St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-13

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Respectfully submitted
GEORGE REFS City Treasurer.
May 80, 1888.
City Comptroller.
OF City COmptroller-Audited Claims,
viz
Robert Seeger, s5,s4s.4a; G. w. Mer-
rill, $50; Il. b. Prince & Son, So;
Pioneer Press Company, $50; George
n. Hillman, $3.50; Wyckoff, Seamans
& Benedict, $3.50; Board Water Com
missioners. $3.50; Brown, Treacy & Co.,
James Schoonmaker, S52; H. De Wal
lace, Sill; Globe Publishing Company,
S3,45Z76; White & Adams, Estimate No.
9, RandOlph-street sewer, S765: j. For
reStal, Estimate No. l, wooden side
walks, 1855, S7,00l.32; st. Paul Gas Light
Company, S7,274.5S; p. O'Regan, 500;
FoWble q Fitz, SIS; d. l.. Curtice, $3.50;
X. L. OCOnnor, S36.75.
Allowed and ordered paid.
Yeas-Ald. Bickel, Blom, Book, Gull
len, Conley, Fisher, Gehan, Hamm,
Pratt, Sullivan, Weber, Yoerg, Mr..
Vice PreSident-17.
OF City Engineer-John Mongan's Pc
titiOn--
The City Engineer reports favorably
on the prayer of petitioner for vacation
OF part OF New Canada road.
committee Oh Streets.
OF Clerk of Municipal Court
Report for May, 1888, with City Treas
urer'S report attached for S3,591.30, be-
ing amount of fines, costs and fees col
lected during said month.
Committee on Public Accounts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Alley Paving, Hopkins Addition
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
May 10, 1888, relative to paving with
granite blocks and curbs the alley in
block 3. Hopkins addition, and hav-
ing investigated the proposed i'm
proyem9ent, respectfully report that
said improvement is necessary and
proper; that the estimated expense
thereof is 5000, 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 i'm
provement is not asked for by petition
of majority of the owners of property
to be assessed therefor, but we herewith
| ment, and an order for your adoption,
if you desire us to make the impro-
vement. Yeas 3, nays 0.
X. l.. GORMAN, President.
WE. ERWIN. Clerk Board Public Works.
June 5, 1888.
Adopted. Yeas II. (See order to
Board of Public Works..
Also,
Pine Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
Grading, Etc
The Board of Public Works have had
| under consideration the resolution or
| order of the Common Council approved
| Jan. Is, 1888. and May 80, 1885, relative
| to the grading and matchmaking Pine
street, from Williams street to Penn
Sylvania avenue, and PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue., from Olive street to Mississippi
street, and the construction of sewer
on Pine street. from Williams street
to Mississippi street, and hay
ing investigated the proposed improve
ments, respectfully report that it
is necessary and proper to grade and
macadamiZe Pine street, from Williams
street to Pennsylvania avenue, and
Pennsylvania avenue, from Olive street
to Pine street. and to construct sewer
Oh said Pine street, from Williams street
to Pennsylvania avenue, together with
the necessary catchbaSinS and manhOleS,
said grading and Sewering to be done
under one contract; that the estimated
grading, 1884; for sewer, 1870, 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 fOundbenefited to
the extent of the costs and
expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said Improvements are
asked for by petition of a majority
of the owners of property to be assessed
therefor, and we herewith send plan
or profile of said improvements and an
| order for your adoption, if you desire
us to make the Improvements. Yeas 3,
nays 0.
Il. i. GORMAN, President
w. f. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
June 5, 1888.
Adopted. Yeas II. (See order to
Board of Public Works.)
MISCELLANEOUS.
Evergreen Avenue Change of Grade
The matter of a change of grade on
Evergreen avenue, from Oxford street
to Milton street, was postponed and laid
and referred to Committee on Streets.
Ordinances
An ordinance was read granting per-
mission to the EnOs Electric Railway
company to build, equip, maintain and
of st. Paul, and to bridge the Mississippi
river"
Committee on Streets.
Committee on Revision of Rules
Aid. Hamm, Pratt and Sullivan were
appointed special committee to revise
the standing rules of the Council.