St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04

extending Thomas street from Dale street
west to Lexington avenue be, and the same
Is hereby referred to the Board OF Public
Works to investigate and report.
First. Is this improvement proper and
necessary
Second. Give the Council an estimate of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
half of the cost thereof is to be paid into the
City Treasury before the contract is let.
Third. Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement, be found benefited to the
extent OF damages, cost and expenses, neces-
sary to be incurred therebys
Fourth. Is such Improvement asked for
upon the petition or application ofthe owners
of majority Of the property to be assessed
for such Improvement
Fifth. Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvement as required by law, ii
you report in favor Of the same.
Sixth. Send the Council proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald Cummings, Dowlau, O'Con-
nor, Robert, Cullen, Otis, Cornish,
johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, st. Peter, Mr..
President-12.
Approved July 2, 1884.
By Aid. Starkey-
WHEREAS, The common council of the city
of st. Paul heretofore ordered the Board of
Public Works to report whether change of
grade on Minnehaha street from Seventh
to Burr streets, in said city, as shown by
red line on profile annexed to said order,
was necessary and proper, and whether real
estate to be assessed for said improvement
could be found benefited to the extent OF
damages and costs to be incurred by said
improvement, and, Whereas, in accordance
with said order the Board of Public Works
did make report to the Common Council OF
date March 81 1884, recommending said i'm
provement, and that property could be found
benefited to the extent of damages. costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred in
making said change of grade as aforesaid,
and Whereas The Common Council OF said
City on the 18th day of May, 1884, adopted
said report and ordered the City Clerk to
give the notice required by law, and Where
as, The City Clerk gave notice in the OIL
cial paper of said City, for three successive
weeks, twice in each week, that the Com
mon Council of said city would, on the first
day of July, 1884, at 1880 o'clock p. m, at the
Council Chamber in said city, consider such
proposed change of grade, and Whereas, at
| the time and place designated for such pro-
posed change of grade, the Common Coun-
Gil, after hearing all persons interested, and
being of the opinion that the same was ne
cessary and proper, ordered the grade OF
Minnehaha street from Seventh to Burr
streets, to be changed in accordance with the
red line as shown on the annexed profile,
being the same as referred to in all the pro-
ceedings had in regard to said change;
therefore RESOLVED, That said order and the
profile representing said change of grade
be referred to the Board of Public Works,
and that said Board shall proceed without
delay to assess the amount as nearly as they
can ascertain the same, which shall be re-
quired to pay the damages, costs and expen-
ses of such improvement upon the real es-
tate to be benefited by said improvement,
as provided by law. 1t being the opinion of
the Common Council that real estate to be
assessed for such improvem ent car be found
| benefited to the extent of damages, costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred there
| by.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Robert, Cullen, Otis, Cornish, johnson,
Fan Slyke, Starkey, st. Peter: Mr.. Presi-
deht-12.
Approved July 2, 1884.