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

Board met at 2 p. m.
Present: Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Peters,
Quinby and Mr.. President.
Absent: Mr.. Becker (excused.)
Reading the minutes of the 2Sth ult. and
the I'd inst. dispensed with.
William Forristal made application and
submitted bond for license to tap and con-
meet with city sewers for the year 1885.
License granted and bond approved.
NJ. Treacy presented petition and dia-
gram of lot Z, block 10, Ashton & Sher
burne's Addition, showing the frontage of
said lot to be only 0.60 feet on Canada
street, and asking that proper reduction
be made in the assessment against said lot
for the grading and guttering Of said Can
ada street. Referred to Engineer for re-
port of frontage on the street.
James Ackers and others presented pc
tition asking that the matter of construct
ing a sewer on Broadway, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets be postponed
until next year. Considered and placed on
file.
D. L. McMahon, o. Steilan, Matthias
Booker. Hannah Barrett and Peter Mcguire,
by their attorneys, G. D. O'Brien and Fl. G.
Elmer, filed notices of appeal in the matter
of the assessment for the opening, widening
dliu CAtCllSiOu VI ~. aAlAOLy AfCauCs
Placed on file.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Hamilton street. from Drake street to Sew
enth street, as follows, to-wit,
James Mcdonald, (no bid, informally
Patrick II. Thornton, 81, 500.
Patrick II. Thornton being the only bid
der, and his bid being deemed reasonable
and he reliable and responsible, the con-
tract was awarded to him and ordered sent
to the Council for approval. Yeas 5,
nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for the con-
struction of sewer ON Garfield street, from
Goodrich Avenue to Pleasant Avenue; Lis
bon street. from Douglas street to Pleasant
Avenue, and on Prairie street, from West
ern Avenue to Douglas street, as follows,
tO-Wit:
VIM. Stockton and John Lindquist. $3.50 90
Hans Hanson. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1855 w
Geo. A Bubar and Samuel White. 1922 90
Vim. Stockton and John Lindquist being
the lowest reliable and responsible bidders,
the contract was awarded to them and Or
dered sent to the Council for approval.
Yeas 5, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for grading
State street, from Susan street to an inter-
section with Oakdale Avenue, in the Sixth
WdrQ, as follows, UO-WlL.
c. Tepler and George Tracy. 1856 40
c. Tepler and George Tracy being the
only bidders and their bid being deemed
sible, the contract was awarded to them
and ordered sent to the Council for APP
prevail. Yeas 5. nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Tuscarora street, from Warsaw street to
Milton ct1pQt fO1lOyyc to-Wit.
Michael Lux. ....................... .S6,715 6O
Patrick II. Thornton. 1859 90
Thomas keOgh. ............ 6,T65 OU
Patrick H. Thornton being the lowest
reliable and responsible bidder, the contract
was awarded to him and ordered sent to
the Council for approval. Yeas 5, nays 0.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Prescott street, from Oakdale Avenue to
Campbell street. in the Sixth ward, as fol-
lows. Io-wit:
c. Tepler and George Tracy. .$2,575 90
c. Tepler and George Tracy being the
only bidders and their bid being deemed
too high, on motion the same was rejected
Yeas 5, nays 0.
The Second ward member having re-
ported and the Engineer having submitted
profile in the matter of the proposed change
of grade on Thirteenth street, from Robert
street to Jackson street. the following re-
port 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 I'M
der consideration the resolution or order of
the Common Council, approved July 81,
1885. relative to a change of grade on
Thirteenth Q3th) street, from Robert street
to Jackson street, and having in
yestigated the proposed improvement, re-
spectfully report that said Improvement is
necessary and proper; that the estimated ex-
pense thereof is 81. 300; that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found benefited to
the extent of the damages, costs and ex-
penses necessary to be incurred thereby;
that said improvement is not asked for by
a petition of majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or protileof said i'm
provement, if you desire to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 5, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plan of
land to be taken. the following report was
ordered sent to the Council, to-wit:
To the Common Cou-ou VI the City of st.
The Board Of Pu.blic Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council. approved Sept.
8. 1885, relative to the opening. widening
and extension of Westwood Avenue sixty
six (66) feet wide from the south line of
the right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad north to the territorial
road, and having investigated the proposed
respectfully report that said
is necessary and proper;