St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-02

spectfully report that It is necessary and
proper to grade Marshall avenue, from
Victoria street to the edge of the bluff
near the Mississippi river; that the es-
timated expense thereof Is $50, 800, 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
incurred thereby that said Improvement
Is not asked for by petition of ma
JOrlty OF the owners of property to be
assessed therefor, but we herewith send
plan or profile of said improvement
ana an order for your adoption, if you
desire us TO make the Improvement.
Yeas 4, nays 0.
The 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 OF
order of the Common Council, approved
July %, 1887, relative to the grading
of River street, from Hoffman avenue to
Main street, and having investigated the
proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port that it is necessary and proper;
that the estimated expense thereof Is
S546, 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 not asked for by petition of ma
J0rlty 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 following pay rolls, estimate and
bills were examined and allowed, to wit:
Pay roll of men employed in cleaning
and repairing streets, 429 men and "a
teams, from Dec. l to Dec. II, 1887,
IS, ,23S.50.
Pay roll of men employed in cleaning
and repairing sewers, 9 men and 2
teams, from Dec. l, 1851, to Dec. II, 1887,
S296.05.
Estimate No. l, Selby avenue paving,
j. ForreStal, contractor; amount due,
81, ,G32.
Bill of G. w. Merrill, of so. estimat-
ing cost of raising buildings on Fairfield
avenue on account of slopes, Dec. g. 1887.
Bill of q. w. Merrill of $3.50. estimat-
avenue, OH account of slopes, Dec. 8,
1887.
Bill of Mathew Craig of Sc. estimating
cost of raising buildings OH Fairfield ave
nue., on account of slopes, Dec q, 1887.
Bill of Mathew Craig of 81. eStimat-
ing cost of moving buildings on Winslow
avenue, on account of slopes, Dec. 8,
1887.
Bill of G. w. Merrill of 80, estimat-
ing cost of moving buildings on Euclid
street, Plum street and ClermOnt street,
on account of slopes, Dec 16, 1851.
Bill of q. w. Merrill of $50, estimat-
ing cost of moving buildings OH the line
of proposed alley in blocks 81 and 10,
Arlington Hills addition, Dec. II, 1887.
Bill Of Mathew Craig of 81. estimat-
ing cost of moving buildings on Euclid
street, Plum street and Clermont street
on account of slopes, Dec. 10, 1887.
Bill of Mathew Craig of 81, estimat-
ing cost of moving buildings on the line
of the proposed alley in blocks 81 and
40, Arlington Hills addition, Dec. II,
1887.
Bill of st. Panl Foundry company Of
$3.50, CRATE and frame, July 9, 1887.
Adjourned.
r. l.. GORNLAN, President.
W.F. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works,