St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of Board Of Public Works
Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL, April 20. 1856.
Board met at 1880 p. m. pursuant to call.
Present-Messrs. Hoyt, Koch, Quinby
and MI. President.
| Absent-Messrs. Becker and Peters lex
cused).
Patrick Doherty made application and
submitted bond for license to tap and con-
meet with city sewers for the year 1886,
which application was granted and bond
approved.
In the matter of the opening and extern
sion OF Simpson Avenue, from University
Avenue to Front street, the same was re-
ferred to the City Attorney and Engineer
to determine whether OF not a street has
been laid out by the County Commissioners,
from north line of right of way of st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad COM
pany, to south line of Como park
In the matter of the proposed opening,
widening and extension of Forest street,
the same was taken up and the following
report ordered sent to the Council, to-wit
To the Common Council of the city of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had un-
der consideration the resolution or order of
the Common Council, approved Nov. 10,
1885. relative to the opening, widening and
extension of Forest street, from Minnehaha
street to Seventh (7th) street, sixty (GO)
feet wide, and having investigated the pro-
posed Improvement, respectfully report that
said improvement is necessary and proper,
from Minnellaha street to the right of way
of the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis 81
Omaha Railroad company; that the esti-
mated expense thereof is 50, 500; that real
estate to be assessed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent of the damages,
h.;
thereby; that said improvement is not asked
for by petition of a majority of the own
ers OF property to be assessed therefor. but
we herewith send a plan or profile of said
Improvement, and an order for your adop-
ton, if YOU desire to make the improve
ment Yeas t. nays 0.
In the matter OF the proposed condemna-
ton for public park of lots to s. block
20 and all of block p. Rice & Irvine's Adj
dltl0l, The same was taken up and the fol-
lowing report was ordered sent to the Coun-
ell. 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 May 81,
1888, relative to the condemnation for a
public park Of lets 3 to 8. block 20, and all
of block p, Rice * Irvine's Addition
to ST. Paul, and having investigated
the proposed improvements respectfully
report that said improvements not
necessary and proper, until pelitioned
for hy 4 majority of the owners of
the property to be assessed therefor, and,
owing to the fact that the estimated eX-
pcnso thereof is so great that property can.
not be found benefited to the extent of the
damages. costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby. Yeas 4. nays 0.
In the matter of cOndenlning and taking
an easement for making and maintaining
slopes Tor cuts and fills on Sims street. 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 April Z,
! 1856, relative tn the condemning and taking
an easement on the land along the line of
Sims street necessary to make and maintain
the slopes for cuts and fills, and. having in
vestigated the proposed improvement,
respectfully report that said Improvement
is necessary and proper in grading Sims
| street, from Edgerton street to Forest
street, extending said slopes one and one
half feet on said land for every foot cut OF
filled on said Sims street in said grading;
that the estimated expense thereof Is 81, 900
that real estate to be assessed therefor car
be found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses necessary tC
be incurred thereby; that said Improvement
is not asked for by petition of a majority
of the owners of property to be assessed
therefor, but we herewith send plan OF
profile of said improvements, and an order
for your adoption, if you desire us to make
the improvement. Yeas 4, naysO.
In the matter of the proposed condemna-
i ton of land for slopes on Sixth street, the