Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-22
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NHiSACo, S&pt. 1k.--An kWm uS0ftD &lS
ooo. 900 xsaf into the construction Of III
Works Fair buildinge and the preparaiioa
II the xfsaSis fo- ths Exposition. tn
poins that nos interests the ssoekholders
and Incidentally the whole city and coartf,
il hos much can be realixed from the St9
0eo 600 worth OF time and material.
Ii is safe to assume that the time 10 deaE
waste. Ii 10 ssfe to say. also, that lafgs
"A frightfully large-rroportion Of th'
material viii have to 60 BY the board.
In the rosy dsys Of promotion il was fg
ured that IS 00o. eco could be realized from
the sale If the buildings and the materials
Siaee then there has been . slump tn ths
expectations. and today il is = toss-uI
whether there will be enough salvage &
pay for the tex:ing down Of the buildings
the removal Of the materials, and the resso-
ration OF the park to the coniiiisn in which
il was before 1t Was turned over to the Ex.
position Company.
The South Park commissioners fear ths'
the Fair corporation will forfeit its one
hundfed-,housxnd dollar bond xnd abandon
the buildings rather than attempt to teal
them down aud restore the groanis to thsi,
original condition
J,hn c. Fleming, Chicago representative
of the Carnegie complr,es, which furnished
a5ont two-tbir,ls of the iron entering into
the buildings, says that - very large par,
Of the iron at Jackson park will have to g.
into the scrap pile"
Thst means that it viii have to be soLi
for old iron. and at a price which may not
pay bslf or = quarter Of the price making
il avsilsbi. even for that disposition Their,
of .,.s h..
builcing, costing about SO ton to put it
in place, or nearly $500, 900 in all. Ther,
sre nearly 80 600 tons in the several build
ings, representing cost of over 81 800, 900
Illustrative of the cost Of taking down
iron work, it may be stated that the archi-
tect of Steele Msckaye's skeleton Spectato
rum estimates that it will cost S43, 600 ard
every dollar that can be realized from th,
sale Of material to pull down and remove
that unsigbtly monument of yet other bliss
full promotion moments.
The owners of the Ferris wheel expect
pay $s3 900 TO responsible contractors
take down, transport, and set up that wo.
derful piece of work on another site.
Emil Phillipson says it will cost 500 90
over and above the salvage to tear do an an,
remove the Manufactures building. Dill.
gent inquiry among wrecklng 1rms an
contractors failed to uncover any ,hs
would confess having any intention Of biz.
ding on the destruction Of the White Cis,
or would admit that they knew of anSboa
who had definite purpose in that dire :
ton.
No matter who has the work to do, thef
is goiug to be g;eat trouble and expense
disposing of the waste and rubbish. Wher
tn pus it will be tough problem to solv,
1t cannot be dumped haphazard into H.
lake, as much of 1t would be washed bach
upon the shore By the action of the water
The authorities would not allow that d,s
position to be made of it. There will b
between 10000 and $4,000 carloads Il
waste material to be hauled away fron
Jackson park, according to the calculation
of prominent contract0r--that 10 to say
between l.500,O 900 and 1000. 900 cub
yards Of rubbish. There will be some
thousands carloads Of staff alone to be car
ted away.
There is no hole or swamp to fill u,
within transportable distance of JacksoI
park. A suggestion has beon offered thi
the waste material be used for the creation
of an artificial mountain at the southea.
corner Of the park. In the loose form !,
will be in when carried from the grounds
the waste material will make q pile 1866
feet square and between Is and 20 fee
high. The surface area of such q creation
would be about 90 acres.
1t was said while the buildings were b.
ing erected that several of them would b
sold to railroad companies to be used
stations. All the roads running into Chi
csgo have fine stations, and there seems I.
be no chance TO dispose of them here.
The question the officials want answere
is. What shall be done with the building
and the rubbish?