St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-21
GRANITE IT WILL Be,
At Last the New Court House
Question Has Been De-
cidad.
Enoch Rays Case Still in the
Hands Of the Twelve
Men.
minneapolis MasOnS Dedicate
the Blue Room in the
Temple.
Ruthless Robbers Invade the
HauntS of EditOrS--Gen-
eral City News.

The court house commission met yes
tcrday morning and settled the vexed
court house question. President Clough
was not present so senator WaShburn
presided with senatorial dignity. Long
" KEGS, the architects, were there with
some estimates which they had made on
the cost of the building. The discus
sion of the material of which the build
ing should be constructed was general
but good Datured. There were none of
those exhibitions OratOrical and denun-
-ciatory powers which were so common
few months ago. 1t was finally de-
cided to build the court house of gran
lite, and granite it will be.
The estimates showed considerable of
an excess over g, GG0,000 Two sets of
estimates were submitted. one with the
Fifth street tower and the other with
out il, this tower being estimated at
$4,000. These are the figures submit
ted by Long IL KEGS:
Granite exterior ............S 81, 526. 35S %
Bedford stone exterior. :...... 2,413,375 70
Brown sand stone exterior. =, lU6, $40 o.
Granite, brick and terra Gotta
exterior ................. -. 2.166.52S 70
Estimated without Fifth street tower:
Granite exterior. .S2.45 ,53S 23
Seudoru stone ACKNOWLEDGEMENT '3no 90 90
Granite, brick and terra Gotta ,, l2S.I59 10
Comment Oh these estimates followed.
senator WaShburn remarked that the
difference between granite and Bedford
stone would be only 100000. MIR. De-
Laittre thought the architects must
have taken the highest Bedford stone
bid in making their estimate. He
thought the lowest bid would make a
difference of S20O.O0O. Once again, a
little later, MIR. DeLaittre complained
because the architects had not made the
Bedford stone contract on the lowest
bid, and Architect Long replied some
what testify:
I'VE are not going to estimate on
building exceed the figure. We have
made safe estimate and prefer to be
on the outside. If we had figured on
bid that is too low, and the building
cost SlG0,000 more than estimated, then
we would be roasted"
Commissioner De Laittre then offered
to say word about a new kind of brick
but received little encouragement.
Some of the commissioners wanted to
postpone action, and George A. Bracket
took hand.
IL think we should act to-day" said
he. Owe have heard great deal about
a s5.0O0,000 building, but now we find.
after a most careful estimate, that the
building can be built complete and at
the size designed for S2.5OO, 900. This
estimate calls for complete building.
We can save large amount of money
by not finishing it above the third story.
This saving would bring the expense
within the estimate of the board of
trade"
81 don't care so much about the board
of trade as do the people," said Sena-
tor WaShburn, soto voice. Il am rep
resenting the people. and not the board
of trade"
Mr.. De Laittre then made long az
gument for Bedford stone, but he spoke
to deaf ears. Most of the commission
ers believed the people would be very
we'll satisfied with the present plans.
There had been great deal said about
to justify it. The building would cost
no more than was expected at the start.
Granite seemed to have won the day,
so Mr.. Mareck offered resolution
that the building be of granite, and
that contracts be entered into from
time to time as may be deemed adj
visable by the board, the reSOlu-
ton being based on the estimates sub
mitted at the meeting. Commissioner
ChOwen, who represents the farmers,
SAID he had canvasSed the matter thor
oughly, and had yet to find man who
did not favor granite, provided the cost
could be kept down to S3,OOO,OOO. Mar
eck's resolution was passed, and the
matter was settled, the architects being
asked to waive their right to any extra
commission on account of granite. The
board then went into executive session
to discuss the abolition of the office of
clerk of the works, the attorneyship,
and cutting down the secretary's sal
airy. deciding that it was not best to
make any changes for the present at
least