253758 , . . _ _ . 2�•���� .
' � FC1`�IAL ORDER- .. : courrciL �r� Na
By .
File No �
In the Matter of s+��#s�tiot tM sl�iw�sl�t w MtY a�Ns r!' N�t it� fts+Mt
frw rrl�rs �tr�t te O�t.�wa iwsw a�i � M3� a�! a� we# ii�Y !s w�arr�
ani lsai�l ar ���h �i 3�s+�rwr�t,
R
under Preliminary Order g�7� approved �+aa� �, 1!?1 .,;�,?
�
Intermediary Order approved ,
A public hearing having been had upon the above improvement upott due notice, and the Council
having heard all persons, objections and recommendations relative thereto, and having fully considered
the same; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Council of the City of St. Paul that the precise nature, extent and kind of un-
provement to be made by the said City is
� �ts� tiut �� w b�th a#�i�s vt +Mst � i�art lsrs Orc�+�s itr�t �
t� �tars � airi L� �s sll vdwr �ro►s!c � �r � a■�i itaii�tal t�
ear�i� sa�i ia��, �o�t �ira� �t ar�� w!'�rt �enri ��rw�s �wr
a�t,
and the Council hereby ordera said improvement to be made.
RESOLVED FiTRTHER, That the Commissioner of Public Works be and is hereby instructed and
directed to prepare plans and specifications for said imprnvement, and submit same to the Council for
approval; that upon said approval, the proper city of�icials axe hereby authorized and directed to pro-
ceed with the making of said improvement in accordance therewith.
��i� '+���
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Counci�
Yeas L;L i LEf2�ays �=' c' ��-
C�^.Rl��ON Approve APR 2 ? 19.�
��
�,° ;?:=DITH
�,;;-�;;`.FKA
Favor
,�� Mayor
�.°c'�ARTY � A�.;nst MAY 1 �97�
PUBLISHED
a.�
, Ar, i . ` c� n.`>,,,
, , . Dist. No�Y"'��r��
B.S. W. Stevens St. - Orleans St. to Ottawa Ave. �
� �, 44
�
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
�S' - �� �r.�,
REPORT TO COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE
� �� 'i
� �, ��, _Yr`^;," �.� March 12th. 19 7�
To the Commissioner of Finance of the City of St. Paul:
The Commissioner of Public Works, having had under consideration the preliminary
order of the Council known as Council File Noe 252973 approved
March lOth. 19 71 relative to reconstructing the sidewalk on both sides
_ �f W. S v _nG St. rom Or ns St. to Ottawa Ave. and bp doin� all other work
�ahirh i� npcexsar� and incidental_ to camglete said improvement.
and having investigated the matters and things referred to therein, hereby reportsa
1. The estimated cost thereof is $4.40 per lin. ft. for standard sidewalk
5 ft. wide and $So30 per line ft, for standard sidewalk b ft. wideP
2. A plan, profile or sketch of said improvement is hereto attached and
made a part thereofe
3. Initiated by the Commissioner of Public Works �
4. Improvement is asked for upon petition
�,����1819202j�,� �,,d,yl �
�'� � � Commissioner of Public Works
� R�9� �
�, MP N
� �
� c:` �
� ��p �
d� F���i �
l�s,�£��`�c.�
PET I T I ON ����'�'�v
The undersigned owners of properties affected by the proposed
reconstruction of sidewalks along West Stevens Street in St. Paul
hereby petition and urge the City Council of the City of St. Paul
to disapprove and reject this proposal for the following reasons :
(1) . The proposed sidewalk reconstruction is not necessary.
This project might be desirable or advisable under different
economic conditions than prevail today, but it is certainly not
indispensable right now. With the bad economic conditions and
high unemployment prevailing today, we believe that only those
projects should be undertaken which are absolutely necessary.
This is not one of them. The condition of the sidewalks along
West Stevens Street is acceptable .
(2) . Any project of this type would seriously add to the
already outrageous tax burden on homeowners . There are proposals
pending in the Legislature of Minnesota for property tax relief.
This proposed project should be postponed until the Legislature
has acted on those� tax relief proposals .
/
Date • y ` 2 7-- `7,/
owner of .��0 071�G�J,�7 �IdL
1�— ^ �y�
o'�ti Q����s owne r o f s(o �j S`o. S.,M,�c�,, �
� ,
.��- % owner of ,�������°G�4�/ C��,-
owner of
owner of
owner of
owner of
owner of
owner of
�,� � ��' ,� -�������� 569 South Smith Avenue
��-� St. Paul , Minn. 55107
' April 24 , .1971
The Honorable Victor J. Tedesco
City Council , City of St . Paul ApR 2 6 1871
, City Hall . .
