St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-29


corner of Phalen creek bridge, between At
lantc street and Phalen avenue, on Sew
| enth street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor.
| Cullen, Otis, Johnson, Van Slyke, Kelly,
Starkey, Lauderdale, ST. Peter, Topping,
Mr.. President-13.
Approved May %, 1885.
By Aid. Starkey--
Resolved, That the Street Oil Lamp Con-
tractor be and is hereby instructed to cause
the removal of oil lamp from stairway on
east side of Phalen creek near Seventh
street and place same on northwest corner
of Seventh street and Phalen avenue.
Yeas-Ald Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
| Cullen, johnson, Otis, Van Slyke, Kelly,
| Starkey, Lauderdale st. Peter, Topping,
Mr.. President-13.
Approved May %, 1885.
| Resolved, That an order be drawn upon
| the Treasury in favor of W. P. Murray, for
5000, to be used as a contingent fund IN
| the Corporation Attorneys Office for court
| expenses.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, DOwlan, O'COnnor,
Cullen, Otis, johnson, Van Slyke, Kelly,
Starkey, Lauderdale ST. Peter, Topping,
Mr.. President-13.
Approved May 80. 1885.
Whereas, The Board of County Com
| missioners of Ramsey County and the con-
tractor for the construction of the basement
of the new court house have given Com
mQdore W. F. Davidson permission to
erect high fence on the Wabasha street
front of the Court House square.
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby given w. F. Davidson to use said
fence as bill board.
Yeas-Ald Cummings, Dowlan O'Connor,
Cullen, Otis, Johnson Van Slyke, Kelly,
Starkey, Lauderdale, st. Peter, Topping
Mr.. Presidents.
Approved May %, 1885.
| GlResolved, That the st. Paul Odorless
Excavating Company be and they are
| hereby notified to dump all night soil in the
Mississippi river at the eastern limit of the
city and at such point as may be approved
| by the City Engineer.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'COnnor,
| Cullen, johnson, Lauderdale, st. Peter,
| Mr.. Presidents.
Nays-Ald. Otis, Van Slyke, Kelly, Star
| key.
Approved May %, 1885.
By Aid. st. Peter
Resolved, That the Minnesota & North
western railroad be and are hereby allowed
| to temporarily cross State street, in the
Sixth ward, at the present grade of their
railroad track, provided the said company
shall put in proper crossing; said permis-
sion shall only be in force until otherwise
ordered by the Common Council. Work to
| be done under the direction and supervision
of the City Engineer.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'ConnOr,
| Cullen, Otis, johnson, Van Slyke, Kelly,
Starkey, Lauderdale, st. Peter, Topping,
Mr.. Presidents.
Approved May %, 1885.
In the matter of the report of the Board Of
Public Works, dated May 25, 1885,
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
ell of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board of Public Works Of said
City of St. Paul cause the following improve
ments to be made, to-wit: Construct a
sewer on Oakland street, as now extended
from Floral street to Ramsey street., in said
city, together with the necessary catch
basins and manholes; that said
Board cause said work to be let
by contract, as provided by law, with
out One-half the estimated cost being first
paid into the City Treasury, and after said
work shall be placed under contract, said
Board shall proceed without delay to assess
the amount as nearly as they can ascertain
the same which will be required to pay the
costs and necessary expenses OF such inn
provement upon the real estate to be bene-
fitted by said improvement, as provided by
law. 1t being the opinion of the Council
that real estate to be assessed for such inn
provement can be found benefited to the eX-
tent of the costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'COnnor,
Cullen, Otis, Johnson, Van Slyke, Kelly,
Starkey, Lauderdale, St. Peter, Topping,
Mr.. PreSident-13.
Approved May %, 1885.
Whereas, The owners or occupants of the
majority of the amount of continuous 'front.'
age and of the assessed valuation Of lots or
parcels of land, and of the buildings and
improvements thereon fronting Oh Dakota
avenue, from and between Susan and
Mills streets, and the same being a
continuous frontage exceeding one full
block of land in the City of St. Paul, have
petitioned the Common Council OF the City
of st. Paul to provide for the sprinkling of
| said Dakota avenue between the points above
named in accordance with the provisions OF
the acts of the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota, providing for the sprinkling OF
streets, ETC., within the City OF st. Paul,
which said petition was duly verified as re-
quired by law, and,
Whereas. The Common Council, after
due consideration, deem it advisable that
said Dakota avenue between the points
above named, shall be Sprinkled as re-
Quested by said petitioners.
Now. therefore, it is hereby ordered by
the Common Council Of the City OF st. Paul
that said petition be and the same is hereby
referred to the Board of Public Works of
said city, who are hereby instructed to
cause to be let for a period OF time which
shall expire on the LIST day of November next
succeeding the date thereof, contract for
the sprinkling of said Dakota avenue be-
tween Susan and Mills streets in said
city. Said Board first giving ten days
notice of the letting of the contract for the
sprinkling thereof by at least five publlca-
lions in the official paper OF said city.
And after said sprinkling shall have been
| placed under contract said Board snail pro-
coed without delay to assess the amount as
| near as they can ascertain the same which
will be required to pay the costs and eX-
penses of such sprinkling. including the
necessary expense of making and collect
ing such assessments upon the real estate,
buildings and improvements to be benefited
by said sprinkling, as provided by law. it
being the opinion of the Common Council
that real estate, buildings and improve
ments to be assessed for such sprinkling
| can be found benefited to the extent OF the
cost and expense necessary to be incurred
thereby.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, OConnor,
! Cullen. Otis. johnson Van Slyke, Kelly,