St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A Large Amount of Business Done
Yesterday.

ACStOAu@ys
The board of public works met yesterday
afternoon. Bids for the Franklin street
sewer We're opened as follows:
P. H. Thornton. ..................SS 4OO 0O
+. Doherty... ..................... S'oSo w
Stockton Lindquist ............... 3,O0O w
D. Mullen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,035 90
The contract was awarded to P. Doherty.
The contract for the sewer on Washington
street was also awarded to MI. Doherty,
the bids being as follows:
P. HI. Thornton. ....................S IIO O0
P. DOherty. ................. I,2I3 w
Stockton g. Lindquist. 1900 90
u. Mullen. .................... "'ooo w
The following assessments were COM
pleted and confirmation notices ordered;
sewer on Dayton avenue from harrington
to Summit avenue; sewer on Igehart street
from st. Peter to Rice streets; grading
DAYTON avenue from Dale to Victoria
streets; changing grade on L'Orient street,
between Mount Airy and Minnehaha streets.
Grade Assessments Continuation Mis-
sissippi street between the st. Paul, Min
neapOlis & Manitoba railway and Acker
street, to May 18; Glencoe street between
Mississippi and Columbia streets, to May
25: Sherman street, between Pleasant
avenue and Exchange street, to May 25;
Kent street, between Marshall and Uni
versity avenues, to May Is.
The consideration of the last-named as
sessment occupied the attention of the
board for some time. James W. Beals, on
behalf of J. B. Mclean. W. L. Wilson and
j. B. McClung, filed written protests against
the assessment made by the board. Mr..
Beals was given a hearing and spoke at
some length on the question. He did not
claim that the damages assessed were too
high, but that the board had over-estimated
the benefits accruing to the property from
the opening of the streets. The board, how
ever, took the ground that according to the
law they are the sole judges of the benefits
expected to arise in every case. 1t the
damages are fixed too high the taxpayers
can appeal; but such is admittedly not the
fact in this case. The written protests were
submitted to put the matter in shape for
legal jurisdiction, as the case will probably
be determined in the district court.
The following business was referred to
the council with favorable recommended
tons:
Extending Wells street from Forest street
to Greenwood avenue; extending and OPEN
ing Sims street between Forest street and
Greenwood avenue; opening Edgerton
street between Minnehaha street and the
north city limits; opening Magnolia street
from Payne avenue to Edgerton street:
opening and extending an alley through
block 10 from Market to Washington
streets.
The sprinkling of Market and Fifth
streets was awarded to Forrestal Bros. for
$3.50. Two bids were opened for sprinkling
Rice and Tenth streets, but were rejected
as being too high. The clerk was author
lied to advertise for new bids.
The specifications for the improvement of
Valley street from Jackson to Broadway,
and for the improvement of Ninth street,
were examined and approved and the clerk
was authorized to advertise for bids.
A communication from Tabor 81 Knapp,
contractors of View street, asking an ex-
tension of time for the completion of the
work, was referred to the city attorney.
The city engineer SUBMITTED his report for
the month of April. After consideration,
it was ordered to be transmitted to the
council The total estimates allowed dur
ing the month amounted to $50, 970; and the
total payroll to "a, 655.