St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-14
ST. PAUL NEWS.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Park Avenue Grading System
Confirmed at Last.
Monthly Report of City Engineer--A Large
Amount of Sidewalks Ordered Built, Etc.


lie works yesterday afternoon all the MEM
bers but Mr. Barrett were present, and Mr..
Harrington presiding, the following business
was transacted
The matter of change of grade for side
walk on College avenue, between Tenth and
Oak streets, was referred to the engineer for
profile.
The en- gfneer was ordered to construct
sidewalks in front of lot 4, block 81, Rice 81
Irvine's addition, on Exchange street; north
side of Decatur, from Bedford to Preble
streets; west side of Mississippi street,
from Granite to Cayuga streets;
three plank on east side of new Mississippi
street, from Cayuga street to city limits;
from Iglehart to Rondo, and also from Mar
tin to Fuller street; on west side of Garfield,
from Goodrich to Ramsey street; both sides
of Rice, from Blanca to railroad bridge,
eight feet wide; east side of Rice, from rail-
road bridge to Atwater street, eight feet
wide: both sides of Rice, from Atwater
street to north city limits: six feet wide;
north side of Charles, from Gauthier to Dale
street. six feet wide; north side Of Walnut,
from Seventh to alley in block 60, Dayton 81
1rvine's addition; west side OF Josette street,
from DAYTON avenue to Fuller street, six feet
and Bates avenues; north and south side of
Herman: from Exchange street
to Pleasant avenue; south side
of Manitoba avenue, from Rice street to
Park avenue, and necessary crOsswalks.
The engineer was instructed to put Kent
street at Edwards street in passable coudi
ton for travel with teams.
The matter of constructing a sewer on
Seventh street, from Sixth street to st. Peter,
was referred to the engineer for plan and
estimate Of cost.
Sewer contracts were referred to the city
attorney to draw up and the president of the
board to execute.
The matter Of widening De Soto street,
from Collins to Beaumont street,
was sent back to the council
with an adverse report, the board refusing TO
act upon it unless majority of tie property
owners ash. for the Improvement, and recon-
mrnded that the improvement be extended
from Hopkins TO Mnnehaha street when
entered upon.
In the matter of change of grade in De Soto
street, from Collins to Minnehaha street,
the council were asked for a profile of the
proposed change.
The matter OF constructing sewer on
Duke street. from Seventh to Grace street,
was referred to the engineer for plan and
estimate of cost.
The matter of constructing sewer upon
Grant street, from centre of Aurora avenue
TO the centre of Viola street, was laid over, as
also the matter of the construction of sewer
on Dayton from Farrin gton to Western av
enue, and on Western from Dayton avenue
to Rondo street.
The following we're referred to the engi-
neer for plans and specifications: Grading
and paving the unfinished portion of Broad
way in front of lots from to 10, L. c. Day
toms enlargement, with cedar blocks and
granite curbs and grading ROBBIE street from
Ohio to Monomin street.
The matter of constructing a sewer on
Oak street from Fifth to Sixth street was re-
ferred to the engineer for report.
The matter of widening Ban6l street sixty
feet from Forbes street to the west line Of
lie Dues addition, was referred to the engi-
neer for plan of land to be taken.
Estimate No. 3 and final for $500. So p.
TanhOlt contractor. was approved and al
lowed.
The matter of building sidewalks on Can
ada, Spruce. Grace and Pearl streets was re
ferred to the engineer TO investigate and
carry out
The assessment of Griggs 81 Foster for
paving Broadway was reduced nine feet.
S. 2. Folsom, Dr., contractor. was allowed
estimate No. 3 for Fourth street paving
amounting to So, $50, and made a settlement
on final estimate No. with the city on the
same work.
The assessment for widening, opening
and Strengthening Mississippi street, from
Grove to Nash street, was adjou ned to Octo-
Der 81.
The pay roll of the employees in the Office
of the board for September, amounting to
$500, was approved.
The matter of grading Pennsylvania ave-
nue., from Mississippi street to L'Orient
street, at IN estimated cost of 5000, was re-
turned TO the council with n favorable re-
port.
1The matters of grading State street from
Oakdale avenue To Susan street at an est-
mated cost of $1,000 and widening the
roadway on Collins street from Ostego to
Bedford street Mt an estimated cost OF 81, 430
were laid oyer.
The clerk was instructed to give notice of
certain corrections in the assessment for the
Fifth street paving.
The petition of o. NJ. Metcalf in regard to
the grading OF Marion street, was placed on
file rs also the communication of Mrs. A.
Guuuip, relative to her assessment for grad
ing Temperance street.
Il was voted that the assessment for side
walks against lot ,, block III. Marshalls ad-
dition To- West st. Paul, be abated, and lot
ID, block is, in said addition, be assessed
So 81, instead of So "a.
Certain corrections we're ordered made in
sidewalk estimate No. @
The assessment for change of grade on
Park avenue, Aurora avenue, st. Peter street,
University avenue, Brewster avenue and
alley in blocks ?, 10 and 10, Ewing IL Chute 5
addition, was completed aud the clerk or
dered 10 give confirmation notice.
The September report of the city engineer
to the board was read and voted to be trans
mitted to the council.
ENGINEER's REPORT.
st. PAUL, Mimi, Oct 6, 1884.
Board Of Public Works, st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: l herewith report work in
charge OF this department during the month
of September, 1884. The following being Q
list of contracts in progress, showing con-
tract price and estimate allowed during the
month:
Contract Estimate
Grading. price allowed 1.
Rice street.............S 46, 400 90 $40 90
Seventh street impr'ym't 1884, 900 90 IS, 800 90
Dakota avenue...-...... 21,7T6 90 1850 90
Hudson avenue......... 11,750 90 100 90
Winifred and Starkey
streets ............... 90 qf0 90 l.7G0 90
JoSette street. = 965 90 lab 90
Rondo street......... 24OO 90 I,O4O 90
oakdale avenue......... 14,445 90 1910 90
Edmund street. 1875 90 l,l90 90
Douglas street.......... 3450 90
Sherman street. $500 90 $50 90
Alley, block 1, Elfelt's
addition. si49 90 s14s 90
Harrington avenue ..... 5,147 90
Temperance street,. 929 90