St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-11

Selby Avenue to Dale street with asphalt
pavement and granite curbing: that
the estimated expense thereof is S9l. 6al
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 incurred thereby; that said improvement
is asked for by a petition of majoritr
OF the owners of property to be asse,, Sad
therefor, and We herewith send q Man n,
profile of said improvement anS an orde,
for your adoption, if you ds.s,re us to make
the Improvement. Yeas 5, pays /. INF,
Hoyt.) t-'
IN the matter of the foregoing report on
the paving OF Summit Avenue. from Selby
Avenue TO Dale street, with asphalt pave.
ment ana granite curling, Mr.. Barrett
asked leave and was granted permission to
SEND the following report to the Council as
explanatory to his vote in said matter,
to-wit:
desire to state in writing the reason fel
nay vote upon the preliminary order of this
common Council for THE paving of Summit
Avenue, from Selby Avenue to Mackubir
street, with asphalt or other suitable
pavement. with granite curbing," approved
April z, 1886, and l respectfully ask that
TINS statement may be spread upon the
records OF the Board, and transmitted with
saiu oruer to the Common Council,
together; with said order the board now
nave before it for its consideration anc
acton, petition purporting to be signed
py the owners of majority of the frontage
abutting on Summit Avenue, from Selby
Avenue to Dale street, respectfully asking
to have said Summit Avenue between the
points last above named, paved with
asphalt with granite curbing.
think it may be proper and necessary to
improve Summit Avenue from Selb,
Avenue to Dale street, with some suitable
pavement. with granite curbing, and think
1t ought to be done the present season anG
Without unnecessary delay; but ! am moi
at the present time, upon the information
now have, prepared to say, without qualih-
cation and without condition, that it is
either proper or necessary to pave any por-
ton OF Summit Avenue with asphalt (Sheei
asphaltunl)
From my own observation and eXamina-
tlon of asphalt pavement laid in other cit
les, am as yet far from the opinion that
aSphelt pavementS have thus far. in any
city where it has been laid, proved to be a
success. That it is possible to lay good
pavement with asphalt l admit, but
claim that the goodness, durability and de-
STABILITY of an asphalt pavement very
largely depend upon conditions which re-
quire the very best experience of experts in
the proper preparation and mixture of the
asphaltum with the other ingredients of the
asphalt cushion or superstructure, and that
as yet the experience of the very best eX-
perts has not enabled them to lay asphalt
pavements in such way that they will
neither crack nor crumble. Until this can
be done the public must be more or less
frequently annoyed and Inconvenience by
the unsightly appearance and nOisome odors
OF burning asphalt kettles moving from
place to place upon the streets to make the
repairs necessitated by the cracking and
disintegration of the asphalt pavement.
l cannot but think that asphalt pave
mentS are, as yet. simply experiments, and
do not think it wise or expedient, at the
present time, to experiment with any kind
of a pavement that will cost the property
owners from 50 to SO per front foot.
These opinions may be erroneous. II
this shall be fairly demonstrated by the
laying OF a satisfactory, durable and perma-
nent asphalt pavement upon Summit Ave
hue, no one will experience greater pleas
error of his opinion than myself, and there
fore reluctantly consent so far as my OWL
vote and action are concerned, that the
preliminary order above referred to may be
returned to the Council with a favorable
report. but upon the express understand
ing that this action does not receive my APP
probation, in fact that it is against my best
judgment.
l consent to this action solely for the
reason that the owners of majority of the
frontage of the property AUDITING on Sum
NIT Avenue, between Selby Avenue an6
Dale street. have petitioned the Board OF
Public Works, over their own signatures, tt
have said Summit Avenue. between points
named, paved with asphalt pavement and
granite curbs. This action of the petition.
els is based upon the report of a committee
appointed by the petitioners to examine
into and report upon the desirability of the
asphalt and other pavements. After some
weeks of discussion among the parties in
terested in the improvement, no one has ap.
peared before the Board, personally or il
writing, to protest against the pavement o.
Summit Avenue with asphalt. I therefore
assume that it may be fairly inferred that il
is the desire of very large majority of thu
property owners On Summit Avenue to have
that street paved with asphalt
AS they (the property owners) are more
deeply interested, peeuniarily and other
wise than any one else in the kind of pave
ment to be laid on that street. and as they
will have to pay for the pavement think
under the circumstances and for the reason:
| herein stated, it is proper if not best thai
their expressed wishes should be considered
and that they should be permitted to have
the asphalt pavement.
WILLIAM BARRETT.
The Engineer having submitted plan of
land to be taken for the opening, widening
| and extension of Phalen Avenue, from
Harvester Avenue to Saltwater road, an6
Maria Avenue, from Mclean street tt
Lizzie street, the same were referred to the
Assessment Committee.
The Engineer having submitted plan Of
land to be taken for the opening and extern
sion of Prairie street, from Douglas street
to West Seventh street, the same was re
ferred to whole Board to view, and the
Clerk was directed to notify the property
| owners on said Prairie street, between
| Douglas street and Goodrich Avenue, to bt
| present on the 14th inst. at 1880 p. m.
when said matter will come up for con.
| sideration.
LII tilc lifdtItI VI Illo PROPOSED grazing
and guttering of Thirteenth street. from
Robert street to Jackson street-th,
| Second Ward member having reported
the following was ordered sent to thu
| Council tOwit:
To the Common Council of the City of St
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have ha(
under consideration the resolution or orde
of the Common Council, approved Januar,
%. 1886. relative to the grading and gutter
ing of Thirteenth (13th) street, from Rober
| street to Jackson street. and having in
vestigated the proposed Improvement, re
| specially report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper; that the esti
mated expense thereof is 81, $40, one-hal
| of which need not be paid into the Cit,
! Treasury before the contract is let
| that real estate to be assessed therefor
can be found benefited to the extern
of the costs and expenses necessary t.
be incurred Thereby; that said improve
ment isnot asked for by petition of major
| ity of the owners of property to be assessed
! therefor but we herewith send a nlan n