St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-09
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Important Grading and Paving AS
sessments Confirmed.
Several Contracts Awarded--A Big Even
ings Business.

Inc assessment Tor the OnStructlOn OF
sewer on Seventh street. from Jefferson ave
nue. to View street was confirmed.
The assessment for paving and curbing
Fourth street, from jackson street to Seventh
street, was adjourned to August II.
The following bids were opened for paving
Fifth street, between st. Peter and Seventh
street; VIM. Forristall, $50, IT'S; S. P. Fol
som, $50, 94S; Andrew Jacks, $3.50.
Awarded to Andrew Jacks.
Bids for grading Sherman street from
Pleasant avenue to Exchange street. S. A.
Moran, $4,000; P. H. Thornton, S4,545;
James Mcdonald, So, $50. Awarded toS. A.
Moran. The bid,of Faber q Knapp on this
work was rejected for the reason of being re.
ceived fifteen minutes late.
Bids for sewer on Tenth street between
Cedar and Minnesota streets; Maine q
Russell $500 to whom the contract was
awarded.
The assessment for paving Fifth street be-
tween jackson and Sibley streets was com
pletcd and the clerk orcered to give confr-
nation notice.
The assessment for grading Locust street
from Fourth street to Seventh streetwas con-
firmed
The assessment for paving and curbing
Fifth street from Broadway to st. Peter street
except between jackson and Sibley streets,
was mpeted aud the clerk ordered to give
confirmation notice.
The assessment for widening, opening
and Strengthening Mississippi street from
Grove street to Nash street, was adjourned
to Sept. 5, and the engineer was ordered to
make careful measurement of the depth Of
the lots on both sides of Mississippi street
between Grove and Nash streets and report
to the board.
The assessment for construction, relaying
and repairing sidewalks under contract Of
Geo. w. Reese estimate No. q for term
beginning APRIL, 1884, and ending Novem-
Der 1, 1884, was completed and the clerk
ordered to give confirmation notice.
The following were referred to the engi-
neer for plans and specifications: Sewer on
Summit avenue from ST. Peter to Wabshaw
street; grading Banfl street from Seventh
to Duke street.
1hS iOiAOWlHS MCiC iC1CiiOo W lHS ShSA
neer for plan and estimate of cost:
grading Agate street from Granite
to Case street; sewer On Temperance
street from Eighth to Ninth street, grading
Front street from its present terminus at
old Como road east to Como avenue; setting
granite curb stones and RELAXING pavement
on Jackson from From Third to Seventh
street.
The matter of constructing a sewer on
Western avenue form Rondo street to Selby
avenue, on Arundel from Iglehart to Lau-
rel avenue, on Iglehart street from Western
avenue to Arundel street, on Marshall ave-
nue. from Mackubin street to Western ave
nue., on Nelson avenue from Western avenue
to the west line of lot 2, block 80, Dayton &
Irvine's addition, on Dayton avenue from a
point half way between Mackubin
street and Kent street to Harrington
avenue, on Selby avenue from Virginia
avenue to Mackubin street, was laid over be-
cause of no funds in the treasury.
The following were referred to the engiu-
Ger for plan and specifications: sewer on
Valley street from Canada to Fairview street;
grade and guttering Of Harrington avenue
from Dayton to Como avenues; drain on
State street from Concord street to Oakdale
avenue.
The following were referred to the engin
eer for plans and estimate of COST grading,
guttering and bridging Western avenue
from Como avenue north to Merrill street.
gradirg g, guttering and sdewalkng Dayton
avenue from Dale to Victoria street.
The assessment for paving st. Peter street
from Third to Martin street was pleted,
and the clerk ordered to give notice of con-
firmation.
The following were referred to the en-
gineer to carry out: Grading Kent street,
from Iglehart TO Carroll street; grading
Thomas street, from Rice street to west city
limits; grading Mississippi street, from
Pennsylvania avenue to Acker street; par
tial grsding of Channel street, from Starkey
street TO Chicago avenue. and Chicago ave-
nue., from Hyde street to Dakota avenue.
The engineer was ordered to carry out the
construction of large amount of sidewalks
and crosswalks.
The following were referred to the engin-
eer for plan of land to be taken Widening
and extending Martin street from Dale
street. if extended to west city limits;
opening, widening and extending Fisk
SlTeel lTOH 81" AuluOu1 dNcuue W OnlNCT-
sity avenue; opening, widening and extend
ing Auroraavenue from Dale street to west
city limits; opening, widening and extend
ing Victoria street from Ireland street
to Marshall avenue; opening, widening
and extending Langford street from
Victoria to Milton street; opening, widening
and extending Avon street from Mnnehaha
street to University avenue; opening, widen
ing and extending Chatsworth street from
Minnehaha to Randolph street; opening,
widening and extending st. Adams street
from Minnehaha street to Marshall avenue;
opening, widening and extending Grotto
street from Minnehaha street to st. Anthony
avenue; opening, widening and extending
Milton street west from Ireland street to
Marshall avenue; opening, widening and
extending Fuller street from Dale street, if
extended, to west city limits; opening,
widening and extending Miller street from
st. Anthony to University avenue.
A petition was received from the property
owners on Canada street, to have the grading
on that street reduced to thirty foot road
way, which was referred to the engineer,
with instructions to make the plans and spe-
cifcations accordingly.
The board reported to the council in favor
of granting permission to j. d. Ludden to
make connection with the Westminster street
sewer, in order to drain tract of land at the
southwest corner of Warren 81 Winslow's ad-