St. Paul , Minnesota 55102 ' �
Dear Commissioner Tedesco: ,
This letter is being written to you as a personal and desperate
appeal f.or your help .in saving for my wife and myself our home �
in which we had hoped to spend the waning years �of our old age.
I have reference to the� enclosed letter (Exhibit A) we recently ' .
received from the Department of Finance , City of St. Paul , file
No. S9359 , regarding the proposea reconstruction of the sidewalk
along W. Stevens Street from Orleans Street ta Ottawa Avenue .
This proposed action affects the lot on which our home stands , ,
since W. Stevens Street runs along the Southerly line of our lot
for its entire length , as shown by the enclosed sketch (Exhibit B) .
. D4y wi:Ee Sofia and I are senior citizens . I am 80 years old and ��
- ill with cardiovascular circulatory problems , angina pectoris .
and can barely walk. 1�1y wif-e� is 69 years old and ill with heart ,
dise��se , having undergone open-h�eart surfiery at Miller �Iospital
in November 1969 . �Ve are totally and exclusively dependent on
our Social Security payment which for both of us totals �237 . 90 :
per month, as attested to by the enclosed letter from' the Social
5ecurity Administration (Exhibit C) . That f.igure is all we are
currently receiving, even though the lctter is from las.t August .
' 1Ve have no other source of incom� �rsr any o�her mtaris of su�pot�t.
We were not able to build up any "nest egg" because we are
imraigrants who came to this country and city only 21 years ago
- ;in 195(l) f.rom Ukraine as refugees from Communism. Right after
. our arrival here I went to work at l3rown �, Bigelow and worked there ;
-� until the company dismissed me in 1J66 for old age , at the age of 75.
In those 16 productive years I mana�;ed to pay fully for our little
home at 569 S. Smi.th Avenue, but was not able to save anything £or
� our old age.
i'he taxes on our home payable n 1971 are $327. 96 , as evidenced by
the enclosed Tax Statement (Ex�ibit D) . That is � 100% increase �
, over last year' s taxes which were $162 :68 . It will be extremely -
clif;icult for us to ray this 100� iYicreased tax. It amounts to �
11 . 50 of our total annual sustenance . If now, on top of this , you �
impose on us a char�;e for a new sidewalk, you will surely and
finally drive us out of our little hvme. Please do not do this .
to us . We do not want to go on welf�re or into an o o s ome. .
. . ;- .
;.., .
.. __. �,...��,.�,..... ,.....;.�.�...�, .,_.�..�..�..�,�,.....�...�,p...�...�..�v_.....,.�.�,.��...,��.,.. .�.....�..�.�.,�
. - 2
. . : .
., �
� : ,
The sidewalk in front of our home is in ood condition. Certainly,
a new sidewalk would be even better. Eve�e man who has a '.
- perfectly good 1 year old car would rather have a brand new one ,
if he had unlimited resources . But our resources are so severe�y
limited. .
. " ',
I iaill try to be at the hearing on Tuesday, Apri1 27, in the CounCil � "
Chambers , as suggested in the letter from the Finance Department, . '
but I can never be sure if I will be able to get around on a
given day. In any event , I can not make a meaningful personal ,
presentation because my English language ability is very limited.�
This letter is being translated for me by another, person. Any-
' way, if appearing in person, I would simply restate what I have
said in this letter. ' . ' ��` ��'� .
Please save our home and do not punish us: with this unne�essary
sidewalk. , �
_ , .,:
� Respectfully,'
_ .�
. . ,�:o�[� ���� .
� . ykola Anastasievsky
, , , , , ,
. _ ,
. , ��
� � ��.,
. ; ,.
,
; .
� . .
:,:
. ,�.>
. � , ,
..
, . . . �
:,
� . , ..
� � �
. _ , . . .
.
. , :
. . . ; ,
.
. , . , .
. , ; .
, . '�; • .
- , �
.. . . - � ,x � . . .
, , '
, l� e'`- �_,; ;..�
. . : CITY OF SAI �IT PAUL . . �
MINNESOTA .
