The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-01

Directors.
The assessment for the paving Of Cedar
street, from Second to Summit avenue,
with asphalt, came before the board of
public works yesterday for confirmation.
The total of the assessment is $50, 76S 48,
and had 1t not been for objections filed
by property owners the assessment would
have been confirmed
b H. Schriber, representing a number
Of property owners, appeared before the
board and filed objections to the assess
ment on various grounds. The objections
OF E. A. Seymour and w. H. Lightner as
receivers of the Bank of Minnesota set
UP that no petition for the Improvement
signed by one-third of the property own
ers had ever been presented to the coun-
Gil That the board of public works in
making the assessment never determined
what property would be benefited That
the assessment is not made upon all the
property benefited, nor upon all the
property fronting on the street That
the assessment is arbitrary, UNEQUAL and
UNJUST. That over 900 feet Of the. prop
erty fronting on the improvement has
been omitted from the assessment. That
the Improvement was never authorized by
law, and the board of public works las
no Jurisdiction or authority. That the
| assessment is Illegal, void and repugnant
to the fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States, in that the
proposed assessment is an attempt to de-
pr1Ve the owners and DIRECTORS Of their
property without due process of law.
Mr.. Schriber informed the board that
he desired to be heard in support of the
objections. President Pottg.eser sent
Tor Corporation Attorney Markham and
at the suggestion of Mr. Markham the
matter was continued for two weeks in
order to allow the legal department
look into the points raised by thos
who object to the assessment. Charlie
H. Schliek, as agent for the property d
the northeast corner Of Seventh and Ce-
oar streets, protested against the as
sessment for the reason that the prop
erty had not been benefited equal to the
amount assessed other property That
no allowance had been made for the paw
ING OF the space occupied by the street
railway company, and that the lot had
neen assessed for paving once before.
j. H. Wheeler also filed a protest. al
leglng the same objections as raised by
the receivers of the Bank of Minnesota.
Inc Central Presbyterian church also
hled the same objections and further rails
ed the point that the lots owned bv the
church did not front on the street. This
last mentioned point Corporation Attor-
hey Markham said was merely technical.
ana the assessment could be corrected, as
the property fronting on the street was
owned by the church.
me city engineer reported plans and
estimates for the following improvements.
and the clerk was directed to prepare alb
stracts and call in the owners interested.
Sewer on Fremont street, from Forest
4Oo 1eet east, 65 cents per front foot TO
property owners. Sewer on Manitoba ave
nue. from Rice to Park avenue, 81 cents
per front foot to property owners. Boule-
Eafdlng and curbing with sandstone, Bates
avenue, from North to Maury street 81 10
per front i, foot to property owners. BouIe-
| Vardlng and curbing with granite, Dav-
ton avenue, Avon to Victoria, $1O5 per
front foot to property owners, trees. $3.50
each; Sewer on Midway avenue, from
QakdaIe to Mount Hope street, cost per
'front.' loot to property owners II cents
sewer on Blair, from Fry to Aldine 46
cents per front foot to property owners.