St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-19
THE WATER BOARD.
Tie Bids For Fsrnishin0 the Water Pipe
For Merit Year Opened.

Tie Bids For Furnishin0 the Water Pipe
For Nert Year Opened.
At the regular meeting of the board Of water
commissioners last evening Mayor Pillsbury
presided; present, Commissioners Brown,
Davis, Waters and Andrews. The reading
of the minutes was dispensed with and the
following business was transacted:
A number Of representatives of water pipe
manufactures, who were present, asked that
an understanding be had as to whether bids
for furnishing the water pipe would be con-
sidered in the aggregate or upon certain
sizes separately. After some discussion it
was decided to open the bids and refer them
to the committee on extensions.
The following werelthe bids:
A. II. Mcneil, Burlington, n. J.-S-inch,
10-inch, 12-inch, 16-inch, 24-inch cast iron
water pipe, at the uniform price of $32 9s
per ton. Special castings at S1s cents per
pound.
Gloucester Iron works, Philadelphia-s,
10, IL and 16-inch pipe at S31. 79 per ton !;
24-inch at $31.19.
The Warren Foundry and Machine COM
pany, of New York; and S-inch at 500. 20;
$2S. 10. Special castings at 2 40 cents per
pound.
shickle, Harrison g. Howard, st. Louis
All the several sizes of pipe at S27 SO per
ton; special castings made in sand, 81. 60
per hundred pounds; made in loan, "a. 80.
Camden Iron works, New Jersey-At the
uniform rate of $30.25 for all sizes; special
castings, at $50 per 1000 pounds.
Lake Shore Foundry, Cleveland, Ohio
6-inch pipe. S29. so; inch, 5000; 1O-incb,
| S2s.95; 12-inch, $3.50; 16-inch, $3.50;
24ineh, $3.50.
Dennis Long & Co., Chicago-6-inch,
$2s.24; s-inch, s27.e7; 1O-inch, S27. AZ;
12-inch, 1914; 16-inch, 1864; 24-inch,
s26.94. Special castings at 25S cents per
pound; loan castings at AZ cents.
North Star Iron Works. Minneapolis
Special castings at 21< cents per pound.
Lockwood, Upton 81 Co., Minneapolis,
special castings at 2495 per pound.
Pray Manufacturing company, Minneapo-
lis, special castings 2H cents per pound
Cincinnati & Newport Iron company. the
different sizes of pipe at $29.1O per ton; ;
special castings at 8 cents per pound for
ordinary, 5 cents per pound for loan cats
ings.
Barney & Kilby, sandusky, Ohio-special
castings at SIS per ton.
The bids were made for furnishing 90, 600
feet of 6-inch pipe, weighing IS pounds per
foot; $1,000 Of S-inch pipe, weighing so
pounds per foot; 1000 feet of 1O-inch pipe
weighing 20 pounds per foot; $500 of l2-
inch pipe, weighing 90 pounds per foot !;
| 1850 feet of 16-inch pipe, weighing $50
pounds per foot; $3.50 feet Of 24-inch pipe,
weighing $50 pounds per foot The pipe
is to be located and tested by hydrosialic
pressure. The bids are much lower than
ever received before.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication was received from +. II.
Blodgett, of Milwaukee, calling attention TO
difference of s114.42 between his estimate
and that of Engineer Waters, for
laying a twenty-four inch pipe last
summer. He referred to other
discrepancies, and asked to have a claim of
$500 for work in 1881 acted upon. The
communication was referred to the commit
! tee on claims.
A communication from A. c. Haugan,
asking for rebate of water tax, was refer
| red TO the committee on claims.
Commissioner Davis announced that
the board was asked 10 meet the
water works committee Of the council at 2
p. m. Monday, to consult in regard to a tax
for the use of water at the pump house.
The committee on construction reported
the awarding of the contract for painting the
inside Of the roof Of the East side pun ping
station to j. H. Hsgan, at $40, and the con-
tract for removing old floors to John Burns,
at $119.25.
The committee on WAYS and means was
instructed to furnish the board, at its next
meeting, with report of the approximate es-
innate of the cost the water works, including
the cost of laying mains, purchase of gates
and hydrants, laying stone crossings, and
all other necessary expenses attending the
maintaining the water works for the next
two years.
Engineer Waters reported that the con-
tract OF j. r, Hamilton with the city for
strengthening the roof of the east side pump
ing station has been fulfilled, and that
81, 1883 is now due him. warrant was
ordered drawn for the amount, if the work
proves satisfactory upon examination.
The bill of R. r. H. Sanford for sI25 for
drawing plans of the Minneapolis water
works system 10 be exhibited at the New
Orleans exposition was ordered to be paid.
A resolution was also adopted expressing the
boards appreciation Of the skill and care
with which the drawings were prepared.
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