St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-04

20, 1884, relative to the construction OF a
sewer on Oak street, from Walnut street
TO Sherman street, and having lnVestl-
gated the proposed improvement, respect
fully report that said improvement is neces-
sary and proper; that the estimated expense
thereof is 81, 040, one-half of which need
not be paid into the City Treasury before the
contract is let; that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the ex-
tent of the costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby; that said improve
ment is not asked for by q petit
ton of a majority of the owners of property
to be assessed therefor, but we herewith send
plan or profile of said improvements, and an
order for your adoption, if you desire US to
make the improvement. Yeas 6.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
r. /. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
March 81, 1884.
Adopted-(See order to Board of Public
Works.)
Prairie Street Grading
To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution on order of the
Common Council approved March 20, 1884,
relative to the grading of Prairie street from
Douglas street to Western Avenue, and hay
ing Investigated the proposed Improvement,
respectfully report that said improvement is
necessary and proper that theestimate expense
thereof is $4,000 one-half of which
need not be paid into the City
Treasury before the contract is let; that real
estate to be assessed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent of the costs and eX-
penses necessary to be incurred thereby:
81, I l.
petition of a majority of the owners Of pro
perty to be assessed therefor, but we here
with send plan or profile of said improve
ment and an order for your adoption, if YOU
desire US to make the improvement. Yeas 8
JOIN HARRINGTON, President.
r. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
March 81, 1884.
Adopted-(See order to Board of Public
Works.
Also,
Sewer on Broadway.
To the Common Council of the City of St
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council, approved March 20, 1854,
relative to the construction of sewer on
Broadway street, from Third (3d) street to
of Prince street, and having investigated tht
proposed improvement, respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary anC
proper, rebuilding Broadway street sewer from
point 122 feet south of Third street to {
point $50 feet north of Prince street manhole
thatthe estimated expense thereof is S5,6S5
One-half of which need not be paid into the
City Treasury before the contract is let; thai
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the
costs and expenses necessary to be in
CURED thereby: that said improvement is
not asked for by a petition of Il majority Of
the owners Of property to be assessed there
for, but We herewith send a plan or profile
Of said improvement, and an order for YOU
adoption, if you desire Us to make the i'm
provement. Yeas &; nays o.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
r. /. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
March 81, 1884.
Adopted-(See order to Board of Public
Works..
Also,
Contract Awarded
The Board report that they have awarded
Andrew Jacks the contract for paving
Third street from Sibley to Pleasant avenue
with cedar blocks and granite curbs, anC
construction of the necessary retaining wal
ON line ten feet in the street between st
Peter and Market streets, he being thu
lowest reliable and responsible bidder there
for, amount of bid $50, SS4, bond in the sun
of 81 800 90, with j. p Gribben and j. 7
Young as sureties.
Award approved by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'ConnOr, Robert
Fischer Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke
Starkey st. Peter, Mr.. Vice Presidential
Also,
Pay Roll
The Board submit, approved by them, th'
pay roll of Inspectors for the month of March
1884, amounting to S4S3.6O.
Allowed and referred to Comptroller by thu
following vote.
Yeas-Ald DowIan, O'Connor, Robert
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyle
Starkey, st. Peter, Mr.. Vice Presidential
Also,
Bond of Clerk
The board submit, approved by them, tn
official bond of II. L. German, clerk of saiC
board, in the sum OF 81 900, with f. s. Cor
man and Geo. Mitsch as sureties.
Committee Of Ways and Means.
Also,
Claims
The board submit, approved by them thu
following claims, viz st. Paul Book ant
Stationery company, S10S. &c; Mark Costello
S26.77; Geo. Mitsch, S21.05; j. P Gribben
$82. A Geo. j. Mitsch u Co., 70 cents ;Ameri
can Manufacturing company $39; Ranney
81 Hodgman, SIP; j. S. Burris, $40: j. q
Hinkel, 50; Jno. Martin, SIG: John Zoos
$40; Colbert, Hill 81 Co., So; McMasters 4
Getty, $1.75 Michael, Bros. $780, Brewer
Rhodes, $40.97.
Committee on Claims.
Also,
Sophia Weber's Petitions
The board return said petition and repor
that having viewed the premises, the.
concur in the report of the City Enginee
thereon. The Engineer reports to the effec
that the proprietor in question has not beer
damaged.
Adopted.
Mississippi Street Change of Grade.
The board return the profile for said change
of grade, and report that they have viewed
the property on the line of the proposed
change, and still adhere to their report Of
January D, 1854.
RecOmmitted.
REPORT OF BOARD OF CONTROL.
The Board submit their report for thu
month of March, 1884, showing the eXpendi
lures to be So, 65S. 81, accompanied by vouch
ers.
Public Accounts.
REPORT OF DIRECTORS OF THE ST. PAUL PUB
Lie LIBRARY.
To the Honorable the Members of the Council
of the City of ST. PAUL.
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Directors o
the public library respectfully submit theil
second annual report The report of a yea
ago, in order to conform to the law, was made
in a short time after the opening OF the libra
~ to the public, and before the receipt of city