, . DEPART'A/�ENT OF- FI1�IANCE-_. ..,. , .
li3 Covrf House 55102
April 9, 197I �
Mykola and Sofia� Anastasievsky � ,
569 Smith Avenue So.
. Se. Paul, Minnesota 55107 . ;
� . File 59359, Page 1
- �`� Notice is hereby gi.ven Chat the Council of rhe City of St. Paul wil�l hold
a pub4ic hearing in the Council Chambers of the City Hall and Court House
at 10:00 a.m. on April 27, i971 on the advfsabiTity of proceeding with
Preliminary Order 252973, appro�ved March 10, 1971, which proposes to �
reconstrucC the sidewalk on both sides of W. SCevene Street from Orleans .
Street to Ottawa Averiue and by dai:�g all othet w�ric which �is necessary �
and incidental to complete said improvement, except where it is determined
that good and sufficient poured sidewalks exist. . ,
The estimated cost thereof is $4.k0 per line,�l foot for a standard sidewalk
5 feet wide and $5.30 per lineal foot for a standard sidewalk 6 feet wide.
In addition to the above, charges will be made for extra work which is a
. particular benefie to the abutting property, such as tree removal, paured
concrete removal, driveways and additional width of wallts, based on the
an�rual sideiaalk contract prices on f£le in the Department of Public Works.
If you wish detailed information regarding this proposed iinprovement, you
are ir�vited to meet with the technical Advisora in the Eouncil Chambers at
9:30 to 10:00 a.m. the ssme day as the hearing. You may also telephone
223-4255 for construction information or 223-5241 for assessment informatioin.
This proposed improvement was ini.t�.ated by the DePartment of Public Works,
To comply with the CiCy Charter, the Department of Finance is charged wfth ,
informing you of this improvemeat. � .
If you have any questions, iC is recommended that you attend this public .
hearing to afford you the opporeuniey to make your views, both pro and con,
I . known to the �City Counc3.1:
. � , . ROSALIE L. BUTLER
. . . , . Commiseioner of Finance
{ . • s „ ' .. . ,
� � ' • _
,
�. , ` _ . .
� ,
� . �
, �a �
i ,
� � i
� , u
1� , _ .
. ,,'i; .LS32t.LS �NIx .LS�M
: �
. �
,
' . , � - _ � .
'. . . � , �
� `��. _
. . .
� ;:
.
� , . . ,
_ _ o,
. .. ..... , �
; a
�,
_ , -::
, "r
i
. ;; ' ' . . �
, ...
. _ , , . ..:.. ..,
_ � . 7'
. • C
, .... . _ .. ,__. .
. . N , ,,.,
�
►-i
`� •i�a�is suan3is is3�ti�
�
� �
� ' �
..
z ;� j •
� anuaAV u�tws
�, t{�.noS G9S
o , ,� f
, '' , w . � , �
t� !
. . � ' '
� !
.. �
,
. �
� . , .. , ;
� �
�
1 , �� �
i:��uis 3J2I03J .LS3M
. � je; r .' - r_:. : .r:
/ _ ..\,_,� � , ,
T; ��L��;� � DEPAR7MENT OF HEAL7H, EDUCATION� AND WELFARE •
,�.�<.,�.f.'
SOCIAL SECUR 17Y ADM f N 157RATION
° u,. � SOCIA�SECURIr ADMINISTRATWM'
pISTRIGT OFFIGE
, '
" .. :
�
;. Fed. Bid�&U.S Ct Ns� ' '� •
, 316 Robert S�,Roo�n i85 � , �'
" St Pauir MiMeso�5510�
, . �:�:
August 18, 1970 � j:
, � �� � � �� � �.� .� � � � . . , � � � . . � ��., . � . ,'�.1 .. ,
. . . . � . . . i ,
�,' . ' i ''
j: j'
r7r. & Mrs. N�kola Anastasievslqr �
' . �. , �;
569 South Smith Avenue f
' ` St. Paul, Minnesota 5510? - . �'
• ' , . '
_ t�ear :lr. & Mrs. Anastasievslqts ' . ! .
.. , 11G i �����2�3U0� I'►OGD . � � � . . , � �,
. , , . � _ . . .. . . .�, .� ,
� records indicate you are entitled to sxial security ,; '
� ber.�fits each month in t,he amount af �21�8.50• Your �
mecU.cal insuranca p:emiums total $10.60� so y�aur eom�al . ., , i � �. ..
znonthly�check is $237.90• � . ; .
- ' -� .
Sincerely yours . � _. :.
