The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

If the contract for the paying of
West Seventh street, from Ramsey to
Tuscarora, is placed this year, ST. Paul
will have closed the current twelve
months with an expenditure of nearly
100000 in increasing it's area of pay
ed streets. If University avenue and
Ramsey street are paved, which it not
likely, the half million mark will be. ex-
ceeded considerably.
Last year the total increase in the
area of permanent pavements amount
ed to 1886 yards, the cost involved be-
ing $3.50, 9S4.45. so far this year the
total increase is 122,701 yards and the
amount of money invested 1852, 1885.
This includes every contract placed by
the council, the last of which was for
Jackson street, approved by the board
of aldermen several days ago.
Streets Paved This Year.
The streets paved this year, together
with their cost, are:
East Tenth, from Locust to Grove;
Lafayette avenue, from Grove to Col
Inns, and also Collins, from Lafayette
to Bedford, with brick; cost to prop
erty owners, $3.50; cost to street
railway, $9,9S3; area, 14,509 square
yards
Washington street, from Chestnut to
Eagle, with sandstone; cost to prop
erty owners, 1885; area, 2,168 square
yards.
Alley in block IA, st. Paul Proper,
with sandstone; cost to property own
ers, $435.43; area, 100 square yards.
Mlnnehaha, from Payne avenue to
the bridge over the Northern Pacific
railroad, with sandstone; cost TO prop
erty owners, $2,991; area, 9S7 square
yards.
Alley in block 1, Woodlawn addition
from Kent to Mackubin streets, with
brick; coss to property owners, $3.50;
area, $50 square yards.
exchange, from Cedar to Third, with
DIlck; cost to property owners, $780,
900; area, $3.50 square yards
East Eighth, from Wabasha to Ce-
OAR, with sandstone; cost to property
owners, $3,091; cost to street railway,
1852; area, 1,427 square yards.
Payne avenue, from Lawson to Jes-
sam1ne, with sandstone; cost to prop
erty owners, $12,100; area, 1929 square
yards.
Decatur, from Bedford to Beaumont;
also Beaumont, from Edgerton to
Payne, with brick; COST TO property
owners, $11,149; area, 5,410 square
yards. - -
Minnesota, from Third to Second
streets, with sandstone; cost to prop
erty owners, $2,231; area, 100 square
yards
Minnesota, from Eighth to Summit,
with asphalt; cost to property owners,
$19,12O; area, 1858 square yards
Selby avenue, from Summit avenue
to Victoria street, with asphalt; cost
to property owners, $52,S44; cost to
street railway, $S0,0OS.1O; area, 50, SAT
square yards.
Eighth, from Cedar to broadway.
with aCnholf. ~
24,S6O; cost to street railway, $1,675:
area, 1900 square yards.
Payne avenue, from Beaumont to
the north line of Lawson street. with
asphalt; cost to property owners, $3F,-
1897; cost TO street railway, Sf0.-
1920; area, $1S,456 square yards.
South WabaSha street, from Water
street to Congress, with asphalt; cost
TO property owners, $25,340; cost to
street railway, $4,000; area, $4,000
square yards.
South Robert street, from the Great
Western bridge to Concord, and Con-
cord, from South Robert to Ada
streets, with asphalt cost to property
owners, 26,562.7o; cost to. street. rail-
way, $14,9SOS0; area, 1882 square
yards. tf ,,e,g5.,,4e 50, -.
Central Park place, east and west,
with asphalt; cost to property owners,
$6,163.10. ,..[.}t4r =. :
OdChoOn street, from NlnCn Grove.
with asphalt; cost to property owners,
$7,611.25; cost to street railway, $6,1O3.
Street Railway Pays $95, 1000.
According to the bids received for
the street railways portion on all
streets for which contracts were Civ
en-, that corporation has paid over to
the paving companies $95,703, but the
engineering department says the
amount is double that. The paving
the street car company PAGES between
and beyond its tracks is generally of
the best hand-cut granite blocks, and
the cost in consequence. is. greater.
Including new rail and ballast, a con-
sentative estimate places the aexpendi-
ture of the railway company this year
as a result of paving at $500, 900.
If possible West Seventh will be
paved this year, but there is little like
lihood of any other streets being
touched. The season is getting late,
and, with the quibbling which accom-
panies every proposition to pave, to
do any more would almost be an i'm
possibility
With the exception of cement and
wooden sidewalks, all kinds of street
improvements this year will greatly
exceed that of last The amount of
paving is now almost double, while as
to sewers, the extension is the heaviest
in years.