St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Contracts Awarded for Paying St.
Peter and Fifth Streets,
For Grading odell and for Several New
Sewers.

were present, and Mr.. Harrington presiding,
the following business was transacted:
The following assessments were completed
and the clerk authorized to give confirmation
notice: Opening Oakland street by an easy
street, and altering Pleasant avenue between
Lawton ana Ramsey streets; constructing
sidewalks under contract of Geo, w. Reese,
estimate No. l, for term beginning April
and ending November l; opening Front
street, from old Como road to Como avenue.
Bids for paving Fifth street from ST. Pc
ter to Broadway at an estimated cost of $685.
$50: j. P. Folsom. Jr., granite curoing),
s26,475; (blue stone s26, 100; VIM. For
restal, granite, 5000; Andrew Jacks,
granite, $4,000; blue stone, s25, 1850.
Awarded to Mr.. Forrestal.
Paving st. Peter street from Third to Mar
tin street at estimated cost of 500, 800: s. P.
Folsom, granite curbing, s42, 240, blue stone
$40, 900; Andrew Jacks, granite, $40, $50;
VIM. Forrestal, granite, $50, 300, blue stone,
$3S, 800. Awarded to VIM. Forrestal.
Bids for paving Broadway and Mis- sissippi
streets, from Third to Grove streets, at an
estimated cost of S29, $50; S. P. Folsom. Jr.,
granite curbing s31, 1895, blue stone S31, 900;
Andrew Jacks, granite S2S,800. Awarded
to Andrew Jacks.
Bids for grading Oakdale avenue at an es-
timated cost of sI4, 600; j. w. Smythe, S14,-
AS; P Fl. Thornton, $16, 293; James Nor
name, S17,S00. Awarded to J. w. Smythe.
Bids for constructing a sewer on Oak
street at an estimated cost of 50, 040; Stock
ton s. Linquist, S1,751.25; John w. Doher-
ty, S1,SS4. Awarded to Stockton & Lin
quist.
Bids for constructing sewer on Perth
street at an estimated cost OF $40: Hans
Honyer, S677; Stockton 81 Linquist, 1925;
John W. Doherty, 1914. Laid over until
July II.
Bids for constructing a sewer on Jackson
street at an estimated cost of 81, 305 Stock
ton & Linquist, LOO; John W. Doherty,
s1,O93. Awarded to John W. Doherty.
The following assessments were confirmed :.
Constructing sewer on Wacouta street,
from Fourth to Sixth street, and on Sixth
street, from Wacouta to Robert street;
Western avenue; grading Hudson avenue
from Hoffman, avenue to Earl street,
grading Fourth street from Commercial
street to Hoffman avenue; constructing sew
er on Mt Airy street from Mississippi street
to Torrent street; constructing sewer on
Mississippi street from Nash to. Williams
street, and on Williams street from Missis-
sipp street to point opposite lot z, block 3,
De Bow, Smith, Rsque Il Williams addition,
which includes assessment on the Horrigan
lot on Williams street.
Correction was made of the assessment for
grading Dakota avenue from the end of the
Wabashaw street bridge to Coffee street, and
on Coffee street from Dakota avenue to Dear
born street, in accordance with notice here
tofore given.
The following specifications were approved
and the clerk authorized to apply for bids :
Paving Fifth street from Jackson to Sibley
street, except $50 feet on the east end; i'm
proving an alley in block 1, Elfelt, Bern
heimer s. Arnold's addition; improving an
alley in block 80, Kittson's addition.
The release of Anna E. Wheeler to claims
for damage on Lot 16, block 3, of Wilder d
DOdges subdivision of block As, Lyman
Dayton addition, by reason or the grading
of Hudson avenue, and the release of Carl
Stats claim for damages upon lots 81 and
80, block &c, Lyman DGyton's addition, and
caused by said grading, were placed on file,
and the clerk directed to send copies of the
same to the engineer.
Six contracts were referred to the city at
torney to draw up and to the president OF the
beard to execute.
The assessment for grading Oakland street
and altering Pleasant avenue was completed
and the clerk ordered to give confirmation
notice.
The matter of grading the street opened
for levee in the Sixth ward from the west
line of Banning & divers addition to west
St. Paul to the east line of Amb's addition to
west st. Paul, was sent to the council with a
favorable report
The following were referred to the engi-
neer for plan and estimate of cost: Grading
Grotto street from Summit to Dayton ave-
nue.; grading St. Adams street from Sum-
NIT to Dayton avenue; the partial grade of
Agate street north OF Granite street; grading
Yale street from Dale to Scott street; sewer on
Temperance street, from Eighth to Ninth;
grading Hayne avenue, from Dale to Victoria
street; grading Hennepin street, from Dale
to Grotto; grade of Banfl street, from
Seventh to Duke street, grade of Hall
avenue, from George street to south city
limits, and partial grade of Custer street,
from Starkey street to levee, Hobert street
from levee to North avenue, of Eaton ~
Morrison addition to West st. Paul, using
surplus material from Hall avenue 70 grade
Custer and Hobert street; sewer on Summit
avenue from st. Peter to Wabashaw streets;
sewer on Dayton avenue from Harrington
avenue to Summit avenue from Dayton
avenue to Rice street; grrding, curbing and
guttering Grove street from Mississippi to
Willis street.
Mr.. Pomeroy was authorized to lay brick
walk on his property on University avenue,
under direction of the city engineer.
The following were referred TO the engi-
neer for plan of land to be taken: The mat
ter of opening, wi dening and extending FL
len street from Dale west TO Lexington ave-
nue.; opening, widening and extending
Thomas street from Dale street west to Lex
ington avenue; opening and widening Payne
avenue from Magnolia street north to the
city limits; opening, widening and extend
ing Minnehaha street from Western ave-
nue. 10 Lexington avenue; opening, widen
ing and extending Van Buren, street from
Dale street west to Lexington avenue; open
ing, widening and extending Edmund
street from Dale stree west to Lexington av-
enue; opening, widening and extending
Blair street from Dale street west to Lexing
ton avenue: opening, widening aud extend
ing Charles street from Dale street west to
Lexington avenue; opening, widening and
extending Lafond street west from Dale
street west to Lexington avenue; opening
widening aud extending Duke street from
Randolph street to, Pleasant avenue.
The following were referred to the engin-
eer for plans and specifications Grading Of
Sherman street from Pleasant avenue to Ex-
change street; sewer on Mississippi street
from Williams street to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; sewer on Franklin street from the east
line Of Irvine park to Eagle street; gIading
Oak street from Third to Ramsey street.
The following were referred to the commit