Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-26
THE NEW TURNER HALL.

The Bids for It's Construction Opened Last
Nlght-Contrecs Awarded 10 Wiltktn q
Roemer-The Ceremonies of Laying tho
Corner Stone on the 18th Of June. 81
Last evening the committee appointed to
look after the construction of the new Turner
hall, on the corner of franklin snd Seventh
streets, in St. Paul, held meeting at Mr..
Wirth's rooms, on Third street, and opened
the bids for the construction of the building.
There were three bids as follows:
Roemer & Dlessell offered to do the carpen-
ter work and furnish material for S6.745.
Trick d Co. offered to build the hail accord
ing to plans and speci fcatlOns for SO. $50.
Wilkn & Roemer offered to build the hall
according 10 the plans and specifications and
furnish all the material, except foundation,
plumbing, painting and glazing for $5,795.
In justice to Messrs. Trick 4 Co. il should
be stated that they misunderstood the PROPOSE
ton and included in their bid matters that
we're excepted in the pans and specifications
and this Ia why their bid is SO much higher.
After considering the bids for time and look
ing them all over, the committee awarded the
contract to Messrs. Willkin s. Roemer for $5,-
7g5.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE.
It is the intention Of the Turner's to lay the
corner stone on the 18th Of June with good
deal of display. In the morning they will
nave procession through some OF the prin-
cipal streets of the city, headed by the Great
Western blnd, which has been engaged for
the whole day. This will be participated
N by all the Turner societies of
the ate, the German shooting club,
Ill the lodges of the Sons Of Hermann, The
e. rman society, all the German singing 60
cIt tIes-the Maennercnor, the LlederkrsDZ,
he Germania 10 EnncOrdia apd the s rim
and citizsns generally. The marshal has not
yet been selected. After the procession is
concluded all Will assemble at the place where
the hall is To be built, on the
corner of Franklin aud Seventh
street where the ceremonies Of laying the cor
ner stone will be performed. These will con-
sist of an sddrt IS by Mayor Rice. After the
address the president of the Turner society,
Mr.. j. G. Haupt, will make the deposits in
The stone. This will consist OF a list Of all the
members Of the Turner society; the names
of the pupils of the society, and also the
names of the pupils of the Sunday school
society; the names of all the officers
of the Turner societies in the
state, and the names of the societies, eight in
number: New Ulm, saltwater, Minneapolis,
East Minneapolis, Jordan, Duluth, O;seo and
st. Paul; u copy of the constitution of the
Turner society; copy OF the festival speech
Rice; co ms from one cent up to one dollar Of
the coinaGe Of 1882, presented by Albert
Scheffcr; copies of all the papers in st. Paul
and the Eric Presse OF Minneapolis; the
names of the founders OF the 81. Paul
Turner society; the names OF the building
committee; the name of the architect and
builders. At the conclusion of the cere-
monies of making the deposits of taess ar
ticles, Mr.. B W. Boenisth, the president of
the state Turner societies, will deliver an ad-
dress in German. This will conclude the
formal ceremony OF the laying of the corner
stone.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
The Turner's propose to make general hol-
iday of this occasion and have engaged Union
park for the afternoon, to which spot they
will proceed after the ceremonies, where they
will spend the remainder of the day listening
to Instrumental music by the Great Western
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