Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-11
FORT SMELLING BRIDGE.

Making Arrangements for the SUPER
structure.
regular meeting of the bridge commits
sion was held yesterday forenoon, Mayor
Dawson in the chair. Present -Messrs.
Knaphide, Lindeke, Cochran and Engineer
Sewall.
communication was submitted from
Steele, Mcintyre & Co., giving notice of the
transfer of the Is per cent. reserved under
their contract by the commissioner to certain
gentlemen of st. Paul who have become their
6ondsmen IN suit brought by Breen &
Young, sub-contractors.
Messrs. Steele & Mcintyre submitted q
statement OF mason work performed on par
tlal estimate No. 7, up to the Sd inst. The
estimate embodied the following figures, and
was unanimously allowed:
Work done and material delivered. "a az. OOS q6
Less Is per cent. 80. ............ 5.7OI.34
s2,sO7. so
Less former payments. :. .... a. ()66. TX
Balance due. 5,241.47
The February salary of Assistant Engineer
Gano amounting to $3.50, with an additional
Item OF $15.25 for miscellaneous expenses,
was SuOulGGoU ana allowed.
Mr.. Horton, of Horton & Co., being pres
ent, the chair enquired as to the prospects of
commencing work on the superstructure
That gentleman explained that the work
would be pushed forward as soon as the
commission agreed upon contract
Mr.. Cochran moved that the chair be au-
thorized to appoint committee for the pur-
pose of drafting contract. Carried.
Inc chair appointed Messrs. Lindeke,
Cochran and Engineer Sewall, it being de-
clded that the contract should ba drawn up
during the day and submitted at meeting
to be held at 5 o'clock.
In reply to question Mr.. Steele explained
that laying of stone on pier No. 3 was COM
menced yesterday morning.
After further discussion the meeting adj
journed until o'clock.
The commission met at o'clock pursuant
to adjournment, all the members being in
attendance except Col. Allen. The commit
tee appointed to draw up contract reported
IN favor of the adoption of voluminous
contract, the specifications of which were
read by County Attorney Rogers.
The contract provides for the completion
OF the north pier abutment by May 1, the
south pier abutment to be completed by Nav
~, and the entire sub-structure to be turned
over to the commission by the first day of
June.
:. A lengthy discussion took place as to the
Limitation of time for the completion and
turning over of the superstructure, it being
finally stipulated that penalty of 1926 per
day shall attach to the contractors after the
first day of September, providing that in
case the sub-structure is ready for the su-
perstructure by June LIST, the penalty shall
be in force after the first day of August.
The entire contract amounts to $44,325.
one-haf of which is to be paid upon the
completion and delivery of the iron work,
and the remainder upon the completion of
the superstructure to the satisfaction of the
commission.
1t is also stipulated that the work shall be
at all times subject to the jurisdiction of the
engineer employed by the commission, and
that the drawings shall be approved by him
in conjunction with the supervising engineer
of the war department..
general discussion ensued as to the pro-
prlety of extending bonus, as an offset to
the penalty, for the completion of the work
at an earlier day than that specified in the
contract. On motion the meeting adjourned
uz.til 10 o'clock this morning, when the com
mittee will meet at the office of Mr.. Thomas
Cochran for the purpose of settling the
terms of the contract.