St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-30
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Considerable Minor Business Trans
acted-Y cas- and Nays Called
on Every Question.

At the regular meeting last evening all the
members were present but Messrs. Harrington
and Terry, and Mr. Hoyt presiding the following
business was transacted:
B. Sinner having appeared and assented to a
division of the assessment against piece of
land lying northeast of Sinner street in Sinner 5
addition, in the Seventh street improvement, it
was ordered that the same be divided placing
| $40 on the northwesterly 1863 feet of said land
and 5000 IS on the southeasterly thirty feet of
the same.
Permission was granted 1. F. Eisenmenger to
construct an eight foot area wall in front of
lot B. block /, Ewing s. Chute's ad-
diton upon his furnishing proper plan of the pro-
posed wall. A. NJ. Lawton was granted similar
permission to construct similar area wall in
front of lot 5, block 1865, Robertsons addition to
West St. Paul.
The communication of James j. Hill referring
| to the assessment of his property near Pleasant
avenue for opening Oakland and altering Pleas
ant avenue, stating that the improvement was
made without his consent, was placed on file.
The petition of o. j. Stead and ten other
property owners on Temperance street for the
grading of that street without delay was placed
on fle and plans and specifications
for the grading of Temperance street, from
| Tenth to Thirteenth street, were approved and
the clerk directed to advertise for bids.
| The claim of A. P Folsom, Jr., for $500
damages for delay IN the work of paving Fourth
street, and damage to grade and property caused
by the St. Paul Street railways taking posses
sion of his work for the space of twentyfo hours
| in order to lower its tracks, as ordered by the
city engineer was referred to the city engineer
and attorney for investigation and report.
| The complaint of NJ. d. Miller
and other property owners on lglehart
street between Kent and Dale streets, thar grad
| ,ptrC Palmer IN
although the assessments for the work were
paid, and that the street is in an impossible con-
diton, and filed with stagnant pools of water,
was referred to the city engineer and attorney.
The petition of Chas. II. Sherman for the re-
peal of the order for the construction of Euclid
stone walk in front Of lot !, block II, Bazille 81
Guerzins addition, on Wabashaw street, for the
reason that he had last March given the contract
for a frst-class Euclid stone walk on the
Wabashaw and Ninth street fronts, as soon as
the building being erected would admit
of the same being laid. Petition granted.
The objection of H. X. Taylor and eleven
other property owners on Wabashaw street, be-
tween Iglehart and Martin streets, to paying
their assessments for paving and curbing St.
Peter street unless the Street Railway company
| is required to pave between its tracks as the
rest of the street is paved and threatening to
contest the collection of their assessments unless
! the board require the company to do this, was
| referred To the Ihlru Wafd member ana the CITY
attorney.
The matter of change of grade on Robert
! street, between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets,
was referred to the clerk to procure abstracts Of
owners of property on tle line of the proposed
| improvement from University avenue to Tenth
! street.
The communication of Morton & Co. for build
| ing the approaches to the Rice street bridge,
! stating that they had not filled in the earth
| ouoinst the abutmcnt walls GtruCtpd by the
railway company, as said company had notified
them that they would hold the contrac-
tors and the city liable for any damage
that might result TO these walls by such filing,
was referred to the city attorney and engineer.
All assessment notices heretofore given for
| the grading Of Winifred and Starkcy streets
having been annuled, the clerk was directed to
give new first assessment notice.
For some unexplGinable reason Mr.. Barrett in
sisted on the yeas and nays being called on every
question, big or little, passed upon
i Adjourned.