Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-04
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j. s. BURRIs.
For brick work above bottom of water table,
including setting of water table, $l7, 500.
second bid for all cut stone above bottom
of water table, furnishing all material, includ-
ing cut stone in vaults and iron pipes in smoke
stack, $3.50.
Matt Green and D. S. Shut sureties in
$5, 800.
NJ. sHEIRE & BRO.
For all labor and material for carpenter
work, painting, glazing and galvanized iron
work, $2S 900.
second bid, to complete the entire build
ing, $4,000.
Or will reduce 81 300 if pine lumber is used
in second floor; no trenches and to replace cut
stone with galvanized iron, reduction OF 3d.
2OO; also selected Chaska brick instead OF Port
age City brick, $1,000 reduction, making the
total cost $4,000.
John s. Prince and c. D. Strong sureties
in BIT 900.
WILKEN s ROEMER.
For excavation, stone work, br lex work, cut
stone to basement and cellar complete; brick
work above bottom first floor ioists; cut stone,
except cellar windows, doors and outside steps
| to cellar; carpenter work, material, galvanized
iron cornice, iron roof and all iron work;
plastering, painting and glazing, $77, 42O.
Deductions in the above for certain changes
permitted by the architect, $4,000.
E. F. Kuhn and Jno. Wenger are sureties, in
the sum of $4,000.
sCHIICK Il ERD.
For all the cut stone, Kasota to be used,
above the basement, including water table,
$S,9l6.
Deductions of 81, $50 are made on this bid,
on certain changes which may be allowed by
the architect.
second bid to build the basement. includ-
ing excavation, sewers, drill holes, stone ma
| sonery, brick work and cut stone to basement,
excepting the water table, $l4,l70.
deduction of SO, 700 is made in the above
if foundation is laid upon the ledge rock, not
in trenches.
Chris Stahlmann and Peter Kerst are sureties
in So, 900 on the first bid, and $4,000 on the
second.
For lathing and plastering, including stucco
cornice in the hall, $2,240.
John S. Prince and O. o. Cullen are sureties
in $500.
Referred to the new market building
committee, together with Aids. Smith and
Sanborn and architect Radcliffe, to determine
the lowest responsible bidder.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Of Committees on Streets
On the c.. M. & St. Paul R. R. crossing
Fort street.
To the Hon. Common Council,
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Streets, City En-
gineer, City Attorney and Aid. Sanborn, to whom
was referred the matter of fixing the grade of
the railroad proposed to be constructed by the
Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad COM
pany, respectfully report,
That the committee met on May I'd A. D.,
1879, and carefully considered the matters re-
ferred to them.
ent except Aid. O'Connor, and the members
present eight in number) were equally divided
between q proposition to recommend grade at
Fort street for the railroad fourteen feet below
the present travelled surface of said street and
grade TWO and two tenths feet below said
surface.
The undersigned members of your com NIT
tee recommend the adoption by the Common
Council Of the resolution attached to this re-
port.
In support of our position we submit the fol-
lowing considerations:
The grade of the st. Paul & Duluth railroad,
where 1t passes out of the city, is one hundred
feet to the mile.
The grade proposed by the railroad company
upon the railroad proposed to be built from
Chestnut street to Fort street is sixty-six feet
to the mile, and from Fort street to the top Of
the bluff northwest of Fort street is sixty feet
to the mile.
grade upon the proposed railroad of fifty
six feet to the mile from Chestnut street to
Fort street, and grade of seventy feet to the
mile from Fort street to the top of the high
bluff, would enable the railroad to follow the
line it prefers, cross Fort street fourteen feet
below its travelled surface and reach the top of
the high bluff at the same point it now pro-
poses to.
The above statement which is made upon
the estimate of our City Engineer, seems to us
to dispose of the objections which have been
made arising fro the difficulty of oper-
ating the railroad upon the grade proposed by
our resolution.
The expense to the railroad company in con-
STRUGGLING the road will be somewhat increased,
but we think not to any large amount:
And when we consider that there is only one
travelled way out of this city to the west below
the high bluffs-that this county is spending
over $4,000 to improve that way, and that this
railroad is at the point where it crosses this
way, ascending an activity, and can by chang
ing Its grade In the manner we have indicated,
leave this way unobstructed, and in such
shape that by raising the grade of the street
six feet the travel pass over the railroad,
1t seems to US that the small increase of ex-
peIise which will result to the railroad company
from cutting through one or two more blocks
ought to have but little weight in opposition
to the manifest public necessity Of preserving
this thoroughfare unimpaired.
In addition to the above the grade We recon-
mend will enable us easily to accommo-
of the railroad.
JOHN DoWLAN,
J. S. SEWALL,
W. P. MURRAY,
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