St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-20

street and, having investigated the
proposed improyement, respectfully report
that said Improvement is necessary and
proper, from Case street to York street.
as indicated by the red line on the
accompanying profile; that the estimated
expense thereof is 5000; that real estate
to be assessed therefor can be found bene-
fitted to the extent of the damages, costs
and expenses 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 profile of
said improvement, if you desire to make
the Improvement. Yeas 5, nays 0.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
+. J.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Aug II, 1886.
Adopted and City Clerk instructed to
give the notice required.
Arch Street Grading
To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council, City of st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: Whereas, The Common
Council has annuled the contract for the
grading of Arch street, from jackson
street to Columbia street; and
Whereas, The contractor has agreed to
accept the sum of four hundred dollars
t$400) in full compensation for any and all
damages sustained by him by reason of the
annulling of said contract; therefore the
Board of Public Works would respectfully
recommend to the Common Council that
said Joseph Thornton be allowed and paid
said sum of four hundred dollars (S400)
upon his execution of the proper lease.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President
r. l.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Aug. II, 1886.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Also,
Estimates and Claims
The Board transmit, approved by them,
the following estimates and claims, to- wit:
Estimate No. and final, Irvine Park drive
Z. ID. Thornton, contractor. ST., 353; No.
and final, Lizzie street grading, r. Daley,
contractor. $23S; No. 2 and final, Decatur
and Payne avenue grading, T. Daley, con-
tractor. $121.50; No. 1, Seventh street
paving, Hope street to St. Paul. Minneapo-
lis & Manitoba railroad, S. P. Folsom Jr..
contractor. $3.50; No. 2 and final, Sibley
street sewer, Third street to levee, P. Doh
erty, contractor. S313; No. 9 and final,
Cedar street sewer. College avenue to
Twelfth street, James Hansen, contractor,
S375; No. 3 and final, Cedar street sewer
Third street to Fourth street, J. Lindqust,
contractor, S107; No. 2 and final Grove
and Broadway streets sewer, White &
Adams, contractors, S605; No. and final,
Rosabel street sewer, Third to Fourth
streets, P. Doherty, contractor, S107;
No. 3and final, Seventh street sewer, Ma
pie to Hope streets, G. A. Bubar, con-
tractor, $110; No. 3 and final, Sixth street
sewer, Wabasha to St. Peter streets,
White & Adams, contractors, S252 so;
No. and final, Maple street grading,
Bohr & Paegel, contractors, $3.50. 80; No.
4 and final, Prairie street grading, j. D.
Moran, contractor, S655; No. and final.
contractors, SO. 1892. 40; No. and final.
Grotto street grading, Faber s. Knapp. con-
tractors. $625; No. and final. Prairie
street sewer, 81. Hansen, contractor,
S407. so; No. z and final, Reaney street
grading, Faber & Knapp, contractors,
So, $40; No. and final, Arcade street inn
provement, G. f. Huebner, contractor,
So, 9O1.3O; G. w. Merrill. $40; Mathew
Craig, SIS.
Committee on Claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Of Committee on Fire Department-Wi
lam Barracks Petition
Committee recommend that the PRAYER
of the petitioner be granted.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 7O6.)
Also,
Board of Fire Commissioners Communiea-
tiOn Relative to ArteSian Well
Committee are unable to recommend the
expenditure OF the S5. 600 to $40, 900 asked
for in said communication. They regard the
experiment too costly and the prospect of
success too small. and they recommend no
further expenditure in boring the we'll re-
ferred to.
WAITER n. SANBoRN, Chairman.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Streets Sewers and
BridgeS-Edison Electric Light and
Power Company Ordinance
Committee to whom said ordinance was
referred, report the same back with amend
ments, and as amended recommend its pass
age.
The said ordinance was thereupen
read. and after amending the same, the rules
were so tar suspended as to allow said ordi-
nance to pass to its final reading, by the
following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Conley. O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny, Kahn,
Starkey, Bryant Mr.. Chairman-11.
The said ordinance was thereupon read
and adopted.
Also
Rt. Rev. John Ireland and Others Peti-
ton
Committee to whom said petition was
recommtted recommend that the City Clerk
give the proper notice of the vacation asked
for, and that the City Engineer be in
structed to examine the proposed relocation
and report his action in the premises to the
Committee ON Streets.
Nhair
Adopted.
Of Committee on Polee-Pay of Mounted
Committee to whom was referred the
communication of his honor, the Mayor,
relative thereto, concur in the recommend
alton of the Mayor and recommend that the
salary of mounted policemen be fixed at
81, 100 per annum from Sept. 1, 1886.
JOHN DoWLAN, Chairman.
Adopted by the following vote:
feas-Ald. Conley. OiConnor, Petsch,
Cullen, Weber, Kenny, Kahn, Starkey.
Bryant Mr. Chairman--1O.
Nays-Ald. Sanborn-1.
Also,
Sub-station Estimate
Committee submit approved by it, Esti-
mate No. 5, sub-statons Asher Bassford,
contractor. 81, AS. so.
Allowed and referred to Comptroller by
the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor Petsch,
Cullen, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny, Kain,
Starkey, Bryant, Mr.. Chairman-11.
Of Committee Oh Parks Enlargement of
Central Park
To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City of ST. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Parks
to whom was referred the proposition to
enlarge the Central park, report adverse for
several reasons:
First-The proposition is based upon the
theory that the surrounding owners will
contribute S100, 200 as part consideration
of the purchase of the necessary land to in
crease the area of said park. No evidence
has ever been furnished your committee that
one dollar had been subscribed or raised for
That nurnQSp