St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-08
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
The City Engineers Estimates for Two
Kinds of Pavement for st. Anthony
Hill Streets.
An Elaborate Reception. Afternoon and
Evening, at the Home of Mrs. Will
liam P. Murphy.
Departures for the Pacific COAST.
eraI Important civil Cases III
the Courts.
A Grfst of Short Sayings by wen
Known Men--Mo ney Useo
at Elections.

The question of street paving. and more
particularly the paving OF that territory
known as st. Anthony hill, Is now being
agjtated. The paving of Summit avenue
with asphalt seems 10 have started the pan
railing and the result is that resident and
nronerty owners on the more important
avenues and streets are demanding paved
streets. Just what proportion OF the inter-
ested parties is in favor of this Is not deh-
nitelv known. Some say the demands for
having is voiced by majority of the prop
erty owners and Others contend Is only
desired by those who can well afford the
assessments, and who represent the MINOR
ity of the frontage on the several streets
At the council meeting two weeks ago AID
Sanburn rushed through the council a large
number of resolutions. asking the board OF
public works to examine and report estl-
mates as to the cost of paving streets In his
district.
THE ENGINEER'S REPORT.
At the meeting of the board of public
works on Monday the city engineer re-
turned a report and estimates Tor paving
the principal avenues and streets on ST.
Anthony hill. All of the streets, the en-
gineer in his report says, are situated in a
district which is well improved and gener-
ally considered to be the best residence
property in the city. and as asphalt pave
meDt S asked for on three of the streets, he
recommends that the whole district be
Dayed with asphalt. He also suggests that
some legislation be secured this winter by
which sewer and gas connections can be
put in each lot before paving Is done. AT
the present time the sewers and water
mains are in on all the streets running east
and west. with the exceptions of Western.
Virginia and Nina avenues. There are
Dract cally no sewers Oh the north and south
streets. THIS is owing to the fact that all
lots face the east and west streets. and
unless these lots are subdivided and houses
built facing north and south streets. no
sewers will be required. AS, however,
this has been done Oh several
instances. and there is a probability
that the future growth might demand such
changes. estimates for cedar block pave
meuts have been made. On Western ave-
nue. and Dale street there is a possibility
that the street car tracks. as now located on
these streets. may be changed. in which
case some changes in the estimates will be
necessary No positive information can be
obtained on this subject. but the engineer
trusts the whole matter will be carefully
discussed by the board before any definite
action Is taken.
After the report had been read. the board
discussed the matter at length and decided
to take no action as to reporting TO the
council either in favor of or against the
proposed improvement until the property
owners on the street and avenues had been
heard from. Mr. Quinby said he had
petitions signed by majority of property
owners on Portland, Holly and Dayton
avenues asking for asphalt pavement. He
suggested that it would be advisable to re-
port on these three and allow the balance
to lay over until some future day. This
was done and favorable reports were sent
to the council last night on the three men-
toned.
ESTIMATES MADE.
The estimates made by the city engineer
and not acted on by the board are given
below. The statements show the cost OF
both asphalt and cedar blocks, wherever
there is a doubt as to which ought to be
laid. and the estimated assessment per
lineal foot which the property owners
would have to pay:
Kent street from Marshall to Summit ave-
nue. 81 feet roadway, granite curbing with
asphalt, S21, ISL; cedar block, S13. 1872; cost
per foot S6.02 for asphalt. So. 40 for cedar.
Western aFenue, from Nelson TO Summit
avenue. ~ IeeI roadway from Mdfsohll 10
Laurel avenue: SO from Laurel to Summit;
granite cHrbing and asphalt, $4,000; cost
per foot. $I.0S.
Nina avenue, from Summit to Selby ave-
nue.. - feet roadway, granite curbing and as
phalt, SIS, 93T; cost per foot, So 40.
Virginia avenue. from Nelson to Summit
avenue 81 feet roadway, granite curbing and
asphalt, $50 065; cost per foot $500.
Dale street, from Marshall to Summit. 40
feet from Laurel to Grand avenue So feet for
remaining portion; granite curbing with as
phalt. S29. 405; cedar block. $l6,279; cost per
foot. asphalt. S7.17; cedar block. 81.
Ashland avenue. from Western to Dale
80 feet roadway, granite curbing with as
phalt. 800 500; cost per foot. Sc 55.
Arundel street. from Marshall to Summit
avenue, 32 feet wide. granite curling and
asphalt, S24. 1872; cedar block, 1892; cost
per foot, asphalt, $500: cedar block, $40.
Mackubin street, from Marshall TO Summit
avenue. 81 feet roadway, granite curbing
with asphalt, S24.752; cedar block Sl3, 1872:
cost per foot, asphalt, 1905; cedar block,
IS 40.
Laurel avenue. between Nina and Western
avenue, 81 feet roadway, granite curbing and
asphalt. $l2.23+; cedar block, Sc, 1873: cost per
foot, asphalt. Sill: cedar block, So so.