St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-16
ST. PAUL NOTES.
Items Of Industry i'm the CapitaI Cit,

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An immense force is engaged in cutting
Aurora and University avenues through the
WabaSha street hill. While great num-
Der secures work. it is to be regretted that
this beautiful natural observatory is not to
be preserved as park i'm which those now
engaged in cutting away might spend their
leisure in enjoying the fine view to be had
from the hills summit. Never was there
better opportunity for a magnificent park,
and never was such opportunity so wholly
lost sight Of
Mr.. Moran, who has the contract for
building the Oakland avenue retaining
wall, wants about fifty teams and 100 men
to prosecute his work with vigor. The
wall, when completed, will be 1,5O0 feet in
length. Including Stonemasons, teamsters,
graders, mOrtarmiXers, etc, there are now
employed on this improvement about so or
100 men. When finished, this avenue will
make one of the finest drives in the city.
The end abutments of the new Missis-
sippi street bridge across the railroad track
are now completed, and the superstructure
will soon be placed. There are but few
now engaged, as the work of preparation
is about ended.
Half dozen men are engaged in beauti-
flying Lafayette square, and when the walks
are completed and the fountain placed this
will be little gem of park. There cam
not be too many of these breathing spots
for the city's toilers.
walk from end to end of Seventh street
will convince any observer of the immense
importance which this thoroughfare is as
Stunning. Workingmen are busy all along
its length in carrying on the work of i'm
provement.
The grading along Trout brook, prepare
tory to the laying of new St. Paul and
Northern Pacific railroad tracks, gives en-
ployment to small army of iaborers. The
work will hardly be finished this season.
John Wendlick, an employee of the Omaha
shops, has but recently returned from a
three months visit to Hamburg. Germany.
Mr.. Wendlick was accompanied on his trip
by his daughter.
The double track Of the street car com
pany along Seventh street. from Randolph
street to the terminus, has been finished and
the laborers have been dispensed with.
A new building in course of erection on
the corner of Grant street and University
avenue, requires force of fourteen stone
masonS to put in the foundation.
Ole Anderson, a printer employed at
Vests establishment, was thrown out of a
wagon on Sunday last and had his collar
bone fractured.
A number of men are engaged in eXca-
waiting for a new business block about to be
erected on Lafayette avenue, near West
minister street
There are about one hundred and seventy
five men employed in the shops of the
Manitoba road, at the head of Jackson
street.
Armstrong as well as other suburban
streets is being graded. The work gives
employment to twenty men.
A large number of men ure engaged in
laying mains on University avenue, near
jackson street.
The Western Union Telegraph company
employs upwards of half hundred oper-
atorS.
The new stone walk in front of the CAPT
tol building occupies eight men in the lay
ing.
Twenty-eight labOrers are working on the
sewer on Sherbume avenue, near Grant.
Sam j. Gottlieb, representing the Ken
lucky Tobacco company, is in the city.
A new floor is being put in at the machine
shop of the Omaha road.