The morning call., 1893-08-18
BIDS ASKED I. FOR.
The Specifications Are
Now Ready.
CONTRACTS TO BE AWARDED
Voluntary Subscriptions to the Fair
Coming In = Work of the FL
nance Committee. e.

A conference between theexeeutiye coln-
mittee Of the Midwinter Fair and the
architects whose designs for the buildings
have been selected was held yesterday 10
discuss the details of the different build
ings. It was arranged that the tlnal speci-
fieations should be presented within Ten.
days. Bids will then be received from con-
tfactors forthe buildings s#.:t :. .:.: Z
No selection of a plan for the Admins
tration building has been made. The time
fur the receipt Of additional plans has
been extended until Tomorrow The: ex-
Eecutive committee. TO: avoid making
choice, has divided the designs Tor the
other buildings among the leadlng arehl-
teets, awarding toeaet plan. In pnrsu-
ahee of this precedent it was unafflelaiiy
stated at the headquarters yesterday that
the design for the Administration; build
ing would be awarded TO j. C. FELTON,. AS
slstant Engineer OShaughnessy has COM
/ bieted specifications for the grading OF the
entire site. and they can be examined by
Contractors at his office in the ii ills build
ing to-day Contracts for; the work Will
probably belief ON Monday. 4. 81. It.
b During the past ten days the finance
committee has not solicited SD Inscriptions,
and the donations which have been re-
.
these unasked- c9nti buttons will exceed
( $4,000 for the PERIOD named Beginning
/ ne xt Monday the members Of the hnanee.
com mi ttee5Wfl1 resume their work3 over the
same Territory: They Will try to INDUCE
subscribers To- increase their donations,
and many rich: citizens who have given.
.nnthfpg as yes Will again be urged: TO: COZ
tribute. IT lis expected that the breaking
of ground and the lettfng of contra cts will
+ have: a good effect in strengthening public
II
.cials. argue that when the buildings are
commenced the credit and honor of the
city will he at stake. nd resid entS will be in
duty benhaio carry the terprfse through
to a successful termination. Then, too, IL
Els Thought. that SOME wealthy citizens who
h4fye refused to subscribe on the score that
the fate of the lair is uncertain wtlfnot be.
able to plead this excuse when the prae-
ttcal work. of building rs inaugnrated. =
h. Among The; subscribers Yesterday were
the folio wing einpl eyes>of Philip Kennedy
q Coz: :. NJ. O'Neil, S.: John Daw. So: III.
Gloin, So 90; T.. MHrrhr. So 40; G.. Nc
-Carthy. $3.50: J.>WiHters, So; a. Shorrett,.
50 60;. j. Mckenzie, 81 81; P.:V. Barrett,
So; a.. Klulnpf. SSH, Loniegap. 50 30;
": :McDuH. So 50i: lizzie Kennedy, 81: j.
Iaekson..$l; C.. Van Kirk. 50 80; Nellie
+ Kennedy. soc; NJ, J. .GavAn. So so; George
|: Broderson, soc; NJ: Kennedy, soc :. NJ.
GtenAan, 81; f. Egau, 81; William Ken:
/ nedy. 81; M. Stokes. 50 so; L. Stuart, 81.
|. Total, S65 SO. -. II. "
t.. Con trlbAtfons were also received from
the employees of Bauer Bros. & CO., sos 90 I;
| Wells, Fargo &: Co.'s employees, S3S SO;
employees <machine-stfGp, Will 81 Finck,
/: S24: 90: employees ,Nabef. AIS. a. Bruno.
S32;; N pssrq. :Naher, AIS & Bruno, s150;|
|: Sherwood. Il. Sherwood (addilional(, SOD
nagd Hewes,: 500. NJ. Friedman & Co.
/ S5Q; employees of NJ: FriedRfan s. Co...
$40 75; Soc1eta fi Mutfn Soecorso della
1 Conlpag ala Garfbaluina, $50; Jones, Allen
81 Co., S100; Golden State Land Company,
. $500. Carroll d Carroll (auditionaD. 500 i:
San Francisco ToSl Company. $50; Jacob .
:Satz, $50. 49, -: :. :: II
The seats for the benefit to THE Mid
winter Fair fund at the. Baldwin. Thea ter:
next Sunday afternoon are selling rapidly. ]
The; boxes have all been sold, and few
chairs ON thegsollpd flor remain .unpur-
chased. TIE affair promises to be n huge
success. :Anelher *heneht performances: has:
heen offered by HE Gr.lden Gate: :Operar.s..
Society, which will prod ace. the Pirates OF 3:
Penzalice, the receipts TO 90 to the expo
sriOn funds.s' 'f.-~ -.
Al a mreti.e of the society of Old /
tfnds held last hight in SOCIAL Hall, l02
T 0'Farrell street. il was decided TO pu; lip
benefit at: one of the theaterss at San
francisco for the Mldwihter Fair, .uu2er
the auspices of the "Oii Friends" a.
Committee, consisting of DR.. Fl. F. Lord, /
Henry Born" man. r. i. Yanke, Judge: a.
Gralg and y: e. Siinkey, was appointed for
that purpose. 49,. g.:
). jain Mailman has written to the ex-
eeutiye committee, offering $3.50: for the
nrst .shoyelfuL Of earth taken from the
Dpllqtng site when ground is broken next
Thursday. This is the. largest offer YET:
received thus far, although other bids are