St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-26

M6SSFS. QulllDy, SUdrkey,
HOrrigan and Mr.. President.
Reading the minutes of the 7th. Sth
and 9th inst dispensed with, and upon
motion the said minutes were approved.
Bids were opened and read for grad
ing the alley in north half of block Of
Smiths subdivision of Stinson's divis-
ion, st. Paul, as follows, tO-wit:
u. Gerllcn. $3.50 90
Thomas Daley. 761 80
Carl Balr. DOL w
| Joseph Steiner. r................... $50 90
| Howard n. Elmer. 697 90
| Thornton Il Shaw. 701 90
Carl Bahr being the lowest reliable
! and responsible bidder, the contract
was awarded to him and said award was
ordered sent to the Council for approval.
! Yeas 4, nays O.
Bids were opened and read for the
| construction of a sewer on Mackubin
street, from Ashland avenue to Laurel
avenue, together with the necessary
| catchbasins and manholeS, as follows,
to-wit:
| William J. Preston. ............. $3.50 90
John w. Doherty ty................ 573 90
| William Stockton and John
LlndQulSt. 4b9 w
| Samuel White. Observation-Disclosures. 495 90
Gnst Moline and Carl Asch. 80. 4S7 50
| Thomas Reilly y.................. 423 90
Patrick Doherty Observation-Disclosures. 4S7 90
| James ForreStal. Observation-Disclosures. 40 90
| Thornton q Shaw. W................ 500 90
William J. Preston being the lowest
reliable and responsible bidder, the con-
tract was awarded to him, and said
award was ordered sent to the Council
for approval. Yeas 4, nays 0.
| Upon motion the matter of the award
of the Board to S. P. Folsom, Jr., for
the paving of Mackubin street to width
| of thirty-two (32) feet, from MARSHALL
| avenue to Summit avenue, with pine
!, blocks and curbing with granite, in
! Guiding the necessary sewer cOnnec-
| tions TO the property lines, which on
| April 9. 1888, was returned by the Coun-
! eli not approved and laid over by said
| Board for further consideration, was
/ taken up, and upon further motion the
said Board annulled their action of
April 2, 1888, by which said award was
I made, and rejected the bid of said S. 2.
Folsom, Jr., the said bid not being re-
4 liable. after which the bids for said i'm
prOvement were taken up, and James
/ Forrestal being the lowest reliable and
responsible bidder, the contract was
awarded to him, for the sum of S1S,2
| and said award was ordered sent to the
/ Council for approval. Yeas 4, nays0.
3 The Engineer having submitted plans
and estimate of cost, the following re-
port was ordered sent to the Council,
| IO-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
Oct. 6, 1887, relative to the paving of
| Nina avenue in the early part of 1888,
from Selby avenue to Summit avenue,
| thirty-six feet wide, with granite curbS
/ and asphalt, cedar blocks or pine blocks,
as the Board may recommend, and hav-
ing investigated the proposed improve
Inent, respectfully report that it is nee
essary and proper to pave Nina avenue,
to width of thirty-two (32) feet, from
Selby avenue to Summit avenue, with
| asphalt and curbing with granite, in
Guiding in the contract for said paving
the necessary sewer connections to the
| property lines; that the estimated ex-
| pense thereof is SS.937, 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 in