St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Several Contracts Awarded. ---Esti-
mates Approved, Etc.

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At the regular meeting yesterday after
noon, all the members were present but
Messrs. harrington and Koch, the former
being excused, and Mr.. Terry presiding, the
following business was transacted:
The clerk was instructed to withdraw the
bids for grading Mt Airy street.
The assessment for change of grade on
Douglas street from Ramsey to Goodrich
avenue was completed and the clerk directed
to give confirmation notice.
The matter of constructing drain on
State street from Concord street to Oakdale
avenue at cost of $500, was sent back to
the council with favorable report.
The petition of Adolph Munich and eight
other property owners on East Fifth street,
between Maria and Hoffman avenues, show
ing that by the rotting of wooden gutter in
the center Of said street that it Is being
washed out and spoiled, and asking that q
new stone gutter be constructed in its place,
was referred to the engineer to report as to
facts and as to what should be done in the
matter.
The petition of E. F. Kramer to use the
man hole at the corner of Sixth and Oak
streets, to drain his property on Oak street,
where he is to build was referred to the engi-
neer.
The protest of Thomas Hefferman and four
other property owners against laying side
walks on Aurora avenue, on block extending
from Mackubin to Kent street was referred
to the engineer to return the sidewalk order
to the board.
The objections of the owner of the corner
of Maria avenue and Seventh street to slopes
being made on this property, supposed to
have been released to the city by him for
that purpose, was referred to the city attor-
ney to report as soon as possible.
The assessment on G. A. Dieter for the
Seventh street improvement was voted to be
abated if facts were to be found as repre-
scented.
The matter of grading Yale street, from
Dale to Grotto streets, at an estimated cost
of 81, 800, was referred to Aid. Cornish to
procure releases.
The petition of John c. McCarty, contrac
tor on Winifred and Starkey street grading,
to use material from river bed to make the
fill on Starkey street, was referred for the
present and placed on file.
The following bidders put in bids for the
grading of Canada street at an estimated
cost of $4,000 Chas. F. Huebner, I. Nc
Donald, Patrick Nash, Jas. Murnane, H. j.
Farrell, P. H. Thornton and G. A. Moran.
More of these bids were opened, they were
ordered returned to the bidders, and speci-
fications ordered to be revised by the engi-
neer to thirty foot roadway and the clerk
to readvertise.
The following bids were opened for grad
ing Edward street from Rice to Dale street,
at an estimated cost of s5,700 Earl Bahr
and Henry Justus, SIS $50; Jas. Murnane,
$4,000; P. II. Thornton, 5000; Jas. Stein
kamp, S4,975; G. A. Moran, $4,000; Tauth-
old 81 Anderson s5,345. Awarded to Jas.
Steinkamp for S4,975.
The following bids were opened for the
Franklin street sewer, from Irvine park to
Eagle street at dn estimated cost of s3,147.
John w. Doherty, $2,917; Stockton & Lind
quist, $4,000.
Laid over, and council to be asked for
instructions as to the amount to be paid out
of bonds.
The following bids were opened for the
Mississippi street sewer from Williams street
to Payne avenue at an estimated cost of
Sl,UoO1 uu5 duu H. l.
81, 521. 35; John W. Doherty, 81, 1923; Patrick
Nash, $780, Stockton & Lindquist, $1,000;
C. T. Miller, sl,795. Awarded to John w.
Doherty at 81 1923.
The matter of grading and guttering Far
rington avenue from Dayton avenue to Como
avenue at an estimated cost of $1,000 was
sent to the council with favorable report.
Estimates were approved to the amount of
S2S, S67, 81, of which S16,6 S4 was the final
estimate for paving Third street.
Adjourned.