St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Sidewalk and Sewer Assessments
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, reaying
and repairing of sidewalks under contract of
Geo. w. Reese OBSTINATE No. y for term ending
Nov. /, 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 z, block 8, De Bow, Smith,
Risque & Williams addition, was corrected.
The communication of P. T. Egan, offering
the rent of third floor Of 115 East Third street
for board purposes for $3.50 year, and COM
munication of Jos. Rothschild relative to sewer
on Summit avenue between st. Peter and Wa
bashaw street, were placed on file.
An abatement was made in assessments on sew
eral lots in Suburban Hills for the Seventh street
improvement.
The communication of the Portland Stone
company, of ST. Paul, on the merits of Hexagon
Stone tile for sidewalks, claimed to have the
firmness 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
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
2l0 days behind time on the contract for finish
ing this work, at penalty of S25 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 a box or drain on Starkey
between Deos and Isabel street, was referred to
the engineer for plan and estimate of cost
The extension of the alley in block TO- Asylum
addition to st. Paul, from its present terminus to
Bay street, was referred TO the engineer for PLAZA
of land to be taken.
The change of grade L'Orient street, be-
tween Mt. Airy and Mnnehaha streets was re-
ferred to the engineer for profile
The engineer was instructed to construct
sidewalks on both sides of Carroll street, from
Mackubn to Dale east side of Western avenue,
front Of lot 1, block Z, Elicit, Bernheimer 81 Ar
nold's addition; north side of Third street front
of lots TO- Il, b. 16, and part of block L. block,
%, with Euclid blue stone, four inches thick; on
west side of Elm street, front OF lots o. 10, II
and IL, Fishers subdivision of block CO. Irvine
enlargement to Rice Il Irvines addition to ST.
Paul, and also cross walks on Carroll across Kent
street, west side of Kent across Carroll aud on
east side of Western avenue and across Fuller
street.
Adjourned.