St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-28
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A Large Number of Assessments
Confirmed and Completed, Includ-
ing Oakdala AYenue.


AT the regular meeting of the Board Of
Public Works yesterday all the members
were present except Mr.. Barrett, and Mr..
Harrington presiding, the following business
was transacted
The following assessments were confirmed ::
Grading Temperance street. from Tenth
street to Thirteenth street; grading alley
through block l, Elfelt, Bernheimer IL Ar
nold's addition; sewer on Summit avenue,
from St. Peter to Wabashaw street; sewer
on Temperance street, from Eighth to Ninth
street; sewer on Fourth street, from St.
Peter TO Wabashaw street; sewer on Sixth
street, between Broadway and Robert street;
paving Fifth street, from st. Peter to Third
street; grading Sherman street, from Pleas
ant avenue to Exchange street.
The following assessments were completed
and the clerk directed to give confirmation
notice: Grading Kent street, from Iglehart
to Carroll street; grading Drew
street. from Randolph to Grace street;
grading Mt. Airy street, from Broadway 10
L'Orient street; sewer on Valley street, from
Canada to Fairview street; grading Lee ave
nue., from Seventh to Drake street; grading
Banfil street, from Seventh to Drake street
The matter OF the assessment for grading
and guttering Farrin gton avenue, from Day
ton to Como avenue was aunulled and the
clerk ordered to give first assessment notice.
The matter of the assessment for opening,
widening and extending Portland avenue,
between Avon and Victoria streets, was ad-
journed to November 8.
The matter of opening an alley through
block z, of Whitney Il Smiths addition at an
estimate of IS, 900 was returned to the coun-
Gil with favorable report.
The matter for change of grade on Jack
son street, from point near Tenth street to
Fifteenth street, was sent to the council for a
profile of the proposed change.
The Fifth street paving assessment was
received from the clerk as corrected. t-
The matter of partial grade of Grant street
from University avenue to the south side of
Aurora avenue and the guttering thereof.
was sent back to the council with an I'M
favorable report as not proper at the present
time.
The matter of a change of grade on Robert
street from the south side of Third street to
Second street was referred to the engineer
for profile.
The matter of constructing a sewer on Oak
street from Fifth to Sixth street, and the
grading and guttering of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from Mississippi street to L'Orient street
were referred to the engineer for plans and
specifications.
The matter of opening, widening and ex-
tending Sturgis street from Seventh to Gar
field street was referred to the assessment
committee and clerk.
The matter cof constructing a sewer on
Nineth street from Franklin to Exchange
street was referred to the Third ward mem
Der.
The assessment for the widening, opening
and Strengthening of Mississippi street, from
Grove to Nash street, was indefinitely post
poned.
The assessment for grading Oakdale ayes
nue., from State street to south city limits
was confirmed by yeas 4, nays O, Mr.. Peter,
being excused and not voting.
The matter of widening Banfl street to a
width of fifty-nine feet, from the east to the
west line of LIE Dues addition, was referred
to the assessment committee, the clerk to
procure the abstract.
The engineer was instructed to build a
temporary sidewalk on the east side of Rice
street, from the railroad track northward.
In the matter of opening Arcade street,
from Wells street to the south line of the
right of way of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis 81 Omaha Railway company, at an
estimated cost of 5000, was returned to the
council with favorable report.
The matter of opening and extending
Pleasant avenue across the right of way OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
| block z, Stinson, Brown 81 Ramsey's addi-
ton, was referred to the engineer and Third
and Fourth ward members.
The matter of opening, extending and
widening Dale street, from Randolph street
| to Pleasant avenue, at an estimated cost OF
$500, was returned to the council with g
favorable report.
The specifications for constructing a drain
on State street, from Concord street, to Oak
dale avenue; the construction of sever on
Jackson street, from Third street to the Mis-
sissippi river; and the grading of the street
opened for levee in the Sixth ward, from
the west line Of block C, in Banning &
Olivier's addition, to Dakota avenue in Rob
ertson's addition in West st. Paul, were al
laid over until next spring.
Adjourned.