St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-09
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Oakdale Avenue Grading Cues
tiOn-COntracts Awarded-Sey-
eral Assessments Confirmed.

At the regular meeting of the board Of
public works yesterday afternoon all the
members were present but Mr.. Koch, and Mr..
Harrington presiding the following business
was transacted:
The clerk was directed to give the first as
sessment notice for change of grade on
Park avenue and other streets and avenues
included in the order of the council MAY 70.
A resolution was passed that the council
be asked to refund to Contractor Patrick
Nash S64.70, as an overcharge of penalty
in the so-cal.ed Pleasant avenue, Forbes
and Ramsey streets sewers.
Two communications were received from
j. II. McAllister, one complaining of the
proposition to curb and relay the paving on
Jackson street and the other of his assess
ment for the Oakland street improvement,
both of which were placed on file.
A communication was received from
James Smith, Jr., president and attorney of
the st. Paul 81 Duluth Railway company,
stating that he had received a notice from
the city treasurer of an assessment on lots
10, 20, 81 aud %, block 6, Irvine's second
addition, the same being railroad property
and exempt from taxation and assessment
The board directed that Mr.. Smith be mott
fed that judgment would not be taken
against such property.
The communication of David Sanford
complaining of his assessment for paving
Broadway and Mississippi streets, was placed
on file.
The objections of Walter II. Sanborn and
Edward P. Sanborn to the confirmation of
the assessment for grading Oakdale avenue
in West st. Paul were placed on file.
These objections were set forth in a petit
ton Of owners Of blocks 81, 81, a, B and c.
Brown Il Jacksons addition, declaring that
the council had no jurisdiction 10 order the
Improvement, and that the board of public
works had no legal right to let the contract
for the same; also that the beard never sent
to the council Il sufficient plan or profile of
the Improvement before the same was or
dcrcd; that the board did not
view the promises before making the as
sesSment; that said assessment has not been
entered in book kept for that purpose; that
the confirmation notice does not state that
the assessment has been entered in a book
and that the assessment is unjust and unfair.
The petitioners appeared and presented their
petition with an oral argument. The state
mcnts Us set forth in the petition are stated
by the board to be incorrect.
The following bids were opened for con-
structing sewer on Fourth street, from st.
Peter to Wahashaw street: j. W. Dohertv,
$4SI; Stockton Il Lindquist, S4S5. Awarded
20 Stockton X Lindquist.
The following assessments were confirmed
Grading Oa6dale avenue from State street to
south city limits; Roudo street from Rice
street 10 point 425 feet west of Louis street:
paving and CURLING Broadway and Missis-
sippi street from Third to Grove streets.
Tie assessment for grading WinifreG
street from COTE II OHIO streets ana StarLey
from East Delos to the levee was adjourned
to Sept 15
Tie following assessments were com
pleted and the clerk directed to give confir
nation notice: Constructing, relaving ant
repairing sidewalks estimate No y undo
contract of Geo. W. Reese; also on the sam,
contract, estimate No 3.
1t was voted that the council be asked I,
appropriate S25 10 compensate Charles Hoch
kisch for retaining Wall built by hin in
front OF his lot on Forest street, where tn
grade of the street was lowered by the CITY
making the wall necessary to prevent caviug
The proposed change of grade on Glenco
from Mississippi to Columbia street was &c
ported lavorably to the council.
The proposed change OF grade on L'Orieu
street between Mt. Airy and Minuehah
streets was reported favorably on to til
council.
The petition of James Kilshaw asking SO
for the removal OF his house oE OF n
street proper, Oakdale avenue. for TIE grad
ing OF the same, was placed On de
Adjourned to $50 Wednesday morning (
out and view Winifrtd and Starke
r,cts, West st. Paul, with view 70 deterr,
iae more definitely tie property 10 be I.
sessed for their grading. II this corncc;io
il may ht stated thaI ileTe WAS quite a rer
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