St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-21
BOARD OF PUBIC WORKS.
Paying and Sewer Contracts Let
Heavy Amount OF Bills and
Estimates Approved, Etc.

AT the regular meeting of the board of
puoiic works yesterday afternoon all the
memhcrs were present but Mr.. Barrett, and
Mr. harrington, presiding, the following
business was transacted:
The assessment for the construction, re-
laying and repairing sidewalks under con-
tract of George w. Reese, OBSTINATE No 81,
for term beginning April and ending Nov.
/, 1854, was confirmed
The assessment for paving and curling
Broadway and Mississippi streets from Third
street to Grove street, was corrected as to
lots 6, 5, 1, and 2, block l, Hopkins ad-
dition.
The assessment for opening, widening
and extending Portland avenue between
Avon and Victoria streets was adjourned to
Oct. - at 2 p. m.
In the matter of opening, widening and
extending Sturgis street from Seventh
street TO Western avenue and the
condemning of land within the lines of g
street ffty-tive feet wide, extending from
Western avenue to Douglas street. was re-
turned 10 the council, asking it to modify
this order to extend only from Seventh street
forty feet wide.
The engineer was instructed to carry ont
the construction of sidewalks on the east side
OF John, between Fourth and Seventh streets !;
east side Of Josette street, from Iglehart to
Eondo street and from Martin to Fuller
street. north side of Fifteenth street, front of
lot2, block %, west side of Josette street,
from Iglehart to Fuller street.
The petition of Chas. Maggie for a 200 foot
retaining wall to be built against his lot on
hudson street, which is caving into, the
street on account of grading the street by
cut, was considered and referred to the en-
glneer, with instructions to report.
The following bids were received for relay
Ing the pavement on jackson street
between the south line Of Fourth street and
seventh street. at an estimated cost of
$3.50: s. P. Folsom, Jr., $3.50; VIM.
Forristal, 3,525; Andrew Jacks, SS,SS4;
r. ii. Thornton, SO, 40. Awarded to P. II.
Thornton.
the following bids were received for con-
struciIng sewer on Norris street. from
Canada to Cooper street, at an estimated
cost Of 81, Sl7: Hans Hanson, 81, les; John
Doherty, 1913; P Nash, 81, IFS; Stockton &
Lludquist 81, 100. Awarded to John
Dohe-ty.
Ii was voted to ask the city to permit James
y. Msyall to construct 8 sewer to connect
los y, block ?, Rice & Irvine's addition, with
80 ~f'-N~A SNANSA SChCE. u Il COSLPSLl0aleQ 0E
t'e engineer at $3.50, instead of construc-
tug sewer on Seventh street, from Sixth
street. 10 81 Peter, for this purpose.
B'iis and estimates were approved and
a'.oFssd amounting to S69, 7S7.
l'le matter of widening Banfl street sixty
feet from Torbes street to west line of lie
bcs's addition, was returned 20 the council
recommending q new order condemning
oasF lots ), 6, and S, block 2, Bernheimer's
assliion, for this improvement.
The matter of constructing q sewer on
Oak street, from Fifth to Sixth street. at an
estimated cost Of s522, YVES sent to the conn
eli vita s favorable report.
II was voted that the council be asked to
refund SeS to George ossmon on his assess
ment Tor grading Dakota avenue through lot
4, block 81, West St. Paul proper.
The engineer was instructed to build a
ak foot sidewalk on Garfield street. between