St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-01
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A Big Batch of Plans and Specifications
Approyed-Third Street Paving
Contract Awarded
for the 1884 Sidewalk
CONSTELLATION.

for the 1884 Sidewalk
Construction,
At the regular meeting yesterday after
noon all the members present and Mr.. Far
rington presiding, the following business
was transacted:
The following plans and specifications were
approved and the clerk instructed to adyer-
tise for bids For The building Of retaining
walls on Rice street involving 300 cubic yards
Of cement masonry, 1000 Of dry masonry
and 1000 of excavation; for grading Nc
Boal street from Seventh street to Douglas !;
the work to be finished by June 1, 1884; for
grading Iglehart street from Mackubin to
Dale street, with II 100 cubic yards of excaya-
ton, 800 cubic feet Of timber work, to be fin
ished July /, 1884, for grading Carroll street
from Mackubin street to Dale street, with
IL, 900 cnbic yards of excavation, 5000 feet
Of timber work and 1900 cubic yards of EN-
bankment to be finished July /, 1884, and
for grading Payne avenue from Minnehaha
street to Magnolia street with 81 900 cubic
yards Of excavation, 1,040 square yards Of
cutters, 10, 600 feet of timber work and H.
500 cubic yards Of embankment, to be fin
ished August /. 1884.
The assessment for change of grade on
Fauquier street, from Seventh TO Earl streets,
was adjourned to April z.
The following were sent back to the coun-
ell with favorable report: Constructing a
sewer on Oak street, from Walnut to Sher-
man streets, at cost Of 1900; construct
ing sewer on Broadway, from Third street
to $50 feet north Of Prince street, at cost
of s5,6S5; grading Prairie street,
from Douglas street to Western
avenue, at a cost OF 1890.
communication from Rev. VIM. G.
Pope, rector Of the church Of the Good Shep-
herd, in relation to unequal assessment for
grading Cedar street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets and applyingto the church
property, was referred to the engineer for
report on frontage.
twas voted that the Oakland avenue mat
ter be called up April TO- at 1880 p. m. and
parties in interest be notified.
The following were placed on file: Peti-
ton for the grading of Iglehart street; the
matter of the appeal of Adam and Mary G.
Morley in relation to the assessment for
opening IgIehart street.
The report of the Board on opening, widen
ing and extension of Oakland street from
Grand avenue to Pleasant avenue was furth-
er laid over to April 10, at z 80 p. m.
The matter of opening, widening and ex-
tending Minnehaha street between Bedford
and Atlantic street was referred to the En-
gineer for plan Of land to be taken.
The matter of constructing a sewer on
Mississippi street, from Nash to Williams
street, and on Williams street from Missis-
sippi street to point opposite lot z, block 3,
De Bow, Smith, Rique 81 Williams addition,
was referred to the engineer for plan and es-
Innate of cost
The matter Of a change of grade on Min
nehaha street, from Seventh to Burr streets,
at cost of $4,000, was re-
ported to the council In favor.
The petty protest of John Parker, on the
part of his nephew, against daring to touch
the formers land, 'this home, sweet home,''
in opening a street from Garfield to Western
avenue, without paying high for it, was
placed on file
The matter of the petition of Sophia Weber,
asking payment on account of damages to
lot H. block II, Ashton & sherbornc's adj
dition to st. Paul, by the grading
of Mt. Airy street, and re-
ported against by the engineer. was
returned to the council with the report that
the board had visited the premises and con-
Cured with the engineer
The appeal of John B. Cook, in the matter
of opening Temperance street, was referred
to the First ward member.
The engineers pay roll of 50, 1875; office
employees pay roll of S215. rs; and repairing
streets of 50, 77S.04; repairing sewers $3.50
54 inspectors pay roll of $4S3.60; and other
bills were allowed.
Estimate No. 4, st. Paul & Duluth rail-
road viaduct, Of M. OBrien, contractor, of
50, sos was allowed.
The board having examined Mississippi
street from Williams street to Minnehaha
street, L'Orient street from Glencoe street to
Minnehaha street, and Pennsylvania avenue
from De Bow street to Columbia street with
reference to change of grade, voted to adj
here to their report of January %, which is
to put through the work at an expense Of
81, 200 at grade of three feet to 100, SO as to
aeco mmdate the horse car track grade
The following bids were received for paw
ing Third street to Pleasant avenue, with
cedar blocks and granite curbng. VIM. For
restal, of Minneapolis, $51, 200; Thornton &
Moran, 81, 600; Andrew Jackes, of Chicago,
$50, 1884; Doherty & Doherty, s7O,793; D. T.
Mclean, Chicago, $50, roo; A. G.. Foster,
$685. Awarded to Andrew Jaekes.
Bids for sidewalks for 1884 were opened
on lumber, stone, brick, concrete and COM
position estimates, but were so numerous in
detail, that they were referred to the engineer
to report the lowest and most satisfactory
bidder to the board at 10 q. m. to-day. The
following are the bids on lumber and exca-
walton only: