St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-17
Regular Meeting,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, August %, 1884


Present: Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, Koch,
Peters, Ferry and Mr.. President.
Minutes of the 18th, 18th and goth inst.
read and approved.
The awards of the Board Of Public Works
to Joseph Steinkamp for grading Edmund
street, from Rice street 10 Dale street; to
Gus Moline and j. P Brussell for construc-
ton OF a sewer on Tenth street, from Cedar
street TO Minnesota street; to Geo. A. Moran
for grading Sherman street, from Pleasant
avenue TO Exchange street; and to John W.
Doherty, for construction of a sewer on Mis-
sissippi street. from Williams street to Penn
sylvania avenue, were received back from
the Council approved and the same were re-
ferred to the City Attorney to draw contracts
and the President of the Board to execute.
Order of Council to Board for formal
report on grading and guttering Minnehaha
street, from Seventh street to Burr street.
was ordered to be returned TO the Council
with adverse report, the same not being nee
essary and proper until the change of grade
on said Minnehaha street is perfected.
Order of Council to Board for formal re-
port on opening street through the NJ Of
lot3, of Leech's outlots, from Prairie street
to Sturgis street. Referred to Engineer for
plan of land to be taken.
Order of Council to Board for formal re-
port on change Of grade of Grove street,
between Mississippi street and Monroe
place-and Of Burr street from York street
to Case street. Referred to Engineer for
profile.
Order of Council to Board for formal re-
port on grading View street. from Randolph
street TO Grace street; Front street, from
Como avenue to Victoria street; also for the
construction of a retaining wall to protect
the steps running from Dakota avenue to
Prospect Terrace: also for the construction
of sewer on Norris street, from Canada
street TO Cooper street, and for the grading
paving, curling and constructing the nee
essary retaining walls on Oakland avenue,
as lately opened from Ramsey street to Sum
NIT avenue. Referred to Engineer for plan
and estimate Of cost.
Order of Council authorizing the Board to
modify the contract of John w Doherty for
the construction of a sewer on Mississippi
street, from Nash street to Williams street.
and Mount Airy street, from Mississippi
street to L'Orient street-with the approval
Of the bonds new-and when the same shall
have been so modified the Comptroller is in
structed to audit all estimates allowed on said
contract. Referred to the City Attorney to
prepare the necessary papers in this matter.
Order of Council TO Board TO build a three
plank sidewalk along the south side OF Arm
strong street, from Victoria street TO Milton
street, with corresponding crosswalks on the
north side of Summit avenue, from Niua
avenue to Western avenue; along the east
side Of Colborne street, from Seventh street
TO st. Clair street. Referred TO Engineer to
carry out.
Order OF Council to Board to build stone
sidewalk along west side of Sibly street, in
front of lot 6, block 8, Whitney d Smiths
addition to st. Paul; also on north side Of
Sixth street, from jackson street to SibleY
street. Referred to Engineer to carry out.
Yeas, 8; nays, /. (Mr. Hoyt).
Order of Council to Board to build cross
walks along the cast side of Lafayette avenue,
across Grove street, on De Soto street. north
side OF Hopkins street; also on Hopkins
street, east side of De Soto street, on west
side of Seventh street, across Smith street.
Referred to the Engineer TO carry out.
The following resolution was adopted. to-
wit:
WHEREAS, At the meeting Of the Common
Council on the 10Th day Of August, 1884,
Aid. Dowlan publicly charged the Board
of Public Works and the City Engineer with
having altered the order of the Common
Council for the paving Of Broadway from
Third streetto Grove street, so that the same
was made to read to pave Broadway from
Third street to Mississippi street, thence on
Mississippi street to Grove, and stated that
he had the evidence before him to prove his
charge; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the Common Council be re-
specially requested to ask Aid. Dow
Ian to produce before this Board his alleged
proof without delay. Yeas, C.
Pursuant to due notice the matter Of the
confirmation of the assessment for the
construction, reayiug and repairing
of sidewalks, under contract OF
George W. Reese, Estimate No. p.
for term beginning April 1, 1854, aud end
ing November /. 1854, came up, when the
same was duly confirmed.
On motion the vote by which the assess
mentor grading Winifrcd street from COTE
street to Ohio street, and Stsrkcy street to a
partial grade from East Delos street to the
street opened for levee i'm the Sixth ward
was completed, was reconsdered, and on
further motion the notice heretofore given.
dated August 9, 1881, was annuIled, and
the Clerk was directed to give a new first
assessment notice.
On motion it was ordered that after Sep
TENDER 5, 1854, the meeting Of the Board on
Friday evenings be discontinued.
Adjourned.
JoHS HARRINGTON. President
Il. /. GoRMAN. Clerk Board Of Public Works