St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-23
NO JCENr SESSION.
And the Council Transacts Simply
Routine Work.

Another effort was made to hold a con-
vention Of the county commissioners and
the city council last evening, but it failed
for want of a quorum, and an adjournment
was voted, after which the council trans
acted the following business:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to open, widen
and extend Front street, from Rice street
to Smelling avenue: to open, widen and eX-
tend Goodrich avenue. from Dale street to
Lexington avenue; to grade Tuscarora
street, from Warsaw street TO Milton street:
TO grade Prescott, from Oakdale avenue to
Campbell street in the Sixth ward; to grade
Hamilton street, from Drake street to Sew
enth street; to grade Maple street, from
East Seventh street TO Hastings ave-
nue.; to grade State street. from
Susan street to an intersection with
Oalldale avenue in the Sixth ward: to grade
La Fond street. from Rice street to Victoria
street; construct a sewer on Arundel street.
from Portland avenue to Summit avenue:
grade Duke street. from Randolph street to
Goodrich avenue: grade Kent street. from
Marshall avenue to Iglehart street. and from
Carroll street TO University avenue; con-
struct q sewer on Nelson avenue, from a
point fifty feet west of JOsette street to
Virginia avenue: change the grade on Hoff-
man avenue from Mclean street to Sixth
street; change the grade on Pleasant ave
nue., from Ramsey street to Goodrich ave
hue: change the grade on PENNSYLVANIA ave
hue, from Jackson street to Columbia street.
The same board was instructed to investi-
gate and report on the following:
As to grading Prior avenue: as to grad
ing st. Anthony avenue, from Union ave-
nue. to Albion avenue: as to grading Han
cock avenue, from Union avenue to Laura
avenue; as to grading Union avenue. from
Marshall avenue to the Chicago. Milwaukee
d ST. Paul right-of-way; as To grading
Jeanne avenue. from Terrace Park avenue
10 east line OF Merriam Park: as to grading
Marion avenue: from Wilder avenue TO
Laura avenue: as TO grading Moore avenue.
from Marshall avenue TO Terrace Park ave-
nue.: a. 20 opening. widening and extend
Ing Summit avenue 200 feet wide. from
Lexington avenue 20 the city limits; as TO
constructing q sewer on Collins street.
from Burr street 10 Bedford street. and on
Bedford street from Decatur to North
street: as 10 grading. guttering and macada-
MIXING Olive street from Ollnsted To
Pennsylvania avenue: as to grading and
putting in a gutter ON Grant street. between
Aurora avenue and University avenue: as
TO grading. surfacing and bridging Phalen
creek at Minnehaha street to the east CITY
limits.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The st. Paul Real Estate syndicate and
others were authorized to grade and bridge
Simpson avenue, between University ave
nue. and a point north of the right of way
of the Manitoba road. The matter of paw
ing Sixth street, from Wabasha street to
Broadway, was sent back to the board Of
public works to advertise for bids. The
city engineer was authorized to place
Frank street in passable condition. A
grade line is to be established on Minnehaha
street. The stagnant pools of water on
Indiana avenue in the Sixth ward were or
dered filled up. Three warrants were or
dered drawn in favor of Albert Scheffer to
the amount of 81, 972.63, to pay several
judgments The city engineer was ordered
to have Como Park laid out The
board OF public works reported the grading
of Fairfield avenue from Ethel street to
Bell street is not necessary, and the same
was accepted. Aid. Van Slyke offered a
resolution for building z road through
Como park and stated that it was the in