St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-28
Board of Public works.

The board of public works met yesterday
afternoon and transacted large amount of
business. The following assessments were
examined and contirmed: Mississippi street
grading, changing grade of Goodrich avenue,
Fifth street, Canada street, Fourth street,
Tenth street, Wilkin street; grading Wal
nut and Banfl street, construction of
sewer on Ninth street, grade of Won Minden
street, changing grade on McBoal street,
grading of Mt. Airy and Broadway, chang
ing Forbes street, widening and extending
Armstrong street, grade of Exchange street,
Bates avenue grading, Western avenue
change OF grade, Ramsey street grade, grad
ing Ashland avenue, changing DOuSman
street, grade of Marshall avenue. change of
Franklin street grade. grading Kent street,
Louis street change OF grade, University
avenue change of grade, changing grade on
Western avenue
Following assessments were adjourned:
Grading Dayton avenue, change of grade on
Sherman street, grade change on MiSSis-
slppl street, opening and widening Portland
avenue.
A resolution was adopted in reference to
the council order inquiring about the Sixth
ward levee, instructing the engineer to re-
port as to whether the proposed levee line
is the proper one, and instructing him to
make no report as to the probable expense
until he has made all necessary surveys and
crOsS-sectionings requisite to an intelligent
and reliable estimate OF expense.
Referred to engineer: Grade Oh Mulberry
street, and widening and extension of Mar
shall avenue
The clerk is to give first notice of
the opening and extension of Hoffman
avenue The resolution passed by the
chamber of commerce, relating to levee eX-
tension, was considered and placed Oh file.
The Rice street sprinkling subject was re-
ferred to the clerk to advertise for bids.
The Omaha Railroad company is to be no
titled to open way for the discharge of
water in EdgertOn avenue.
Objections to grading Whitall street were
rejected, not being filed in time.
Considered and placed on file: Objections
to widening an alley i'll block of Leech's
addition. remonStranceS against assessment
for grading Dayton avenue.
Referred to engineer for plans: A change
OF grade on Pennsylvania avenue, opening
of Edgerton street.
The matter of widening and straighten-
ing Second street went to the Second ward
member of the board. The council is asked
to furnish profile Of change of Como ave-
nue. grade. The grading of Smelling avenue
was sent to council with adverse report.
Sent to- council with favorable report:
Grading of Lafond street, extension of Lo-
gan street. Bradley street sewer, the st.
Peter street grading went to the Fifth ward
member.
Referred to the engineer for profile and
plans: DeBOw street change of grade, con-
demning for park the triangular piece of
land bounded by Park and Bluff
streets, extension of Magnolia street.
opening an alley through block
5 of Robert & RandalPs addition, grading
Lincoln avenue. Marshall avenue sewer,
sewer on College avenue, extending Front
street, curbing and gutterlng Grant street,
grading of De Soto street The engineer
was instructed to cause the entire line of
the levee to be surveyed and established on
both sides of the river from the eastern OF
western county line.
Referred to engineer for profile: Chang
ing Acker street grade, Floral avenue
grade, grading Mackubin street, Third
street change of grade.
Adverse reports were made on the grad
ing of University avenue and the extension
of Como avenue. An estimate of cost is
called for i'll the matter of grading Arch
street, grading Selby avenue and the grad
ing of Rondo street. Specifications for the
construction Of sewer on Washington
street were examined and approved and the
clerk is to advertise for bids, as is the case
with the building of sewer Oh Franklin
Gtrant