St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-30

shall first be satisfied that the contractor is
entirely responsible, and that he will pay
least $1.5O per day for labor, and So pei
day for teams; and that the board OF
public works be and is hereby instructed
to pay not less than $1.50 per day fol
laborers employed upon the street force"
Aid. Sanborn was favorable to the gen.
eral scope of the report, and thought $1.50
was the least sum competent laborer
should be paid, but he was opposed to one
portion of it, for the reason that If the
council and board OF public works act upon
that report not an assessment made under a
contract so let can be collected. The report
makes the awarding of the contract condi-
tional upon the contractors paying $1.50
per day. This is not intended by the assess
ment law. Under the law the awarding OF
the contract does not in any respect depend
upon what the contractor pays his laborers.
The council has not the authority to make
new condition, unknown to the
statute. This is for the legislature to do,
and he would aid in inducing it to so change
the law. Aid. Kerr took the opposite
ground, and when vote was taken on the
report it was adopted by vote of 10 to 1,
Aid. Petsch being absent and SanbOrn vot-
ing in the negative. In accordance with a
resolution offered by Aid. Starkey, the
president appointed Aid. StarkeY, Kerr and
Kahn committee to appear before the board
of public works. and ask that body to carry
out the views embodied in the report.
CIRCUMvENTING WHISKY.
The council decided to issue no license to
sell liquor to any person within the follow
ing boundary:
Commencing at the corner of Nelson ave-
nue. and Summit avenue, thence westerly
along the center line of Nelson avenue to
Western avenue, thence northerly along the
center line of Western avenue to Marshall
avenue, thence westerly along the center
line of Marshall avenue to Lexington ave-
nue., thence southerly along the center line
of Lexington avenue to Pleasant avenue,
thence easterly along the center line of
Pleasant avenue to Third street, thence
northerly along the center line of Third
street to Summit avenue, thence easterly
along Summit avenue to the point OF COM
mencement.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to grade Prairie
street, from Western avenue to Goodrich
avenue, estimated cost So. 1871; to grade
Irvine park drive with stone surfacing and
cutters and granite curbs, costing SIS, 937;
grade Franklin street, from Elm street to
Eagle street, with stone surfacing, and con-
l.
from Sherman street to Irvine park drive,
costing 1904; grade and bridge Ducas
street, from the south line of the levee to
the right of way of the Minnesota & North
western road, estimated cost $4,490; open
and extend Wells street, from Forest street
to Greenwood avenue; construct sewer Oh
Short street, from the Mississippi river to
Hoffman avenue; on Hoffman avenue. from
Short street to Euclid street; on Cherry
street, from Hoffman avenue to Maria
avenue; on Maria avenue, from Seventh
street to Cherry street; on Hudson avenue,
from Maria avenue to Maple street; on
Ravine street, from Maria avenue to Maple
street; on Third street, from Maria avenue
to Maple street; on Fifth street, from Maria
avenue to Hoffman avenue, and on Bates
avenue, from Seventh street to Ravine
street, estimated to cost $39,247. The
same board was directed to investigate and
report as to opening and extending Grove
street, from Mississippi street to University
avenue; as to sewer on Goodrich avenue,
from West Seventh street to the right of
way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The council decided not to allow John
Jeigrech anything on his claim for damages
by falling on sidewalks. The request of H..
j. Horn and number of others asking for
a shorthand reporter for the municipal
court, which was referred to committee,
was reported back without recommendation
and the council adopted the report. The
council awarded the contract OF lighting a
part of the city with oil, every night in the
year, at S27 per lamp, to Robert Seger.
The council condemned certain buildings as
follows: No. 454 Jackson street, 80 East
Fifth street, 95 East Fifth street, 60 Robert
street. James Nugent was detailed to col
lect licenses at a compensation OF 1000.
Permission was given to John L. Merriam
to grade Marshall avenue. The board of
public works was instructed to return all
papers in regard to park at the intersec-
ton of Martin and Bluff streets.