St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-14

mittee appointed by the st. Paul cham
Der of commerce, appeared before the
meeting and submitted copy of reS0-
luton passed by said body recommend
ing that franchise be given the Enos
Electric railway, etc.; also Messrs.
IhomaS Cochran, Jr., G. G. Andrews.
E. V. Smalley and j. II. Davidson adj
dressed the Council in behalf of grant
ing a franchise to said company.
Charles N. Bell addressed the Council,
opposing the franchise asked for.
After several amendments being
made and adopted, and after motion to
lay over by Aid. Melady, which was
lost, the ordinance was readaS amended,
and, being put on its passage, was lost
by the following vote (Ald. Cullen in
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Hamm, Leithauser,
Minea. Pratt, Sanborn, Sullivan, Weber,
Yoerg, Mr.. Chairman-1O.
Nays AID. Book, Fischer, Gehan,
Kavanagh, Melady, Bickel-6.
Aid. Book moved that the vote by
which the resolution was lost be recon-
sidered.
The motion prevailed, and the further
consideration of the matter laid over
until Tuesday, the 18th day OF. August,
1888.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From c. 81. BigelOw and Others
For the vacation of an alley in Will
lam b. Deans addition.
Committee on Streets.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Nina Avenue Paving
The Board of Public Works here
with respectfully return your final
order, approved July 5, 1883, for
the paving of Nina avenue with
cedar blocks and curbing with granite,
including the necessary sewer cOnnec-
lions to the property lines. with the
request that you annul said order
and allow said Board to amend its re-
port in said matter, dated June, 10, 1888,
so as to read that it is necessary and
proper to pave said Nina avenue, from
Summit avenue to northerly line of
alleys in blocks II and 70, Dayton &
lrvine's addition to st. Paul, with asphalt
and curbing with granite, including
the necessary sewer connections to the
property lines, and also to pave said
Nina avenue, from Selby avenue to
nOrtherly line of alleys in blocks II and
u, Dayton Il lrvine's addition to ST..
Paul, with cedar blocks and curbing
with granite, including the necessary
sewer connections to the property lines,
said paving to be done under separate
contracts; and said Board also respect
fully request that your honorable body
pass new final orders, as amended,
for said improvements.
Proper final orders are herewith sub
mltted for your adoption.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. +. ERWIN,
Clerk Board of Public Works,
July 10, 1883.
Adopted, and final order referred to
approved July 5, 1888, repealed and an
nulled. Yeas IA. (Ald. Pratt and Sulli-
van excused from the meeting) and the
Board allowed to amend its report as
requested. Yeas IA. (See orders to
Board of Public WOrks.)
Also,
Western Avenue Paving Contract
The Board reports that it has awarded
the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving COM
pany the contract for the paving of
Western avenue, from Laurel avenue
to Dayton avenue, with asphalt and
curbing with granite, including the
necessary sewer connections to the
property lines, said company being the
only bidder, and said bid being reliable
and reasonable and said company being
responsible; amount of bid S10,S5O and
$50 each for sewer connections: bond
in the Gum of $1,000 with Edward E.
Scribner and Charles L. Johnston as
suretieS.
Award approved by the following
vote:
Yeas Aid. Blom, Book, Fischer,
Geban, Hamm, Kavanagh, Leithauser,
Minea, Melady, Sullivan, Weber, Yoerg,
Bickel, Mr.. Chairman-14.