St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-25

Char. faOer and X. ;. Knapp. go %
Ferdinand Boyer. SEQ 90
Chas. +. Huebner.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o9S 90
Feter IAnthoit-- ----.---------------- 90 ~
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Patrick II. Thornton. ... sol 90
Patrick H. Thornton being the lowest, re-
liable and responsible bidder, the contract
was awarded 10 him and ordered lent 20 the
Council for approval. Yeas. 6; nays, o.
In the matter of the order OF Council ap-
proved February Z, 1884, for the proposed
I grading OF Whitall street, from Westminster
street 10 PAYNE avenue, and the adverse re-
/ purt OF the Board of Public Works, dated
| february IL, 1884, retU rned BY the Council
! 10 Board for further consideration, the same
was on motion taken up aud said report an
nulIed, and the following ordered sent to the
Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council Of the City Of ST.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had IN
der consideration the resolution or order
Of tac Common Council, approved February
! z, 1884, relative 10 the grading of Whitall
street, from Westminster street 10 PAYNE
avenue, and hs wing Investigated the pro-
posed improvement, respectfully report that
said improvement is necessary and proper;
| that the estimated expense thereof Is $l4, 500,
! one-half OF which need not be paid into the
City Treasury before the contract is let; that
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited 10 the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary 10 be incurred there
| by, that said improvement is not asked
Tor by petition Of majority Of the owners
| OF property 10 be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send a plan or profile OF said
improvement, and an order for your adop-
ton, if YOU desire US to make the improve
ent. Yeas, g.; nays, o.
The Engineer submitted a communication
in the matter OF the assessment for the grad
| ing Of Wiuifred and Stsrkey streets as 10 lot
/ l, block 1863, Robertson's addition to West
| -. Paul, stating that said lot mas frontage
OF liz feet on Starkey street. Report ac-
cepted aud on motion IL was ordered that the
assessment against said property be reducrd
81. 80 so as 10 conform to the facts and
| rights OF the case as intended
A communication from the City Attorney
to the Common Council, stating that repeated
complaints have been made that the box
drain across Commercial street near Third
street causes the water TO overflow and dam
age private property, and transmitted by
SAID Council 10 Board, was referred 10 the
| Engineer for investigation and report
Order Of Council to Board for formal re-
port in the matter Of the proposed change
OF grade OF jackson street, between Ninth
street and University avenue, in accordance
with the accompanying profile and petition,
was referred TO Engineer for grades on cross
streets made necessary by this improvement
Order of Council to Board for formal re
port in the matter of the proposed change of
grade on Pennsylvania avenue, from Column
bia street 10 jackson street, In accordance
with the accompanying profile. Laid over
for further consideration.
nrda If
fits and damages for the change of grade on
L'Orient street, between Mount Airy aud
Min nehaha streets land on Glencoe street, from
Mississippi street to Columbia street Re-
ferred to the Committee on Assessments
Order of Council 10 Board to build eros
walks on the east side OF Temperance street,
across Thirteenth street; aud on the East
side OF Temperance street. across the allev
in block /, of Joel Whituey's addition. across
the alley in Lamprey's subdivision of block
| IL, OF Robert 81 Randal's addition to St
Paul, on the west side of Robert street:
on the west side of Seventh street across
Ramsey street; on the south side OF Sher-
man street, across tn. alley, VI. d. Clark's
subdivision or Encouragement Of lots IL and
| II, block so, Dayton Il Irvine's addition TO
st. Paul; on the south side of Fourth
street, across Commercial street; on the
east and west side of Exchange street.
across Chestnut; on the north and south
side of Chestnut street. across Exchange
! street: on the south side of Eagle street
across Exchange street; on the west side OF
Exchange street, diagonally across Eagle
street, TO connect with steps on west side of
Exchange street; on the north side Of Chest
nut street, across Franklin street; on the
vest side Of Exchange street, across Walnut
street; on the north and south side
of Walnut street; across Franklin street TO
connect Walnut street sidewalks with Irvine
park. Referred to Engineer to carry out.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of cor
recting and confirming the assessment for
paving and curling Fifth street, from Broad
way to ST. Peter street, Except that part of
said Fifth street between Jackson and Siblev
streets,) as TO the following described prop
erty, came up, to-wit: Commencing at NV
corner of lot 4, block Is, Whitney g. Smiths
addition 10 St. Paul, thence on " line Of
said lot 120 feet; thence w parallel with
Fourth street 27JS feet; thence n parallel
with w line of said lot 100 feet; thence Z
on line of Fifth street 2711< feet to beginning.
being part of E15 Of VIZ of said block Is.
in the city of st. Paul, Minnesota, (E. S.
Burbank supposed owner.) And no objec-
tons being made ii was ordered that an as
/ sessment of S116.4o be placed upon said
rights of the case as intended, after which the
same was duly confirmed.
The Clerk was directed TO give the first as
sessment notice for the opening of an alley
through block SO, Rice & Irvine's addition,
from laird street TO Chestnut street, and for
the opening, widening and extension OF
! Sturgis street, from Seventh street to Garfield
street.
Pursuant TO due notice and the adjourn
neDts hereunder, the matter of max
ing and completing the assessment
for the opening, widening and extension of
Portland avenue, from Avon TO Victoria
street, came up, when the same was sd-
journed to December s, 1884, at p. IN.
Pursuant 10 due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for the con-
struction Of a sewer Oh Norris street, from
Canada street TO Cooper street, came m.
when the same was duly confirmed
Pursuant to due notice the matter Of the
confirmation Of ihe assessment for change
of grade on Park avenue, from Martin street
TO Sherburne avenue; Aurora avenue. from
Grant street TO Rice street; st. Peter street.
from University avenue to point 22O feet
south OF Aurora avenue; University avenue.
I from Grant street to Rice street; Brewster
I avenue, from Sherburnc avenue to University
avenue, and the alley In blocks 9, 10 anG Is.
Ewing & Chute's addition, came m. and
after correcting the same, by allowing x1IO
additional damages to lots 10 and IL, block
3, Brewster's ad iition TO ST. Paul. and $40
10 lot IL, block 10, Ewing & Cnute's addi-
ton TO St. Paul, said assessment was duly
confirmed.
Bill Of Wilken & Romer, Of SOS, for esti
mating damages 10 buildings on line of the
opening Of the proposed alley through block
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