St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-17
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of the Beard Public Works.
Regular Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Oct. Is, 1854
Board met at 2 p. m
Present. Messrs- Hoyt, Koch, Peters,
Terry and Mr.. President
Absent: Mr.. Barrett (Excused.)
Minutes of the 22nd and 29th ult, End,
Bird, 9th aud sth inst read aud approved.
A communication was received from Mrs.
A. Gunnip in the matter of the assessment
against Der property for the grading Of Tenn
perancs street. Considered and placed on
iie.
A communication was received from Y.
&. Lyons in the matter Of the assessment for
stone sidewalk in front of lot IL, block &c,
St. Paul Proper: stating that be is the lessee
OF the Z % feet and A. ID. Mcleod OF the
W. % feet OF said property and asking for
correction In the premises. Referred 10 the
Engineer for investigation aud report.
In the matter Of the petition OF Griggs
& Foster for 4 reduction of the assess
ment against lots > and 9, blocks 81, Kilt
sons addition, for paving and curbing
Broadway, from Third to Mississippi street,
and Mississippi street to Grove, for the
reason that said property has been assessed
for frontage Of 100 fl, whereas the actual
frontage is but 90 $500 It; the Engineer
reported the said frontage - be 81 25-lO0 #
Report accepted, aud on motion il was
ordered that the assessment against said
property be reduced $500 so as 10 conform
to the facts and rights Of the case as in
tended.
The Engineer having submitted plan and
estimate OF cost in the matter Of the proposed
grading OF State street, from Oakdale avenue
10 Susan street; the same was laid over for
further consideration.
The Engineer having submitted repor. in
the matter Of widening the roadway on Col
lirs street, from Otsego street 10 Bedford
street; the same was laid over for further
consideration.
The Engineer having submitted plan and
estimate of cost in the matter Of grading
Pennsylvania avenue, the following report
was ordered sent 10 the Council. to-wit: r
To the Common Council of the City Of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council, approved September IS,
1884, relative to the grading of Pen sylvania
avenue, from Mississippi street to L'Orient
street, and having investigated the proposed
improvement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper, with
gravel surfscing aud cutters. that the esti-
mated expense thereof is $500, one half of
which need not be paid into the city treasury
before the contract is let; that real estate 20
be assessed therefor can be found benefited
10 the extent Of the costs aud expenses nee
essary to be incurred thereby; that said i'm
provement is not asked for by petition of
majority of the owners of property 10 be as
sessed therefor but we herewith send plan
or profile of said improvement, aud an order
for your adoption il you desire us to make
the representatives., 5; nays, o.
The Engineer submitted a report OF the
condition of the public improvements under
his charge during the month OF September,
1854. Report accepted and ordered trans
mitted to the Council.
The Clerk having reported In the matter of
the petition Of A. L. Mdyall, by her attorney,
D. NJ. Metcalf, ESQ, for correction of the
assessment against her property for the
grading Of Marion street, the same was ac-
cepted and placed on file, and the prayer of
the petitioner denied.
II having been made to appear To the
Board that the assessment for grading aud
gutterng, without eurbs, Rondo street, from
Rice street TO point 425 feet west of Louis
street, is erroneous AS to lot 9, block l, MIN
inger's addition, 1t was ordered that the as
sessment against said property be reduced
.25, SO as TO conform to the facts and
rights of the case as intended, and so as TO
read as follows, to-wit:
Ii. and c. Doran, lot 9, block 1, Mining
er's addition TO st. Paul, $3.50.
Il having been made to appear to the
Board that the assessment for
the construction, relsying and repairing
sidewalks under contract of Geo. w. Reese
Estimate No. 81 for term beginning April
l, 1854, and ending November 1, 1884. is
erroneous as to lot 2, block IA, Marshalps
addition to West st. Paul, (Alfred st. Peter,
assessment against said property be abated
so as to conform to the facts and rights of
the case as intended.
The Clerk was directed to give notice of
correction of the assessment for construct
ing, relsying aud repairing Of sidewalks
under contract of Geo. W. Reese Estimate
No. 81 for term beginning April 1, 1884, and
ending November /, 1884, as to lot 13, block
is, MarshalPs addition TO West St. Paul.
The Clerk was directed to give notice of
correction of the assessment for construct
ing, relaying and repairing sidewalks (Esti-
mate No. %, Geo. W. Reese. contractor, for
term beginning April L. 1884, and ending
November l, 1884, as to lots and 5, block
80, Robertson & Van Etten's addition.
The Clerk was directed TO give notice of
correction Of the assessment for paving and
curbing Fifth street, between Jackson and
Sibley streets, Except E $50 fl as to the
following described property to-wit:
Commencing % It Ely from NV corner
Of block 10, Whitney Il Smiths addition to
ST. Paul; thence E al feet; thence S61<
It; thence W l4l II to point "a # from
west line of said addition; thence to begin
ming Except Hale's part, being part of said
block 16).
The awards OF the Board of Public Works
to George A. Moran for grading Banfil
street, from Seventh street to Duke street:
to Chas. Faber and K. s Knapp for gradib 2
View street, from Randolph street to Grace
street; TO c. Bahr for grading Kent street,
from lgl-hart street to Carroll street; to Chas
Faber and r. s. Knapp for grading Mt
Airy street, from Broadway to L'Orient
street; to James Mcdonald for grading Lee
avenue, from Seventh street to Drake street,
aud TO Patrick Nash for construction of a
sewer on Valley street, from Canada street
TO Fairview street, were received back from
the Council approved, and the same were
referred to the City Attorney to draw con-
tracts and the President OF the Board to ex-
ecute.
The award Of the Board of Public Works
to Stockton 81 Lindquist, for the coustruc-
ton Of a sewer on Dayton and Summit ave-
nues, having been received back from the
Council not approved, the same was placed
on file,
Order Of Council TO Board for formal re-
port on widening De Sofa street, from Col
Inns street to Beaumont street, was ordered
TO be returned to the Council with adverse
report, the same not being necessary aud
proper until petitioned for by a majority of
the property owners on the line of the pro-
posed improvement the same to extend
from Hopkins to Minnehaha streets.