St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
THE CONTRACT AWARDED.
Ring 81 TObin to Furnish the Stone
For The SIOne.4rch Bridge.

For the SIOne-Arch Bridge.
At last evenings meeting of the city
council large number of petitions ana
communications were read and given
proper reference 4 communication from
George B. Pennock, president OF the Pen
mock Underground Conduit and Surface
Telegraph company. giving proposition to
Law conduit complete. holding 100 wires,
for So, 900 per mile: conduit holding 1000
wires. $50. 900 per mile; electric-light con-
Quits holding 100 wires. $50 900 per mile.
Referred to the committee on ordinance.
Chief Engineer StetSon reported that the
spring-boX telegraph alarm boxes are not
reliable III cold weather. and therefore rec
commended that they be exchanged for
the weight boxes. Referred to the COM
mlttee on fire department. Furniture was
ordered for the new addition to Cataract
engine house.
After the passage of the monthly budget
Of bills warrants were drawn as follows:
The committee on water works recon-
mended that the license held by Bull &
Strack, plumbers, be revoked and the report
was adopted.
The committee on paving recommended
that a contract be executed to James For
restal for laying all cedar block paving ex-
contract for paving Western avenue
be awarded to T. j. Convey, and a
contract with William Forrestal for con-
structon of granite pavement on Washing
ton avenue south, from Tenth to Twelfth
avenues south. Adopted. The committee
on roads and bridges reported in favor of
awarding a contract to Ring & TObin for
furnishing the stone for the stone-arch
bridge. they being the lowest bidders. Aid.
Hashow wanted to know whether or not
the stone was to be dressed in Minneapolis
and his remarks elected round of ap-
plauSe from q number OF StonecutterS who
occupied seats in the rear Of the council
chamber. Aid. COmStOck then explained
that the committee should insist that the
work be done IN the city. Aid. johnson
explained that the bid accepted was for the
work to be done in the city of Minneapolis
and at an increased expense, and the labor
ing men of Minneapolis will get
the benefit of the work. This proposition
aroused another round of applause.
Aid. Eichorn followed in the same
strain and Aid. Swanson moved that Mr..
Shadrlck be given an opportunity to adj
dress the council upon the matter. Mr..
Shadrick began by calling attention to a
condition made in the bid of MesSrs Ring
d Tobiu to the effect that in case of a strike
or any trouble between the contractors and
the employees the contractors shall have the
privilege of doing the work outside of the
city. He stated that any contractor can
easily precipitate trouble with the working
men. and if any trouble should occur the
contractors have saving clause which will
take from the laboring meu the benefits
promised. j. T. Tobin was then given an
opportunity to explain. He was willing
settled by arbitration. He was willing,
furthermore. that the council and city en-
gineer should arbitrate. He did not propose
To dictate to the labOrers and he refused to
allow any employe to dictate TO him. Aid.
Hashow stated that the question should be
settled at once, and moved to appoint
special committee of three. their names to
be Incorporated in the contract. who shall
serve as an arbihating committee. Aid.
Gibson asked that Mr.. Shadrick be given
privilege to talk on the question. and then
Aid. Lawrence presented substitute to
the effect that all contracts shall be referred
back to the council after being drawn, for
ratification or disapproval. The substitute
was ruled out Of order as not german to
the subject.
Mr.. Shadrick again referred to the ''sav-
ing clause in the proposal and Mr.. Tobin
dllcSSt tlttI l0 pIOUtCllOll
both for himself and for his employees.
Aid. Johnson moved as substitute that
the contract be awarded to Ring " Tobin
and that the city council comprise an arbi-
trating board in the event of troubles
which may possibly arise between the con-
tractors and the employees, and the substi-
tuition prevailed.
The special committee to whom had been
referred the resolution of Aid. Lawrence
aboliShing the contract system reported
favorably and the report was adopted.