Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-21
Bo4RD OF PUBLIC FORKS.

Numerous Sprinl1ling Assessments Con-
frmed-Sewer Contracts Awarded-Con-
tractors Bills to a Heavy Amount APP
proved and Allowed.
All the members were present at the
regular meeting yesterday afternoon but
Mr.. President, and the following business
was transacted.
The following assessments were con-
hrmed: For sprinkling Wabashaw street
from College avenue to Tilton street; for
springling Broadway and Mississippi
street from Twelfth street to Nash street:
for sprinkiing Woodward avenue from
Saltwater street to Trout brook; for sprink-
ling Summit ave. from Rice to Third street;
for sprinkling Summet avenue from Arun-
del TO Kent street; for sprinkling Iglehart
street from st. Peter to Wabashaw street;
for sprink.ing Exchange street from Chest
nut 10 Wilkin street; for sprinkling Madi-
son street from Woodward avenue to
Grove street; for sprinkiing Fifth street
from Seventh to Washington street, and
for grading Leech street from Ramsey
street to Goodrich avenue.
In the matter of the assessment for the
opening and extension of Dakota avenue
through lot 4, block "a, West St. Paul
proper, the confirmation was rejected and
the matter recomnitted to the assessment
committee.
The matter of the assessment for grad
lug Third street from Maria avenue to
Maple avenue, was adjourned to August
81
The petition of L. l. +. Miller to have
mis- assessment reduced for sprinkling
On Ary,vdoI -,
Kent street, and the petition of J. G. Car
ninghan- asking e correction in his asses
ment for sprinkling Fifth street, were
placed on file.
The following specifications were ap-
proved and transmitted 20 the common
council: For constructing a bridge on
Seventh street from point len fest east
of the west line of Brook STREET.-THE the right
of way of the St.Paul, Minneapolis d Man
itoba railway. and for constructing q
bridge over the right of way Of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis 6 Manitoba railway on
Seventh street.
The specifications were approved for
constructing a sewer on Cedar street, from
Thirteenth to Bluff streets, and on Bluff
street from Cedar to Grant streets, and
the clerk authorized to advertise for bids
and the same action was taken IN the spec
ifcations for the improvement of Bedford
street, from Minnehaha street to North
street, and Decatur street from Bedford
street to Preble street, using the surplus
material from Bedford streat 10 fill De-
catur street.
Bids for Dale and Oakland street sewers:
W. H. Holgate, $26, 749; 4. F. Blodgett,
$19,425; J. G. Mccarthy q Co., $21,993;
James Waters, $21, 800; James Mcclure,
$21,750. Awarded to 7. F. Blodgett.
Bids for sewer on Seventh (ForO street:
J. G. Mccarthy, $15,5O0; John Doherty,
$16,997; Warue & Stockton, $15,450.
Awarded to Warne g. Stockton.
Bids for sewer on st. Clair street: j. G.
Mccarthy & Co., $7,78O; Warne s. Stock
ton, $4,000; John Doherty, $11,974; J. D.
Moran, $4,000. Rejected as too high and
| the clerk authorized to re-advertise fol-
bids.
Bids for Jefferson avenue sewer: Wayne
& Stockton. $13, 800; j. G. Mccarthy & Co.
$4,000; John Doherty, $20,373. Awarded
to J, @. Mccarthy u Co.
| Bids for sewer on Cedar street: Warne
& Stockton, $I,452.5O, to whom the con
tract was awarded.
| In the matter of change in grade or
! Minnehaha street, from Seventh TO Bur-
streets, the engineer having submitted {
profile, the matter was referred to Mr.
| Terry and the aldermen from the Fifth
ward.
Objections received to the assessment TO
grading Third street, were placed on file
In the matter of opening Broadway
from Grove street to Thirteenth street, TIA
First ward member reported the same bacl
and asked that it be referred to the engi
neer for q plan of land and buildings
which was so ordered.
The matter of an eight foot sidewalk o.
the east side OF CORTLAND street, fror
Acker to Sycamore street, was returned t
the council, as the street is not graded.
In the matter of an eight foot sidewal
along the south side of Sycamore stree
from CORTLAND to Rice street, it was vote
| that the council be asked for three planl
walk.
The following contractors bills for wor
performed were approved and allowed
Grading Aurora street, $240; CARTEL
street grading, $1,020; Martin street grad
ing, $3.50; George street grading, $3.50
Beech street grading, $3.50; Third stree
grading, $1,7OO; Phalen creek culver
$500; Sibley street paving, final, $1,113.7i
Third street paving, final, 1865: Fol
street paving, final, 81 ,83935; Sevent
, street paving, $l,70O; Saltwater stree
sewer system, $3,4OO; Aurora avenue graz
ing, $246; Neill street grading, final, $64t
, Rohdo street sewer, final, $2,434 3;
Western avenue sewer system, 1912!
f Third ward sewer, $500; Pleasant evenu
3 grading, $2,55O.
That poor 6edriddea, invalid wife, siste
mother, or daughter, can be made the pictu
of health by few bottles of Hop Bitters. w
y0u let them suffer! when so easily cured!