St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-01
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A Big Batch Of Plans and Specifications
ApprOYed-Third Street Paving
Contract Awarded-Bids
for the 1884 Sidewalk
CONSTRUCTION,

CONTRACT AWarG6d-BIdS
for the 1884 Sidewalk
Construction,
AT the regular meeting yesterday after
noon all the members present and Mr.. Far
rington presiding, the following business
was transacted:
| The following plans and specifications were
approved and the clerk instructed to adver-
tise for bids: For the building Of retaining
walls on Rice street involving 300 cubic yards
Of cement masonry, 1000 Of dry masonry
and 1000 Of excavation; for grading Nc
! BOal street from Seventh street to Douglas
/ the work to be finished by June 1, 1884; for
/ grading Iglehart street from Mackubin to
Dale street, with II, 90 cubic yards Of excava-
/ ton, 800 cubic feet Of timber work, TO be fin
ished July !, 1884, for grading Carroll street
| from Mackubin street to Dale street, with
! 1900 cnbic yards of excavation, 3, 900 feet
Of timber work and r 500 cubic yards Of en-
bankment, to be finished July i, 1884, and
( fOrgrading Payne avenue from Minnchaha
street to Magnolia street with q, 600 cubic
yards Of excavation, 1,040 square yards Of
cutters, 10000 feet Of timber work and IT,
500 cubic yards Of embankment, to be I'm
ished August l. 1854.
The assessment for change Of grade on
Fauquier street, from Seventh TO Earl streets,
was adjourned to April z.
The following were sent back to the coun-
eli with favorable report: Constructing
sewer on Oak street, from Walnut to Sher-
man streets, at cost Of s., 500; construct
ing a sewer On Broadway, from Third street
to $50 feet north Of Prince street, at cost
OF s5,6S5; grading Prairie street,
from Douglas street to Western
avenue, at cost of $4,000
A communication from Rev. VIM. c.
Pope, rector Of the church of the Good Shep-
herd, in relation TO unequal assessment for
grading Cedar street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets and applyngto the church
property, was referred to the engineer for
report on frontage.
Il was voted that the Oakland avenue mat
ter be called up April 10, at 1880 p. IN. and
parties in interest be notified.
The following were placed on file: Pet-
ton for the grading of Igehart street; the
matter Of the appeal of Adam and Mary G.
Worley in relation to the assessment for
opening Iglehart street.
The report Of the Board on opening, widen
ing and extension Of Oakland street from
Grand avenue to Pleasant avenue was furth-
y. u.
The matter of opening, widening and ex-
tending Minnehaha street between Bedford
and Atlantic street was referred to the En-
gineer for plan Of land to be taken.
The matter of constructing q sewer on
street. from Nash to Williams !
street, and on Williams street from Missis- |
sippi street to point opposite lot z, block 3, !
De Bow, Smith, Rique IL Williams addition, !
was referred to the engineer for plan and es-
innate Of cost.
The matter Of change of grade on Min |
nehaha street, from Seventh to Burr streets, |
at cost of $4,000, was re- !
ported to the council In favor, |
The petty protest Of John Parker, on the |
part of his nephew, against daring to touch |
the formers land, CHS home, sweet home, - |
in opening street from Garfield to Western /
avenue, without paying high for it, was
placed on file.
The matter Of the petition OF Sophia Weber,
asking payment on account of damages to
lot Il, block II, Ashton & Sherbornc's adj
dition to st. Paul, by the grading
Of Mt. Airy street, and re-
ported against by the engineer was
returned to the council with the report that
the board had visited the premises and con-
Cured with the engineer.
The appeal of John B. Cook, in the matter
OF opening Temperance street, was referred
to the First ward member.
The engineers pay roll of 80, 1888. rs; office
employees pay roll of $215,7S; and repairing
streets Of 50, 1854; repairing sewers $3.50
81: inspectors pay roll Of S483.6l; and other
bills were allowed.
Estimate No. 4, St Paul 81 Duluth rail
road viaduct Of NJ. O'Brien, contractor of
81, sos was allowed.
The board having examined Mississippi
street from Williams street to Minnehaha
street, L'Orient street from Glencoe street to
Minnehaha street, and Pennsylvania avenue
from De Bow street to Columbia street with
10 change of grade, voted to ad-
lere to their report Of January 25, which is
10 put through the work at an expense of
81 200 At grade of three feet to 100, so as to
acco mmdate the horse car track grade
The following bids were received for paw
ng Third street to Pleasant avenue, with
2edar blocks and granite curbing. Vim. For
'estal, of Minneapolis, SOL 200; Thornton &
Moran, 81 coo; Andrew Jaclles, of Chicago,
s50,SS4; Doherty q Doherty, $40, 1885, D. T.
Mclean, Chicago, $50, 700; A. G. Foster
s66, $50. Awarded to Andrew ,Jackes.
Bids for sidewalks for 1884 were opened t
IN lumber, stone, brick, concrete and com
position estimates, but were so numerous in
letail, that they were referred TO the engineer
% report the lowest and most satisfactory
bidder to the board at 10 a. m. to-day. The
are tue bids on lumber and exca-
Tation only: