St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-02
MORNING. JANUARY O. 1888

that it is necessary and proper to open,
widen and extend Juliet street formerly
Benn street,, between Oxford street and
Lexington avenue; that the estimated
expense thereof is $l,250; that real es-
te 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 is
not asked for by a petition of 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 0.
The engineer having submitted pro-
file the Following report was ordered
sent to the Council, tO-wit:
10 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. l6, 1887, relative to change of
grade on Twelfth street, from Cedar
street to Robert street, and having
investigated the proposed Improvement,
respectfully report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper as indi-
Gated by the red line on the ac-
COMPANY llls plOHlcs tlldb tilc cSti-
mated expense thereof is $50; that
real estate to be assessed therefor
can be found benefited to the extent of
the damages, costs and expenses neceS-
Sary to be incurred thereby; that said
Improvement is not asked for by petit
ton OF mOjOrity of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said
Improvement. if you deSiretO ma ke 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 OF
order of the Common Council. approved
May Is, 1887, relative to the grading of
Brown avenue. from Concord street to
Congress street, and, having investigated
the proposed Improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is not nee
esSary and proper at this time. for the
reason that the owners of majority of
the property to be assessed have pro-
tested against said improvement. Yeas
4, nays 0.
Upon motion the matter of the open
ing ana extension OF R0DertSOn street.,
sixty (6W feet wide, from Oregon street
to State street, was taken up, and after
hearing all persons present interested,
it was ordered that the Council be asked
to annul all proceedings in said matter,
for the reason that the owners of the
property to be assessed are unanimously
opposed to said improvement.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board in the matter of the re-assess-
ment for the opening, widening and eX-
tension of Oakland street, by an easy
grade to Pleasant avenue at or near
Ramsey street and altering Pleasant
avenne, between Lawton and Ramsey
streets, that the property hereinafter
described has been OverasSessed, said
re-assesSment was corrected 10y reduc-
ing the amounts re-aSSeSSed against said
property so as to conform to the facts
and rights of the case as intended, and
so as to read as follows, to-wit:
Whitacre, BrSbine & Mullen's Sub
division of Lots l and 2, Leech's
Out Lots, st. Paul.