St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-10
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Large Amount of Routine Business Tran!
aatad

III.
At the meeting of the board of public
works yesterday the clerk was directed to
procure an abstract of the names of owners
of lots in block of Ashton 81 Sherburne's
addition, and block of De Bow, Smith,
Risqne 81 Williams addition to st. Paul,
wherein judgment was denied for the assess
ment made against Coles for the benefits
arising from the abatement of the nuisance
which existed from standing water thereon
This action is had under an act of the legsla-
ture, approved Feb. 20, legalizing certain acts
OF the common council and board of public
works of st. Paul.
The assessment matters for grading Mis-
sissippi street from Pennsylvania avenue TO
Acker street; change of grade on Robert
street from Twelfth to Fourteenth street, and
grading and guttering Whitall street from
Westminster street to Fayette avenue,
were adjourned TO March %. and
that for constructing sewer on Tenth street
from Wabasha to st. Peter street confirmed.
The assessment for grading Winifred street
from COTE street to Ohio street and Starkey
street from East Delos to the levee was
referred to the attorney to report as to when
the title passed.
REFERRED
to the engineer for plan and estimate of
cost: Sewer on Otsego street; grading Payne
avenue from Magnolia TO Maryland street;
grading and guttering Grove street from
Neill street to west line OF Broadway;
grading Selby avenue, from Dale to Victoria
street; sewer on Hennepin avenue, from
Dale TO St.Albans street. To same for plan of
Cook street through block /, Arlington hills;
opening and extending Maryland, Rose,
Gerauium and Jessamine streets, from Ed
gerton street and Payne avenue; opening
and extending Cook street, from De Soto to
Mississippi street. To assessment committee
and clerk to procure abstract: Change
of grade on Mississippi street, be
tween north line of the right OF
way Of the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railroad and north line of Acker street, and
the opening and extending of Ducas street to
a width of seventy feet from Fillmore to Eaton
avenue, in the Sixth ward. To engineer for
plans and specifications. Sewer on Ninth
street from franklin to Exchange, and to
the same for profile, change Of grade on Selby
avenue from Dale 70 Grotto street, and on
Dayton avenue from Dale to Grotto street. To
whole board to view premises: Change of
grade on Colorado street between Dakota aud
Clinton avenues. To First and Sec
ond ward members: The progress
on the Jackson street change of grade
TO the whole board and clerk: Change of
grade on Mississippi street from south side
OF Pennsylvania avenue to Minnehaha street.
To the engineers: Petition of property own
ers on line for grading Kent street from
University avenue to Minnehaha street, and
the communication of F. Almquist claiming
there are defects in the iron bridge on the
Seventh street improvement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The matter of change Of grade on Isabel
street between Livingston aud Clinton ave-
uues was sent back to the council with
an adverse report, and the same body was
notified that no grade is established for the
proposed grading Of Front street from Como
avenue TO Victoria street.
Specifications for grading University ave-
nue. from Rice 10 Grant street were exam
ined and approved and the clerk authorized
to advertise for bids. The Geo. Bolan, r. s.
Knapp and J j. Palmer grading contracts
were ordered drawn up by the attorney and
executed by the president. The clerk was
ordered to give first assessment notice in the
sidewalk contract Of George W.
Reese, estimates Nos. 6 nd s. The
petition of John Moriarty in regard to as
sessmeut made against his property for the
Sixth ward levee was referred TO the attOr-
new. A communication from Carl Bahr
that the contract for grading University ave
nue. be awarded him without readvertisiug
was placed on file.
The construction Of a sewer on Tglshart
street, from St. Peter to RICE street, was re-
ferred TO the engineer for plan and estimate
OF cost. The St.Paul & Northern Pacific Rail-
way eompany's communication stating that
the property belonging to them, assessed for
the Mississippi street grading, is used for
railroad purposes, and IS therefore under the
law exempt from assessment, vas considered
and placed on file. The award Of the board
OF public works to Boyer & Lux for grading
University avenue from Rice to Grand was
returned BY the council not approved.