The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-03
FOURTH edition
BIDS FOR THE posT-oFrIoE.


NNrious mus huu hsthh"trb lot buiu-
ing the New Post-omce-Two Kinds
OF Stone Estimated For.
The bids for the stone and maso on
work OF the new po5t-oilice were open
cd at the supervising architects office
at Washington yesterday afternoon at
. o'clock. Superintendent Hollis of
this city was present at the opening of
the bids. The following were the bids:
i. i. Leach & Sons Chicago, ILL.,, to
construct the building OF blue marble,
Sl47,S94; Vermont marble, $l55,859;
Indiana lime stone, 1920. 1859; Ohio sand
stone. $l32, l59 The building to he
finished in two years.
Harry Schenck, Erie, Pa, gra mite
Sl92 900; marble. 1856, 600; Indiana lime
stone, 155. $50; Ohio sand stone, 1855, 4i0.
The building to be finished in twenty
months.
W. L. Speir, Washington, d. c., gran
lite, $lS3, 1S3; blue marble, l53,OS3; Ver-
mont marble, 70,SS3; Indiana lime
stone, 140, 634; Ohio sand stone. las, 1888.
The work to be finished In two years.
Il. b. Stowe, Connecticut, brown
stone, ;sl26,000. The work to be finish
cd In one year.
A. s. Reid Il Brother, OF this city,
Brandywine granite, $lS3, 900; Indiana
lime stone, 40, 1856; blue marble, $50,
IA; Ohio sand stone, 1883. The
work to be finished IN two years. This
bidder proposed to have the building
under roof in one year. Asked for
two years time In order to finish the
| tower.
All the foregoing bids were for fin
ishlng the building according to the
| plans and specifications calling for a
building in which the walls of the first
story are of granite or stone and the
upper story walls OF brick with cut
stone trimmings. ..".
1 The following bids were made for a
| building in which the walls are wholly
| OF stone:
A. 5. Reed Il Brother OF this city,
rookface Brandywiue granite. SlSS 900;
Pennsylvania blue marble, rockfaee,
Sl49, 900. the same stone with all cut
stone as required by plans and specii-
cations. S15T,O00.
After the bids were opened general
discussion ems ued in regard to using
Bmndywine granite when 1t was gen.
orally conceded that other parts of
the building could be so modified in
expense that the contract price for
granite need not exceed $l85,0O0
| On uperintendent Hollis return
from washington luSU eNSlllllR he nuu
q conference with Senators Gray and
Higginsl giving them the figures OF
the various bids, and they endorsed
the idea OF using Brandywine granite
as SlS5, 900 would he no more than the
average of the bids. The advantage
of Brandywine granite would be two
fold The building would be more
durable. and the money for quarrying
and dressing the stone would be kept
in this city.
The contract for the building will
not be awarded until tho kind of stone
to be used is definitely determined
Tho following table shows the esti.
mated cost OF the building, the build
ers TO use the same material:
Blue marble.-L. l.. Leach, Hl47, 1874
Henry Sehenck, 1S6,6OO; W. T. Speir,
l53.0S3; A. S. Reed Il Bro, 1907
Indiana Limestone.-L. L. Leach.
Sl29 1853; Henry Schonck. l55,350; W. l..
Speir, l40,634, A. s. Reed IL Bro, 49,.
| 1856.
Ohio Sand Stone. Il. L. Leach. S182.
t15D; Henry Schenck, 1876, 440. W L.
Spelr l45, 1885, A. S. Reed Il Brother,
| l45, 3SS.
Vermont Marble. L. IT, Leach, sl55,
60; W. +. Speir, II 9s}.
| Granite Henry SO mex, S1a2, 900;
w Il. Speir, 1873, IS A, !, Reed Il Bro.
ther, lS3,000.
BrownBtone.-E. b. Stowe, Sl26, GOO