St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-12
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Ordered by the City Fathers Las
Evening.

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The city engineer reported i'm regard TO
the Robert street bridge that the excavation
for Pier No. 3, located ON the bank OF the
river, at the end of the railroad freight
house, is completed and the contractor COM
menced driving piles Aug. 4; the piling has
been driven for Pier No. and about one
third of the piles cut of, the shut of piling
has been driven and excavation commenced
on Pier No. 8. The Golfer dam has been
commenced for Pier No. 8. Nothing
has been done on Piers No. Z
or No. $. The excavation has been
commenced for pier No. o and the masonry
has been started. The contractor has a
large amount Of stone on hand. and claims
TO have ready at the quarry the granite
necessary. He has fallen gradually behind
in his work, and is about sixty days behind.
and the engineer does not think it possible
Tor MN to finish the work within the con-
tract time. but II there are no further de-
lays and he pushes the work as he should
he VIII probably be able TO keep up with
the requirements of the iron suDerstructure.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was instructed 10 make i'm
prOvements as follows:
To constructa sewer on Wilkin street. from
McBoal street TO the south line of lot 5. block
Z, Leech's addition; grade Margaret street,
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grade an alley in block >, Hills addition:
grade Agate street, from CORTLAND street 10
Cayuga street; grade and surface East Elev-
enth street, from broadway TO Olive street;
construct sewer on Maria avenue, from
| halt way between Fifth and Sixth streets TO
| Cherry street, thence on Cherry street from
| Maria avenue to Hoffman avenue thence on
| Hoffman avenue, from Cherry street to Short
street, thence on Short street. from Hoffman
avenue to Mississippi river: pave Robert
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| with Kerr or other wooden block pavement
and granite curbs: grade and pave Seventh
street. from the west line of KIttson street to
| the right of way of the st. Paul q Northern
| Pacific road; grade Drake street, from Ram
| doiph street to Tuscarora street; construct
sewer on jackson street, from Thirteenth
| street to Fourteenth street; construct a sewer
on Garfield street, from Goodrich avenue 10
| Pleasant avenue; on Lisbon street, from Doug
las street to Pleasant avenue; and on Prairie
| street, from Western avenue to
| Douglas street; construct a sewer on
| Seventh street, from Maple street 10
Hoffman avenue; thence on Third street. from
Hoffman avenue 10 Canal street; grade State
street, from Susan street 10 the south end of
State street in the Sixth ward; grade Prescott
street, from Oakdale avenue 10 Woodbury.
street; grade Forest street, from Case street
TO Maryland street; construct a sewer on
lglehart street, from the west line OF Arun-
del street 10 point 200 feet west of Arundel
street; grade Warsaw street, from Stewart
avenue TO Grace street; construct a sewer on
Hudson avenue. from Maple street TO Maria
avenue; grade Holly avenue, from Dale street
TO Victoria street.
The same board was directed TO investigate
and report on the following matters:
As 10 opening, widening and extending
Minnehaha street, from Western avenue 10
6riggs street; as TO opening alley from
Warren street to Fairview street, in block Is.
Ashton 81 Sherburnes addition; as 10 an
easement across blocks 10 and It, Mackubin
MarshalFs addition. for sewerage; as TO
change of grade on Lafayette avenue, from
Grove street TO the west line of the St. Paul
Manitoba road; as TO grading and putting
in a gutter on Grant street. between Aurora
avenue and University avenue; as TO con-
demning that triangular piece of land bound
ed by West Seventh, Sherman and Ramsey
streets for a public park; as TO grading,
s1rfacing, bridging and guttering Minnehaha
street from De Soto street to Seventh street:
as 10 grading Alice street from Cherokee
avenue around Alice park; as to grading vi
Ola street; as 10 grading Isabel street; 10
grading Acker street, from Mississippi street
10 Courlland street; as to grading and gutter
ing Grant street; as TO grading Warren street,
from Stewart TO st. Clair street; as TO grading
Grace street, from Richmond to Pleasant ave
nue.; as TO opening, widening and extending
conway street, Suburban avenue,
Forest Cypress, Earl, Hester, Griffith
and Johnson streets; as to grad
ing Warren street, from Valley street TO
Arch street; as TO grading Fairview street.
| from Valley street TO Arch street; as to con-
structing a sewer on Wacouta street: as to
| grading Pleasant avenue. from Ramsey street
TO the south city limits; as 10 condemning for
n public park part OF block ID, Stinson,
| Brown & Ramsey's addition.
The same board reported in favor of
the following and the clerk was authorized
TO give the proper notice:
| A change OF grade on Jackson street from
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Grove street, from Mississippi to Monroe
street.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The street railway company notified the
council that il has completed a number OF
new sections of the street railway. which
are ready for use. The same was received
and placed on file. The matter of the
change of grade on Hague avenue was re-
ferred to the board of public works and the
city engineer TO consider whether the change
can be made. The request of L. b. Mar
rett 10 have Simpson avenue. from UniTer-
slty avenue to Forest street opened and
graded, was referred to the alder
man of the precinct The comptroller
returned the resolution 10 Day b. w.
Armstrong ST66.25 for services as
mayors clerk, without the same being
audited by him. on the ground that at the
time named there was no such Office as the
mayors clerk, and generally because he is
not entitled to the money. A license was
imposed upon all skating Kinks of SIS each.
No saloon license is to be issued
TO SELL LIQUOR
within the following limits: Beginning at
point where the ST. Paul 81 Duluth road
crosses the north city limits, thence south
westerly along said road track 10 where II
intersects with Atlantic street; thence south
on Atlantic street; thence east on
Farquier street, and along the line
of the same. if extended TO the
east city limits; thence north along
the east city limits 10 the northeast corner OF
the city; thence west along the north line OF
the city to the place of beginning The en-
gineer reported that he had examined the
plans and bids for the Robert street bridge.
and recommended the bid of theMorSe Bridge
company of Sl9l. 600, using all iron. or $780,
600 using iron with steel bars The report
was referred to the attorney to draw con-
tracts. The engineer reported against
grading Arcade and Conway streets until
Mendoza street is graded. and the report
was adopted. The protest of Forrestal
Bros. against the confirmation OF the award
of the board OF public works to Andrew
Jacks for the paving Of Sixth street. was
referred TO the board OF public works.
An order was ordered drawn in favor
of l.. w. Rundell for $1,000 for
the work in completing the un-
finished contract of j. w. Smyth for grad
ing Oakland avenue. The board of public
works was allowed TO Withdraw its report
on grading Holly avenue, from Dale IN
Victoria street. of July Il. and TO substitute