The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS
BIDS FOR IMPROVING THE LAKE
FRONT REJECTED.
None of Them Satisfied the Executive
Committee = Meeting of Lady Managers
How the Work Is PrOsressing-Mis-
callaneOuS GOSSjD

TONS The Executive Committee Of the
Worlds Fair opened the bids yesterday
afternoon, discussed them, and passed
them on to the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings. Neither committee took
any action in regard to them, and the
whole subject was turned over to the
Board of Directors, which will meet this
afternoon.
None of the members of either COM
mittee would express any opinion or give
any information regarding them even
refusing to state the number of bids re-
ceived. But one thing is sure and that
is that the answers to the advertisements
for bids were not, as whole, satisfac-
tory, and that it is probable that new
bids will be advertised for.
81 cannot tell you anything about the
BIDS" said President Gage, yesterday.
"Were any of them below the limit of
$500, OOO?" he was asked.
81 am not able to give any information
on the subject
at is hard to say where there are no
footings to the bids" said Director
Waller. at takes long time to get the
totals sometimes.
Even Press Secretary Murphy, who
was present at the meeting Of the EXecu-
tive Committee, declined to say whether
any of the bids were within the limit.
Three bids are known to have been
made, but their figures have not been
made public. One was from E. p. Rey-
nolds & Co., of New York, who have
done good deal of work in New York
harbor, and another was from Fitz ST.
mons & Cornell of Chicago Reynolds
O. ~ IL,
Byrne of Chicago, and it is said to be
within the limit.
'The fact of the ma ter is" said con-
tractor, "that mon hestated to bid for
several reasons. One was the excessive
penalty for not having the work con-
pleted in time, and another was the lack
of knowledge as to how much filling
would be required. The depth of the
lake is not accurately known where the
piling and filling is to be done, and
there was no time to take sOundingS. To
be sure, that was done by the engineers
of the directory, but it is expressly stipu-
lated in the specifications that no one
will be bound by these soundings. Con-
sequently, if the sOundingS should be
wrong, there might be a chance to lose
good deal Of money. 1t might take more
material and cause delay"
The bidding by the acre also may have
had something to do with the unsatis-
factoriness of the bids. 1t made 1t hard
to figure up totals.
A number of contractors will probably
be present at the meeting of the Board
of Directors this afternoon, and it is
possible that the matter may be ar
ranged, but that seems doubtful Mat
ters are in such an unsatisfactory con-
dition that it is not unlikely that piling
and filling in may be abandoned. In
deed, it may be necessary because of
delay resulting from this new phase of
the case.
An. informal meeting of the local lady
managers was held yesterday for the pur-
pose of considering plans for the recep-
ton and entertainment of Tia lady man
ayers coming to Chicago. There were
present Mrs. Judge Shepard, Mrs Shat
tuck, Mrs. Leander Stone, Mrs. Gen.
Chetlain, Mrs. Sandes, Mrs Mulligan,
Mrs. BradweIl, Mrs. Wallace and Mrs.
Doolittle. At the request of Secretary
Dickinson they have taken under cor
sideratiOn the selection of a suitable hall
for the meetings of the full Board of
Lady Managers No decision was reached
regarding the reception to be accorded
the visiting members, the subject being
laid over till Monday, when there will BE
another meeting.
The committee of the lake front prop
erty owners met at the Leland last night
and went into the question as to how
best to move the Illinois Central tracks
farther east. It studied the legislation
connected with the matter, but the re-
suit of it's deliberations was not given.
out.
The committee claims, however, that
it is not necessary to wait for legislation
before beginning the filling and piling.
Work can be begun at once, and ar
rangements made for changing the track
later. This would put the Exposition
Directors in the position of driving piles
for the Illinois Central to use when the
tracks are moved out, but it is claimed
that the Illinois Central would be glad
to pay for the piling, etc, along it's new
right of way, in view Of the width OF
the right of way being increased to 300
feet But it would be taking chances
unless such an agreement were signed in
advance.
Telford Burnham addressed the COM
mittee on the subject of the use of the
Lake Front. He thought that buildings
should be put out little way to get a
perspective.
Mrs d. R. Robinson, alternate, of
Albuquerque, N. NJ, has resigned from
the Board of Lady Managers.
There is talk of having the Crerar
Lincoln monument put on the Lake
Front, near the Art Building, which will
be the only permanent building erected
there in all probability.
Commissioner Richie, of Ohio, called
at headquarters yesterday and subscribed
for three shares of stock-one for him
self, one for his wife, and third f4<' his
son. He believes the money will be well
invested
Lewis Trunkhill, of Rock Springs,
Wyo., has written to headquarters in the
interest of parties who have organized in
his town for the purpose of collecting
Western curiosties for exhibition at the
exposition. His organize ton proposes
to collect one or more carloads of ami
mails of every kind fossils, mineral, and
those which have been petrified or car
bombed.