St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-11
suitable pavement and granite curblpg, and

pavement and granite curbing; that
the estimated expense thereof is S91, 621,
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 majority
of the owners of property to be assessed
therefor, and we herewith send plan or
profile of said improvement, and an order
for your adoption, if you desire us to make
the improvement. Yeas 5, nays /. (Mr.
Hoyt.)
In the matter of the foregoing report On
the paving of Summit Avenue. from Selby
Avenue to Dale street, with asphalt pave
ment and 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 for
my vote upon the preliminary order of the
Common Council for 1.-THE paving of Summit
Avenue, from Selby Avenue to Mackubin
street. with asphalt or other suitable
pavement, with granite curbing," approved
April Z, 1856, and l respectfully ask that
this statement may be spread upon the
records of the Board, and transmitted with
said order to the Common Council.
together. with ssaid order the board now
have before it for its consideration and
action, petition purporting to be signed
by the owners of a Majority of the frontage
AUDITING 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 Selby
Avenue to Dale street, with some suitable
pavement, with granite curbing, and think
it ought to be done the present season and
without unnecessary delay; but l am not
at the present time, upon the information |
now have, prepared TO say. without qualiti-
cation and without condition, that it is
either proper or necessary to pave any por-
ton OF Summit Avenue with asphalt -(sheet
asphaitum.)
From my own observation and eXamina-
ton of asphalt pavement laid in other cit
les, am as yet far from the opinion that
asphelt payementS have thus fara 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 L
claim that the goodness, durability and de-
STABILITY of all asphalt pavement very
largely depend upon conditions which re-
quire the very best experience OF experts i'll
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.
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 pavement that will cost the property
owners from 50 to $40 per front foot.
These opinions may be erroneous. II
| this shall be fairly demonstrated by the
laying of satisfactory, durable and perma-
nent asphalt pavement upon Summit Ave
nue., no one will experience greater pleas
ure or more cheerfully acknowledge the
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 favorable
report but upon the express understand
| ing that this action does not receive my ap.
probation, in fact that it is against my besi
| Judgment.
| l consent to this action solely for the
reason that the owners of Il majority of the
! frontage of the property abutting Oh Sum
nit Avenue, between oelby Avenue ant
| Dale street. have petitioned the Board o.
| Public Works, over their own signatures, tt
have said Summit Avenue, between point:
named. paved with asphalt pavement and
| granite curbS. This action of the petition
ers is based upon the report of committee
appointed by the petitioners to examine
| into and report upon the deSirability of thu
asphalt and other pavements. After some
weeks of discussion among the parties in
terested i'll the improvements ono one has ap
peared before the Board, personally or il
writing, to protest against the pavement o.
Summit Avenue with asphalt. [ therefore
assume that it may be fairly inferred that i
is the desire of a 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, pecuniarly and other
wise than anv one else in the kind of pave
| ment to be laid OH that street, and as the,
will have to pay for the pavement, L thinl
under the circumstances and for the reasons
herein stated it is proper if not best tina
their expressed wishes should be considered
and that they should be permitted to have
the asphalt pavement
WILLIAM 3 ARRETT.
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, ant
Maria Avenue, from Mclean street t.
Lizzie street. the same were referred to tn
Assessment Committee.
The Engineer having submitted plan o
land to be taken for the opening and extern
sion OF Prairie street, from Douglas stree
to West Seventh street. the same was re
ferred to whole Board to view, and tn
Clerk was directed to notify the propert
owners ON said Prairie street, between
Douglas street and Goodrich Avenue, to b
present on the 14th inst, at 7:30 p. M.
when said matter will come up for con
sideration.
In the matter of the proposed gradin
and guttering of Thirteenth street, fror
SllCcU W UdChSOu SlIc6G-lU
Second Ward member having reported
the following was ordered sent to tn
Council. tO-wit:
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 Robel
street to Jackson street, and having il
veStigated the proposed Improvement re
specially report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper; that the est
mated expense thereof is 81, $40, one-ha
of which need not be paid into the Cit
Treasury before the contract is lei
that real estate to be assessed thereto
can be found benefited to the exter
of the costs and expenses necessary t
be incurred thereby; that said improve
ment is not asked for by petition OF major
ity of the owners of property to be assesse
therefor, but we herewith send plan c
profile of said improvement, and an orde
for YOUR adoption if Won desire us tn max