St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-23
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Assessments Confirmed, Specifications
Approved, Etc.

At the regular meeting Of the board Of
public works yesterday all members were
present but Mr.. Barrett; and Mr.. Farrin gton
presiding, the following business was trans
acted.
The foregoing assessments were completed
and the clerk ordered TO give the confirmation
notice: Assessment for grading Pennsyi-
vsnia avenue from Mississippi street to
Torrent street; for construction, relaying
and repairing sidewalks under contract OF
Geo. w. Reese estimate No. y for term be-
ginning April /, 1884, and ending Novem-
Der l, 1884; for sewer on Oak street, from
Fifth TO Sixth street.
The assessment for paving the unfinished
portion of Broslway in front Of lots 3, 4, 5,
6, Z, s, 9 and 10, Il. C. Dayton's enlargement
was confirmed.
The assessment for grading Mt. Airy street,
from Broadway to L'Orient street, was ad-
adjourned TO Dec. 90.
In the matter Of the assessment for widen
ing, opening and strengthening Of Mississippi
street, from Grove 10 Nash street, the clerk
was ordered 70 give new assessment notice.
The following Specifications were approved
and the clerk authorized TO advertise for
bids: Grading Mississippi street from Penn
sylvania avenue 10 Acker street; grading
Park avenue, from Morton street TO Sher-
burne avenue; grading University avenue,
from Rice TO Grant street; grading WSbz-
shaw street, from Bluff TO Rice street;
grading Whitall street, from Westminster
street 10 Payne avenue.
The matter Of opening and extending
Fifth street, from Maple 10 Arcade street,
was referred to Mr.. Terry.
The matter Of grading the alley in block
10, in Ewing 81 Chute's addition was refer
red TO the engineer for plans and estimate of
costs.
The matter Of the remission Of fine OF $40
imposed on Chss. f. Huebner for not com
p.eting the Decatur and Bedford street grad
ing In contract time was referred to the en-
gineer.
The assessment for opening, widening
and extending Portland avenue between
Avon and Victoria streets was adjourned ~
Jan. 5.
The matter Of injury BY water TO private
property by box drain across Commercial
near Third street, was laid over to a future
meeting.
The assessment against Warner block
CORNER Of Third and Wabashaw streetsl for
the grade on Park avenue and other streets
was ordered to the extent of ga.
The council resolution as 10 when the
bridge across Trout brook on the line Of
Seventh street would be completed was re-
ferred to the engineer 10 confer with the
Northern Pacific Railway company to report
to the board.
The matter Of a change Of grade on Mis-
sissippi street, from the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue TO Minnehaha street was re-
ferred TO the engineer for profile.
The council were voted 10 be asked TO re-
fund $3.50 on the assessment of E. w.
Dean, lot -, block 5, Rice & Irvine's addi-
ton for a sewer.
The matter of opening, widening and ex-
tending Magnolia street from Desota TO Mis-
sissippi street, was referred TO the engineer
for plan of land to be taken.
In the matter of assessment for opening
an alley thirty feet wide through block SO,
Rice & Irvine's addition, il was voted that
the papers be returned to the council.
The bill Of 1917 63 and remarks of the en-
gineer accompanying, for work done by
Geo. w. Reese in the construction of stone
sidewalk on the south side of Fifth street,
from Wsbashaw to Cedar streets, was ordered
transmitted to the board of county COM
missioners.
other property owners fronting on Jackson
street and adjacent thereto. asking a change
of grade of said street from a point near
Tenth street by uniform or nearly uniform
grade 10 Fifteenth street on University ave-
nue., not that the grade may be be completed
at present, but that proper grade may be
established for sewers and new buildings
that may go in, was referred to the Engi-
ueer.
The notice of the appeal of John c. Deve-
raux from the assessment for Park avenue
grading on lots 10 and IL, of block 3, OF
Brewster's addition, was placed on file
The protest Of j. NJ Warner and others
against grading alley in block 10, Ewing &
Chute's addition, was placed on file.
The claim for extra pay Of $500 over con-
tract price by Daniel Mullen, administrator
of A. Mullen, for additional work on The
Rondo street sewer where il crosses Western
avenue, was referred to the engineer for
report.