St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-24
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Public Works
Regular Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Sept. q, 1888.
Board met at p. hi.
Present: Messrs. Quinby, Starkey,
HOrrigan and Mir. President.
Reading the minutes of the oath and
25th inst. dispensed with, and upon mo-
ton the said minutes were approved.
Bids were opened and read for the
grading of Clark street, to full grade.
from Whitall street to Case street, as
follows, to-wit:
D. L. Million. ....................S =99 w
James Clatfey. Observation-Disclosures. 497 20
After which the said bids were laid
over to Get. l, 1855, at p. m.
Tine 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 or
order of the Common Council. approved
Sept. ~, 1855. relative to grading alley in
block Ill, Lyman DaYton'S addition to
st. Paul, and, having investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port that said improvement is neees-
sary and proper; that the eSti-
mated expense thereof is $3.50,
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 expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby: that
said improvement is not asked for by
petition of a 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 Committee on Streets of the Com
mon Council transmitted to the Board
for investigation and report the claim
of Joseph AnStett for damages on ac-
count of slopes on Concord street. Con-
sidered and ordered returned to the
said committee with report of facts.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
making a correction in the assessment
for a change of grade on GeneSse
street, between Mississippi street and
Buffalo street, as to ownership, descrip-
ton Of and amount assessed against lot
%, block 6, E. Rice's Second addition to
st. Paul, came up, and there being no
objections. the same was corrected so
as TO conform TO the facts and rights of
the case as intended, and so to read as
follows. tO-Wit:
Supposed owner, James F. Cuddihy.
east Is of lot 6, block %, Edmund Rice's
Second addition to st. Paul: benefits
S3.6S, damages St72.35. balance to owner
s16S,67, balance to city 5000. Supposed
owner, Maria c. Curran, west = of lot
g. block %, Edmund Rice'S Second adj
dition to st. Paul; benefits S3.6S, dam
ages 5000, balance TO owner 5000, bal
ance to city S3.6S.
Pursuant to due notice and the adjourn
ment Hereunder, the matter of making
and completing the assessment for the
construction Of sewer on Smith street.
from Leech street to Wilkm street, and
on Wilkin street, from Smith street to
Exchange street, came up. and the same
was adjourned to Oct. l. 1888, at 2 p. m.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
the opening, widening and extension of
RidgewoOd avenue, between Victoria
street and Lombard avenue, came up,
and the same was duly confirmed.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
the paving of East Summit avenue,
from WabaSha street to Robert street,
with cedar blocks and curbing with
granite. including the necessary sewer
was duly confirmed.
Pursuant to due notice and the adj
tournaments Hereunder, the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
the grading and matchmaking of Pine
street, from Williams street to Penn
sylvania avenue, and Pennsylvania av-
enue, from Olive street to Pine street,
and the construction of a sewer on said
Pine street, from Williams street to
Pennsylvania avenue, came up, and the
same was adjourned to Oct. 1, 1888, at ?
p. m.
The following pay rolls were exam
ined and allowed, to-wit:
Pay roll of Engineer department. 81
employees, for month of September, 1888,
S4.5S1.90.
Pay roll of office of Board of Public
Works, 9 employees, for month of Sep
TENDER, 1888, 1920.
Adjourned to the 2Sth inst. at 10 a. m.
X. l.. GORMAN, President.
W. F. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works.