accepted bidders had their con-
tracts referred to the city attorney to draw
up.
An abatement of $3.50 was ordered
as to lot. 1, block 81, Irvine's enlargement
College avenue.
The following were referred to the
committee on assessments: Judgment on
lots in block 2, of Wilder & Dodge's sub
division of block 48, of Lyman Dayton's
addition; and for new abstract on judg-
msnt for assessments on Davidson & Mer-
RAMS subdivision of lots 1 and 9. block
%, where lots that run parallel with the
street give a depth of $50 feet.
| The following were referred to the
council with a favorable report: Grading
Walnut street from Seventh street to street
on west side of Irvine park; grading
Mulberry street and the alley connecting
the same with Rice street through block
SO, of Irvine's enlargement to Rice &
Irvine's addition.
Referred to First ward member: Grad
ing Grove from Canada street to Missis-
sippi street; to Second ward member
sidewalk north side of Tilton street from
Wabashaw street to st. Peter; sidewalk on
west side of Sibley from Fifth street north
sixty feet: to Third ward member: side
walk On northerly side of College avenue
from Wabasnaw to Rice street, sidewalk on
west side of st. Peter street from Bluff to
Morton street, sidewalk south side of Til
ton street from Wabashaw to
st. Peter street, sidewalk
on south side of College avenue from Wa
bashaw to st. Peter street. To Fourth
ward member: Eight foot sidewalk
both sides of Martin street, from Western
avenue to Dale street. To Fifth ward
member: Sidewalk west side of Hoffman
avenue from Seventh to Third street;
grading and bridging Forest street from
Seventh street north to Case street.
The matter of the petition of Martin
Taber, ct al, on the grading of Conway
street. between Commercial and Mendoza
streets was adjourned to Oct. l.
| The communication of Geo. Parker, of
Shakopee, in regard to his assessment of
$75S for grading Garfield street, was re-
ferred to the clerk to answer in detail.
The petition of Il. M. Rice for review
by the board of the assessments for sewers
on Summit and Western avenues, was re-
| ferred to the clerk and engineer for a re-
| port.
The following were referred to the
engineer to carry out: Sidewalk on north
side of Eighth street in front of block Is,
Robert & Randalls addition, between
| Cedar and Minnesota streets; sewerage
connection with the drinking fountain on
corner of Broadway and Grove streets;
| to put in good condition for travel Syca-
more and Arch streets, by reason of
distractions on Rice street caused by the
building of the railroad bridge;
sidewalk on north side of east Fourth
street, in front Of block So, kittson's ad-
dition; sidewalk west side of Seventh from
Randolph to south city limits, sidewalk
on both sides of Aurora avenue, from
| Western avenue to Arundel street, and
three plank walk from Arundel street to
Mackubin street.; sidewalk south side of
Eighth street, front of block 20, Roberts &