St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Assessments Confirmed and Bids to be
Advertised For.
Extensive Improvements Entered Upon
and Big Business Ahead,

At regular meeting Of the board of pub
lie works yesterday all the members were
present, and Mr.. Harrington presiding. The
| following business was transacted:
The following assessments were reported
completed and the clerk desired to give con-
frmation notice: Grading Bonfil street from
Seventh to Forbes street; grading Fifth street
from Maria avenue to Maple street; grading
! Walnut street from Seventh street to the
street on the west side of Irvine park; grad
ing Fuller street from Rice street to Ravoux
street.
| The matter of the assessment for change Of
grade on Forquier street, from Seventh to
Earl street, was postponed to April IA.
A large number of orders of the council
for crosswalks In different parts Of the city
were referred to the city engineer to carry
out.
The matter of grading Canada street from
Ninth to Pearl street, and of crosswalks on
Somerset street, east side Of L'Orient street,
and one also on Thirteenth street west Of
Broadway, were referred back to the council.
The following council orders were referred to
the engineer for plan of land to be taken ::
Opening, widening and extending Prospect
terrace 100 feet; opening, widening and ex-
tending st. Clair street from Cliff street to
Lexington street, and opening and extend
ing Front street from the old Como road east
to Western avenue.
The matter of grading Aurora avenue from
Rice street to Nelson avenue; Prairie street
from Douglas street to Western avenue; con-
structing sewer on Oak street from Walnut
to Sherman street; rebuilding and repairing
Broadway sewer from point 122 feet south
of Third street, to point $50 feet north of
Prince street manhole; grading Douglas
street from Ramsey street to Seventh street;
grading and guttering Josette street from
Dayton avenue to Fuller street, and a wooden
box drain from Rondo to Martin street; paw
ing Fourth street from Jackson to Wabashaw
with granite or cedar blocks; constructing
approaches to the proposed bridge on
Third street between Kittson and
Commercial streets; constructing a
sewer on Jackson street from Thirteenth
street to Aurora avenue, and for grading
and constructing the necessary retaining
walls on Hudson avenue from Hoffman ave-
nue. to Earl street, were referred to the en-
gineer for plans and estimate of cost
The specifications for the grading of Cher
~ street, from Hoffman to Maria avenue, to
be finished July 1, 1884, were approved and
the clerk directed to advertise for bids.
The report of the engineer for construct
ing a sewer on Mississippi street, from Nash
street to William street, and on William
street, from Mississippi street to point op-
posite lot Z, block 3, DeBow, Smith, RESCUE
and Williams addition, at an estimated cost
of So, $50, was ordered sent TO the council
with favorable report.
The matter of grading Lincoln avenue
between Oakland and Victoria streets was
referred to the Council for preliminary
order.
The matter Of raising the roadway on
Fourth street under the railroad. bridges was
referred to the engineer in reference to it's
practicability.
The matter of changing the grade of Bid
well street to Winnifred street from Delos
was referred to the engineer for profile.
In the matter of grading Greenwood ave-
nue. from Concord street to the line of
Morrison's addition to West st. Paul the
board reported adversely back to the coun-
ell.
Eighteen bids were opened for
furnishing teams for use in the
Engineers department from date to Nov LIST
next. Awarded to John Hultz and Patrick
Murray who each bid $40.
In the matter of the widening, opening
and extending Minnehaha street, between
Bedford and Atlantic street at a cost of
S41, 900, the bond reported back favorably to
the council.
Adjourned to 7:3O p. m. on Thursday to
consider the matter of opening Oakland av-
enue for street car nurposes