St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-13
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONS.
The City Council Orders Sewers.
Sidewalks. Water Mains. Etc.


the regular order of business was taken up. A
communication was received from the water
commissioners asking that water mains be
ordered laid as per published report of the
proceedings of the board. Referred to the
committee on water works.
\ communication from w. Il. Symonds,
secretary of the Coal and Wood Dealers as
sociation, giving the resolution as publish
ed, was referred TO the committee on
ordinances.
A complaint was received from Burt
Thomas, stating that on June 10th he had
given notice of an injury sustained by him
by driving against an obstruction on Third
avenue south, and he now asks that the
council consider the matter and indemnify
him for all damages sustained by him.
/ Referred TO the committee on claims.
A protest against opening Fourteenth
avenue, northeast, was referred TO the COM
mittee on roads and bridges, as was the
protest against opening street through the
unplatted lands between Twenty-fomth
and Thirthieth streets and Seventeenth and
Cedar avenues.
John Fallon. the contractor for laying a
sewer on Fifth street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, stated that the
/ foundation at the prescribed depth is of
! quickSand, and that it is necessary TO lower
/ the sewer eighteen inches below the eStab-
lished grade. Therefore the contractor
/ asked to be relieved. because he could not
do the work at the contract price. Re-
fe1red 10 the committee on sewers.
The motion granting the right TO lay a
side track on Second avenue northeast was
rcconSidered and referred to the aldermen
of the First ward.
THE n. p. RAILWAY BRIDGE.
A communication was received from
August q. Loherer and Others, stating that
railway company. the name of which is
unknown 10 them, is engaged in building a
railway bridge on Twenty-firSt avenue
south, between Second and Bluff streets,
and are putting in piers in such shape that
it will almost entirely destroy all chances 10
travel through under the bridge. so that all
travel must be withdrawn. Referred to the
committee Oh railroads, roads and bridges
and the city engineer. sysg
The assessment rolls were reported and
confirmed. a petition was received for
laying water mains in Vine place, from
Seventeenth street to Nineteenth street.
and thence in Nineteenth street 10 Ridge
wood avenue, and thence in RidgewoOd 10
! Lyndale avenue. Referred TO the water
commissioners. A. NJ. Reid offered to
convey TO the city sufficient land TO widen
Grant street to the width OF sixty feet.
Referred to the aldermen of the Fourth
ward. \ petition TO lay a water main in
Lyndale avenue, from Highland avenue to
Western avenue, was referred to the water
commissioners.
Oscar Lyke presented a claim Tor SlO7 as
damages he claims TO have suffered owing
to the bursting of a water pipe Referred.
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Railway company made Il protest against
the opening of North Pennsylvania avenue.
Referred TO the committee Oh roads and
bridges.
EXTENDING THE FIRE LIMITS.
Aid. Eichhorn moved that the fire limits
be extended from the present terminus on
Fourth auenue and Washington avenue on
Plymouth avenue from Second street TO
Sixth street. Referred to committee on
ordinance and fire department.
A petition to lay water main in Madi-
son street from Broadway to Sumner street
was referred.
The city engineer was instructed to ad-
vertiSe for proposals for grading Plymouth
avenue from Lyndale to Fourteenth street.
He was also instructed to notify the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway COM
pany TO forthwith rebuild and enlarge the
culvert under their tracks at the intersec-
ton of Franklin avenue and Cedar avenue
and to remove telegraph pole located
nearly in the center of the street at the
Twenty-secOnd street crossing.
y AreSolution was adopted authorizing the
sale OF $50, 600 of Minneapolis city bonds.
and mstructing the committee on ways and
means to sell the bonds on the 18th OF july.
the money TO be used by the board of edu-
cation.
The standing committee on health and
hospitals reported in favor of filling lots 1,
, and s, block II, in Browns subdivision
of Case IL Moor's addition. Referred TO
city attorney. Water main resolutions
were passed, as per the request of the wa
ter board last Monday, and published in
Thursdays GDoBE.
ADDITIONAL SEWERS.
Sewers were ordered laid as follows:
Forty-two inches in Minnehaha are from
Franklin avenue TO Twenty-fourth street:
forty-eight inches in Minnehaha are from
Nineteenth avenue south TO Franklin ave
nue.: tifty-four inches in Fourteeth avenue
south from Franklin avenue 10 Twenty
fourth street; twelve inches in Fifth street.
from Second to Third avenues south: sixty
inches In Franklin avenue, from Fifteenth
in Franklin avenue, from Fifteenth to Six
teenth avenues south; fifty inches in Fourth
street north, from First to Second avenue
north, and twelve inches to Third avenue
north.
Stone sidewalks were ordered laid as
follows: Twelve feet wide on Central ave
nue., from University avenue 10 Fourth
street; on Eighth street, from Hennepin
avenue to First avenue south; on First
street north, from Third to Eighth street;
fifteen feet wide on First avenue south.
from Third to Ninth street; fifteen feet on
Fourth street, from First avenue
north to First avenue south: fifteen
feet on Fifth street, from First
avenue north to First avenue south:
eight feet on Fourth street, from First TO
Third avenue north; eight feet on Fifth
street, from First to Third avenue north:
on Mary Place, from Eighth to Ninth street:
on Ninth street, from Hennepin avenue to
Mary Place; on Seventh street. from First
avenue north to First avenue south; fifteen
feet on Second avenue north, from First to
Second street.
Plank walks were ordered laid down ON
1S7 different streets during the coming wear.
and curb and gutter stones We're ordered
laid on both sides of Third avenue south.
from Washington avenue TO East Second
street.
Adjourned until Monday evening.
THE SMALLEST YET.
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