St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-19

If you desire us to make the improvement.
Yeas 6, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plan and
estimate of cost 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 March
4, 1886, relative to the grading of Pearl
street (now Grove street,, from Canada
street to west line of Metcalf & Smiths
Addition. and Grove street, from west line
of Metcalf q Smiths Addition to west line
of Broadway, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port that said improvement is necessary and
proper; grading Grove street, from Mississ-
ippi street to Canada street. and to pave
said Grove street, between Mississippi
street and the west line of Broadway with
cedar blocks and to surface said Grove
street with gravel between the west line of
Broadway and Canada street; that the esti-
mated expense thereof is So, 400; one half
of which need not be paid into the City
treasury before the contract is let; that
real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary to 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 a plan or profile of said i'm
prOvement, and an order for your adoption
if you desire us to make the improvement.
Yeas 6. nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted profile,
the following report was ordered sent to
the Council. to-wit:
To fha O.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council. approved April 90,
1886, relative to change of grade on Dale
street. from Summit Avenue to Lin
coin Avenue, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port that said improvement is necessary
and proper, from Summit Avenne to Grand
Avenue, as indicated by the red
line on the accompanying profile; that
the estimated expense thereof is $4,000;
that real estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited 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 a majority of the owners
of property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said i'm
provement, if you desire to make the i'm
proyement. Yeas 6, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plan and
estimate of cost in the matter of the pro-
posed grading of Dousman street, from Won
Minden street to Goodrich Avenue, the
same was laid over to May 10, 1886, at
2p: m.
The Engineer having reported in the mat
| ter of the application of Fred Smith for
61mlppc o. of
| TIA 2-5 feet of east 100 feet of block 50,
Lyman Dayton's Addition to st. Paul, by
the grading of Mendoza street, that the
| grade OF said street is eight feet above the
water table of the house on said property,
and that said grade was established ON j uly
| 90, 1885, the Clerk was directed to notify
the party in interest to be present on the
goth inst, at 1880 p M, when said matter
will come up for consideration.
The Engineer submitted plans and speci-
+ icatons for the construction of sewer on
Cedar street, from Third street to Fourth
street, which were examined and approved
and the Clerk directed to advertise for bids
for said improvement.
| The Council having returned approved
the awards of the Board of Public Works
to Samuel White and Walter Adams for
the construction of sewer on Saltwater
street, from Olmsted street to Williams; to
Thomas Linnau for grading Jeanne Avenue,
from Terrace Park Avenue to east line OF
Merriam Park; to Charles Faber and r. S.
Knapp for grading st. Adams street, from
Goodrich Avenue to Marshall Avenue; to
james j. Dwyer and j. c. Cantwell for the
construction of a sewer on Bluff street, be-
tween Rice and st. Peter streets; to William
Stockton and John Lindquist for the con.
struction OF a sewer on Grand Avenue, from
| point 225 feet east of Floral street tC
Lawton street; thence on LawtOn street tC
Oakland Avenue; to William Stockton and
John Lindquist for the construction of a
sewer on Sibley street, from point 10C
feet south of Seventh street to Eighth
street; to Hans Hanson for the construction
| of sewer on Prairie street, from Goodrich
Avenue to Western Avenue; to William
| Stockton and John Lindquist for the con-
struction of a sewer ON Bates avenue. from
Seventh street to Plum street; on Fifth
street, from Hoffman Avenue tc
J Maple street: on Fourth street,
from Maria Avenue to Maple street.
| on Third street, from Maria Avenue tC
Maple street; on Ravine street. from Maria
Avenue to Maple street; on Hudson Ave
nue., from Maria Avenue to Maple street.
on Plum street, from Maria Avenue tc
Maple street; on Cherry street, from Hoff.
man Avenue to Maria Avenue: on Lizzie
street, from the Mississippi river to Etna
street; thence in direct line from the in
tersection of Lizzie and Etna streets to the
center OF Mclean street and Maria Avenue;
thence on Maria Avenue, from Mclean
| street to Seventh street, the same were
referred to the City Attorney to draw con-
| tracts and President of Board to execute.
and the Clerk was directed to give the first
assessment notice for said improvement.
Order of Council to Board approved
April %, 1886. resembling the order APP
proved December 10, 1885, for the grading
OF Minnehaha street from DeSoto street to
English street, in connection with several
other streets. Placed on file.
Orders of Council to Board approved
April %, 1886, for formal report on con-
demning and taking an easement on the
| land along the line of Goodrich Avenue.
from Dale street to Lexington Avenue. and
on Viola street. from Rice street to Jack
son street. Referred to Engineer for plan
of slopes and buildings.
Order of Council to Board approved
April %, 1886, for formal report on con-
| demning the land necessary for slopes on
DucaS street, from the south line of the
right of way of the Minnesota & North
western railroad to Concord street. was re-
ferred to the Engineer for plan of slopes,
and he having anticipated and submitted
| the same, 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 %,
1885, relative to condemning the land nee
essary for slopes on Ducas street, from the
south line of the right of way of the Mime
sofa q Northwestern railway, and having
| investigated the proposed improvement,
respectfully report that said improvement
is necessary and proper, condemning and
i taking an easement for making and main
| tanning slopes for cuts and fills one and
one-half to one in grading said
| Ducas street; that the estimated ex-
pense thereof is $1,000; that real estate
| to be assessed therefor can be found
| benefited to the extent of the damages. costs
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