St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-09
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board of
Public Works.
Adjourned Meeting.

ADJOURNED Meeting.
Adjourned meeting May 10, 1884.
Board met at 80 p. IN. pursuant to ad-
journment of this day.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Hoyt, KOCH
Peters, Terry and Mr. President.
Pursuant to due notice to property own
els, the matter of the petition for and the
protest against the proposed paving of st.
Peter street from Third street to Martin
street, was taken up, and after hearing all
persons present for or against said improve
ment, the further consideration of said mat
ter was adjourned until the Engineer shall
have submitted plans and estimate of cost.
Pursuant to adjournment of this date the
matter of awarding the contract for grading
Aurora avenue from Rice street to Western
avenue, was taken up when after due con-
s'deration the bid of Earnest Roeder was re-
jectel, the same not being deemed reliable,
and on motion the bid of Carl Bahr for said
improvement was accepted and the contract
awarded to him for $3.50, he being deemed
the lowest reliable and responsible bidder,
and the same was ordered sent to the coun-
CT for approval. Yeas, 6; nays, 0.
In the matter of the application of Henry
Hale, by j. C. Richardson, his agent, for
permission to construct an area wall feet
wide on Jackson street, between Third and
Fourth streets, referred by Council to Board.
The same was referred to the Engineer.
The Engineer having submitted plan and
estimate of cost for grading Bidwell street
from Delos street to Curtce street. The same
was referred to the Sixth ward member.
The matter of grading Canada and Valley
streets was referred to the First ward mem
Der for report.
The following resolution was adopted,
to-wit:
ReSolyed, That the Engineer be, and is
hereby directed that in submitting the final
estimate for grading Portland avenue, from
Western avenue to Dale street; alley in
block 30, Rice ~ Irvine's addition, be-
tween Elm and Sherman streets, and for
the construction of u sewer on Douglas
street, from Ramsey street to Seventh street.
to charge the cost of engineering and in
spection since the expiration of contract
time in place of the penalty as provided in
the contract.
The following resolution was adopted, to-
wit:
Resoloed That the Engineer be and is
hereby directed, that in submitting the esti-
mate for grading Third street from Broad
way to Kittson street, not to charge the cost
of engineering and inspection, since the
expiration of contract time, provided the
contractor signs a release for all claims for
extra work on said streets between said
points.
On motion the following was adopted, to-
wit:
WHEREAS, The Board of Public Works
have had under consideration the resolution
or order Of the Common Council approved
May II, 1884, relative to the construction of
sidewalks with euclid stone, etc, on Third
street, from Wabashaw street to Sibley
street, in front of certain lots mentioned in
said order, and
WHEREAS, The Board have.'linvestigated
the proposed improvement and are of the
opinion that said improvement is necessary
and proper and that real estate to be assessed
the refor can be found benefited to the ex-
tent of the costs and expenses necessary TO
be incurred thereby, therefore be it
Resoloed, That the City Engineer be direct
ed 10 carry into execution said order.
Yeas, 6; nays, 0.
The following was adopted, to-wit:
ReSoloed That the Common Council be
asked to appropriate $1,000 TO carry on the
work on the Jefferson avenue sewer
The following estimates we're examined
and allowed, to-wit:
Estimate No. 4, View street grading,
Mccarthy & Farrell contractors, amount due
$229.50.
Estimate No. 5 and final View street grad
ing, Mccarthy s. Farrell, contractors,
amount due $4,000.
Estimate No. 1, Mackubtn street grading,
c. Bahr, contractor, amount due $374.00.
Estimate No. and final Mackubin street
grading, G. Bahr, contractor amount due
S71.
Estimate No. 1, Marion street grading,
Thornton 81 Moran, contractors, amount due
S1.02O.
Estimate No. z, Seventh street sewer.
Warne d Stockton, contractors, amount due
1921.
Estimate No. 6, Rice street grading, Nor
ton & Terry, contractors, amount due 81, $50.
Estimate No. ), Wallace street grading,
John Boldther, contractor, amount due $3.50.
Estimate No. /, Carroll street grading, j.
A. Il T. T. Palmer, contractors, amount due
$3.50.
Estimate No. ~, Western avenue sewer
system, Doherty d Doherty, contractors,
amount due s467.5O.
Estimate No. 3, Cedar street grading,
Farrell & Mccarthy, contractors; amount
due, 81, $40.
Estimate No. 2, Walnut street grading
James Mcdonald, contractor; amount que,
s1,275.
Estimate No. 2, Banal street grading,
James Mcdonald, contractor; amount due,
81, 020.
Estimate No. 2, Fifth street grading, Hays
& Moline, contractors; amount; due, 81, 100.
Estimate No. 1, Seventh street improve
ment, Macarthur Bros, contractors; amount
due, g, 400.
Estimate No. 3, Exchange street grading,
Thornton d Moran, contractors; amount due,
81, 700.
Estimate No. 1, Forest street grading, H.
r. d. Laplain, contractor; amount due,
$3.50.
Estimate No. 5, Pleasant avenue grading,