St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-15
BOARD OF PUBIC WORKS.
Fourth Street Paving Contract Let
Specifications for Grading and
Paving Fifth Street APP
proved
A Batch of First Assessment Notices Or
dered.

At the regular meeting yesterday afternoon
all the members were present but Messrs.
Harrington and Barrett, and Mr.. Terry pre-
siding, the following business was trans
acted:
The following bids were opened for the
Fourth street paving, from Jackson to Seven
corners J. H. Palmer, granite curb, $685.
500; VIM. Forristal, granite, $50, 400: An
drew Jacks, granite, s35, TAO; s. P. Folsom,
Jr., granite, s32, 800, blue stone, s31, $780,
Awarded to s. P. Folsom, granite, at S32, 900.
Certain corrections were ordered in the
assessment for paving Third street from
Sibley street to Pleasant avenue.
The matter of the assessments for grading
Winnifred street from Goeffe street to Ohio
street and Starkey street from East Delos
street to levee, and for widening, opening
and Strengthening of Mississippi street from
Grove street to Nash street were adjourned
to Suly 81,
Several reductions of assessments were
made on the Seventh street improvement
an in assessments for gradingPayne avenue.
An adverse report was sent to the council
in the matter of opening, widening and ex-
tending Josette street from Morton stree
north to University avenue.
The bidders bond of VIM. Stockton and
John Linquist for the construction of sewer
on Tenth street, from Minnesota street to
Cedar, was rejected, and the clerk ordered to
readvertise for bids, the engineer having re-
ported that the cost of the sewer should not
exceed 5000.
The city attorney having decided that the
assessment for a sidewalk in front of lot g.,
block 35, st. Paul proper, was enormously
made, was ordered to take the necessary
steps in the premises.
The specifications for grading, curbing and
paving Fifth street, from St. Peter to Third
street, were examined and approved, and the
clerk authorized to advertise for bids.
1t was voted the council be asked to appro-
pirate SO, 900, to complete the Jefferson ave-
nue. sewer.
The matter of constructing a sewer on
Fourth street, from st. Peter to Wabashaw
street, at an estimated cost of $570, was sent
to the council with favorable report, as was
also the matter of opening and widening
Payne avenue, from Magnolia street north to
city limits, at an estimated cost of 81, 900.
The clerk was directed to give the first as
sessment notice for grading Locust street
from Fourth to Seventh street: for sewer
on Seventh street from Jefferson avenue to
View street; for grading Josette street from
Dayton avenue to Fuller street, and con-
structing wooden box drain from Rondo
street to Martin street; for the construction
of sewer on Western avenue from Seventh
street to point forty feet of south line of
Won Minden street, and for the grading and
guttering without curbs of Rondo street from
Rice street to point 425 feet west of Louis
street.
The following were placed on file: Petition
of property owners against grading Hall
avenue; objections of A. B. and E. P. Wilgus,
Louis Engels, P. Gillen, Theo. Sanders, j..
Engelbract, Elizabeth A. Rosche and VIM.
Munson, to opening, widening and straight
ening Mississippi street.
Bills and estimates were allowed to the
amount Of $51, S11.07.
Adjourned.