St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-13
STREETS TO BE PAVED.
AT Joint Committee Meeting it APP.
pears here Is a Great Longing for
Paving 10 be Do Next Xe2r.


Paving 10 be DO Next Year.
The committee on streets and legislation.
from the city council and several gentle
men from the chamber of commerce held a
Joint session at the council chamber last
evening Aid. Starkey, who acted as
chairman of the session. read the communi-
cation sent to the council by the board of
public works in reference to the letting
of contracts for paving streets
this fall. instead of waiting until
next spring. City Attorney Murray said
there was not the least doubt but that the
policy was good one. E. S. Norton, from
the chamber of commerce. read a resolution
from that organization indOrSing the plan of
letting ali contracts possible in the fail. Ii.
f. Stevens said he represented W. Il. Mer
riam, William Lindeke and other
property owners in the vicinity
of Central park. and the parties
in favor of paving Robert, Minnesota and
Cedar streets, and Central. East Summit
and Sherbume avenues. Aid. Starkey said
that the streets to be paved should be de-
cided upon at once, that the city engineer
might make the necessary surveys before
winter set in. He suggested that all the
streets to be paved be reported to the coun-
Gil by the committee at the next meeting,
and that a list be made up at once.
Aid. Sanborn said this action would amount
to moth ng. as the streets could not be
paved by any recommendation or reSolu-
lions from the chamber of commerce. The
aldermen would have to push the matter
and the property owners would be the ones
to decide as to whether the streets should
be paved or not. The city engineer said no
time should be lost in dec ding, as it would
be impossible to do the preliminary work
after the first snowfall. Mr.. Stevens said
the property owners he represented were in
favor of paving Robert street. from Seventh
street to University avenue; Minnesota
street. from Second to East Summit ave-
nue.; Cedar street. from Second to Viola
streets; Central avenue, from Robert to
Cedar streets; both sides of Central park:
Sherburne avenue, from Cedar to Robert
streets; Bluff street, from Cedar to Waba-
sha streets; Wabasha street. from College
avenue to Bluff street. Aid. Starkey also
favored the paving of Mississippi street,
from Grove to AckeI.
LONG LIST.
Aid. Sanborn said he was ready to report
from his district, and named the following
streets:
Dayton avenue from Summit to VictoriS
Laurel avenue from Nina to Dale; Ashland
from Western to Dale; Portland avenue from
Summit to Dale; Western avenue from Nell
son TO Summit; Virginia svenue from Nelson
to Summit; Arundel street from Marshall to
Summit; Nina avenue from Selby to Sum-
nit; harrington avenue from Nelson to Sum
init; Summit avenue from Dale to Victoria.
The alderman also suggested that all
other streets in his district be added, but at
the request of the chairman this was with
drawn. Aid. Bryant wanted Dakota ave-
nue., from Bridge street to Isabel street,
added, and some one else mentioned West
Seventh street, from Seven corners to Ran
dolph street These streets. in addition to
these published in the recent report sent to
the board of public works by the city EN-
gineer. will be reported favorably on by the
committee on streets at the next meeting of
the council.
The joint committee then discussed in an
informal way the Ontario plan of assess
mentS as advocated by the chamber OF com
merce and the various improvement aSSocia-
TONS
Aid. Sanborn and City Attorney Murray
did not particularly favor the plan. Mr..
Murray thought it would be much better to
extend the time of redemption for de
linquent assessments to five years, or TWO
years more than allowed now and reduce
the rate of interest from Is to - or 10 per
cent. After lengthy discussion the mat
Der was referred to the committee on legiS-
lation from the council. and joint meet
ing OF the chamber of commerce committee
AMI the council committee will be had next
Friday evening