The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-31

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The board Of public works yesterday
completed laying out the assessment
district relative to the condemnation Of
certain lands for an extension Of Como
park. The property that is to be in
cluded in the park lies north and
slightly west of the north end Of Lake
Como and comprises about fourteen
acres. 1t is proposed to convert this
area into boulevards and driveways.
When the property Is included in the
park it will furnish a more extensive
drive about the north end of the lake
and several lagoons. The assessment
district decided upon includes all of
Como park, the assessment Of which
will be borne by the city, and the land
bounded on the west by Hamline ave-
nue., on the north by West Hoyt ave-
nue. as produced westward, on the
east by Lexington avenue and on the
south by Como park.
AS preliminary measure, placing
the city in position to act at the op-
ton Of the interested property own
ers, the assessment for the opening Of
Minneapolis avenue, from Edgerton
street to Cortland street, was complet-
ed. Like action was taken for the
opening Of Albany street, from Pascal
avenue to Hamline avenue. These
proceedings impose no expenses as yet
upon the owners of property abUtting
on the streets named, but merely give
the city possession of the property
later to be condemned whenever the
property owners desire the streets
opened.
In laying out the assessment district
for boulevarding and grading Feronia
avenue, Merriam Park, the board ap-
portioned the tax to raise $3,139. This
makes the cost to property owners on
the street SO 2-10 cents per front foot,
including boulevarding, curbing and
trees to be planted.
The board ordered the personal no.
LITIGATION of property holders interest
ed in the laying of cement sidewalks,
as set forth in estimates Nos. /, 2 and
8, the estimated cost of which is $4,386.-
80. A hearing will be had before the
board next Monday.
The board decided to advertise for
bids for the grading of Hatch street
from Sylvan to Park avenue. The or
der for macadamizing Chestnut street
from Seventh street to the river was
sent back to the city engineer, with
request for estimates of the cost Of
paving the same street with brick or
with sandstone or granite, including
three-feet cutters. The object of this
course is. to enable the board to adj
vertise for bids for the three different
kinds of material, when the property
holders will be called upon to select
whichever they may desire.
When the board. came to consider
two bills from the St. Paul Gas COM
pany, aggregating $62, one of the mem
bers recalled that two very similar
bills had already been paid. A search
Of the records showed that they were
the Identical two bills that had already
been paid once, so the board disallow-
ed the claims, which were for moving
street lamps.
A favorable report Of the board will
be made to the council, regarding the
building Of sewer ON East Fourth
street from Mendoza to Forest streets,
the estimated cost being 621a cents
a front foot. A favorable report will
also be made regarding the proposed
sewer on Atwater street from Rice to
Sylvan. The estimated cost Of this
construction is II cents per front foot.