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

April 1, 1884.
Comptroller.
Of City mptroller-Audited claims, viz:
Michael O'Brien, s., sos; Kennedy& Chit
tenden, 80 cents; Board of Water Commits
sioners, So; P. H. Kelly Manufacturing
Company, s12.20; F. G.. Draper 81 Co., 40;
Wiley Il Carleson, IS cents; Griggs & Eos
ter, S1,079.23; McMasters 81 Getty, s1.15;
Prcndergast Brothers, $40 43: j. P. Gribben,
81, 1898.
Allowed and ordered paid by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald Dowlan, O'Conner, Robert
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke
Starkey, st. Peter, Mr.. Vice Presidential.
Also,
Pay roll returned
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The attached pay roll of the
sewer force for March, 1888, is here
with presented to the Common Council for
special action.
The Board of Public Works have increased
Inspector Maguire's salary from 81, 900 per
year to 81, 200, which requires confirmation
before payment can be made.
Very respectfully, JOHN ". ROCHE,
City Comptroller.
April /, 1884.
Action of Board of Public Works in in
creasing salary approved by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert,
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke,
Starkey, st. Peter, Mr.. Vice Presidential.
OF City Attorney-Contingen fund
The Attorney submits his contingent fund
statement from November, 1882, to date.
Public accounts.
Of City Engineer Claims
The Engineer submits, approved by him,
the following claims, viz:
M.OBrien 1911. 80, H. r. DeLaplain $71.25,
Peter Steghe So.
Committee on Claims.
OF Inspector of Buildings
Report for March, 1884, with Treasurer's
receipt accompanying for S412.5O.
Public accounts.
OF Clerk of Municipal Court
Report for month of March, 1884. with
Treasurer's receipt accOmpanying for S16l.2O,
collections for said month.
OF Chief of Police
Report for month of March, 1884, showing
the amount of fines and costs collected to be
$500.
Total number of arrests, 113.
Public accounts.
OF Captain of Police
Report showing the number of gas and oil
lamps not lighted during the month of March,
1884, as follows:
Total number of gas lamps not lit. 3S
Total number of oil lamps not lit. Northumberland 80
Electric lights not lit 5
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Minnehaha Street Change of Grade
To ha Of ha IF
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had I'M
der consideration the resolution or order of
the Common Council approved Feb. 81,
1884, relative TO the change of grade on
Minnehaha street, from Seventh (7th)
street to Burr street, and having investi-
gated the proposed improvement, respect
fully report that said improvement is neces-
sary and proper; that the estimated expense
thereof is 800 900 that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the eX-
tent of the damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby; that said i'm
provement is not asked for by petition OF
q majority of the owners
of property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said i'm
provement, if you desire to make the i'm
rovement. Yeas 6.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
March 81, 1884.
Committee ON Streets,
Also,
Concord Street Change Of Grade
To the Common Council of the City OF St.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had I'M
der consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved August
16, 1888, relative to the change of grade on
Concord street from Andrew street to Arthur
avenue, and having investigated the proposed
improvement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper;
that the estimated expense thereof is
$40; that real estate to be assess
ed therefor can be found benefited
to the extent of the damages, costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred there
by; that said improvement is not asked for
by petition of a majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we here
with send a plan or profile of said improve
ment, if you desire to make the improve
ment. Yeas 6, nays 0.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
R. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
March 81, 1884.
Adopted, and City Clerk to give the nee
essary notice for said change of grade, by
the following vote:
Yeas.-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert,
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke,
Starkey, st. Peter, Mr.. Vice-President-11.
Also,
Wabashaw street grade and other streets
change of grade
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 July z, 1888,
relative to establishing grade on Wabashaw
street, from Bluff street to Rice, and chang
ing the grade on Park avenue, from Martin
to Sherburne street, Aurora avenue from
Grant to Rice street, st. Peter street from
Martin street to University avenue, Univer-
sity avenue from Grant street to Rice street,
Brewster avenue from Sherburne street to
University avenue and alley in blocks 2, 10
and 10, Ewing 81 Chute's addition, and
having investigated the proposed improve
ments, respectfully report that said improve
ments, are necessary and proper, establishing
a grade on Wabashaw street, from Bluff
street to Rice street, as indicated by the yell
low line-and changing the grade on St.
Peter street, from University avenue to a
point 220 feet south of Aurora avenue. Park
avenue from Martin street to Sherburne
avenue, Aurora avenue from Grant street to
Rice street, University avenue from Grant
street to Rice street, Brewster avenue from
Sherburne avenue to University avenue, and
alley in blocks 2, 10 and 10, Ewing a.
Chute's addition, as indicated by the yellow
line on the accompanying profiles; that the
estimated expense thereof is 900; that
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the damages,
costs and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby, that said improvement is not asked
for by petition of majority of the owners
of property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said i'm