St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-02
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Assessments Completed and Confirmed
Action on Other Contem-
plat ed improvements etc.

plat ed improvements, etc.
At the regular meeting last evening all the
members were present but Mr.. harrington,
and Mr.. Koch presiding, the following bust
ness was transacted:
The assessment for constructing sewer
on Mississippi street to Williams street, and
on Williams street from Mississippi street to
point opposite block 3, lot Z, De Bow,
Smith, Risque s. Williams addition, was
corrected, completed and confirmed.
The assessment for grading Rondo street,
from Rice street to point 525 feet west of
Louis street, was completed and clerk di-
rected to give confirmation notice.
| The matter of the assessment fer change
of grade on Douglas street, from Ramsey to
| Goodrich avenue, was adjourned to August
4, and the assessment for widening, opening
and Strengthening of Mississippi street, from
Grove street to Nash street. until August s.
The matter of grading Minnehaha street,
from Ash to Mississippi street, at cost of
from S., 900 to So 1000, depending upon the
demands of the st. Paul, Minneapolis u
Manitoba Railroad company in re-
gard to the line of wall forty feet below the
grade, who own property on both sides of the
street, the actual grading not to exceed
81 200, was referred to the city attorney for
a report.
The matter of grading Yale street, from
Dale to Grotto street; Grotto street, from
Summit avenue to Dayton avenue; Henne-
pin street, from Dale to Grotto street; Hague
avenue, from Dale to Victoria street, to be
graded under one contract, the filing to be
obtained from Hennepin avenue and Grotto
street for the Hague avenue embankment, at
an estimated cost of $4,000, was referred to
AID johnson to procure releases.
The matter of opening, widening and ex-
tending Thomas street, from Dale street
west to Lexington avenue; extending La
pond street west from Dale street west to
Lexington avenue; extending Van
Buren, street, from Dale west to
Lexington avenue, extending MINI esota
| street from Western avenue to Lexin gton
avenue, extending Edward street FROM Dale
street west to Lexington avenue, exten ding
| Charles street from Dale west to Lexington
avenue. extending Ellen street from Dale
west to Lexington avenue, was referred to
| the committee on assessments.
| Specifications for grading Mount Airy
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were examined and approved, and the clerk
instructed to advertise for bids, the work to
be finished by May 1, 1885.
| The communication of John L. Hartz,
forbidding the taking away of the central
support of his grounds in the
grading of Josette street between
| Nelson avenue and Iglehart street.
and the communication of Cochran & New
| port on the same matter, on the same grade,
was referred to the attorney and eng ineer.
| The matter of sidewalk assessment
against lots l, 2, 3 and, block 26. West St.
Paul proper, on Strykcr avenue, as the walk
was built by the owners, was referred to the
| clerk and engineer, and if found as repre-
| sented, correction ordered to be made.
| The clerk was ordered to make correction
in the assessment against n. Braden, if it
was sound another party was half owner of
the same lot.
| An abatement of 800 was ordered on lots
II and ID, block 10, Fourth street grading.
The petition of Frederick Allis, that the
! grading on Mt. Airy street between Broad
way and Torrent street, be postponed to the
close of the building season this year, was
placed on file.
The pay rolls for the month of July were
approved.
The matter of grading Concord street,
from Cambridge street to south city limits,
and the grading, curbing and paving that
part of Broadway lying west Of Mississippi
street, and lying south Of Grove street, were
referred to the engineer for plan and esti-
mate of cost.
The following were referred to the engin-
eer to carry out: Sidewalk west side of
Marion street, in front of all lots between
Como avenue and Fuller street; sidewalk
east side of Payne avenue, from Magnolia
street to north line of ST. Paul, Minneapolis
81 Omaha railroad, an eight foot sidewalk
on both sides, from south line of said rail-
road to Minnehaha street; eight foot side
walk both sides of Aurora avenue, from Rice
street west to Dale; sidewalk in front of
lots and 3, block 12, Terry's addition.
Also crosswalks ON Olmstead, De Bow and
| Hopkins streets, and across Dale street, at
intersection of Portland avenue.
| Adjourned.