, i
, _ . . �
� . (Njrs. ) Alberta Woerderhoff, . . . �
: Service Representative ' :. �
' . . ,.
• . ,e . ' ,,
_. �
.. , . f.
, ' , � 1
, , ..� ,
. � . , �
� . ' ' 1 �
_
" _, � : � , , „
; . ' , .
III �, _
;
� � , ! �•
` „ • , . , .
„
"
. {
.. � f
� . •
. �.
, , ,
, . � + .
-. , , . „ . . ;
. , � ., �
• �
� , . , � , . - .,
� �� .
j . .. ' ,
� . ; .�
,i - i
,..rw...r��..�.�.�•�...._.. . . . ,..�a. .....;..""'....._...1. .�� '.,. ,:� ' .. � .. �^.;. �� � ' . � .
. - � , . � .�� . � . � . . - � . • � � . .
' � 1. ,. � ' � � ' . � r ' � � � � , � .. . ,.�. �
�__
N - � � w . m � �-.
D�. �� o 0 0 3�,. X �p m ..T.r . O � o ^ D �
r- o x
x � v 3 � � �, � D .� D = � -_„ y Z � �,,, D i� _
n. � �u -. �u D z �' cn -� �! w � m _.... � r�'1
D � � -�« � p �n� -i 0 N rn � O i:7 m -t m o � m � ;'r �
N �c = co � "� � 'n � :� � _ � � -o c r n D � r
O 0 3 0'� -�* T �p D � O --� � �°' m ��::a rn � z � _ "` � i:1 �-i
' i N a y, � ° < c^ 'r1 C rn J N �9 1w m v�+ u+ < � .� ? I�TI ..�9 .( t/1 ITl
7� -+ O T �l � � D O C7 '� �7 ,� i 6.' Y �.Tl C � 7C .� � .< . ��� � � c?
. . m p �p „�,f � 0...,.', i� �7 T Z � � ,. V � � � O � m ,.� �.�^ Z � . �...� � Iil . � ' . . .
7� d y -� -►' ' D� �D �i � � T . fl T �� � � �
�
� n�• � °, � r � � v� D A � D � � � ° -�i N '' � : ' O � � � ��-I
v `D �o„ � -+. 3 m n tn �' ? ,� �Q v o ° A c"°�'�� � Z' z _"� o
m a- � T � O = Z --I W y SK'".9 ` N n m E'�'r r —1 �
p " o p � -« Z NDDm � r� = n � P�7m .� � 'r .
�+ o Q � m � -� ftl fi19 -v o � � � Ps7
�n a � C cNO -.. � m. m Z' Z � > z m -� H
-' '^ < � � � y � v, Z � � ° � o
m O � Q � N v � v � N � � � T � � � � . � � .. �� ' ..
Z ..� p �
y � N . . Z. . .. . . . � , . ... .
r -� o � � � a N �'t U� N v7 3 Cf o � _ :
mO �nC DN "� . �. . � . . � X2� ��^iltl R�� .1 A . , .
N -I 2 = Z � inD � -� �.., O
N y m0 - �nm � Gl � . I
n v+ � 'U .� 1-+ v
pr A�r v j � orn � ("r+rt � T}vl y- z �^+ r � , '
3 D D p D f1 m � A �� . . . . . , f�l/1 m � � C V1 ��. F-' D -� . . �_ � . .
' „^, x xv� r- c � � z r� � f'Vl -i m r� 1 <
�� rn H vrni� i Z � Z m �G� .� � T' p C7 O I, " ,
-1 2 C7 1.1 i V1 T m
'v °° 1 a -c � r G, °rn N--� Fa o n � �
n N ., x c OH n 2Lrt � W r -
� v, Z -i-i � < Z O z i �'
m � -1 N H -p b� A m n
o ,n p .� � � N r y , . . .
� NZ O �� � � o
Z
A m n �^ Z
;� �-1 x
D �� o �
--- ---��-�------- � '� N � _
D 'i . � � o m � . � � � r' T V) �A . . .
. v�+ix W " � ^ , . . 70 � O . . .
' r
� fT� . m -� � � (31 . . .
cn y
____ �n Z N o � (lt
W 1�F _—f�F� m � � ^J x z . N '
N NCn oocn�IW z �� c n n
� �cn �o�:�w tn N °� m > .�
-�-.---r-�--o-`�*-�
l0 Jcn WN<.n�p� � t�:= � � < 3 » a .
