St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-24

A0L = 1850
Inebriate. Asylum to Be Re-
buiIt-Wing TO Be Built at Fer
gus Falls-Lund and Lauret-
Eel the Lucky bidders. sy7
The board of control of the state hos
pitfalls for the insane met at tile Ryan
yesterday and opened bids for the con-
stfuction of the new administrator
building at Rochester, to take the place
bfthe old inebriate asylum structure,
which has been a menace to all others
on account of its intiammable character,
and for the rev southeast wing at Fer
gus Falls. Sixty thousand dollars is
available for the first and Sl20.000 for
the other. For the nrst there were
eleven bids, and the contract was
awarded to Erick Lund, Minneapolis,
at S56. 400. The bids rau as high as
STA. 632.
twenty-one bidders. The contract was
awarded John LauretZen. Fergus Falls,
for $50, 800. The bid OF Leck q Leck.
$50, 1926, was lowest, but it was not in
accordance with specifications, and was
thrown out. The bids rau as high as
S1O4. 800.
The Rochester bids in detail were as
follows: John Lohsey. $50, 995; e. L.
WIlIun, S7O, 543; J.. III. Donovan 81 Son,
s6S, 745; E. G. Burdlck & Co.. s63, 1855; j.
HI. McClay. S74,632; Leck & Mcleod,
soc. 900; Ii. Downs u Co., SCI, 600; Min
nesota Stone company, s6S,S31; Erick
Lund, $50, 400; Trainor Bros, S64, $50;
( Emil Bruce. So, 1925.
On the Fergus building the following
| are the bids in detail: John Lohsey,
s95.6S2; Knapp Bros, 100000; ID.
Downs & Son, S96.412; p. 81. Donovan q
Son, S101,4l0: E. C. Burdick q Co.. $685.
! TAI: G. S. Deck & Co., 500, 750; Butler
Bros. 500. 432; Minnesota Stone COM
| pany. S95,4s5; j. Il. McClay,
| 500, 700; L.. l.. Leek, S104, 600;
Leck & Mcleod, s90,64S; Leek
& Leck irregular and not consid-
ered). $780, 1875; Pike & Cook, s93. 7S4;
Taylor-Craig company, S97.431; John
Lauretzen, $50, 800; Hinkley q Powers.
| 500. 900: George Ii. Shicklen, 800. IT'S;
John Nevin IL Son. SOL, GIG; Trainor
Bros, SOL 800; Emil Bruce. s91. 600;
Erick Lund. 1872. OOO; Sibley & Sibley
Co., 500, 1888. :
All the members Of the board were
present, also the Superintendent of the
three hospitals for the insane. ~
Interviewed by a GLOBE reporter. DR..
AT Kilbourn, superintendent at Roch-
] ester, said that all of the inmates which
are not conValescent, committed under
the insanity law of 1898, are under
process of recomlnitment without fIic-
ton of any sort. and at al expense not
exceeding $40 each. So far there has
bsen no annoyance to friends. From
Ramsey county. for instance, there were
%fifty-one illegally committed. Judge OF
Probate Olivier and Drs. Sweeney and
AEcker ara now at Rochester. The
! judge of probate court of Rochester is
recommitting the patients, but under
the superintendent of the Ramsey
county authorities and physicians.
County Attorney Hall and Com
missioners Nash, and Eagan, of
Hennepin county, have been at Roches-
ter toiarrange for reeummitting the pa
1 TENTS froln that county. about thirty
five iii number. They return to Roch-
ester, for that purpose o IN Tuesday next.
Freeborn county has, already committed
its insane, Judge Blackburn going to
Rochester for that purpose. The coun-
4 ties from which the patients come pay
the costs, The hospital authorities
furnish evidence, when il. is best. but
they avoid that as much as possible.
Several of the Ramsey county patients
will be sent home this week, as they
are eonvalescent.1 - 20 -
All bidders for the contracts men
toned were accorded the privilege of
coming before the board and explaining
their bids il they desired to do so. The
hotel lobby was thronged with inter
ested parties during the s%eSsion.of thu
board and until the contracts were
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