St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-02
Exposition Directors Adopt the Report of
the Building Committee After
Warm Discussion.
What the City Pastors Think of the Ital-
iaA,Qpera Ballet-MOre Advice
to the Press.
Monthly Reports Received and Other
Business Transacted by the
County Commissioners.
The Lurlines Elect Officers-Chiea
Vests Annual Report--The Mo-
tor Matter Unchanged.
THE EXPOSITION BUILDING.
The Building Committees HePor
AdOptcd--WOrk To Begin at once


AdOptcd--WOrk tn Begin AT Ohce'
AT yesterdays meeting of the eXposltion
directors a large number of communications
was received OF very varied nature asking
for information. applying for space ana APP
plying for positions of various kinds. be-
sides proposals to demolish the old Wlnslow
house. They were all referred to the APP
propriate committees.
The important event of the evening was
the report of the building committee. which
began with a statement OF the employment
of |. HodgSOn, ST., as architect, at COM
pensation of $1,000, One-half cash and the
remainder in paid-up stock. The report
then went on to detail the trip of the COM
mittee and its visit to all of the principal
cities and inspection of the exposition
buildings from Milwaukee to Boston. At
every point they were received with marked
courtesy, and from the trip were enabled
To report their conclusions as to the salient
points of the proposed building, which they
did as follows, each recommendation being
acted upon separately:
First-That the building, naked, should cost
not to exceed S225,000, exclusive Of steam
heating and finishing, as well as machinery,
shafting and electric lighting.
Second-The building shall be two stories,
with such basement as will practically be q
story. The basement shall not be more than
three feet below grade, and the stories shall
De twenty feet each. The walls above ground
shall be of brick. the foundations of stone and
the building dressed with stone as may be ex-
oedent The walls shall DO painted, as may
Sc desired.
Third-The building shall be well lighted
With full windows, and,a center light-well, the
Itairs TO ascend at the light-well to balconies
sapable of seating 1000 or 5000 people, and
on special occasions 10000 or $4,000 people.
Fourth-Itis not eXpedient, at present, to
erect a formal music hall and keep clear OF
debt.
Fifth-It is deemed exped1ent to erect
perfect art gallery, as nearly fire proof as
possible, which will secure certain large and
valuable exhibits of paintings.
Mr.. Barton suggested that before any
thing could be done an elevation should be
drawn embOdying the committees ideas.
Mr.. Blethen then said as the committee had
decided to so modify the HOdgs0n plans
that they would not be recognized, this
was the first duty of the committee. He
moved the committee be instructed to have
these plans drawn and presented. Mr.. Gale
said this was not important at present
when compared with the importance of the
floor plans, but the first thing was the cost,
as it was absolutely necessary they should
not go into debt. The building was to be
portant that the brick be secured at once.
Mr.. Blethen withdrew his motion and the
report was taken up for adoption and dis
cusSiOn section by section.
Regarding materials Mr.. Gale reiterated
that the building would be largely of
brick and advocated the use of the common
yellow clay brick, which should be covered
with deep red paste or paint, and this be-
cause the yellow brick is abundant
and cheap. Mr.. Regain suggested
that for the first year no
paint be used. This idea met with APP
proval. Then the question of the height of
the building was discussed. Mr.. Regain
wanted to see but two floors. even though
the building has to be spread over more
ground to accommodate the exhibits. Up
per floors are unpopular and exhibitors dis
like to place their wares there Mr.. Regain
advocated a very high building. giving
ample room for handsome and elaborate
displays. He thought twenty feet for a
story not enough. Mr.. Gale replied that it
is higher than most of the exposition build
lngS visited by the committee in the East.
Mr.. Barton thought twenty feet ample for
a story. .-...-....
At this juncture Mr.. Pray took the floor
and explained why the Burlington plans,
about which there had been so much
scathing talk made against the judgment
of the committee, and showed that the plans
were impracticable.
Mr.. Regain moved that the plans be
changed to one floor and basement, with
galleries. Mr.. Burton moved as a substi-
tute that the report of the committee be
adopted, owing to the reason that the COM
mttee is unanimous. Mr.. Gale said that
the gallery will be so wide that it bad been
aH n, Mr.
vailed.
Mr.. Pray stated that the committee had
been advised by all experts to reject any
thing like dome, and had acted accord
ingly.
Some alarm being expressed that the
committee was liable to blindly follow some
one architect, Mr.. Gale disabused the minds
of the malcOntents by explaining again that
the building is not to be constructed from
any one set of plans. He also urged that
the architect be elected at once. Mr., Regain
said he felt satisfied that the Hodgson
plans were far from satisfactory
to the citizens of Minneapolis in general.
but after discussion Mr.. Dean moved the
adoption of rule 3, which elects Mr.. Hodg-
son and also his plans very considerably
altered. This brought Mr. Blethen to his
feet in a burst of anger. He thought the
committee had made serious error and that
he had been slurred because he had been
outspoken. He scored the committee be-
cause the plans had not been submitted to
the entire board before a decision had been
arrived at
The building committee was given author
ity to purchase lumber for flooring, and
was given discretionary powers relative to
employing workmen on the building by the
day or by contract, in tearing down the
Winslow house and in using the materials
saved from the building.
Mr.. Gillette of the East side committee
reported progress. Titles had been secured
to the Winslow house property, deeds from
the st. Anthony Water Power company
and the Cheute Bros had been made. and
all the property except seven lots on the
Main street front had been transferred and
in the hands of Baldwin Brown as trustee.
p. ID. Mcmillan stated that the lots not ac-
Quired would be needed for street purposes.
Some of the owners are eXorbitant i'm their
demands, and the committee is unwilling Ia
pay any unreasonable sum. Therefore. il
has been decided to ask the city to condemn
the property and assess the benefits to the
AUDITING property.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
shareholders to pay up their entire assess
ments to enable the building committee tC
proceed with the greatest dispatch.
Adjourned until Wednesday evening.
THE CITY pASTORS