St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-10
BIDS

To Builders
FUEL DEALERS !!
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
ST PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 4, 1885.
SEALED PROPOSALS
VIII be received until O'Clock p. M. on
TUESDAY, THE nth
Day Of August, 1885,
First: For the construction of three-story and
basement
Addition to the Madison School
Building, according to plans and specifications at
the Office of A. F. Gauger, Esq, Architect, No 1888
East Seventh street, subject, however, to such
terms OF payment. as may be learned at the same
place, or of the Secretary.
Second: For the construction of
PriVy Vaults and Closets
On the Neill, Webster and Lincoln school grounds
respectively and in accordance with such plans
specifications and information as will be shown
and impaired by Hon. e. IT, Williams, Chairman
of the Committee on Real Estate, at his office, No
403 Jackson street.
Third: For supplying said Board of Education
with
1900 Tons Of Hard and Soft Coal,
1900 Cords Of Maple Wood, and
90 Cords Of Slabs,
In accordance with the following specifications
Anthracite Coal,
OF Egg ana Crate size fresh mined screened and
free from shale fine coal or dust from the follow
ing outputs: Western middle coal field (Shenan-
dOah district, Eastern middle coal field Q.ehigh
district, Northern coal field Scranton DISTRICT
and the Wilkesbarre district, of the Anthracite
coal fields of Pennsylvania.
For BituminOuS Coal,
Bids will be entertained for Pittsburgh Yong
heogheny, Willow Bank any good quality in
LUMP, fresh mined and free from dust or shale.
The proposal must specifically state in each
case, the kind of coal therein proposed to be fur
price per ton of 1000 pounds.
Maple Wood.
To be SEASONED BODY HARD MAPLE WOOD cut
from SOUND green TIMBER and measuring four
feet in length from point to kerr 1t must be free
from windfalls chunks. loose bark, crooked sticks
or limbs, or rotten sticks, and not less than four
inches in diameter. All sinch wood to be split
and 12-inch wood quartered.
Slabs,
To he of Thoroughly seasoned nine or tipdrod
wood, of regular standard measure and fit for i'm
mediate a kndlng.
All or either of the above described kinds of fuel
to be delivered at or in such school buildings and
at such times may be specified by the Board or
its duly authorized committee or agent during the
season commencing September |, 1855. and ending
May 81, 1886. The Board reserves the right to in
crease or decrease the amount of fuel required as
hereinabove stated, its interests or ne
cessties may dictate; it also reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. Transfers of contracts or
of any interest therein prohibited.
Each bid for above described work or merchan-
disc must be accompanied by bond on the part
of the bidder, with two (2) good and sufficient
sureties, in a sum amounting 60 Mt least twenty
five C25) per centum of the contract price of tho
article or articles work the bidder proposes to
furnish do in his said bid and conditioned that
in his bid is accepted by the Board of Educa-
ton, he VIII enter into contract with said Board
to furnish such merchandise or do such work in
accordance with the requirements and in the man
ner and for the price mentioned in his bid.
All bids must be respectively marked Pro-
posal for Madison Addition or Proposal for
Privy Closets (namng school or schools or PRO
posal for FueP' and on exterior of sealed envel-
ope, endorsed with the name and address of the
party or firm presenting the same, and addressed
and mailed or handed to the undersigned at his
Office, at the High School building, where he will
receive them during the usual business hours, I'M
til the hour of the final day for their reception
first above stated.
By direction of the Board of Education.
217-223-ex OTTO DREHER, Secretary.