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

Aid. Glenn MdlceS an Explanation.
At the adjourned meeting Of the board of
water commissioners last evening the following
business was transacted, all the board being
present except Commissioner Foote.
COMMUNICATIONS.
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.
communication from the city council en-
closing petition for water main on Washing
ton avenue, from Thirteenth street to Twentieth
street, was referred to the committee on extern
sions.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
The committee on claims reported with ap
prova the bills of Martin & Taftfor fixing stand
pipes, S261 80; Fred Younger for hauling pipe,
S204. IA; also that warrants be drawn in favor of
H. Il. 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 a proposition of A. G. Wilcox to
advance the money for laying a 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 (4,564
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 ontract that
the city reserved the right to furnish the cement,
| if desirable. The engineer read also the specii-
cations for furnishing the elbows and wrought
iron pipe for the tunnel On motion of Commits
sioner Davis, it 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,
80. 95 per linea foot; rollers and plates, Az cents
per pound. 3f
| North Star Iron Works-Pipe, S9.97 per lineal
foot; rollers and plates, So cents per pound
| Adams 81 Shubert-Pipe, S972 per lineal foot;
rollers and plates, 81 cents per pound.
Each of the bids was accompanied by 81, 900
certified check.
Col. NJ. W. Glenn, by consent, addressed the
hOo cax,ivc che
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 under
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 boers-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 construction.
Commissioner Brown amended by substituting
the committee Oh 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 bills-Commissione 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
| e. L. Garry & Cuvert, Sc. Is per lineal foot.
! Jas. Patterson, 81 95 per lineal foot
| Tobin Il Fallow, S.. "a per lineal foot.
c. ". Linnehan & C. X. Leonard, S7.44 per
! ineal foot.
John Gurns, S5.49 per lineal foot.
| On motion of Commissioner Davis the bills
were referred to the committee construction.
Adjourned to Thursday evening, July II.