St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-20

Estimate No. 1 and final, sewer on Wac0utf
street. $40; j. II. Fielding. Estimate No
3 and final. paving Chestnut street, W.
007.50; j. Thornton, Estimate No. anC
final, grading Dale street, $500. so; Stock
ton Il Lindquist, Estimate No. and
final. sewer on Summit avenue, S107.5O
II. L. Wedelstaedt, So 10; Minnesota Trans
fer Paeksng eplhpanE, $3.50; Gates A
JohnsoH, ss3, Bfueeemann d Co., $24. IS
. Wyckoh, Seamans & Benedict, sos; Dun
can COnnel, Sc: George j. MitSch d Co.,
$3.50; j. B. Morehead & Son. S1.50; JOIN
Rathmund, So: The EngeI Dries company
Sos; E. 5. Barney & Co., S25; Sisters o
GOOD Shepherd. S54. II; n. w. Lime Co.
$500; j. ID. Ramaley. S11.25; w. T. Bailey
S11.05; G. Bernard, S16.75 st. Paul Stone
company, $49.42; Hadfeld Coal and Lime
company, SITS; Rogers, Willis IL Co.
sc cents; Meyers 81 Carpenter. 81
St. Paul Dispatch. SO. A; IL. d. Black
ford, S12; K. p. Cullen, S12; T. j.
Buford, S22.5S; P. O'Regan. S119.50
Boyer IL Lux, Estimate No. 4 and final,
grading ST. Anthony avenue, 953; c.
Bahr. Estimate No. 1 and final, sprinkling
Dayton avenue. S261.05; S. P. Folsom. Jr.,
Estimate No. and final, paving Seventh
street, 2,971.70; P. DOherty. Estimate
No. and final. Ashland and st. Adams
streets sewer, 81, 248; c. Wanzer, Estimate
No and final, grading Pleasant avenue
81, SO7.O5; Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paw
ing company. Estimate No. q
paving Summit avenue. $61.795;
Cooper e. Harper, Estimate No. 2, grading
Taylor Avenue, S.. go; Cooper d Harper,
Estimate No. 1. Grading Cayuga street.
S765: John Shepard, S11.25; John Shep-
ard, $40; II. r. P. Hamilton, S164.73;
Henry Stein, S120; Geo. Seibert, 500; FL.
R. P. Hamilton, SIS; Qunby & Abbott,
SIPS. rs; Alfred S. Hall, $40; John Lux,
SS4 10; Minneapolis q st. Louis Il. r. Co.,
S7G.S Lindekes. Warner d Schumeer,
$50. %. Il. A. Bundle. S12; Metropolitan
Band, $40; Mccarthy & DonneIly. S162;
Robert Seeger, $4,471.O2; II. E.
Horton, Estimates Nos. and 2,
approaches to Third street bridge,
$21, $50; Mark Costello, 1888. 90;
j. H. Schumacher, Sl4.50; Pioneer Press
company. $500; S. P. Folsom, Jr.,
$50. so: Morse Bridge company. S5S.21:
Beulke & Kofier. S1O.7O: Robinson 81
Cary, S25. 90; Maendler Bros. 500; Boe-
ringer q Sons. S24.4O; Nichols & Dean,
S54.3S; st. Paul Rubber company, S24;
Griggs d Foster, S7O.25; Ryan Drug
company, SIS. 50; J. O'Brien, S34. 80.
James Mcdonald, S151.S3; Prendergast
Bros, $3.50. SO; st. Paul Book and Sta
tionery company, S25.79; Brown, TreacY q
Co.. $20.01; c. G. Miles, S27. 80; Beck &
Rank, S95; Peoples Ice company, S19.25:
w. G. Mulligan. Estimate No. l, grading
Francis street. 2,040; Tipler & Tracy,
Estimate No. 2, grading Baker street, ST.
1856; II. JustuS, Estimate No. 2, grading
Cherokee avenue, So, AS; George Bolan,
Estimate No. 3, grading Sherburne avenue.
81. 100: Dayern & KeOugh, Estimate No. 1,
grading Hewitt avenue, $4.972.5o; j. ID.
Moran, Estimate No. 2, grading jackson
street, S765; j. w. Doherty, Estimate No.
2. grading Greenbrier avenue, $l,G03: L.
Reilly, Estimate No. 3, grading Toronto
avenue, S595; L. Reilly, Estimate No. l,
grading DAILY street. SOL. so; j. Il. Morrison,
Estimate No. 3, grading Front street, 81. $50;
b. A. Bubar. Estimate No. 5, sewer or
Randolph street, S297.50; G. Faber, Esti-
mate No. 20 grading Laurel avenue
81, 479; F. S. Blodgett, Estimate No. 3,
Custer street sewer system, SIS, 100; +. s.
BlOdgett Estimate No. 3, Summit Place
sewer system, So, S25; j. Forrestal, EST.
mate No. 6. wooden sidewalks. 1886,
S21, O69 90: Stockton & Lindquist, EST
mate No. z, Maria avenue sewer system
50. $50; Macarthur Bros, Estimate No. 3,
grading Indiana avenue, Sc, 341; Macarthur
Bros, Estimate No. 8, grading Ducas
street, So. 995; Cooper & Harper, Estimate
No. 8, grading Fourth street, SAP.
Allowed and ordered paid by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor. Petsch,
Cullen, Sanborn. Weber, Kenny, Kahn
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President-12
Also
Ontario Plan of Assessments
The next session of the state legislature
will soon convene and it is probable thai
the local assessment and general tax laws
will have to be modified and no time
should be lost in perfecting laws that viii
not distress owners of property, but abSo-
lutely protect them, and the parties pur
chasing at the sales. and at the same time
guard the public interests.
As the city charter honOrS the City Comp
trOller with the privilege of making Sug
geStions and as there is moral obligation
due to the public, l most respectfully
present my views as TO the city of ST.
PauI's adopting the Ontario plan" il
making assessments for local improve
| mentS.
methods of Chicago, Omaha and othel
cities, particularly the "Ontario plan,
since it has been advocated for adopt on in
| st. Paul, L consider the present sy stem in
| st. Paul, without making any change what
ever, to be preferable to any existing local
I assessment law OF any city in the United
States or the CanadaS, on account of the
simplicity of its execution and the prOtec-
ton it gives the city in her financial honor.
Some of the most serious objections to the
g ntario PLAN are that a city making im
provementS under it does not possess the
absolute control of her finances; her faitf
and credit are not irrevocably pledged fol
the payment of principal and interest. Tht
| holders of such bonds are supposed to have
lien upon the real estate assessed for the
] improvement. but in case the holders have
| to sue the property for the payment, anC
should any lrregularity develop on the par
of the city government in making or collect
| ing the aSSeSSment-then defeat would fol
low and there would be no redfeSS-whicl
| in the course of time would inevitably brins
ruin to the financial credit of any city max
ing heavy improvements like the City O
ST. Paul, costing millions of dollars. enor
| mously increasing taxation for the genera
! expenses of government and affecting pro
portionately all the business interests of tn,
community. as the private business interest
of the people depend upon the fnancia
standing and honor of the city.
The only apparent good feature in tn
''Ontario plan" is the privilege of payini
an assessment in full or in part, from tim
to time, through the course of years. Unde
the st. Paul methOdo wnerS of pr0pert,
are privileged to pay in full or in part. III
| to the day when judgment against the prop
erty is applied for, but not afterwards
unless paid in full. The law prescribe
three years time for the redemption from
the day of sale, with interest at the rate o
IS per cent. per annum up to the day of re
demption. Deeds are issued by the city Il
the owners of the certificates of sale for tn