St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-17

was directed 70 aQYertlSe Tor DldS LOT
said improvement.
Upon motion the matter of the pro-
posed opening, widening and extension
of Otto avenue. from Stewart avenue to
Pleasant avenue. was taken up and re-
ferred back to whole Board to view.
Upon motion the matter of the pro-
posed opening of an alley, sixteen feet
wide. from Gaultier street to Harrington
avenue, in block bounded by Ellen and
Charles streets, was taken up, and the
following report 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
June 20, 1888, relative to opening an
alley sixteen feet wide, from Gaultier
street to Harrington avenue, in block
bounded by Ellen and Charles streets;
ami, having investigated the proposed
Improvement. respectfully report that
said improvement is necessary and
proper: that the estimated expense
thereof is $1,000; that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found benefited
to the extent of the damages, costs and
expenses necessary to be incurred there
by; that said improvement is asked for
by Fetition of a majority of
the owners OF property to be assessed
therefor, and we herewith send a
plan or profile of said Improvement
and an order for your adoption, If you
desire us to make the improvement.
Yeas 8, nays 0.
Upon motion the matter of condemn
ing the necessary slopes for the grading
of Lexington avenue, from Otto street
to the north line of Warrendale addition,
was taken up, and the following report
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
Nov. q, 1888, relative to condemning the
necessary slopes for the grading of
Lexington avenue. from Otto street to
and; having investigated the proposed
Improvement, respectfully report that
said improvement is not necessary and
proper, for the reason that upon eXami-
nation by said Board it was found that
said Lexington avenue can be graded
without condemning slopes. Yeas s,
nays O..
Upon motion the matter of condemn
ing an easement for slopes on Earl
street was taken up, and the following
report was ordered sent to the Council,
tO-wit:
To the Common Council of tue City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council. approved
Oct. 4, 1888, relative to condemning an
easement for slopes on Earl street: and,
having Investigated the proposed inn
provement, respectfully report that
said improvement is not necessary and
proper, for the reason that, upon exam-
nation by said Board, it was found that
said Earl street can be graded without
cOndemning said easement. Yeas ),
nays O.
The Council having returned ap-
proved the award of the Board of Public
Works to Thomas Reilly, for the con-
Struction OF a sewer on BeaumOntStreet,
from Edgerton street to Preble street,
and on Preble street, from Beaumont
street to Phalen creek, together with
the necessary catchbaSins and man
holes, the same was referred TO the Cor
poration Attorney to draw contract, and
President of Board to execute, and the
Clerk was directed to give the first
assesSme notice for said improvement
Orders of Council to Board, approved
Dec. 5. 1888, for formal report on the
opening and widening of TuScarora
street to a uniform width of sixty 800
feet, from West Seventh street to Bay
street; and on the opening of Preble
street across Phaien creek and the r3t
of way of the st. Paul d Duluth rail-
road Referred to Engineer for plan of
land to be taken.
Order of Council to Board, approved
Dec. 5, 1883, for formal report on the
paving of University avenue, from Rice
street to Dale street. Referred to
Engineer for plan and estimate of cost.
Orders of Council to Board approved
Dec. 5, 1888, for formal report on the
grading of Hague avenue. from Lex
ington avenue to Fairview avenue;
Amos street, from Iglehart street to
Summit avenue; and alley running east
and west in block 2, Manchester Park
addition. Referred to Engineer for
plan and estimate of cost.
Orders of Council to Board approved
Dec. 5, 1883, to condemn land and assess
benefits and damages for the opening.
widening and extension of Fairview
street, from the intersection of Jackson
street and University avenue east for
merly Fifteenth street, to the north line
of Pennsylvania avenue; Topping
street, from Western avenue to Gaultier
street; StinSon street, from Western ave-
enue to Gaultier street, and alley
block 5, Edwin Deans subdi-
vision of part of Smith d Lofts out
lots, st. Paul Referred to Assessment
Committee, and Clerk directed to give
first assessment notice for said i'm
prOvements.
Order of Council to Board, approved
Dec. ). 1888, to assess benefits and dam
ages for condemning and taking an
easement on the land adjoining and on
the line of Agate street, from Cortland
street to Elk street, and from Granite
street to Magnolia street. and on the
line of Elk street, from Acker street to
Agate street, necessary to make and
maintain the slopes in grading said
Agate and Elk streets, said slopes eX-
tending one and one-half 40 feet on
said land for every foot cut or filled on
said Agate and Elk streets in said grad
ing. Referred to Assessment Commit
tee and Clerk to give the first assess
ment notice for said improvements.
Order of Council to Board, approved
Dec. 5, 1898, to assess benefits and dam
ages for change of grade OH Jessie
street, from Whitali street to York
street. Referred TO Assessment Com
mittee, and Clerk to give first assess
ment notice for said improvement.
Order of Council to Board, approved
Dec. ). 1888, to let by contract the paving
of Kent street, from Ashland avenue to
Marshall avenue. with asphalt and
curbing with granite. including in con-
tract for said paving the necessary
sewer connections to the property lines
Referred to Engineer for plans and
specifications.
Resolution of Council, approved Dec.
5, 1888, amending the final order for the
of a sewer on Hoffman av-
enue, from Lizzie street to Clermont
street. and on Clermont street, from
Hoffman avenue to Burns avenue. SO as