Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-21
OMAHA POSTOFFICE BIDS
Supervising Architect 0'Rourke Opened q
Number Yesterday.
VARIOUS ESTIMATES OF THE WORK
stone from Many States OGered by Diner
ent Firms Throughout the Country
Peculiar Specification from
Field of Omaha.
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Bids were opened this afternoon by Super
yising Architect O'Rourke for the con-
struction of the new federal building
at Omaha. The bidders in the order
in which they opened were as follows:
Jobst Bros, Omaha, using Michigan sand
stone facing, S220,oO0; ! using limestone,
$905, 900; time to complete, eighteen months
Portage Entry Quarry company, Chicago,
Michigan sandstone, 1921 ,45O, twelve months
PfeiRer Stone company, st. Joo Mo, sand
stone facing, Warrenbug, Mo. quarry ,SaO2 800;
Ohio sandstone, S2l4959; Arizona brown
sandstone, s23T, 900; Bedford, Ind, blue sand
stone, S2l2, 400; Bedford. Ind. light sand
stone, S22O,4I6; dark blue sandstone, $3.50
40 John A McGoniglo Chicago sandstone
pleie.
The DreXel Stone company, Omaha.
using Minneapolis granite and complete in two
years, S3lO,000 Ohio blue sandstone, complete
IN two years, Sl4, 499; Bedford, Ind, blue
limestone, completing in two years, s2l3, $50:
Portage red sandstone, 1921, ,lS2, two years;
Bedford, Ind, buff limestone, SlS9,-
800, two years; Arizona sandstone fac
ing, s2l3G6I; Warrenburg, Mo-, blue
limestone facing, two years, sisi, ,616; Evans
wall facings, two years to complete, SlS2, 900,
sandstone. using Evans pink South
Dakota, slo6,6oo; Lake Superior sand
stone. sio9,o6i, also two years.
county, Colorado, granite, S3l25OO, com
pleting within two years; using Flagstaff,
Arizona sandstone, S235, 900, eighteen
months; limestone S235, 900, eighteen months.
Messrs. Geddis Il Soerlc will construct build
ing of granite for S2S5, 900 if carving is
omitted Foster & Smith, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, granite, S3I2, $50: Wisconsin or
Ohio sandstone, S229, 800, complete eighteen
months.
John Field Omaha, put flled-in speciica-
give amount Of bid. Mr.. Fields bid. using
WarrcnDurg, Mo. sandstone, was s2O3. .SO2;
Ohio sandstone, SOS 300; Portge red sand
stone, S93S, ,250; Indiana limestone, 900, ,2O5,
guaranteeing to complete in sixteen
months. l.. l.. Leach & Son, Chicago. ST
Cloud, Minneapolis granite, s3lS, Ssh Warren
burg, Missouri, sandstone. SOB 9ST; Bedford
Ind; limestone, sl9S0S3 Leach guaran-
tees to complete the building in two years
and put in five supplementary bids as fol
lows: II blue Bedford is used S2l3, ,9S3;
Minnesota limestone, s204, 731; red sandstone
S229,513 Arizona brown sandstone, S225,-
$50; Ohio sandstone, s2O2,9 953.
News for tho Army.
The following army orders were issued
today:
An army retiring Board is appointed to
meet at the call of the president thereof at
of such officers as may be ordered before it,
Detail for the board: Colonel Abraham X.
Arnold, First cavalry; Major Timothy
r.. Wilcox, surgeon; Captain Frederick NJ
Crandall, Twenty-fourth infantry; Captain
Rudolph q. r. Bert, assistant surgeon; Cap
tain Morris G. Vessels, Twenty-fourth in-
fantry; First Lieutenant Aivarado M.
Fuller, Second cavalry. recorder.
Post Chaplain Winfield Scott, U. S. A,
will report in person to Colonel Abraham X.
fpnv wal Irt- do, 2 l,,
retiring board at Fort Huyachuca when
required by the board for examination by it.
Second Lieutenant George G. Saffarans,
Sixth infantry, is detailed to attend the en-
campment of Kentucky Ma jional guards at
Bowling Green, Ky, during August, 1898
Leave Of absence for fifteen days is granted
First Lieutenant Gonzales 5. Benham Ninth
cavalry, recruiting officer.
Leave of absence for two months is granted
First Lieutenant James A Irons, reRimental
quartermaster, Twentieth infantry
Leave of absence for three months on
surgeons certificate of disability is granted
Captain John Anderson, Eighteenth infantry
The leave of absence granted First Licu-
tenant John G. +. Tillson, Fifth infantry, is
extended one month.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieutenant Letcher Harde-
man, Tenth cavalry
Leave of absence for fifteen daysis granted
First Lie Itenant Richard B. Paddock, Sixth
cavalry.
Recruiting Officer Icons Strupp. troop G..
Sixth cavalry, Fort Niobrara, Neb., will be
placed on the retired list
Leave Of absence for two months is granted
First Lieutenant Francis G.. Skunk, corps of
engineers.
Leave of absence for one month on sur
geon's certificate of disability is granted
Captain Andrew H. Russell, ordnance de-
partment.
Leave of absence for three months on
surgeons certificate of disability is granted
Captain Charles Il. Barnett, assistant