St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-14

Forest street, from Case street to Maryland
street, as follows, to-wit:
Patrick H. Thornton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1865 0O
joel L. Million ..................... 4,ooS w
Ferdinand Boyer .................... 1928 50
Charles +. Huebner ................. 5,3O0 OU
Joel L. Million being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder, the contract was
awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval. Yeas 5, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for grading
La Fond street. from Rice street to Victoria
street as follows, to-wit:
Henry B Willis ..............S5,s 1856 sc
Joseph Stelnkamp. .................. 1850 UO
FFerdlnand Boyer. 5,o46 UU
James Mcdonald. Observation-Disclosures. 5,S45 O0
Carl Rahr and A. Paegel. ........... 5,7I5 OO
Joseph Steinkamp being the lowest relia-
BILE and responsible bidder, the contract was
awarded to him and ordered sent to the
Council for approval. Yeas 5, nays O.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Drake street. from Randolph street to Tus-
carora street. as follows. to-wit:
Patrick II. Thornton. ...............S2,240 0O
Patrick FL. Thornton being the only bid
der and his bid being deemed too high, on
motion the same was rejected. Yeas s.,
nays 0.
No bids having been received for the con-
struction of sewer ON Wilken street, from
McBoal street to the south line of lot 5,
block Z, Leech's Addition, on motion the
Clerk was directed to re-advertise the same
for bids.
P. W. Dowd filed written proposition to
release the city from all claims for damages
to lots 1, 2 and 8, block 10, Terrys Addition.
by reason of the grading Of Reaney street,
from Seventh street to Frank street, pro-
vided the assessment against said property
for said improvement be abated PROPOSE
ton accepted and placed on file and, on
motion, the assessment (S106.50) against
said property. for the grading of Reaney
street, was abated.
Upon the application of Pauline Beau
mette, owner of lot 1 Except south forty
five feet of Beaumettes Subdivision of
block 1, Rondo's Addition to st. Paul, the
assessment against said property, for the
sewer on Rice street, was corrected by re-
ducing the same $3.50 so as to conform
to the facts and rights of the case as in
tended.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that lot 10, JohnSon's Subdivision of
block 112, Lyman Dayton's Addition to St.
Paul, &C.. F. Konantz supposed owner) has
been enormously assessed for a change Of
grade on Minnehaha street, from Seventh
street to Burr street, it was ordered that the
assessment against said property be abated,
so as to conform to the facts and rights of
the case as intended.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that the assessment against lots 2 and
Except Oakland street,. block IL, Ter
race Park Addition to st. Paul John Wag-
ner supposed owner, for sewer on Oak
land street, as now extended, from Floral
street to Ramsey street, is erroneous. it
was ordered that the assessment against
said lot be abated and that the assessment
against lot 8 be reduced 1886, leaving
the assessment against said lot SS4.25, so
as to conform to the facts and rights of the
case. as intended. and it was further Or
dered that the City Treasurer be so no
titled.
The Fifth ward member presented COM
munications, plans and profiles from the
Comptroller and the Chief Engineer of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company in the
matter of the proposed change of grade on
Lafayette Avenue. Referred to the En-
gineer for report.
The City Attorney returned the papers in
the matter of obtaining written agreement
from the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha and the st. Paul & Duluth Railroad
Companies, allowing the city to perpetually
maintain bridge on Arcade street over the
right of way of said railroad companies,
with the report that it is proper to proceed
with the grading and bridging of said
Arcade street, whereupon the following re-
port 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
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
June IS, 1885. relative to the grading and
bridging of Arcade street, from Seventh
9TH street to Maryland street, and hav-
ing investigated the proposed improvement
respectfully report that said improvement is
necessary and proper; that the estimated
expense thereof is S1S. 100. one-half of
which need not be paid into the City Treas
ury before the contract is let; that
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; 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 5, nays 0.
The Engineer returned the matter of
grading st. Clair street, together with plan
and estimate of cost, with the report that
the work on said improvement is suitable
for the winter season, whereupon the fol-
lowing report was ordered sent to the Coun-
Gil, 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 Sept. II,
1885, relative to the grading of St. Clair
street. from Ann street to Lexington
Avenue. and having investigated the pro-
posed improvement. respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary and
proper; that the estimated expense thereof
is S23, 1928, one-half 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 the costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby; that said improvement
is not asked for by petition of a majority
of the owners of property to be assessed
therefor. but we herewith send plan or
profile of said improvement, and an order
for your adoption. if you desire US to make
the improvement. Yeas 5. nays O.
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 under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council. approved Aug. 13, 1885,
relative to the grading of Pleasant Avenue,
from Ramsey street to south city limits. and