St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11

The Engineer and Corporation Attorney
having reported back the matter of the pro-
posed opening, widening and extension of
Mississippi street, &c feet wide from Broad
way to Nash street, the same was recon-
melted to the Engineer to locate buildings
in line of said improvement and send eX-
perts for report of damages to same.
| The Engineer having submitted plan and
estimate of cost. the following report was
ordered sent to the Council, to-wt:
/ 10 the Common Council of the City Of st.
/ Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under considera ton the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved May 10,
1886. relative to the grading of Conway
street, from Commercial street to Earl
street, and having investigated the
proposed improvement. respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary and
proper; that the estimated expense
thereof is S12 970, one-half of which
need not be paid into the City Treasury be-
fore the contract IS let; that real estate
to be assessed therefor can be found bene-
fitted to the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said improvement is not
asked for by petition of majority of the
owners of property to be assessed therefor,
but we herewith send plan or profile of
said Improvement and an order for your
adoption, if you desire us to make the i'm
provement. Yeas ) nays o.
In the matter OF the order of Council to
Board for formal report on change of grade
on Floral street. between Summit Avenue
and Grand Avenue, 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 %,
1886. relative to a change of grade on
Floral street. between Summit Avenue and
Grand Avenue, and having investigated
the proposed Improvement. respectfully re-
port that said improvement is necessary and
prorer. as indicated by the red line on the ac-
eOInpanying profile; that the estimated eX-
pense thereof is S25; 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 petition
of majority of the owners of property to be
assessed therefor. but we herewith send a
plan or profile of said improvement, if you
desire to make the improvement. Yeas
5. nays 0.
In the matter of the order of Council to
Board for formal report on the opening
and extension of Bedford street. from
North street to Hopkins street. the fol-
lowing 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 Aug.
49, 1884. relative to the opening and eX-
tension of Bedford street, from North
street. to Hopkins street, and having in
vestigated the proposed Improvement re-
spectiully report that said Improvement is
not necessary and proper at this time.
Yeas 5. nays 0.
Resolution of Council approved July %,
1886, notifying the Board that the vote by
which the Common Council approved the
award of a contract to Joseph Thornton,
for the grading of Arch street. from Jack
son street to Columbia street. has been re-
scinded, and that the contract executed by
said Board on June %. 1856. for said work
with sad Thornton has been annulled, and
requesting the Board to cause a copy of
said resolution to be transmitted to said
Thornton. Placed on file and copy of res
olution ordered to be sent to Joseph Thorn
ton.
Order of Council to Board, approved
July %, 1886. for formal report on change
of grade on Arch street. from Columbia
street to Linden street. referred TO Engineer
for profile.
Order of Council to Board, to cause a six
foot sidewalk to be built on north side of
Jeanne Avenue west to the Public park.
referred to Engineer to carry out.
In the matter of the grading of Jefferson
Avenue. from Victoria street to the right
of way of the st. Paul d Sioux City Rail-
road company. the assessment as to block
SO Except north ninety feet, Stin5on,
Brown d RamSey'S Addition to st. Paul,
was corrected by omittug said property
from said assessment, the same having no
frontage on jefferson Avenue.
In the matter Of the construction of a
sewer on Ashland Avenue. from Dale
street to st. Adams street, the assessment
was corrected as to lot 1. block 10, Hol-
combe's Addition to st. Paul, by reducing
the amount against said lot 5000, so as to
conform to the facts and rights of the case
as intended, and 50 as to read as follows,
to- wit:
Holcombe's Addition to St Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot Block Benefits
Fannie n Routh - 10 1874. so
In the matter of the grading of GrOtto
street. from Goodrich Avenue to Marshall
Avenue. the assessment was corrected as to
lots 10 and IA. block II, Holcombes Addi-
ton to St Paul. by emitting from said as
sessment said lot IA, the same belonging to
different owner and having no frontage
on said street. and by reducing the amount
against said lot 15 SO. so. so as to conform
to the facts and rights of the case as in
tended and so as to read as follows, to-
wit:
Eo,combe's Addition to st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description Lot Block Benefits
Cochran, Walsh and Rice...15 IL S34 50
In the matter of the grading of St. AL
bans street. from Goodrich Avenue to
Marshall Avenue. the assessment was cor
rected as to lots 1, 2 and 3, block 6, Summit
Park Addition to ST. Paul. as to ownership
and description, by emitting from said as
sessment the west half of said lot 3, the
same belonging to a different owner and
having no frontage on said st. A lbans
street, so as to conform to the facts and
rights of the case as intended, and so as to
read as follows, to-wit:
Summit Park Addition to st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Block. Benefits !
G Whiting. 80. 1,2&E1Z of 3 1920. 90
In the matter of the grading of Buffalo
street, from Acker street to Granite street,
the assessment was corrected as to westerly
100 feet of lots Is and II, block 6. Edmund
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