The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-09
WORK OF CITY ENGINEER
CI4AUSSEN,s REPORT FOR LAST
YEAR Is MADE
PUBLIC
DEPARTMENT SPENT $4,000
Bridge building and Repairs the
Largest Single Item of Ex-
pense-Work ON Cycle
Paths.

The annual report of the city engineer
came from the hands of the printer yes
terday. 1t is a volume of about 100
pages, and is filled from cover to cover
with statistics and figures. tables AMI
maps The work done by the depart
ment is exhaustively reviewed, and de-
tailed figures of the cost of every indi-
vidual piece of work are given, together
with recommendations for this year.
With reference to paving Mr.. CIaussen
says in his report:
1.-The question of how to properly pave
our streets is one that takes considera-
Die study IN each particular case to solve
Although it has received yea after year
the very closest attention from city en-
glneers and others, it must be admitted
that a cheap, durable, economical and
sanitary pavement, one that fills the de-
mands OF the traffic of our large cities,
has not yet been constructed 1 think
that engineers will agree that a pavement
can be constructed that will fill all the
ABOVE requirements except the one of
could be constructed for about 81 per
square yard, which is about twice as
much as brick pavement, but it cannon
be thought of as being advisable to con-
Struct as even the prevailing prices for
our standard paVementS as now laid are
SO nigh that property holders most rig
orously object Whenever. the matter OF
Such paving is mentioned to them ST.
Paul makes q very poor showing with
reference to tie number of miles of
paving in comparison with other cities of
It's size, and it is to be hoped that some
means may be devised by which money
can be raised to assist the overburdened
property holders in paying for just these
paVementS."
NEW CYCLE PATHS.
port says:
'"The special fund of s.. 900 for cvcle
fectlon or the engineering department in
maintaining existing paths in the CITY.
ana IN addition Az miles was built from
this fund, under a special resolution of
the city council on the streets on
winch the paths were recommended
The Cycle Path association construct ed
10 miles OF paths, and assisted in MAIN
tanning those already built, FURNISHING
money to the amount of sits for This
purpose.
The cycle paths of the city and yicin-
ny now cover some seventy miles. The
Cycle Path association, which has de-
Veloped the system Of paths and collect
co FUNDS for several years by voluntary
SUBSCRIPTION. wishes to have the entire
Work IN the future taken care of by the
CITY, as the balance of roadways and
sidewalks are, and will probably raise
no more money for this purpose If tha
Guy can provide sufficient funds from
construction UP to the needs of the pub
NC thar~ will be the most satisfactory
condition to the Wheelmen.''
In contract work during 1900 the CITY ex-
pended 1920, 90990, the largest single item
OF which was $100. S6, for asphalt paw
ing. Under the head of bridge building
ana repair work, the city spent S2O6. 667
ana the bridges are reported to be in
much better shape than they have been
for years
In connection with the water works if
is recommended that additional land ba
acquired at the reservoir, grounds to he
USED Tor waste water purposes when
cleaning out the reservoir It is also rec
commended as very essential that a weir
be constructed in the conduit at the Vad-
nails lake station, in order that accurate
measurement of the water supply NAV he
made possible. The main across the river
at broadway is in need of repairing. and
a main is recommended on MARYLAND
street, to serve as an additional suppIv
for the First and Second wards, in case
the Seventh street main should happen to
fail
Street sprinkling last year cost S4y,l29S7
for which sum the contractors sprinkIed
1925 miles. The city water department
received $15,S56.71 for the water used.
At the beginning Of 1900 there were 1854
miles OF sewers, and during the year ex-
tensions to the system were limited to
pipe extensions, and for short distances
8 to IL inches in diameter. Twenty-Five
contracts were carried out, amounting to
AL miles in length and costing $31,247.11.
The city engineers department during
the year disbursed $3.50, 9S1.19, which was
considerable in excess of the estimates
$521 1896. SO.