St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-07
with, and upon motion the said minutes

addition TO st. raul, Ill the matter CT
slopes on Clark street. Referred to En-
gineer for report as to what slopes have
been or are to be taken out.
In the matter of the bids opened and
read on the 30th ult, for the grading of
Grotto street, from Pleasant Place to
Goodrich avenue, which were laid over
to this day. the same were taken up, and,
upon motion. all of said bids were re-
jected, for the reason that change OF
grade is desired by majority of the
property owners on said GrOtto street,
which will neceSSitate new plans and
specifications.
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 CT
order of the Common Council, approved
! April 10, 1883, relative TO the grading OF
Armstrong street, from Pleasant avenue
to West Seventh street, and, having in
| veStigated the proposed improvements re
| Spectfully report that it is necessary and
proper to grade Armstrong avenue, from
| Pleasant avenue to West Seventh street
S2,605, 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 neceS
| sary TO be incurred thereby; that said
improvement is not asked for by pc.
| tition of a 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 1, nays O.
The Engineer having submitted plans
] and specifications for paving the alley
| in block II, st. Paul Proper, from
Fourth (4th) street to Fifth (5th) street,
with cedar blocks, the same were eX-
amined and approved, and the Clerk
was directed to advertise for bids for
! said improvement.
1t having been made to appear to the
| Board that lot 10, block 1. Woodland
Park addition to st. Paul, has been
! OveTasSessed for the paving of Selby
! avenue, from st. Adams street to SUM
nit avenue, with cedar blocks and curb
| ing with granite, including the neceS-
! sary sewer connections to the property
| lines, the assessment was corrected by
| abating S4.95 of the amount assessed
| against said lot 10, so as to conform to
| the facts and rights of the case as in
/ tended, and so as to read as follows, to-
wit:
Lot 10, block 4, Woodland Park addi-
| ton to st. Paul, S229.S0.
1t having been made to appear to the
| board that lot II, block 81, West st.
! Paul Proper, has been OveraSSeSsed fOr
| the grading of Congress street, from
| Dakota avenue to Ohio street, the as
| sessment was corrected by abating
S2l.l5 of the amount assessed against
! said lot II, so as to conform TO the facts
! and rights of the case as intended, and
so as to read as follows, to-wit: Lot II,
| block "a, West st. Paul Proper, SS4.60.
Pursuant to due notice and the adj
| jOurnment Hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the opening, widening and extern
| sion of Cromwell avenue, from the Ter
ritorial road to University avenue, came
up, and after hearing all persons pres
ent interested the same was adjourned
to the 9th inst. at . p. m.
Pursuant to due notice and the adj
| tournaments hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for a change of grade on Mississippi
street, from Acker street to Case street,
came up, and after hearing all persons
present interested the same was ad
journed to the 9th inst. at = p. III.
Pursuant to due notice and the adj
jOurnment, hereunder, the matter of the
confirmation of the assessment for the
grading of University avenue, from
Lexington avenue to west city limits,
came up, and upon motion all assess
Clerk was directed to give new first
| assessment notice for said Improvement
on the property OH the line of said Uni
versity avenue, from Dale street to west
city limits.
The following bills were examined
and allowed, tO-wit:
Bill of X. 2. Cullen of 50, livery for
Board of Public Works for July, 1888.
Bill of G. w. Merrill of s., estimating
cost of moving buildings on the line of
the proposed alley in block %, Warren
4 Rice's addition, and block q, Robert
son 4 Van Etten's addition to st. Paul.
Bill of Mathew Craig of 50, estimating
cost of moving buildings on the line of
the proposed alley in block %, Warren
IL Rice's addition and, block q, Robert
son and Van Etten's addition to st.
Paul
Adjourned.
II. l.. GORMAN, President.
w. F. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works.
|
Special Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 8, 1883.
Board met at 2 p. M. pursuant to call.
Present: MeSSrS. Quinby, Starbey,
HOrrigan and Mr.. President.
Upon motion the following resOlu-
tons were adopted, tO-wt:
Whereas, The Warren-Scharf Asphalt
Paving company did on July 80, 1888,
make bid to pave Nina avenue. from
Summit avenue to northerly line of
alleys in blocks II and ~, Dayton IL
Irvine's addition to st. Paul; and,
Whereas, Said Asphalt Paving Com
pany was the only bidder, and the con-
tract was awarded to them on the 3lSt
day of July, 1888; and,
Whereas, Said Asphalt Paving Com
pany made an error in computing the
amount of curbing, making said bid
1895 more than intended, and
Whereas, Said Asphalt Paving COM
| pany has consented to reduce said bid
1895, therefor be it
Resolved, That the vote by which
said award was made be recOnsidered,
and be 1t further
Resolved, That contract for said paw
ing be awarded to said Warren-Scharf
Asphalt Paving Company for the sum
of 81, 600 instead of S3,O95, subject to the
guarantee and conditions of said original