St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-17

yeSt1gated the proposed Improvement,
respectfully report that 1t is necessary
and proper to pave Laurel avenue from
Nina avenue to Dale street with pins
blocks and curbing with granite, includ-
ing in the contract for said paving tile
necessary sewer, water and gas c0nnec-
tions to the property lines; that the
estimated expense thereof is S26,l4o,
one-half of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is
let; that real estate to be assessed there
for 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 petition 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 3, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the following
report was ordered sent to the Council,
tO-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public w orks have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
Feb. S, 1888, relative to the grading of
Delaware avenue. from Baker street to
the south city limits, and having inves
tigated the proposed improvement, re-
spectively report that said improvement
is necessary and proper, that the eSti
mated expense thereof is $2.672 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
Cured thereby: that said Improvement
is asked for by petition of majority
of the owners of property to be assessed
therefor, and we herewithnsend plan
or profile of said Improvement, and an
order for your adoption, if you desire us
to make the Improvement. Yeas 3,
nays O.
Upon motion, the Engineer was di-
rected to prepare plans and -specifica-
tons for stone, heXagOnal and wooden
sidewalks for the year 1888.
Upon motion, it was ordered that the
Council be asked to annul the final order
approved June 8, 1887, for the opening,
widening and extension of an alley
through blocks l, 2, 3 and 4, Evans adj
dition to ST. Paul, from Payne avenue
to Greenbrier avenue, and to pass a new
final order for said Improvement.
Upon motion, it was ordered that the
Council be askdd to pass refunding
order for the sum of $500 in favor of
Walter III. Sanborn, owner of lots 1, 2
and 3, block 26 of the West st. Paul
Real Estate & Syndicate Addition No. 2
to West st. Paul, the said sum having
been paid by said owner on account of
said lots being enormously included in
the assessment for condemning and tax
ing an easement for making and main
tanning slopes in grading Concord street,
from Page street to south city limits,
the said lots not being on the line OF
said Improvement.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making correction in the reassessment
for grading the street next to the Mis-
sissippi river, to a partial grade, from
Chestnut street to James street, as to
ownership. description of and amount
reassessed against south q of block 40,
Rice & Irvine's addition to ST. Paul,
came up. and,no objections being made,
the same was corrected SO as to conform
to the facts and rights of the case as in
tended, and so as to read as follows, to-
wit: