St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-19

respectfully report that said improvement Is
necessary and proper as indicated by
the dotted red line on the accom-
panying profile, that the estimated ey-
pense thereof is $3.50; that real estate TO
be assessed therefor can be found benefited
TO the extent Of the damages, costs and ex-
penses necessary to be incurred thereby;
that said improvement is asked for by a
petition Of majority Of the owners Of pro-
perry to be assessed therefor, and we here
with send plan or profile Of said improve
ment, if you desire TO make the improve
ment.-Yeas, g; nays, o.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President
r. L. GoRMAS, Clerk Board of Public Works
December Is, 1884.
Adopted. Yeas, IL; and City Clerk in
structed to give the necessary notice for such
change as Is provided by law.
Also,
Brewster Avenue Opening and Exten sion
The Board report adverse thereto.
Committee on Streets.
Also,
Estimates and Claims
The board submit, approved by them, the
following estimates and claims, viz: Esti-
mate No. 2 and final, Broadway street paw
ing (front of Dayton's enlargement, A.
Jacks. contractor, SI42.6 90; No IA, supple
mentary to No. 13 and final. Western ave-
nue. sewer system, Doherty 81 Doherty. con-
tractors, 81, 173; No. 9 and final, COTE street
grading, Boyer & Lux, contractors, SO, $50;
No. 6, supplementary to No. and final,
Saltwater street sewer system, F. S. Blod-
gett, contractor, $500; K. P. Cullen, 81.
Committee on Claims.
Also,
Seventh Street Improvement
To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st Paul:
GENTLEMEN: In the matter of your or
der TO the Board Of Public Works, approved
December 3, 1884, foI report as to the con-
dition of the Seventh Street improvement.
and also TO report as TO when in the opinion Of
said Board the street will be open to public
travel, said Board herewith respectfully trans
NIT report from the City Engineer, giving
the information asked for in said order.
JOIN HARRINGTON, President.
Official:
X. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public OF Works.
December 10, 1884.
The following is the report of the City En-
gineer referred 10.
Board of Public Works. St. Paul:
GENTLEMEN; In the matter of your order
OF December s, requesting report on the
Seventh street Improvement:
This work has been pushed along very
vigorously, and the roadway, as required
under the contract 10 be completed by the
1st of December, could have beeu finished
last week; but in view of the fact that IL will
be subjected to a very large traffic, and that
a few days delay will give a road OF 30 feet
instead Of 20 feet in width, as required, and
with grades much better than provided for in
the contract, requested the contractor to
continue the work for few days longer, as
it would be very difficult to make any changes
after it had once been opened 10 the public
While in this particular the contractor
is technically behind time, / wish
to call attention 10 the fact
that the work actually done is very largely in
excess of what was expected, or what would
have been necessary under the contract,
which required roadway of only 20 feet in
width, with grades of not more than feet in
a hundred. In place of this we have an en-
bankment for the full length of the I'LL, ex-
cept that part over the Duluth road which is
almost up TO grade and about 20 feet in
width on top, on which with few DAYS more
labor we can open a road with easy grades 80
feet wide in place of 20, and this road being
very near the grade can be used without in
terruption until the north half of the street is
finished. Respectfully,
w. A. SoMERs,
Engineer Board of Public Works.
Accepted.
Also,
Rice Street Grading Obstacles
To the Common Council, st. Paul:
GENTLEAIEN-The attention OF the Com
mon Council is respectfully called TO the
fact that in the grading of Rice street, from
Blanca street 10 north city limits, under con-
tract with Messrs. Morton d Terry, unfor-
seen obstacles consisting Of large quantities
of water and unexpected depths Of soft ma
terial have been met with which will require
the use of 10000 feet, board measure, Of
lumber in addition to what has been provided
for under the contract, and it is respectfully
requested that the contract be so modified as
to authorize the construction of this work
under the schedule of prices attached to said
contract, amounting in the aggregate, to the
sum of S41S.
By order of the Board of Public Works.
Official:
R. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
December Is, 1884.
Committee on Streets.
Also,
Work in Charge Of Engineer in November,
1854
The Board transmit the following from tn e
City Engineer:
Board of Public Works. st. Paul
GENnEMEN-I herewith submit a report
of the work in charge of this Office during the
month of November, 1884.
1t will be noticed that the number of con-
tracts in progress during the month is con-
siderably reduced, and final estimates have
been allowed upon several included in this
list SO that the amount of work TO be carried
over is com paratively small.
The contracts which are behind time and
which cannot be finished this wear are those
for grading Winifred and Starkey streets.
Oakdale avenue, Harrington avenue aud
Banfl street.
The following work, contract time for
which does not expire until next year, is
now in progress:
Seventh street improvement, wsbashaw
street bridge, Lee street grading, View street
grading and the sewer ON West Seventh
street
There is some little work to be done on sew
eral of the street grading contracts which
were finished 80 late as to make a reserve
necessary from the final estimate to insure
the repair OF any damage by reason OF being
finished after the ground is frozen.
This very satisfactory closing of work in
PAOSASSS 0uAs SSoSoh 10 iaiSelg 0ue 10 tue eX-
traordinary favorable weather during the
month
From the labor report of the month we
find that the total number of days. labor BY
men was 1l.457, and that of teams 2, 643.
The largest days work was on the 10th when
there were 657 men and 1863 teams at work
The lowest days work, exclusive of SUNDAYS,
was on the 22nd-162 men and seventeen
teams.
Contracts in progress during the month Of
November:
Grading Contracts
Con. price. Est ard.