St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Sidewalk and Sewer Assessments
Confirmed.

Confirmed.
At the regular meeting last evening, Messrs.
Harrington and Barrett were absent, and Mr..
Terry presiding, the following business was
transacted:
The assessment for the construction, relaying
and repairing of sidewalks under contract of
Geo. W. Reese estimate No. y for term ending
Nov. 1, 1884, was confirmed,
The assessment for constructing a sewer on
Mississippi street, from Nash to Williams street,
and on Williams street from Mississippi street to
point opposite lot 7Sblock 3, De Bow, Smith,
Risque & Williams addition, was corrected.
The communication Of P. f. Egan, offering
the rent of third floor of 115 East Third street
for board purposes for $3.50 year, and COM
municaton of Jos. Rothschild relative to a sewer
on Summit avenue between St. Peter and Wa
bashaw street. were placed on file.
An abatement was made in assessments on sew
era lots in Suburban Hills for the Seventh street
improvement.
The communication of the Portland Stone
company, of 81. Paul, on the merits of Hexagon
Stone tile for sidewalks, claimed to have the
frmness of granite and to be indestructible by
fire, frost or water, was transmitted to the COM
mon council, inviting attention to the same
The matter of Strengthening and widening the
easterly line of Mississippi street through block
one, Kittson's addition, to conform to the con-
templated new easterly line on Mississippi street
from Grove to Nash street, was referred to the
engineer for plan of land and buildings to be
taken.
The matter of constructing sewer on Bradley
street from North to Fifth street sewer, was re-
ferrcd to the engineer for plan and estimate of
cost.
The final estimate of S2,215 16, allowed by the
board of public works to Boyer & Lux for grad
ing George street in the Sixth ward, and returned
to them by the comptroller not audited because
2i0 days behind time on the contract for finish
ing this work, at penalty OF SIS per day, had
not been deducted, was voted to be returned to
the council with a statement of the facts in the
case by the clerk, that the board abated the pen
atty because the city hindered the contractors in
the work to the amount of time they were be-
hind hand.
The construction OF a sewer on Fourth street
from st. Peter to Wabashaw street, was referred
to the engineer for plans and specifications.
The opening, widening and extending Payne
avenue from Magnolia to Maryland street, was re-
ferred TO the assessment committee.
The construction of box or drain Starkey
between Delos and Isabel street, was referred to
the engineer fora plan and estimate of cost.
The extension of the alley in block 10, Asylum
addition to St. Paul, from Its present terminus to
Bay street, referred to the engineer for pan
of land to be taken.
The change of grade L'Orient street, be-
tween Mt Airy and Minnehaha streets. was re-
ferred to the engineer for profile.
The engineer was instructed to construct
sidewalks on both sides of Carroll street, from
Mackubin to Dale; east side OF Western avenue
front of lot /, block Z, Elicit, Bernheimer 81 Ar
nold's addition; north side of Third street, front
Df lots and mart of bioci- block
%, with Euclid blue stone, four inches thick: on
west side of Elm street. front of lots Q, 10, ii
and IL, Fisher subdivision of block 50. Irvine
enlargement to Rice Sc Irvine's addition to St
Paul, and also cross walks Carroll across Kent
street, west side of Kent across Carroll, and on
east side of Western avenue and across Fuller
street.