The morning call., 1893-09-21

being exactly alike. the only question was
between them as to compliance with the
bidding regulation. Mr.. Davis, however,
had failed 10 send in an accompanying
check, and this invalidated the bid. Mr..
NisinEer, moreover, made an allowance in
his bid for the taking back of the building
after the fair at a valuation OF 5000. while
Mr.. Davis made no allowance for the
building at all. II was decided. therefore.
to award the contract TO Mr.. Wisinger if
tho necessary details of the contract can
lie satisfactorily arranged to- morrow.
Smile Bros. signed the contract with the
executive committee for the construction
of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts
building yesterday. The contract specifies
that the work shall be completed within
ninety days of the signing of the contract.
There Is prOvlso for penalty of $500
day for every day beyond ninety which is
occupied in the construction. The build
ing is to be turned over to the committee
complete in every particular in the matter
of interior decoration and electric light
ing.
The contractors will stake out for the
foundation tomorrow aud expect to have
a large force at work on the site within
two days.
The contract between the executive COM
mittee and r. p. Hnrlbnrt for the con-
struction of the Mechanical Arts building
was signed Yesterday. Mr.. Hurlburt's
contract. as does that FOR the Manufactures
! building, as will also the contracts for
other buildings, contains the same provIso
! for the completion OF the building within
| ninety days, and for the penalty of $500 a
day for every day occupied beyond that
! limit The NUM- Der of men to be employ ed
will depend largely upon the amount Of
material available at once, but it. NAV be
positively asserted that within a week OF
ten days both the large buildings will be
we'll under way in Golden Gate Park and
the sound Of the hammer will be heard in
/ the land.
The next building to be contracted for
will be that of the Fine Arts, for which
! McDouGall 81 Sons are the architects.
! Bids for this building will be opened at 3
P. NJ. to-day. 1t is among the probablli-
ties that this Will be a permanent struc-
ture. 1t may be that other buildings out
OF the FIVE will be left standing after the
/ exposition, but the original purpose was
that at least one should be left, and the
arrepted design for the Fine Arts building
was made with this idea in view.
a committee from the Produce Exchange
called at the headquarters of the Mid
winter Fair yesterday morning and made
personal inspection OF the business
methods of the committee. The books Of
the finance department were laid open
before the visitors and the entire system
of finance laid bare.
The object Of this call on the part of the
! committee OIL the Fr0uuce Exchange was
that it might be able to speak under
standingly when the subject of the con-
tribution comes up at the meeting Of the
exchange to-day. The members of the
committee expressed themselves as more
than satisfied with the way business was
conducted, and guaranteed that the facts
would be laid before the exchange exactly
as they found them.
The programme of the athletic tourna-
meut for the benefit OF the fair to be held
at The Grand Opera-house on Tuesday
evening is as follows:
Peter Maher, the Irish champion, will
stop two heavy weights in four rounds
each. They are n. Burley, who won The
middle weight championship from the
Olympic Club. and Tom johnson, the
MARY syille policeman, who beat Costello
In his early career.
Al Lean in wrestling bouts with Will
| liam Andrews; fencing by Professor
| Henry Ansot and L. Aonii on their merits
four-round bouts between Ed. Smith of
Denver, Young Mitchell, Dan Hickey of
Australia. Jerry Marshall. Frank Allen,
Billy Smith. Joe King, Spider Kelly, Joe
Soto. Dan Mahoney, Charles Smith, Billy
| Shannon and others.
Yesterdays cash receipts amounted 10
! Sl7l2 80, making the total to date S115.-
! 497 10