St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Nov. ., 1885.
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Present: Messrs. Becker, Hoyt, Koch,
Peters, Quinby and MI. President.
Reading the minutes of the Goth and 3lSt
inst. dispensed with.
Petition of Joseph F. Chapron and others,
asking that the matter OF grading Ailce
street be postponed to May l, 1886. Con-
sidered and placed on file
Charles ID. Stewart and others presented
a petition asking for the opening OF HoH-
man Avenue, from Short street to Lizzie
street. Considered and placed on file.
f. Willius. Thomas Cochran, Jr, IL. NJ.
Newport and Lydia Putnam by their At
tomey, II. C. James, Esq, and j. w. Nc
Clung for himself and the estate OF Il.
Whitacre, deceased, presented written OBJ
iectious to the confirmation of the assess
lnent for the construction, RELAXING and re-
pairing of stone sidewalks. Considered and
placed on file.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
struction of a sewer on Wacouta street.,
FROM Third street to Fourth street, as fol-
lows, to-Wit:
William Stockton and John Lindquist. 1923 OF
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William Stockton and John Lindquist
heing the lowest reliable and responsible
bidders, the contract was awarded to them
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Yeas 6, nays O..
Bids were opened and read for grading
Point Douglas street, from Maple street to
Earl street, as follows, tO-wlt:
Ferdinand Boyer and Michael Lux. .S5,SS3 %
John Boldthen. Observation-Disclosures. 6.09o W
William FOrriStal. Observation-Disclosures. $40 W
Charles Huebner. 6,605 ou
Ferdinand Boyer and Michael Lux being
the lowest reliable and responsible bidders,
the contract was awarded to them and
ordered sent to the Council for approval.
Yeas o, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Alice street. from Ohio street to Cherokee
Avenue and around Alice Park. as follows,
to-wit:
Ferdinand Boyer and Michael Lux. ,961 0C
John T. Mccarthy. ..-...-.-..-... o,foo w
Iipler u Tracy. Observation-Disclosures. =.09o "a
After which the same were referred 10
the Sixth ward member and the matter OF
awarding said contract was postponed tc
the 10th inst. at 2 p. m.
The Engineer submitted report of the
progress of the contracts under his charge
and of the work done by the street and
sewer forces during the month of October.
1885. Considered and ordered transmitted
to the Council.
The Engineer submitted report i'll the
matter of grading st. Paul street, from
Olmsted street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
Considered and placed on file.
The Engineer submitted plan of land to
be taken in the matter of opening and eX-
tending an alley through the center of block
5, Roberts & RandalfS Addition. from Min
nesota street to Cedar street, when on mo-
ton the Clerk was directed to notify the
property owners on the line of the proposed
improvement to be present at the meeting
of the Board on the 9th inst at p. H.,
when said matter will be considered.
The Engineer having submitted plan OF
land to be taken, the following report was
ordered sent to the Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of St.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved Oct.
%. 1885, relative to condemning land on
both sides of Hennepin Avenue, from Dale
street to Victoria street, for the construc-
ton of slopes for cuts and fills on said
street, and having investigated the proposed
Improvement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper;
that the estimated expense thereof is $500;
that real estate to be assessed therefor can
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damages. costs and expenses necessary to be
incurred thereby; that said improvement is
not asked for by a petition of q
majority of the owners of property to be
assessed therefor, but we herewith send a
planor profile of said improvement. and an
order for your adoption, if you desire us to
make the Improvement. Yeas &, nays O..
The Engineer reported in the matter of
the proposed grading of jerks street. frons
Mississippi street east to the city limits
that said street is not opened from McMen-
envy street to the Yves line of Tostevln'S
Subdivision, except the north thirty feet
Report accepted, and, on motion, said mat
ter was ordered to be returned to the Coun-
Gil with adverse report as not being neceS-
sarv and proper until said jerks street is
opened between aforesaid points.
The Engineer submitted plans and speci-
ficationS for the construction of a sewer on
Broadway, from Fourteenth street to Fiji
teenth street. Which were examined and ap-
proved, and the Clerk was directed to add
VeftiSe for bids.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that an error has been made in the as
seSsment against west $50 feet of east 4O7
feet of block -, Woodland Park Addition
to ST. Paul Is. J. Il. Mcmillan supposed
owner for Sprinkiing Summit Avenue,
from Third SD street to Oakland street.
the same was corrected by reducing the
amount assessed against said property 1886,
so as to conform TO the facts and rights of
the case as intended.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that an error has been made in the
assessment for grading Bay street. from
Stewart Avenue to Grace street. as to lots
l. , and 3, block 3. Finch's Addition to St.
Paul John Clarkin, supposed owner, the