Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-17
FORT SMELLING BRIDGE.

fURI SNEILlNG BRIDGE.
Letting the Contract for the Superstructure
III. L. Horton s. Co., Secure it, Though
There were Six Lower Bidders-The As
signment of the Stone Work Contract
Steele s. Mcintyre Want to be Rec
ognized.
The regularl weekly meeting of the bridge
commission was held yesterday morning at the
county auditors office. There were present
Messrs. Lindeke, Knapheide, Cochran and the
chairman, Mayor Dawson.
MIR. j. S. Sewall submitted the following
report:
To the Commissioners for building the Fort
Smelling Bridge.
GENTLEMEN: In reference to the plans for
the snperstructure of the bridge at Fort Shell
ing report that the plan and bid of Koran +.
Horton q Co., marked plan c. is the cheap-
est one that complies in all respects with the
specifications And l recommend that said bid
ana pan be accepted and that the proper steps
De taken to get the approval of the secretary of
war Very respectfully, j. s. sEwALr,
st. Paul, Dec. 16, 1878.
Mr. Cochran reported that he had inquired
into the standing of H. L. Horton, and found
Mr.. Dawson reported that Messrs. Merrimsn
Parker, Sherwood and Rugg were interested
with MIR. Morton in the contract
! = hlr. Sewall spoke of Mr. Horton as a man
well spoken of.
MIR. Lindeke moved the adoption of the re- :
port.
Mr. Cochran seconded the motion
hlessrs. knapheide and Dawson added their
votes and the motion was carried
IN connection with this matter it should
be mentioned that bids were not
asked for by advertisement. but Mr.. Sewell
reported to the commissioners on September
9Th. that ne had communicated with several
bridge builders and asked them for bids. In
response To his letters several firms put in bids
ana several Others who were not asked, making
| the total number of bidders seventeen and the
total humber OF plans thirty-one, as follows,
which were opened September Both:
H. a. Streeer, Globe Iron Works, Chicago Si4 600 90
Delaware Bridge Company, New York k6.770 on
| Delaware Bridge Company, New York, with
additional cord sections for wind strain
| (any extra iron at &c. )..... At ON M
Morrison, Field Il Co., Buffalo n. - 80 Az 90
y. ohaler smith, 81 Louis 1851 90
! Cunningham Keepers, Milwaukee. ~ 81 ,5s3 90
Il. soulerin Chicago, first plan; $4,000 90
second plan, $1,000 90
Wrought Iron Bridge Co, Canton, Ohio ~
IS Plan A, . 1880 90
Plan A. l. 1880 90
Plan A, .. $4,000 90
Plan b, l. 1900 GO
~ Plan b, .. 1890 90
detroit bridge Iron Works. 5,739 60
Louisville Bridge Iron Co., (Ky) 5000 90
Passaic Rolling Mil Co., New York. 1850 "a
New York itridge Co., &C. Liviuston AGENT 4i,449 90
F. f. Gaiiaa' Snicago .-.......-. 4l,470 90
4. f. Horton & Co., st; Paol-Plan A.. $500 GO
Plan b -. 1880 co
" Plan G. -. 44,325 90
Keystone Bridge Co., Pittsburgh, pa
with fancy rail Observation-Disclosures l75o 90
with pain ran Observation-Disclosures. AZ, $50 90
clanSe OF moor beams, ................ 1850 90
olnton Bridge Co. iawa1 b,h 1920 90
I American Bridge Co, Chicago
wrought iron rail. ...... commence. 1910 co
gas pipe rail ................. IS $50 CO
wood ran ........... 1850 90
| 1t will be seen that six bids were below the
one accepted-those of the Globe Iron works,
| Morrison, Field Il Co., Phoenix Mill Bridge
works, #. Il. Canda the Keystone Bridge com
pany and the New York Bridge company.
| Mr. Mcintire, of The firm of Steele & McIn-
/ tire, the present contractors in facto for the
masonry work, presented communication set
ting forth that o Brien, the contractor for the
piers OF the bridge has assigned his contract to
them, and they were completing it, and asking
that the assignment be recognized and pay
ments made to them direct instead of through
O'Brien.
Mr.. Lindeke proposed that the matter be re-
feIred 10 the county attorney.
Mr. Cochran seconded the motion, which was
carried.
Mr.. Mclntire in answer to questions from
the board. stated that they did rot propose to
SO on with the work as matters now stood. His
frm was anxious to complete the work now
that they had entered upon it, but in Justice TO
themselves and Dir O'Bren and his bondsmen
they (Mr. O Brien 81 Co.. should be released and
the contract stand in their Steele d McIntires)
Names
Mr.. McIntire also asked that a partial esti-
mate on the stone quarried at their auarries be
made and allowed. They have forty stone cut
ters at work dressing stone there and intend to
increase the force to sixty, and at present it
was impossible to convey the stone to the
works. This made it heavy the contractors;
they had already put over $50 COO into the
work, and did not care to carry much more.
Mr. Dawson-How is the stone turning out?
Mr.. Mclntife-Much better than VIC expect
ed; 1t IS excellent stone and very hard.
Dir. SeWall-Ihe stone is better than any
sandstone i have seen in the neighborhood
Mr. Dawson-is there not danger of chipping
the stone in moving il dressed at the quarriess
Mr. Mcintire-Not as we handle it, with
steam derricks, and it is very hard and not
likely to chip.
Mr. sewall-The only question is as to the
ownership of the stone after estimated.
Mr. Lindeke thought the matter had better
be referred to the county attorney, and it was
referred.
Mr. McIntire-We only ask it for one month.
| When the river is frozen we can get it placed
on the ground. We have altogether Ito men at
work in the quarries, and intend to increase the
number.
fEr. Dawssn-Have you got the masonry
above high water mark?
Dir. McIntire-No. 2 pier is five or six feet
| above, and No. about two feet. At No. pier
the water has backed over the masonry on ac-
count Of the anchor ice, but it viii be down
again tomorrow.
There being no further business the commits
sion adjourned.