St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-01
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grading OF Mt Airy street be postponed un-
til later in the season. Considered and
placed on file.
John l.. Hertz and Cochran and Newport
filed written notices that they would not al
low the lateral support of their property to be
taken away or become otherwise damaged by
the grading of Josette street, between Mel
son avenue and lglehart street. Referred to
TO City Attorney and Engineer.
The engineer submitted plan of land to be
taken in the matter of the proposed opening,
widening and extension of Thomas, La Fond,
Blair, Van Buren, Edmund, Charles and
Ellen streets from Dale street west TO Lex
ington avenue, and Minnehaha street from
Western avenue to Lexington avenue. Re-
ferred to Committee on Assessment.
The Engineer submitted plan and estimate
Of cost for grading Minnehaha street, from
Ash street to Mississippi street. Referred to
the City Attorney for report
The Engineer submitted plan and estimate
of cost for the proposed grading of Hennepin
avenue from Dale street west to Grotto street,
Grotto street from Summit avenue to Dayton
avenue, and Hague avenue from Dale street
to Victoria street, recommending that said
streets be graded under one contract and
that releases for making slopes be obtained
from certain property owners on the line of
the improvement. Referred to Aid Johnson
to procure the necessary releases.
The Engineer submitted plans and speci-
tications for grading Mount Airy street, from
Broadway TO Mississippi street. Examined
and approved and the Clerk was directed to
advertise for bids.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that an error has been made in the
assessment for grading Fourth street, from
Commercial street to Hoffman avenue, as TO
lots II and -, block 81, Lyman Dayton's
addition DANES Dillon, supposed owner) it
was ordered that the assessment against said
property be corrected by reducing the same
$4,000, so as to conform to the facts and
rights of the ease as intended.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that the assessment for the so called
Seventh street improvement is erroneous as
to the following described property, to-wit:
Commencing on W'ly line of Hope street, pro-
duced SE'ly 50.7 feet from SE'ly corner of lot
%, in Nell's subdivision of block 81, Lyman
Dayton's addition 20 st. Paul; thence NW'ly
to SE'ly corner of said lot %; thence SW'ly
along SE'ly line of said lot % 12O feet: thence
SE'ly parallel with SW'ly line of said lot %
to point loss feet SE'ly from NW'ly line
of said lot; thence NE'ly 121 feet to begin
ming (C. S. Bergh, supposed owner) it was
ordered that the assessment against said
property be corrected by reducing the same
$1,000, so as to conform to the facts and
rights Of the case as intended.
1t having been made to appear
to the Board that the assess
ment for tle construction, relaying
and repairing sidewalks under contract of
Geo. W. Reese Obstinate No. y for term be-
ginning April l, 1884, and ending Novem-
Der l, 1884, is erroneous as to lots l, =, 3
and /, block 26, West st. Paul Proper, the
walk in front Of said property having been
built By the owners, it was ordered that the
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 against lot Z,
block %, Kittson's addition. for the so-called
Seventh street improvement.
Order Of Council to Board for formal re-
port on grading Concord street, from Cam
bridge street to south city limits, and for
grading, curbing and paving that part of
Broadway lying west Of Mississippi street,
and lying south of Grove street Referred
TO Engineer for plan and estimate of cost.
Order Of Council to Board to build side
walk along west side OF Marion street in
front of all lots between Como avenue and
Fuller street; three plank walk in front of
lots and 3, block II, Terry's addition to St.
Paul; three plank sidewalk on the east side
OF Payne avenue from Magnolia street to the
north line of the right OF wav of the ST. Paul,
Minneapolis d Omaha Railroad company,
and an eight foot sidewalk on both sides
from the south line of right OF way of the
St PAU, Minneapolis ~ Omaha Railroad
company to Minnehaha street, together with
the necessary crosswalks; also an eight foot
sidewalk on both sides of Aurora avenue
from Rice street west TO Dale. Referred to
Engineer to carry out.
Order Of Council to Board to build cross
walks across Dale street at the intersection
of Portland avenue; on east side St Paul
street across Olmsted street; north side Col
Inns street across De Bow street, commencing
at the casterly line of Olsego street east side
DE Soto street, across Hopkins street Re
ferred TO Engineer to carry out.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of cor
rectiug and confirming the assessment for
the construction Of a sewer on AIississippi
street from Nash street to Williams street.
and on Williams street from Mississippi street
to Il point opposite lot :, block 3, De Bow.
Smith, Risque and Williams addition as 10 5
80 feetof w 10 feet Of lot 10, and ) 80 feet
Of lots II and Il, block 3, Schurmeier's ad-
dition, (Chas. +. konautZ, supposed ownerl
came up, and no objections being made. il
was ordered that the assessment for said i'm
provement be corrected by placing an as
sessment OF $3.50 upon aforesaid property.
the same being deemed just and proper. ana
in conformity with the facts and rights of
the case, as intended, after which the same
was duly confirmed.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making and completing the assessment for
change of grade on Douglas street, from
Ramsey street TO Goodrich avenue, came up.
when the same was adjourned to August 4,
1854, at ? p. m.
Pursuant 90 due notice the matter of max
ing and completing the assessment for grad
Ing and guttering, without curbs, ,Roudo street.
from Rice street to point about 425 feet
west OF Louis street, came up, when the
same was duly completed. and the Clerk
was directed 90 give the confirmation notice
Pursuant 20 due notice and the adjourn
ments Hereunder the matter of the c9nfr-
nation of tie assessment for widening,
opening and Strengthening Mississippi street.
from Grove street to Nash street came up.
when the same was adjourned until August
$, 1854, at 30 p. IN.
The following pay rolls and bills were ex-
amincd ana allowed, to-wit:
Pay roll Of Engineers, SO empiovcs for
month OF July, 1854, 3, 293. So.
Pay roll of employees in office Of Board Pub
Tic Works. employees for month of July.
1851, 500.
Pay roll of men employed in cleaning and
repairing streets, Il6 employees for month of
July, $4,S99.14.
Pay roll of mcu employed in cleaning and
repairing sewers, II employees for month Of
July, 1854, S55l.15.
Bill of h. p. Cullen Of livery for Board
Public Works, July Is and 81, 1884, 81.
Adjourned.
VI. Koch. President pro ten.
i. L. GoENAN, Clerk Board Of Public Works.
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