St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Public Works
Adjourned Meeting.

ST. PAUL. March 10, 1886.
Board met ut p. IN. pursuant 10 adjourn
ment of the 9th inst.
Present: MeSsrs. Becker, HOyt, Koch,
Peters Quinby and Mr. President.
The Engineer having submitted plan OF
land TO he taken for slopes on st. Clair
street, the following report was ordered sent
10 the Council, O-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 March 4,
1856. relative to cOndemning the land neces-
sary TO be taken Tor slopes i'm grading ST.
Clair street. from Lexington street 10 Ann
street, in accordance with the established
grade, and having investigated the proposed
improvement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper; that
the estimated expense thereof is SO, 900; that
real estate TO be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent OF the dam
ages, costs and expenses necessary to be i'll
CURED thereby; that said improvement is not
asked for by a petition of a majority OF the
owners to be assessed therefor. but we here
with send plan or profile of said improve
ment and an order for your adoption, if you
desire us 10 make the Improvement Yeas
6, nays o.
The Engineer having submitted plan of
land TO be taken for slopes on Warsaw street
the following report was ordered sent to the
Council, to-wlt:
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 March 4,
1886, relative to cOndemnlng the land nee
essary TO be taken for slopes in grading
Warsaw street, from st. Clair street to Chi
cagO, Milwaukee a. st. Paul railway right of
waym accordance with the established grade,
and having investigated the proposed i'm
prOvement respectfully report that said i'm
prOvement is necessary and proper; that
the estimated expense thereof is 500; that
real estate TO be assessed therefor can be
found benefited 10 the extent of the dam
ages, costs and expenses necessary 10 be In
CURED thereby; that said improvement Is
not asked for by petition OF majority of
the owners Of property TO be assessed there
for, but we herewith send plan or profile
OF said Improvement and an order for Your
adoption il you desire us to make the i'm
provement. Yeas 6, nays o.
The Engineer was directed to submit at
tic pOSSlDlC NcNlAtsttC va
cost Of constructing a retaining wall on
both sides of Ducas street, between Robert
street bridge and the right of way of the
Minnesota IL Northwestern Railroad Com
pany.
The Clerk was directed TO notify the prop
erty owners on Ducas street to be present al
the meeting of the Board on the 18th inst.
at p. M, in the matter of grading said
DucaS street.
On motion, the following resolution Wa:
adopted, to-wit:
Resolved, That the President of the
Board be and is hereby instructed not t
execute the contract for grading and bridg
ing Ducas street, from the south line of the
leyee TO the right of way of the Minnesots
& Northwestern Railroad Company, until
the property owners have executed release:
from all claims for damages by reason Of
making the necessary slopes on their prop
erty on the line OF said Improvement.
Adjourned.
WILLIAM BARRETT. President.
K. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works