St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-23

the excavation for the building. and conse-
quently increasing the per cent. of front
work. had had the effect to drive off the
lowest bidders. and the contract had there
fore been awarded TO Nj. TObin for 10 cents
per cubic yard. Mr.. TObin had agreed to
pay not less than S1.25 per day to each
man employed by him.
The level will be made so that the two
blocks facing on Third avenue south will
have a descent of feet in 100. This will
necessitate the erection of a bridge OH Third
avenue south, which will be very slightly
and ornate as well. The grade will con-
form to the established grade of the city.
Ii has been decided to let the stone work
by the perch. The building committee will
furnish the rubble stone, but the contractor
will have to supply the range stone. For
this work several proposals have already
been received and the committee expects to
award the contract at once. The commit
tee decides that there are serious objections
TO having the
WORK DONE BY THE DAY.
In the first place there will be no way of
ascertaining the cost until the structure is
completed, and Mr.. Gale was of the opin-
ion that that would be a bad predicament to
be placed in. In the next place he felt GER
tain that wOrkmen would be prediSpOsed TO
soldier" when they know they are work.
ing for a large corporation. Consequently
the plan of doing the work by the day must
be deal more expensive than by the con-
tract plan.
A. j. Bleeten of the Tribune was in full
accord with this opinion. He said he had
built several business blocks in Kansas City,
and the blocks built by contract had
unnffn fufa 10
blocks built by the day plan, had been ex-
penSive. de disapproved of the system of
employing men by the day. His expenses
had taught him that it actually costs 80 per
cent. more by the day plan. Mr.. Gale con-
tinued his report. Architect HOdgson has
already completed plans of our prospective
or elevation OF the bnilding, and the other
three will be furnished within the week
One-half the way up will be of stone, and a
corner stone or tower forty-eight or fifty
feet high will ornament the structure. 1t
has been decided to build the structure en-
tirely outside or above the ground. The
basement floor will be one or two feet above
the sueet level on every side. The excava-
tons, therefore, will cost only about one
half as much as had been anticipated.
On the Third avenue south side sub
basement will be built. In that part of the
structure Will be located the art gallery.
The art gallery is to De absolutely fire proof,
and removed from the main building by an
open court 3OXl60 feet. The
art gallery will be nearly forty
feet high, while the main build
ing will be sixty or seventy feet
nigh, giving a contrast that will be relief
While IN reality separated by an open court
from the outside. il will have the appear
anee of being one solid building. The base
ment beneath the gallery, S5xlOO feet, will
be used as a stOre-rOOm. The gallery will
be lighted by skylightS. and will be subdi-
Yided into seven or eight rooms. One floor
will be used for stationery and like works.
and another for valuable paintings, etc. In
the corner toward Main street will be a
tenement to be occupied all the year by the
janitor.
1t was reported that the citizens commit
tee of the East side had raised all save
$1,000 for the purchase of the Winslow
house property.
The brick for the building has all been
bought and the stone work will begin next
week, not later than Thursday.
The board expressed its appreciation of
the action taken by the building committee
and the board adjourned.