St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-15

A communication was read from Fred. H.
Boardman requesting the return of $4O295 ad-
vanced the city last December for the laying of
pipe on Oak Grove street. Referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
A communication from the city council
closing petition for water main on Washing
ton avenue, from Thirteenth street to Twentieth
street, was referred to the committee on extern
sons.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
The committee on claims reported with ap
prevail the bills of Martin & Taftfor fixing stand
pipes, 1891. SO; Fred Younger for hauling pipe,
1904. IA; also that warrants be drawn in favor of
H. H. Hoatley and T. r. Messenger, for amountsr
erroneous assessments.
The contract and bond of John Burnes TO
sinking shafts at the east side pumping station
was presented and the mayor instructed to exc
cute the contract. The contract of VIM. For
restal for taking up and relaying pipe on Wash
ington avenue south, between Sixth and Eleventh
avenues was also read and referred to the mayor
with power to execute the same, if the bond was
found satisfactory.
The committee on extensions reported in favor
of accepting proposition of A. G. Wilcox to
advance the money for laying main on High
land avenue from the present terminus to Glen
dale avenue.
Commissioner Davis reported that there is at
present ON hand 3S2 lengths of 6 inch pipe (4,5S4
feet, and in view of the fact that good deal
more will be needed, moved that the superintend
ent be authorized to order 5000 feet more.
Adopted with the understanding that the super
intendent be requested to obtain prices and re-
port
THE EAST SIDE TUNNEL.
Engineer Waters read the, specifications after
contract for laying and flooring the tunnel across
the east channel Of the river. Commissioner
Davis asked if it would not be better for the city
to furnish the material, especially cement, and
| let the contract for the work only. The engin-
eer was instructed to insert in the contract that
the city reserved the right to furnish the cement,
| if desirable The engineer read also the specif-
! cations for furnishing the elbows and wrought
| iron pipe for the tunnel On motion of Commits
sioner Davis it was inserted that the pipe should
be inspected before being painted.
The bids for twenty three inch water pipe
were next opened, as follows:
Pray Manufacturing Company--Water pipe,
So. 95 per linea foot; rollers and plates, Az cents
| per pound. IS siae 10
North Star Iron Works-Pipe, So s7 per lineal
| foot; rollers and plates, ~ cents per pound.
Adams 81 shubert-Pipe S97a per lineal foot;
rollers and plates, 81 cents per pound.
| Each of the bids was accompanied by 81, 900
| certified check.
Col. M. w. Glenn, by consent, addressed the
board saying ne wished to make an explanation.
He is the proprietor of the Minneapolis boiler
works. A year ago he found it necessary to
large his works. The North Star Iron works had
leased part OF their works to their boiler maker,
and in order to compete with them he had done
the same thing and had leased part of his
/ works To Adams 81 Schubert He
stood that it had been represented
to the board that these parties were straw bid
ders. They were not, and he had no more,to do
with their bid than the mayor of the city. He
simply rented them power and gave them his
work outside of fine steel boilers-that was his
only connection with them.
The representative of the North Star iron
works said that his company had never rented
boiler shop, as charged by AID Glenn.
Commissioner Davis moved that the bids be re-
ferred to the committee on construction.
Commissioner Brown amended by substitu ting
the committee on extensions. The amendment
was lost and the bids were referred to the COM
mittee on construction without objection.
Commissioner Davis then'moved that the COM
mittee be given ten minutes in which to report
upon the pills-Commissioner Brown said that
the chairman of the committee who happened to
be himself, would not make any report that even
ing, so the matter was dropped,
The bids were next opened for lining the tun-
mel
c. L. Garry & Culvert, Sc. is per lneal foot
Jas. Patterson, 81. 95 per lineal foot
Tobin Il Falow, 1894 per lineal foot.
c. W. Linnehan q G. X. Leonard, S744 per
lineal foot.
John Gurns, $40 per lineal foot
On motion OF Commissioner Davis the bills
were referred to the committee on construction.
Adjourned to Thursday evening, July IL