O� NOo QtU1�.1�fiO�� � r�,n D D O C ix m �
� -� n z o� .�
��zx 7c rn . � C C . � . .. , .
� ` ,soo m A N � 2(A �
_ m �.`���.��.�,������._��.��`��..�.�.._"��'�' � =x=� ,,,� N . _ . � -i Z z . . .
Z � A Vi uD,,�- m;�� < m O c.n r �� n
�..�_._ . .. m� n D � O � ' � .�'
�..����.���� � D ����..�.�_�����...��������_��-f----i m C a i n� f: 0 � � � "'� p> 3 ' � � � '
� � � �'Tl�1 �D `u�' c � j m 'D
�1 0 �
C� m r 3 � ^� v, o m� r
r i� ------------------------�'o C•o- m z ° -� � V't z n �
r'-1 _.._.._-_.•_--___ c D N F=iJ F-1 z .. :. :. 3 ... -�m m
�D z " nr'xr �O� z ►� v� �v
X r N� '� n W p Z ^I "� -i-1 �
c�!C� i � Z "'� y
� � � m �,
�..�.�...�.��y—►-��� D C � � � . � � � �n-�'i� "�.. Z .. . . �
�-+lJl fn � SG�dW(.1W �����;� y � a "i5 D-a -�
�Jpp �m h-1-i�INUi p=�o N-ti7 � C � =r C
0 �o n n N.0 'Ll Rl C < N
zm D
. . . . � . � . . . D �Ny� • (` . � . r D�- , . . . .
--- ------------------------------ .� NtiY� �nr, r' . �-
-ra � -�„ �>��„ oa n r "'�
� � �� s p x �p p� ;l� �m
_.' '� p� �.. ------ D� "''^ f' � Q � °
� __�..----�-------------C
W �'�G ^ P" � �+ y r.� �° fr1 r ` . o
N � N� "I � N m� N g> � �ry n A
til .{ +"y 'J�U1('d l'd�1 p K -Zi � ''�
, „�,.- � � ______________________-.-r-a-r-.- c a , � c � '
�p -J��m oo.fi m z r
�
N�WQ1C)Q i r
._.�.._ .- -- . .. _ __ _ ._ ...
. _. _. ._ . __. . _ _ . .
.� � f�0 �OT ��T�1��1 � o V1 m y 'o°
n G D o-o o z c�c�w w w � ~ � : y rt�i, � \,,,,,'
c�rn z ` )
X f n--1-��J N� 1-+ ° r
O D N W � m "l1 Z . �•✓��
wrL ►� s � a o
---- x ��-�G o -- --- - - -----�-'�-----'----- `" � i < c � �
N w'OZ o o �
�-+D m �, Z �-� m „r f"r
. �_ `O . � . . . � O Z � tD ; ' .
� �--' V ��_�����..����__���..���______�__ (nl � -1 a ..1
� cGOD � r 2 � A � �
~+ O ��-rr1 c.110�N N r � n p . .
�,,� C �-i w N�.l N 1-�W �' N m s
t__ `L �v �������_.._�__-_--'-___r.��-�-�-� -1 `J r -i l'� , �
�{ � � � � (p�'WlU'Vl0 D ,.. . O �. ._ _e' ::...., .... :.... . . ...
� oC Ul d•�W G C] x vn Z �•.
O
�� �
m
__..._ _ _ _ _ _ --
�� -, _ DO �90� ������6� ._ �, N � �
O �'0O ; n N � � D O
a �-i a DmZ SG�dWWW Ol �' � • y rn �. ��
-G=��,, (��^IH�liV Cf� p
r
X r y vv
--1 �r'-�1 W r m D�„� y
-_- -'- �...�0 __•• ------- .•-_�•___-____..___- �t hr i -pi C
'o'�z z p < 1"'
V' t+D IT1 � � t1 � �.,1 �
. j.` -r^ � . ��1 N� ' �j
--__ •- C� � ----•---------------- - --- ---•-- . �: } \
, r� .. �J .. - -------------------- _ _ r, _.__ �,.�-f i� � ;�;� �7
Ql C O � � v1U�N 1.' � [� � n � � . . hV
I, W L ;,p-i <.�N-J N N W -� n � (�
, .-- �i oo� -----------�---------a.��..._...._ a IV m ' Q •
� , ,,,v w.a cy�O.i�o " V � o o�
� � -nG Ol�l.fi't�IC7G1 Z
�J �� ^
r�n°
. �� � � , .. � . �� . � ..