St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-05

| JOrity 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 4, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the following re-
port 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 10, 1888, relative to grading the
alley III block one ~, Smiths addition,
between Western avenue, and Rich
mond street, and having Investigated
the, proposed improvement, respect
fully report that said improve
that the estimated expense thereof
is $40, 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 bene-
fitted to the extent Of the damages, costs
and expenses necessary to be in
CURED thereby; that said improve
ment is asked for by a petition of a
majority OF the owners of property to
be assessed therefor, and we herewith
send plan or profile of said improve
ment, and an order for your adoption,
II you desire us to make the improve
ment. Yeas 4, nays 0.
| Upon motion the matter of the pro-
posed change of grade on Westminster
street, from Cayuga street to Whitall
street, was taken up, and the following
| report ordered sent to the Common
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
| Nov. Ii, 1887, relative to a change of
grade on Westminster street. from
| Cayuga street 10 Whita1l street, and,
having investigated the proposed i'm
pwvement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper,
as indicated by the red line on the ac-
cOmpanying profile; that the estimated
expense thereof is $1,000; that real es-
tate to be assessed therefor can be found
benefited to the extent OF the damages,
costs and expenses necessary to be in
CURED thereby; that said Improvement
rs not asked for by petition of ma
JOrlty OF the owners of property to be as
sessed therefor, but we herewith send a
plan or profile of said imprOvent if you
desire to make the improvement. Yeas
4, nays0.
The Council having returned to Board,
for further consideration, the award of
said Board to Thomas Reilly for the
paving of Locust street, from Seventh
! 9TH street to Tenth Q0th) street: Tenth
QOth street, from Locust street to north
line of Grove street at intersection of
Lafayette avenue; Lafayette avenue,
| frpn, north IF ~, 10 Col
| Inns street. and Collins street, from La
fayette avenue to Bedford street Except
between the rails of the street car tracks
and between. the tracks, and for one
feOt on each side of the outside rails of
said tracks, where street car company
is supposed to pave with granite), with
cedar blocks and curbing with granite,
| including the necessary sewer connec-
| lions to the property lines; upon mo-
! ton said Board annulled the action of
March %, 1888, by which the contract
| for said Improvement was awarded to
| Thomas Reilly, and rejected the bid of
said Reilly, lie having admitted that said
bid is unreliable, and upon further mo-
ton said contract was awarded to Field
ing Bros. for the sum of S26, 373, they
being the lowest reliable and RESPONSE
BILE bidders, and said award was. ordered
sent to the Council for approval Yeas
| 4,snays 0.
Order of Council to Board, approved
May 10, 1888, for formal report on grad
ing alley between Michigan avenue and
Superior street, in block |, Smiths adj
ditiOn to st. Paul. Considered and Or
dered to be returned to the Council
with the report that there is no such
alley as named in said order, and that
the Board have this day reported in
favor of grading the alley in said block
l, from Richmond street to Western
avenue.
Order of Council to Board, approved
May 10, 1883, to cause wooden side
walk six feet wide to be laid on the
north side of ROBBIE street, from Ohio
street to Manomin street. Referred to
Engineer to carry out.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that lots 8 and 10, block 1S,
Mackubin & Marshal's addition to st.
Paul. have been OveraSSeSSed for the
sprinkling of ROndo street. from West
ern avenue to Mackubin street, in
Sprinkling District No. 6, under con-
tract of Forrestal 81 Reilly, for term
ending Nov. Is, 1887, the assessment for
said sprinkling was corrected by abat-
ing 81 "a of the amounts assessed against
each of said lots and 10, so as to con-
form to the facts and rights of the case
SesSment against each of said lots and
10 read 1924.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
Council be asked to cause a refunding
order for the sum of $3.50 to be drawn
upon the City Treasury in favor OF
Sarah n. Spencer, owner of lots IL and
IL, block 80, West st. Paul Real Estate
and Improvement Syndicate addition to
West st. Paul, the said sum being the
Il Il
of assessment against said lots IL and
IL, for cOndemning and taking an ease
ment for making and maintaining
slopes in grading Concord street, from
Page street to the south city limits,
which assessment has since been an
nulled by the Board.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
making and completing the reassess-
ment for the opening, widening and eX-
tension of COTE avenue, between Tyler
street and Annapolis street, on the
property on which judgment has been
denied by the district court of Ramsey
county, Minnesota, came up, and after
hearing all persons present inter eSted,
the same was duly completed, and the
Clerk was directed to give the con-
firmatiOn notice.
Pursuant to due notice. the matter of
making and completing the reassess-
ment for cOndemnlng and taking for
public park West st. Paul park. 80
called all of blocks 1874, 1875, 1913 and 100,
lots and 6, block 112, and lots and +,
block 113, West st. Paul Proper, on the
propeaty on which Judgment has been
denied by the district court Of Ramsey
county, Minnesota, came up, and after
hearing all persons present interested,
the same was adjourned to the 18th inst.
at 9 a. m.
The following estimates and bills
were examined and allowed, tO-wit:
Estimate No. l, Robbie and Bancroft
ctrootS GRADING IT innau CONTRA ctor.