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

ST. PAUL, Oct. :, 1855.
Board met at 2 p. m. pursuant to adjourn
ment of the 5th inst.
Present: Messrs. Becker, Hoyt, Koch,
Peters, Quinby and Mr. President.
Peter Doherty and fourteen other prop
erty owners On Minnehaha street presented
petition asking that said street be graded
the entire length. Considered and ordered
transmitted TO the Council.
Michael Monahan presented a petition
asking tor reduction of the assessment
against lot 1, block 1. Nininger's Addition
to St. Paul, for the sidewalk on west side
of Harrington Avenue, Estimate No. 2,
twenty-seven feet of said lot having been
taken for the opening, widening and extern
sion of St. Anthony Avenue. Considered
and placed on file, and on motion the as
sessment against said property for said
sidewalk was reduced 1881, so as to con-
form to the facts and rights of the case as
intended.
The Engineer submitted plan and esti
mate of cost, when the following report was
ordered sent to the Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul:
The Board of PublicWorks have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council, approved Feb. z, 1884,
relative to the grading of Western Avenue,
from Como Avenue to the north line of the
city, and having investigated the pro-
posed improvement, respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary and
proper, from Como Avenue to Maryland
street, with stone cutters; that the estimated
expense thereof is $11, 1919, one-half of which
need not be paid into the City
Treasury 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 improvements not asked
for by petition of majority of the own
ers of property to be assessed therefor, but
we herewith send a plan or profile of said
improvement, and an order for your adop-
ton, if you desire us to make the improve
ment. Yeas 6, nays O.
The Engineer submitted plans and speci-
fcations for grading Pleasant Avenue,
from Ramsey street to the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway right of way;
for grading and guttering Grant street, be-
tween Aurora Avenue and University Ave
nue., and for the construction of sewer on
Wacouta street. from Third street to Fourth
street, which were examined and approved
and the Clerk directed to advertise for bids.
In the matter of the assessment against
loto css 90 anu O0s OtlLloOIl SuUulNl SlOH vi
block 8, Stinson, Brown & Ramsey's Addi-
ton to st. Paul, for the opening, widening
and extension of st. Clair street, from Cliff
street to Lexington Avenue. it was ordered
that the same be corrected so as to con-
form to the facts and rights of the case as
intended and so as to read:
Stinsons Subdivision of Block 8, Stiuson,
Brown & Ramsey Addition to st. Paul.
Supposed owner and Am'tof
description. Lot. Assmt
James Stinson. SIS 90
Andreas Heisisen. 90
Same. %
The following bills were examined and
allowed, to-wit:
Bill of H. P. Ruggles of S29.75, sewer
pipe, August and September, 1885.
Bill of j. II. Fielding of S17559, re-
pairing paved street during September,
1885.
Bill of F. G. Draper s. Co. of S2.65,
hardware. September, 1885.
Adjourned to meet on the 9th inst at 2
p. m.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.