St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-22
Street and Walk improvements Ordered
Hopkins Street.


enue, from harrington avenue to Summit ave-
nue., and on Summit avenue, from Dayton avenue
to Rice street.: opening, widening and
extension of Van Buren, street, from Dale
street to Lexington avenue; opening,
widening and extension of La Fond
street from Dale street to Lexington avenue;
opening, widening and extension of Minnehaha
street from Western avenue to Lexington ave-
nue. opening widening and extension of Thomas
street from Dale street to Lexington avenue;
| opening, widening and extension Of Edmund
street from Dale street to Lexington avenue;
opening, widening and extension of Blair street
| from Dale street to Lexington avenue; opening,
widening and extension of Ellen street from
Dale street to Lexington avenue; grading Dayton
avenue from Dale street to Victoria street; grad
ing Hopkins street from Bradley street to ST.
Paul & Duluth railway; grading Kent street from
Iglehart street to Carroll street; grading Missis
sippi street from Pennsylvania avenue to Aeker
| street, and constructing the abutment for the
iron bridge over the track of the st. Paul, Min
neapos s. Manitoba railway.
The following from the committee on streets
and parks was read and after some discussion
referred back to the same committee:
ReS0tge0, That the Board of Public Works, in
the matter of paving Fifth street, between ST.
Peter and Franklin streets, be requested to SO
modify the manner of constructing the curbs and
cutters between the points named as to obviate
the necessity of raising the sidewalks at the cor
ners of Washington and Fifth streets.
The following communication from the board
of public works was read and placed on file:
To the Board of Public Works:
GENTLEMEN: In the matter of the enclosed
order directing plan and estimate of cost of grad
ing Hopkins street, from Bradley street to st.
Paul q Duluth railroad, approved June 10, 1884
find that there is no grade established on this
portion of the street, and that line from the
grade of Bradley street to the St. Paul & Duluth
railroad will make grade 1917 feetper hundred
partial grade could be made on this line at an
expense of about 500. AS roadway for public
use this would be dangerous, and should not be
constructed. 1t might be admissible simply as
a convenience for getting wood out of the wards
along the railroad track, but, if constructed for
this purpose, the general public should not be
allowed to use it. 1t should be closed by sub
stantial gates at the top of the hill and the par
ties for whose use it is constructed shonld be re-
CURED to keep the gates closed except when pas
sing back and forth, Respectfully
W. A soMERs,
Engineer of B. P. w.
The following sidewalks, to be constructed of
Euclid stone, consisting of flags as long as the
full width of the sidewalk not less than three
and half feet in width, were ordered con-
structed.
South side of Fifth street, from Wabashaw
street TO Cedar street, in front of block 20, ST.
Paul proper.
West side of Wabashaw street, in front of lot
d, and north half of lot 4, block II, Bazille s.
Guerins' addition.
North side of Seventh street. in front of the
middle one-third of lot 5, block 2, Whitney g.
Smith addition
North side of Seventh street, in front of west
onc-sixth of lot 6, block 8, Whitney g. Smith
addition. ri
| North side of Fifth street, from Wabashaw
street to Cedar street, in front of lots 9, 10, 10
and 49, block 9, st. Pail proper.
West side Of Sibley street in front of lot and
north half of lot 3, block 8, Whitney s. Smiths
! addition.
South side of Seventh street in front of west
two-thirds Of lot l, block7, Whitney g. Smiths
addition.
On north side of Fourth street. in front of lots
B, c and d, brakes Encouragement of part of
block 16, Whitney ~ Smiths addition
On north side of Seventh street, in front Of
lot S, block 16, Rice & Irvine's addition.
In the matter Of paving Fifth street. between
st. Peter and Franklin street, the board of pnb-
lie works were requested to modify the manner
of constructing the curb and gutter between the
points named so as to obviate the necessity of
raising the sidewalks at the corner ST Washing
ton and Fifth streets.
The following communication from the Board
of Public Works was read and referred to the
committee on streets:
To the Board of Public Works:
conference.-the sidewalk contractor notifies
me that it is necessary for him to have orders or
stone sidewalks that it is intended to have laid
this year not later than the 1st of September, as
the tune required to get out the stone and trans
tn This cit ~ is lOnp hat tha
of laying walks that ordered later will be de-
layed until freezing weather.
l take the liberty of bringing this matter to
your attention. on account of the fact that orders
passed later than the meeting of the common
council to be held tomorrow afternoon can not
be placed in the hands OF the contractor before
the 9th or 10th of September, ten days later
than the time fixed by the contractor, and would
suggest that the attention of the common council
/ be called to the fact that it is impossible to do
good work of this character when the ground is
frozen. W. A. SoMERs,
Engineer Board of Public Works
The matter of paving Fifth street, from ST.
Peter street to Cedar street, with cedar blocks
was recommitted to the committee on streets.
An erder was passed for the grading and gut
tering of Canada street from Ninth street to VAL
ley street, with gravel and surfacing, and rough
granite curb.
The agreement between the ST. Paul, Minneap-
oils 6 Manitoba railroad and the city for the
struction of bridge across jackson street was
approved
The opening and extension of Belfast street
from North street to Hopkins street was referred
to the board of public works.
The following resolution was considered and
approved:
ResOtged. That the city engineer be and is
hereby instructed to furnish forthwith in dupli-
cate to the city clerk profles of all street grades
that have been established, or the grade of which
have been changed since the year 1880, and the
city clerk is hereby instructed to place one OF
the said copies record as soon received, and
| place the other file in his Office.
The grading of Reaney street, from Edgerton
street to Payne avenue was referred to the board
| of public works.
! 1t was ordered that the fire commissioners
construct cistern on East Delos street, near
| engine house No. 6.
| The following resolution was adopted:
| Resolved, that the First Natinoal bank of Min
nesota, Merchants National bank, st. Paul Nat
| ional bank. German American National bank,
Second National bank and Germania bank Of the
! city of st. Paul, be, and the hereby
/ designated as repositories of city money in ac-
cordance with section 6, chapter 8, Of the city
charter.
The grading of Jackson street from Arch street
to Sycamore street was referred to the board Of
public works.
! A resolution was passed ordering the city
comptroller TO place in his tax levy estimate for
1ss4-S5, S45, 900 for the. purpose OF rebuilding
the bridge over the Mississippi river.
| Adjourned.
Monsignor Capel in Manitoba.
The Rt Rev. Monsignor Cspel returned yes
terday from Winnipeg. where ne has been the
guest of Archbishop Tache. The Monsignor
gave four conferences in the church of st.
Mary's, and lecture in the Opera
house. On the separate occasions the audience