St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-06


street south to the edge of the Bluff, came
up and the same was duly confirmed.
Pursuant TO due notice the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for grading
Van Buren, street, from Como Avenue to
Victoria street, came up and the same was
duly confirmed.
Adjourned.
JOHN +. HoYT. President pro tenn.
X. l.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Feb. Is, 1886.
Board met at Up. M.
Present: Messrs. Becker. Hoyt, Koch,
Peters, Quinby and Mr.. President.
Reading of the minutes of the sth inst.
dispensed with.
Bids were opened and read for grading,
surfacing and curbing 0lmsted street, from
Pine street to John street, as follows, to-
wit:
John Z. McCarthy........... .SS,2I3
Palmer & Dunklee. 1888
James Mcdonald. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.S25
john ~. Moran. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3,lSo
Patrick Il. Thornton. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,l53
Palmer & Dunkee being the lowest relia-
BILE and responsible bidders the contract was
awarded to them and ordered sent to the
Council for approval. Yeas 6, nays D. - .
Bids were opened and read for grading
Walnut street. from West Seventh 9TH
street TO Pleasant Avenue. including stone
cutters and granite curbs, as follows, to-
wit:
John @. Mccarthy. ..................S4,s51 90
Palmer & Dunklee. ................. 4,67g 90
James Mcdonald. Observation-Disclosures. 4,493 90
Jouu W Moran- -......-...-......... 4,oOO w
Patrick H. Thornton. ............... 4,363 90
Patrick ii. Thornton being the lowest
reliable and responsible bidder, the contract
was awarded 10 him and ordered sent TO
the Council for approval. Yeas ., nays o.
Bids were opened and read for grading
and bridging Ducas street. from the south
line of the levee to the right of way of the
Minnesota Il Northwestern Railroad Com
pany, as follows, to-wit:
Palmer & Dunklee .................S73,531 so
Macarthur Brothers. 1880 OO
Macarthur Brothers being the lowest re-
liable and responsible bidders. the contract
was awarded to them and ordered sent to
the Council for approval. Yeas 8, nays o.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Franklin street, from Elm street to Eagle
street. with stone suTfacing, and the con-
structiOn of stone cutters on said Franklin
street, from Sherman street to Irvine Park
drive. and from Irvine Park drive to Chest
nut street. as follows, to-wit:
John G. Mccarthy. .................S6,12 1 90
james Mcdonald. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5,62o OO
john U. Moran. neutrality-suspicious.. 1860 OO
Patrick IL. thornton ....-........... $3.50 %
After which the matter Of awarding the
contract for said improvement was laid
over to March 1. 1886, at 2 p. m.
Bids were opened and read for grading
Irvine Park Drive with stone surfacing and
cutters and granite curbs. as follows. to-
wit:
James Mcdonald. $3.50 90
John ID. Moran. .................... S,SSO W
Patrick II. Thornton. 1888 90
After which the matter of awarding the
contract for said improvement was laid over
to March /, 1886. at 2 p. IN.
In the matter Of the bids opened and read
on the LIST inst. for the grading of High
street. from East Fourth street to Earl
street, and referred to the City Attorney
for report as to the responsibility of the
bondSmen Of Stephen j. Harper. the same
were, pursuant to adjournment of the Sth
inst, taken up, and the City Attorney
having reported said bOndsmen to be
unsatisfactory, on motion the bid OF
said Stephen J. Harper was rejected,
and on further motion the contract was
awarded TO John BOldthen for SO. 500, he
being deemed the lowest reliable and re-
spOnsible bidder, and the same was ordered
sent 10 the Council for approval. Yeas 6,
NAYS o.
The City Attorney returned estimate No.
and final, Sixth street paving, Andrew
Jacks, contractor, amount due So, 70S.26,
with the report that he could see no i'm
prOpriety in allowing this estimate, where
upon on motion said estimate was allowed.
The Engineer submitted plan and esti-
mate of cost for grading Sixth street, from
Maria avenue to Arcade street. and 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 Oct. 10,
1885, relative to the grading of Sixth street,
from Maria Avenue to Arcade street,
and having Investigated the proposed
Improvement, respectfully report that
said improvement is necessary and proper;
that the estimated expense thereof is 50, 720,
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 i'll
CURED thereby; that said improvements 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, and an order for your
adoption. ii YOU desire to make the Inn
prOvement. Yeas q, nays o.
The Engineer submitted profile in the
matter of the proposed change of grade on
George street, between State street and
GOT Avenue wheTeupOn the same was re-
ferred To the Committee on ASSESSMENTS.
The Engineer submitted plans and 'specifi-
cations for the construction OF sewer on
Bluff street, from Wabasha street to Martin
street; thence OH Martin street to st. Peter
street; OH Wacouta street. from Sixth
street to Eighth street; on Rosabel street,
from Fifth street to Eighth street; on Bates
Avenue, from Seventh street TO Plum street;
OH Fifth street. from Hoffman Avenue to
] Maple street; ON Fourth street, from Maria
Avenue TO Maple street; on Third street,
from Maria Avenue to Maple street; on
! Rayine street, from Maria Avenue To Maple
street: on Hudson Avenue, from Maria
Avenue to Maple street: on Plum street.
from Maria Avenue 10 Maple street; on
Cherry street, from Hoffman Avenue to
Maria Avenue; on Lizzie street, from the
Mississippi river tO Etna street; thence in
a direct line from the intersection of Lizzie
and EuIa streets 10 the center of Mclean
street and Maria Avenue; thence on Maria
Avenue. from Mclean street TO Seventh
street. which were examined and approved
and the Clerk was directed to advertise
| for bids.
In. the matter of the petition of Mrs. ].
| II. Simpson asking to be allowed S327.50
for damages claimed to have been done to
the foundation of her barn by the filling of
Grove street. the Engineer reported that If
left till next spring said foundation can be
repaired by the street force at cost not to
exceed $50. which report was accepted and
adopted and the Engineer was instructed to
i 90 rrv ont his recommendation