St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-20
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Public Works

Proceedings Of the Board Of Public Works
Regular Meeting.
| ST.. PAUL, May 25, 1885.
Board met at 2 p. IN.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Becker, Hoyt,
Koch, Peters and Mr.. President
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
A communication was received from j.
w. McClung in the matter Of the opening,
widening and extension of Kent street.
Considered and placed on tile
A communication was received from Aid.
Starkey in the matter of grading Margaret
street, from Seventh street to the city limits.
Placed on file.
A communication was received from D.
r. Noyes in the matter of opening and paw
ing certain streets. Considered and placed
ON file.
Communications were received from the
cashiers of the Citizens and the Nicollet
National bank as to the financial standing
of Messrs. S. NJ. Hewitt and j. A. VOL
verton.
Leopold Luther. by his attorney, F. F.
Wilde, ESQ.,, presented written objections to
the confirmation OF the assessment for grad
placed on file.
A. Yoerg, by her attorney, John w.
Willis, ESQ.,, presented written objections
to the confirmation of the assessment for
opening, widening and extension of Port
land Avenue. Considered and placed on
file
The objections of E. T. Anderson in the
matter Of the confirmation of the assess
ment for the opening, widening and extern
sion of Portland Avenue were reconsidered
and placed Oh file.
Hewitt d Cahill made application and
submitted bond for license to tap and con-
meet with city sewers for the year 1885.
Bond approved and license granted.
| Allan Black, A. j. KinslOw and Thomas
j. Kenney made application and submitted
bond for plumbers licenses Bonds ap-
proved and license granted in accordance
with rules and ordinances.
Bids were opened and read for grading
and guttering Canada street, from Ninth
street to Valley street, with gravel surfacing
and rough granite curbs, as follows: to-wit:
Patrick H. Thornton. .$7, 489
| S. P. Folsom, Jr. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
| Charles +. Huebner. Observation-Disclosures. 8,29S
| George A. Moran. ...................... 7,9OO
| James Mcdonald. Observation-Disclosures. S,545
Patrick H. Thornton being the lowest re-
| liable and responsible bidder, the contract
was awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval. Yeas 6, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Valley street, from Jackson street to Broad
way as follows, to-wit:
Patrick HI. Thornton. ,557
Charles f. Huebner. Observation-Disclosures. 1888
| George A. Moran. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
James Mcdonald. Observation-Disclosures. 8,975
John Fogelberg. Observation-Disclosures. 1880
John Fogelberg being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder, the contract was
awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval. Yeas 6, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for sprinkling
Robert street, from Ninth street to Twelfth
street, until Nov. 1, 1885, as follows. to-
wit:
Patrick Norris. 278
Forrestal Bros. Gnformal, bid not signe0 sos
Patrick Norris being the lowest
reliable and responsible bidder, the contract
was awarded to him and ordered sent to
the Council for approval. Yeas 6, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for sprink-
ling Dayton Avenue, from Summit Avenue
to Arundel street, until Nov. 1, 1885, as
follows, tO-wit:
| ForreStal Bros ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Forrestal Bros. being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidders, the contract was
awarded to them and ordered sent to the
Council for approval. Yeas 6, nays 0.
In the matter of the protest of r. w.
Kelly and others against allowing con-
tractor to place earth ON Sherburne Ave
nue., between Park Avenue and Rice street,
and the Instructions OF Council to Board to
carry out the prayer Of the petitioners the
| E,,o fnJ hot fho ~, ho5
been ordered to stop work On said street at
once, and that the proper persons have
been notified to see that said orders are car
ried out. Report accepted and ordered
transmitted to the Council.
The Engineer submitted plan and esti-
mate of cost for paving, grading and curb
ing Locust street, from Seventh street
| to Tenth street. Referred to Fifth
ward member and Corporation Attorney.
The Engineer having submitted plan and
estimate of cost, the following report was
ordered sent to the Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had I'M
der consideration the resolution or order of
the Common Council, approved April 2,
1885, relative to the construction of sewer
on Oakland street as now extended,
from Floral street to Ramsey street.
and having investigated the pro
posed improvement respectfully repor
that said improvement is necessary and
proper; that the estimated expense thereof
is $1,000, one-haf of which need not be
paid into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let; that real estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited to the ex-
tent of So, O62 of the costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby, the balance
(S33S) to be paid by sewerage bonds;
that said improvement is not asked for by a
petition of a majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said i'm
provement, and an order for your adoption,
if you desire us to make the improvement.
Yeas 6, nays 0.
The Engineer submitted plans and esti-
mates of cost for curbing, grading and paw
ing Wacouta street, from Third street to
Eighth street, and Eighth street, from Wa
basha street to Locust street. Laid over for
one week.
The Engineer submitted plan and esti-
mates of cost on curling, grading and paw
ing Sixth street. from st. Peter street to
Broadway. Referred to Third ward member.
The Engineer submitted plan and esti-
mate of cost on curbing, grading and paw
ing Robert street, from Third street to
Eighth street. Referred to the Second
ward member.
The Engineer submitted plan and esti-
mate of cost for paving Third street, from
Pleasant Avenue to Dayton Avenue, with
granite blocks. Laid over to June 1, 1885,
and the Clerk was directed to notify all
parties interested to be present at said