St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Grading Contract Winnifred and
Starkey Street Grading Assess
ment Confirmed-Nearly $780,
600 Estimates APP
proved, Etc.

Stafkey Street Grading Assess
ment Confirmed Nearly $780,
600 Estimates APP
proved, Etc.
At the regular meeting of the board of
public WORKS, yesterday afternoon, all the
members were present and Mr.. Harrington
presiding the following business was trans
acted:
The following bids were received for grad
ing Temperance street from Tenth to Thir-
teenth streets, at an estimated cost of 81, 100:
Jas. Murnane, 81, ITO; Peter Tautholt, 1929;
P. H. Thornton, 1906; Chas. Huebner,
1926; Patrick Nash, $1,000. Awarded to
Peter Tautholt.
The assessment for grading Winnifred
street from Goeife street to Ohio street, and
Starkey street from East Delos street to Lee
wee was completed and the clerk authorized
to give confirmation notice.
The matter of the assessment for the
widening, opening and Strengthening of
Mississippi street from Grove street to Nash
streetwas adjourned to Oct. Is.
The request of property owners on Locust
street, that Contractor Nash be paid $40
condemnedto the city for falling to finish
grading contract on that street within a GER
tain time, was referred to the engineer for
report.
The communication of property owners on
East Fifth street, between Maria and Hoff-
man avenues, complaining of washouts by
the late rains of the wooden gutter in the
center of said street and asking that said
gutter be substituted with similar structure
of masonry, was referred to the engineer for
a report
John w. Enright, Eugene Irvine, Christ
Schrctt, Moses Southwark and L. N. Bereas,
committee appointed at the meeting Of
property owners proposed to be assessed
for the grading of Winnifred street,
held September IA, presented to the
board the following resolutions passed at
that meeting, which were placed on file.
WHEREAS, The board of public works of
the city of st. Paul in making an assessment
for the grading of Winnifred and Starkey
streets in said city arc proposing to assess a
portion Of the expense of said grading upon
property fronting upon streets other than
those so being graded, which property will
also have to be assessed for the grading of
specially benefited by reason of said grading
of Winnifred and Starkey streets,
Resolved, That any assessment upon such
property not abutting on said Winnifred and
Starkey streets, for the grading Of either of
said streets will be an unjust exaction; that
in many instances will operate as a great
burden upon persons lily able to bear the
same, and the property owners affected by
such proposed action do hereby respectfully
object to any such action as is proposed by
your honorable body.
1t was voted that-the council be asked to
annul action on the report of the board on
the Mississippi change of grade between
Pennsylvania avenue and Minnehaha streets,
and send the board a new preliminary order
in the matter.
A communication of the engineer relating
TO the tearing down of $50 feet stone wall
on the south side of Fifth street, between
Wabashaw and Cedar street, in order to lay
a stone walk which the contractor has com
menced to do, was voted be sent to the
council, the engineer being instructed TO
stop the work until its decision was made in
the matter. The wall above mentioned is
built up on the property occupied by the
Ramsey county Jail yard. VIM. Barrett and
j. c. Terry voted against referring this mat
was present, and stated he should hold the
city liable for any delay caused him In this
matter, and because of the statement
of the city attorney, also present, that
the city would be liable 70 the sub-contractor
for any damage thus incurred by him by
reason Of such Gelay. The minority further
states that they would much prefer that all
persons and corporations should construct
their own sidewalks, whether of wood or
! stone, and save unnecessary expense, vet
under the circumstances they cannot recon-
mend to the council action, which If carried
out, may, as the city attorney advises the
| board, and as we believe, involve the city in
litigation.
Estimates were approved to the amount Of
| S94, 9S7.25.
The communication of the engineer In
reference TO the matter of grading Canada
street, stating that curbing could not be OBJ
tanned for the street before December l, 1884,
and recommend that the advertisements for
| bids for grading this street be delayed to
January /, 1855, and the work be done early
next season, was referred TO the council with
the approval OF the board, and their concur
renee asked as to the date of letting the con-
! tract.
| The clerk was directed 10 send to the
! council the petition of the property holders
asking to have Mt. Airy street grading de-
| layed, together with the amount of excava-
ton made by private parties, as a justifica-
ton OF the board in delaying the matter of
| putting the work under contract.
The engineer was instructed TO make re-
| port TO the board showing the difference be-
tween the cost per foot of laying Berea and
| Euclid stone under the bids as received By
the board at the time of letting the annual
contract last spring for the laying Of these
| walks.