St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-26
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Public Works
Regular Meeting.

IScSulaF N1ecCInS.
ST. PAUL, June z, 1888.
Board met at p. m.
Present: Messrs. Quinby, Horrigan
and Mr.. President.
Absent: Mr.. Starkey (excuSed).
Reading the minutes of the 4th, 5th
and 9th inst. dispensed with, and upon
motion the said minutes were approved.
w. Dlckmann, owner of lot 3, block
25. Brown q Jackson's addition to West
st. Paul, presented petition, asking to
be awarded $4,000 for strip of land
claimed to have been taken and for
damages to improvements on said lot 8
in grading Bancroft avenue. Referred
to Engineer for report of facts.
ii. b. Farwell, guardian for Mary
Ann and Julia Flaherty, presented pc
tltlon, asking for an abatement of the
assessment against lot Z. block 195, If
vines addition to West st. Paul, for the
sprinkling of Fairfield avenue. for the
reason that no sprinkling was done in
front of said premises. Referred to En-
gineer for report of facts.
The Engineer having returned with
report the bids opened and read on the
2Sth ult. for such Sprinkling as may be
ordered by the Common Council during
the season ending Nov. Is, 1888, re-
Spectively in Sprinkling Districts Nos.
l, Z. and 10, the same were taken up,
and upon motion all of said bids were
rejected, being too high.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the following re-
port was ordered sent to the Council,
tO-wit:
70 the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
ci1n h.
order of the Common Council. approved
May 23, 1888, relative to grading the
alley in block 81. Lyman Dayton's addi-
ton, and having investigated the pro-
posed Improvement. respectfully re-
port that it is necessary and proper
to grade the alleys in block 81.
Lyman Dayton's addition to st. Paul !:
that the estimated expense thereof is
SlS6, One-half OF which need not be paid
into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let; that real estate to be as
Sessed therefor can be found benefited
to the extent of the costs and ex-
penSeS necessary TO be incurred
thereby; that said improvement is not
asked for by a petition 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 3,
naysO.
The Engineer submitted plans and
specifications for the grading of Clark
street to partial grade, from Whitali
street to Case street;
Also for the construction of sewer
Oh Bantil street, between Western ave-
nue and Richmond street;
On Lafayette avenue, between the
st. Paul Il Northern Pacific Railroad
company's bridge and Partridge street,
and Oh Bruno street, from Lafayette av-
enue to Trout BrOokr
And on Maple street, from Sixth
street to Seventh street, together with
the necessary catchbasinS and man
holes, which were examined and ap-
proved, and the Clerk was directed to
advertise for bids for said improve
mentS.
Order of Council to Board, approved
May so, 1888, to let by contract the paw
ing OF Central Park Place east and Cen
tral Park Place west, from East Summit
avenue to Central avenue, with cedar
blocks and curbing with granite, in
Guiding IN the contract for said paving
the necessary sewer connections to the
property lines. Referred to Engineer
for plans and specifications.
~ POI iiiOeioll IL WdS OlQ6Itu UIldG bU6
Council be asked to cause a refunding
order for the sum of $500 to be drawn
upon the City Treasury in favor Of
Henry l.. Moss, owner of lot Z, block 43,
West st. Paul Real Estate and I'M
provement Syndicate Addition No. 2 to
West st. Paul, the said sum being the
! amount paid by said owner on account
OF assessment against said lot Z for
condemning and taking an easement
for making and maintaining slopes
necessary for the grading of Concord
street, from Page street to south city
limits. the assessment for said improve
ment having been annulled.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that an error has been made in
the assessment for the Sprinkling of
Forbes street, from Ramsey street to
Cliff street, in Sprinkling District No. 5,
under contract of ForIestal & Reilly
for term ending Nov. 15, 1887, as to the
description and amount assessed against
southerly 70 feet of lots and 9, block 4,
Leech's addition to ST. Paul, the said
assessment was corrected so as to con-
form to the facts and rights of the case
as intended, and so as to read as follows,
tO-Wit:
Southerly 81 feet of lots and 2,
l. A i - !.