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

essary to be incurred thereby; that said
! Improvement is not asked for by a Pc
tition of a majority Of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but
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 4, nays O.
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
May so, 1888, relative to the paving of
Eleventh street, from Jackson street to
Cedar street, with cedar blocks and
granite curbing, including the necessary
water and sewer connections, and hav-
ing investigated the proposed improve
ment, respectfully report that said i'm
provement is not necessary and proper,
for the reason that the owners of ma
Jority of the property to be assessed are
opposed to said Improvement. Yeas 4,
nays O.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimated 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
May 10, 1888, relative to grading GrOttO
street, from Goodrich avenue to Pleas
ant avenue, and, having investigated
the proposed Improvement, respectfully
report that it is necessary and proper
to grade GrOtto street, from Pleasant
place to Goodrich avenue; that the eStl-
mated expense thereof IS 5000, 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 improve
ment is asked for by a petition
to be assessed therefor, and we herewith
send a plan or profile of said improve
ment, and an order for your adoption,
if you desire us to make the imprO-
vement. Yeas 4. nays O.
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. PauI:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
| May II. 1888, relative to the cOnStruc-
| tion of a sewer on Isabel street, from
| Greenwood avenue to Starkey street,
and, having investigated the proposed
| improvement, respectfully report that
| said Improvement is necessary and
| proper, together with the nee
| essary catchbasins and manhOies;
| that the estimated expense there
| of is $1,000, one-half of which need
not be paid into the City Treasury be-
| fore 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 not
| asked for by petition 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 improvement. Yeas 4,
nayS O.
The Engineer having submitted list
| of the property in front of which wooden
sidewalks have been constructed, re-
| laid or repaired under contract of James
Forrestal Estimate No. y for term be-
| ginning April /, 1888, and ending Nov.
I, 1888, the Clerk was directed to give
| the first assessment notice.
The Engineer submitted plans and
| specifications for grading the alley in
block l, Smiths addition to st. Paul,
| between Western avenue and Richmond
| street, which were examined and ap-
proved, and the Clerk was directed to
| advertise for bids for said improve
| ment.
Upon motion the Engineer was di-
| rected to as far as possible protect and
save all trees in grading Short street,
between Hoffman avenue and Maria av-
| enue.
1t having been made to appear to the
| Board that lot Il, block 10, Terrace
| Park addition to st. Paul, has been
| overassessed for the sprinkling of West
| ern avenue, from Pleasant avenue to
| st. Clair street. in Sprinkling District
| No. 5, under contract of Forrestal &
| Reilly, for the term ending Nov. Is,
| 1887. the assessment for said Sprinkling
| was corrected by abating $5.22 of the
| amount assessed against said lot IL, 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 10, Terrace Park addi-
| ton to st. Paul, sl.10.
|
| making a correction IN the assessment
| for the grading of Short street, from
| Main street to Hoffman avenue, as to
| ownership, description of and amount
assessed against lot l, block Ga, DOdge's
| subdivision of block GA, Lyman Day
| toms addition to st. Paul, came up. and
after hearing all persons present inter-
| ested. the same was adjourned to the
| 14th inst. at p. m.
| Pursuant to due notice and the ad-
| iOurnments Hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the opening, widening and eXten-
sion of Arthur avenue, from Gates
| street to Concord street, came up, and
| inst at p. IN.
| Pursuant to due notice and the ad-
| iournments Hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
| for the opening, widening and eXten-
sion of De Soto street, from Case street
to north city limits, came up, and after
hearing all persons present interested,
! the same was adjourned to the 18th
| inst. at 2 p. IN.
| Pursuant to due notice and the ad-
| iournments hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
| for the opening, widening and extern
tension of Cottage street, from Lake
| Como to Arcade street, came up, and
after hearing all persons present inter-
ested the same was adjourned to July 8,
1888, at 2 p. m, and upon motion the
| Engineer was directed to furnish the
Board with new plan of land and
buildings on the proposed opening of
said Cottage street, between McMenemy
street and Arcade street; also plan of
land and buildings for street 60 feet
above-named street as proposed. Yeas
8, nays (Mr. Horrigan).
| Pursuant to due notice, and the adj
tournaments Hereunder, the matter of