St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-21
The NEEDED PAVING.
Territory to Be Ccvared and
What 1t Will Probably
Cost.
An Array Of Figures Covering
the Matter Now at
Issue.
laundering Burglars Badly
Bungle a Job Of Safe
Blowing.
All Obstacles Removed from
the Building Of the Mep-
rift Road.

ing Third street, the following figures
from the city engineer are pertinent.
The estimates were made for the board
of public works, and gipe-a fair idea of
the cost of repaving Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Seventh and Sibley streets. The
estimated cost of repaving per square
yard with cedar blocks on'plank founda-
ton is 81. Is; cedar blocks on concrete,
S1.65; granite blocks, $40; asphalt,
S2.75.
The cost per front foot on some Of the
streets is greater than on others, which
is accounted for by the width and alb
sence OF street car tracks on the streets
The engineers estimates are:
Fourth Street, From Seven Corners to
Broadway = Cedar blocks on plank
foundation, S15,O65; cost to property
owners per front foot, S1.73. Cedar
blocks On concrete, ,6l5; cost to prod
erty owners per front foot, S2.4S.
Granite blocks, $27 1910; cost to property
owners per front foot, 50. 10. Asphalt,
$50, OPS; cost to property owners per
front foot, SILT The property front
age on the street is $500 feet, and the
area to be repaved is 13l, 800 square
yards.
Fifth Street, From Third to Wabasha
streets-Ceda blocks OH plank founda-
ton, Sl3, 693; cost to property owners
per front foot. 1918. Cedar blocks on
concrete. $19, 569; cost TO property own
ers per front foot, $3.50. Granite blocks.
S24, SOC; cost to property owners per
front foot, S5.Si. Asphalt, S33,6l5; cost
to property owners per front foot, $3.50.
Property frontage on the street, 1890
feet, and the area to be repaved, II, $50
square yards.
Fifth Street, From Wabasha Street to
Broadway blocks on plank foun-
dation, S7,751; cost to property owners
per front foot, Sl.60. Cedar blocks on
erss per front foot, 1929. Granite
blocks, sl4, 154; cost to property owners
per front foot, 50 %. Asphalt, $3.50;
cost to property owners per front foot,
1882. Property frontage on street,
f. $50 feet, and the area to be repaved,
6,740 square yards.
Sibley Street, From Seventh to
Point Near Third Street-Cedar blocks
on plank foundation, $500; cost to
property owners per front foot. 1868.
Cedar blocks on concrete, S10,032: cost
to property owners per front foot, 1886.
Granite blocks, -S12, 76S; cost to property
owners per front foot. S4.9l. Asphalt,
S16. 720; cost to property owners per front
foot, $5.43. Property frontage on street,
$500 feet, and area to be repaved, $3.50
square yards.
Seventh Street, From Seven Corners
to Brook Street-Cedar blocks on plank
foundation, $50, 953; cost to property
owners per front foot, 1892. Cedar blocks
on concrete, S30,063; cost to property
owners per front foot, S2.76. Granite
blocks. S3S. 262: cost TO property owners
per front foot, S3.51. Asphalt. $50. 105;
cost to property owners per front foot,
$500. Property frontage on street, 10000
feet, and area to be repaved, Is. 220 square
yards.
Third street. From College Avenue to
Seven corners-Cedar blocks on plank
foundation, IS. 565; cost to property own
ers per front foot, $1.S7. Cedar blocks
on concrete, 81 l15; cost to property
owners per front foot, S2.69. Granite
blocks $3.50; cost to property owners
per front foot, $3,43. Asphalt. $685.;
cost to property owners per front foot,
$40. Property frontage on street, 900
feet, and area to be repaVed, 3, 100 square
yards.
Third Street, From Seven Corn ers to
Wabasha Street-Cedar blocks Oh plank
foundation, $14.605; cost to property
owners per front foot, $40. Cedar
blocks on concrete, $50, $50; cost to prop
erty owners per front foot, S4.SS. Gran
lite block, $26.670; cost to property own
ers per front foot, 1922 Asphalt.
81, 925; cost to property owners per
front foot, ssh. Property frontage OIL
street., 4. 300 feet, and area to be repayed,
Zoo square yards.
Third Street. From WabaSha to Broad
way-Cedar blocks on plank founda-
ton, S13, 400; cost to property owners
Der front foot, S2.16. Cedar blocks on
concrete, $40, 239; cost to property own
erS per front foot, 1896. Granite blocks,
front foot, S5.O4. Asphalt, So, 065: cost
to property owners per front foot, $500.
Property frontage OIL street. 4.S60 feet,
and area to be repaved, 11,666 square
yards.
There appears to be wide diversity
of opinion as to the question of repay
ing, also, when it shall be commenced
and the material to be used. The coun-
Gil a month ago asked the board to re-
port a preliminary order showing the
expense and necessity of the work. At
a recent meeting OF the board CT alder
men it was decided to suspend all;pro-
ceedings until April l. This was done
at the request of property owners who
contended some Of the streets did not
need entire repayinge The statement
was made that by fixing up such
parts of the streets as needed
repairs the expense of repaving
could be avoided until some
future time when taxpayers could bet
ter stand the assessments. The board
of public works are ready to report on
the matters, but will probably hold the
reports back until some further order
from the council. City Engineer Rund-
lett is in favor of going ahead at Once,s so
that the streets may be in a good condi
ton during the summer. He also is of
the opinion that the contracts can be let
to better advantage at the present time
than later i'll the season. Asked as to
what kind of pavement he
the engineer said cedar blocks
would undoubtedly suit the public and
property owners best. He was in favor
of using a concrete foundation for cedar
blocks instead of planks, as was used
the last time the streets were paved. AS
to the repaving of Third. Fourth and
Fifth streets above Wabasha, he was
not certain it was absolutely needed, but
had made the estimates to comply with
the requests of the board of public
works.
1t is probable that the beard of alder
men, at the meeting tonight, will request
the board of public works to report at
once on the matter of repaving Third
street.