Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-03
TWO BIG QUESTIONS.
THE MARKET HOUSE and THE FORT
,sTREET r. Il. CROSSING.

Opening of the Market House Bids-They |
Loom up Bigger Than the Bonds-No
Award Can be Made Without Some |
Change-Two Propositions Relative to the |
Railroad Crossing-The Matter Recon- |
mitted.
An adjourned meeting of the council was
held, yesterday afternoon. President Rhodes
in the chair.
The chair stated that the meeting being an
adjourned one, that the council would pro-
coed to open the bids for the construction of
the new market house.
THE BIDS OPENED.
On motion of Alderman Allen, Aldermen
Sanborn and Smith were appointed "tellers,''
or committee to schedule the bids as read.
Thereupon the city clerk read. the follow
ing bids:
H. G. SACHSE.
For roofing, gathering, ETC., with iron and
cornice of galvanized iron, S4,750.
A. R. Kiefer and G.. Willius sureties in ST.
20O
G. W. MERRILL.
For carpenter work. iron roofing, galvanized
cornice, smoke stack. pipes and all cast and
wrought iron work, $31, sos.
W. s. Ogden and H. L. Willius sureties in
$4,000.
MR.. LEONARD Il co.
For constructing the basement, drainage and
sewerage according to plans, ETC., $4,000.
Patrick Keogh and John Grace sureties in
$4,000.
PURvIs Il CHRISTIAN.
For the lathing and plastering, plaster cor
nice, material to be furnished by them, $4,000.
If fires have to be used to dry plastering. $l75
additional.
John Klein and Adam stahlman sureties in
$500.
For brick work, commencing at first floor
ioists, cut stone galvanized cornice, smoke
pipe, Sl9,449.
For Kasota cut stone, water table ana steps,
additional, $500
Or total of 1924, Sl9.
John s. Prince and P. Burkey, sureties in
$6,25O.
NEvIN & o'BR1EN
For the excavation, all stone and brick work
to the top of basement, range rock, sewers and
drill holes, according to plans, etc., $22,285
For the excavation and all stone and Drlok
work to top of basement to start on basement
drill holes, $13,063
Patrick Keogh and W. s. Ogden surities in
$500.
JOHN T. YOUNG.
For excavation and mason work of basement
according to plans, ETC., $19,700.
A second bid for same, walls not to extenc
below cellar floor, $14, 700.
John Grace and Pat Keogh sureties in 5000
]. s. BURR1s.
For brick work above bottom of water table
including setting Of water table, ST., 800.
second bid for all cut stone above bottom
of water table, furnishing all material, includ
ing cut stone in vaults and iron pipes in smok
stack, $3.50.
Matt Green and D. s. Shut sureties il
SIS, 500.
NJ. SHEIRE e. BRO.
For all labor and material for carpente
work, painting, glazing and galvanized iro
work, $2S,0O0.
second bid, to complete the entire build
ing $4,000.
Or will reduce $1,000 if pine flooring is use
in second floor; no trenches and to replace Gu
stone with galvaized iron, a reduction of SIS, 2O(
also selected Chaska brick instead Of Portag
City brick, $1,000 reduction, making the tot;
cost $4,000.
John s. Prince and c. d. Strong suretfes
$4,000
WILKIN & ROEMER.
For excavation, stone work, brick work, CT
stone to basement and cellar complete; brio
work above bottom first floor joists; cut ston
except cellar windows, doors and outside SteI
to cellar; carpenter work, material; galvanize
IRON cornice, iron roof and all iron worl
plaste1ing, painting and glazing, $77, APO.
Deductions in the above for certain chang
permitted by the architect, $4,000.
r Kuhn and Inn Wenper are snrekie
in the sum of 10000.
sCHLICK Il ERD.
For all the cut stone, Kasota to be use
above the basement, including water tabl
1896.
Deductions of 81 $3.50 are made on this bi
certain changes which may be allowed /
the architect.
A second bid to build the basement. inclu
ing excavation, sewers drill holes, stone m
sonery, brick work and cut stone to basemen
excepting the water table, $l4, ITO.
deduction of $1,000 is made in the abo
if foundation is laid upon the ledge rock, n
in trenches.
Chris Stahlmann and Peter Kerst are sureti
in $4,000 on the first bid, and $4,000 on tt
second
JAMES CULLEN.
For lathing and plastering, including stuc
cornice in the hall, 81, 240.
John 8. Prince and o. O. Cullen are sureti
in 5000.
On motion of Aid. Mccarthy the BIZ
were referred to the new market buildi1
committee, together with Aids. Smith on
Sanborn and architect Radcliffe, to determil
the lowest responsible bidder, or the acce]
lance of any one of the bids. Carried.
THE ST. PAUL SHORT LINE TO MINNEAPOLIS.
The short line road of the Milwaukee
ST. Panl railroad tn MinneanOlis next can
up for consideration. The matter of eros
ing Fort street by this line having been +
ferred to the council committee on stree
and alleys together with the city attorney al
engineer, two reports we're submitted, tt
committee of eight standing four for eac'
THE FIRST REPORT.
Aid. Dowlan and Sanborn and City A
torney Murray and City Engineer Sews
signed the first report, the full import
which is expressed in the following resol
ton:
RESOLVED, That the grade of the railroad pr
posed to be built by the G. NJ. & St. Paul ra
road company at the point where the sar
crosses Fort street the intersection
Grace street and Fort street, in the city
Saint Paul. be fixed at such a level that the t
of the rails, when upon such completed IA
road, at said point of intersection, shall
fourteen (14) feet below the present travel
surface of said Fort street at said point of i
terseotion.
THE SECOND RE PORT.
Aids. Dreis, Mccarthy, Belote and Smi
signed the second report. The report We
as brief as the first was long, but the resol
tons accompanying doubled up on the fir
reports resolutions, and stretched out near
frat In cy,hc