St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Special Meeting-Quite Batch of
Business TRANSACTED.

At special meeting of the board Of public
works yesterday afternoon all the members
were present, and, Mr.. Harrington being ex-
cused, Mr.. Terry was called upon to preside,
and the following business was transacted {:
The following were referred to the city at
torney to draw contracts: Thornton 81
Moran for grading Marion street from Como
avenue to Fuller street; j. H. 81 P. P Palmer
for grading Carroll street from Mackubin
street to west line of Mackubin 81 Marshall's
addition; Thornton & Moran for grading
Payne avenue from Minnehaha to Magnolia
street; John D. Moran for, grading McBoal
street from Seventh to Douglas street; Wal
ter S. Morton for constructing retaining walls
on Rice street; Geo. w. Reese for construct
ing sidewalks for 1884; J. Fl. 81 P. P. Palmer
for grading Iglehart to Dale street.
The matter of opening, widening and ex-
tending Minnehaha street, between Bedford
and Atlantic street was referred to the clerk
to procure contract
The matter of grading Pleasant avenue
to the full width from Ramsey street to the
south city limits was referred to the Fourth
ward member.
The following were referred to the Engi-
neer for plan and estimate of costs: Grading
Oakdale avenue from State street to city
limits, and constructing sewer on Western
avenue from Dayton avenue to Shelby
avenue.
The following were referred to the engin-
eer for plans and specifications: Sewer on
Mississippi street from Nash to Williams
streets, and on Williams street from Missis-
sippi street to point opposite lot z, block 3,
De Bow, Smith, Rique 81 Williams addition,
and sewer on WacOuts street from Fourth
to Sixth, and thence on Sixth to Robert
street.
The following were referred to the engi-
neer for plan of land to be taken: Opening,
widening and extension of Hoffman avenue
from Short to Lizzie street; opening, widen
ing and extending Armstrong street from
Seventh to Drake street; opening, widening
and extending Prairie street through block
4, Leech's addition 10 ST. Paul
Laid over to await action, pending change
of grade ON jackson street; grading Arch
street from Rice to jackson street; grading
Valley street from Broadway to Jackson
street; grading Canada street from Ninth to
Valley street.
The matter of modifying the contract for
grading and bridging Forest street from
Seventh to Case streets was referred to the
attorney and engineer.
The petition of w. c. Pope, relative to
frontage of Church OF the Good Shepherd,
was denied, the assessment on Cedar street
grading not having been made up by the
front foot.
In the matter of the application of j. w.
McClung, on behalf Susan and Mamie Nc
Chung, for additional compensation for value
of leases annulied by the opening, widening
and extension of Temperance street, the
same was denied.
The following were referred to the engin-
eer to carry out: Sidewalk on north side of
Eighth street, in front of lots 1, 2 and 3,
block II, Bazille d Guerin's addition; south
side of Susan street from Concord to Cam
bridge street; sidewalk on each side of Port
land avenue from Summit avenue to
Dale street: sidewalks Oh each side
of Smith street from Exchange to Douglass
street with crosswalks; crosswalks on east
side of Rice across Martin street. and on
both sides of Fifth across Oak street; cross
walks on west side of Seventh at junction of
Chestnut street, on west side of Rice across
Fuller, easterly side of Washington across
Fifth and on north side of Seventh across
st. Peter, across Genesee and Granite streets
on west side of Mississippi, and crosswalk
on east side of Sixth across
College avenue; eight foot plank sidewalk on
north side of Fuller street between Western
and Virginia avenue; sidewalks east side of
Bedford from north to Nfinnnehaha street,
south side OF Decater from Bedford to Prebel,
both sides of Beaumont from Desoto to Bed
ford street, north side of Lafayette avenue
to Otsego street, north side OF Collins street
from Otsego to Bedford street; sidewalks on
each side of Goodhue street from Stewart
avenue to Duke street.
Adjourned.