The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-16
THE CAPITOL fouNDAFIoN.
Details of the bids Submitted TO the
Commission.

OLYMPIA. Oct. 1h.-TSpecial. THE state
capitol commission met today and opened
bids for the construction of the foundation
of the new capitol. The commission then
adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow. when
il is expected the contract will be awarded.
During the session q communication was
read from the Journeymen Stone Cutters
Association. of Seattle. calling the atten-
ton of the commission TO the scale of
wages fixed by that organization for stone
work. The original specifications called
for forty-four-inch walls. eight inches
being stone and the remainder brick.
This was changed to sixteen inches stone.
and the bids. in many instances were
made to cover both cases. The bids Of
Donald McRae. Seattle: Tiilis & Tucker.
Tacoma, and Cameron, Ashenfelter & Bye,
Spokane and Seattle. were the most favor
able. The other bids. coneisely stated,
are:
Wilmot & Davies. Seattie-$54, ,495 for
Dogfish or Pittsburg stone; Chuckanut
stone. s52.295; Tenino. $i9,2l0: granite.
So, ,995.
c. ]. Erickson. Seattle-Tenino, $40 900;
Chuckanut, s5s, 800; Doghsh, s5d. 900; gran
ite. SIS. 800.
Theodore Peterson, Chicago ss5. .a35;
with granite, $l05, 7s0.
Charles King. Tacoma - Eight-inch
Olympus sandstone, SIS. 40; Tenino, s5s.
so, Chuckanut. $50. $50; sixtecn-inch
Olympia. s6i,esi; Tenino, So, Isl; chucka-
nut, Sos, ,22i.
Donald McRae, Seattle - Eight-inch
Tsnino. $40. s26; any local stone. $i6. .S70;
sixteen-inch, <42 420; any other stone.
$4,000; wall of solid Tenino sandstone,
forty-four inches wide. SIS. .t67.
Tffifs 4 Tuokar Tacnma-Teufpn stors
$50. 1858: Bellingham bay. $45.e6s; Pitts
burg. s47. 46s.
Flynn & Rockmark, Sesttle-ss9. $50 for
Tenlno stone or some equally as good,
eight or sixteen-ineh walls
James Spur, Seattie-s59. 600 for any
quality of stone or brick In the state, to be
selected by the commission.
Nichols Il Crothers, Tncoma-Sixteen-
inch wall, Pittsburg, $62. 775; Chuckanut.
SIS. $50; Olympia sandstone. So, 800; Ienino
sandstone. SIS $50: eight-ipeh wall, Pitts
burg, SIS 10: Chuckanut. S54. i30: sand
stone. s53. 435; Tenino sandstone. $5i. 200.
A. l.. Barrett. PuvaIiup-Eighi-inch
Tenino or other stone, $5so 600; Pittshurg.
$eo. 600: sixteen-lneh wall, Tenino, s63. .0p0:
Pittshurg stone, $1,000.
ii. s. Huson q r. Gilmore, Tacoma
Any stone. SO. .os7 complete.
James Park. seattle-Eight-inc brick
and stone, s4T .3s2: Chuckanut, $4g.es2; ;
Dogish bay, s52,is9; Pittsburg. s5i.3s2;
slxteen-lnch Tenino. 500 69s: Chuckanut,
sS5.os2; Doghsh. sas.s52. Pittsburg. $685.
949.
NJ. Blagen. Porfland-Sixinch TenIno,
$40. 700; granite. $4,000; eighi-inch, To-
nino, s6T.5eo.
John atington-Eight-inch Olympia
stone. SIS. TO; Chuckanut, $S0,4A; Te-
nine, so. zoo.
Northern Construction Company. of Ia
suhf-turh pffs.rury f4G f.a-- naC.
fish, Sia,0o5: Olympia. s44 col: Cnuckanut,
Sfs. .o5s; Teuino. sfS.s52; sixteen-inch. ti9,-
Sos; Dogfish. s46. Isl: Olympia. s47. .562;
Chuckanut. $40 is7: Tenino. SO. f23.
". w. shipley, sumner-Esght-inch Te-
nino, Si6, ,s75. Chuekaant. 81, ,bT5: Dogfish,
S4s. 100; Ptitsburg. so. 80; sixteen-ineh,
Tenino. s5s. SO; Cnuckanut. sss,O00; Dog
fish. s5T. 100; Pitisburg. s5s.oT5.
Causet & Bromley, Seattle e--Eight-ineh
wali, Tenino. ssg.3f7i Chuekauut, SO. .3s7:
Dogiish lay, SO. .912, Pitisburg. tS3. 900:
ssxteen-inch. Tsnino, s5i. 22T; Chucksnut,
5000; Doghsh, $1,000; Plttsburg. 49,
Con
r. II. Cioss. Tacoma-Tenino or olym-
pia. 42.si7; Piitsburg sii,T TAI; Chaeks-
nut, s43. So
s. T.. Booker. whatcom-sirte@n-inc
Cnuckanut. 81. .ee. Tenino. s58 ls5: Pitts
burg s57 $50, Dogilsh, 81, ,3a9t Ntlkesou,
s5s -; Eureka, s5i. $50; granite. SIS Ga.
William WeIeh, facoma-Ien.no. $40
800. sixteen-ineh walls.
Cameron, Ashenfel,er 4 Bye. Spoksne
ard Seattie-Elght-ineh. Tenlno, SIS sli I;
sixtesu-inch, sfT .6ssS.
Edward Cotterili-stons. ffs as; con-
straetion Of brick and stone. 50 -.
The bid Of Cameron, Ashenfe!tsr n Bye,
Of Spokane and Seattle. sss. sii. IS the low
est on the original plan.