235138 ORIGjNAL`TO CITY�4LHRK ` ��,'5�C�/�
L.}� . CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL NO.
• OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CIL RES TION-GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COIrIMISSIONE DATE _
RESOLVED, That the Department of Public �Porks is hereby authorized
and directed to bring to a grade and temporarily rough grade the roadway
area of Van Dgke Street f`ro� Wi.laon Avenue north there$om appro�.mately
225 feet and to charge ita cost incurred therein, in the eat3mated amount
of $1,000.00, tp �ind Nwnber 0920-701; and be it '
FURTF3� RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Works is hereby
authorized to remove �ill material i'r� the right-of-Aay of ungraded
Conway Street east of white Bear Avenue for the purpose of rough grading
the portion of said Van Dyke Street.
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FOR PPROVED
Corporatio o nsel
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COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19—.
Yeas Nays
Carlson c��p � 6 �g67
Dalglish - Approved � 19—
Holland �
Favor
Meredith
Peterson � Mayor
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Mr. President, Byrne P����Sy�� ��� 3 01967
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' OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK F��E NO.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED 6Y
COMMISSIONER DATE
FtFSOLVED, That the Depar-t�ent of Public L7orks is hereby author�.zed
and directed to bring to a grade and te�porarily rough grade the roa.d.way
area of Van Dyke Street Yr� �'dilaon Avenue north there�m approximately
225 fest and to charge its cost incurred therein, in the estimated amount
of �7.,000.00, to Fund Number 0920-701; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Department of Public 12orks is hereby
authorized to remave fill material fram t�he right-of-�ay of ungra.ded
Convray Street east o� White Bear Avenue �or the purpose of rough grading
the portion of said Van Dyke Street.
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COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19—
Yeas Nays
Carlson ��p' 2 6 1���
Dalglish Approved 19_
Holland
Tn Favor
Meredith
Peterson � Mayor
A gainst
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Mr. President, Byrne
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September 19, 1967
City Council
City of St. Paul
Gentlemen:
� In March, the year of 1961 , I applied for and was granted a building
_ permit to build a home on the corner of VanDyke and Wilson Avenue in the
City of St. Paul . At that time the Public Works Department had officially
established grades on record and also were making plans to introduce orders
for the grading of VanDyke Street from Conway Street to Old Hudson Road
with certain City Aid Funds made available for this proJect. In order that
my house be compatible to the new grade of VanDyke Street, i hired the
services of a registered surveyor to set the grade for this building. "
This left the front slde of my property approximately 42 to 5 feet above
the grade of VanDyke as it existed at that time. Shortly after my home
was completed, which was in the year of 1962, the Public Works Department
informed me that because of the excessive costs and removal of City funds
for this proJect, they did not believe that it would be advisable to int�r.o-
duce the order for this costly project at that time.
My garage, at that time, was planned to the new grade of VanDyke
/ Street and 1 am now in a position where it is physically impossibc�e for
� me to gain access to my garage. I do feel that as long as I conformed
; to City grades and City rules and regulations that the City has an area
of responsibility in this matter. I know, that had I built to the present
grade of VanDyke Street when VanDyke was graded, our Va)uations Engineers
w�ould have certainly made me an award of damages for damages to my property.
For this reason, I feel that the Public Works Department should be given
the necessary orders to make a temporary fill so that 1 can gain access to
my property or that I should be awarded damages sustained by VanDyke not being
graded. I have discussed this problem in detail with Mr. Eugene V. Avery,
Chief Engineer for the Department of Public Works and Mr. Grege Beckett,
Local Improvement Engineer. They are fully aware of the problem. I might
also call your attention to the fact that both Mr. Avery and Mr. Beckett,
along with Commissioner Robert Peterson have viewed this site many times
and are very well aware of the conditions. I wnuld appreciate an answer
to this as quickly as possible so that 1 might know what action and direction
to take. •
Yours very tr
dmu�d Pe tier
427 VanDyke Street
St. Paul , Minnesota
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