St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-02
CAMPBELL'S HAND SHOWN,
RANTS RIGHT TO SUBLET MARKET
HOUSE AT PLEASURE.
Form OF LEASE OUTLINED.

Charles S. Steele Says That if the
Structure Is Leased on Plan
Proposed 1t Will Result in
Driving Tenants Out OF Sur
rounding BuildinGs-He Will
Go Into the Courts.
Four members of the special joint
committee on leasing the market house
held short session yesterday afternoon
to prepare specifications on which bids
will be advertised for. IL. A. Camp
bell. who. from his talk, is evidently of
the opinion that he will be the only
person making bid for the lease, had
several propositions which he desired
incorporated in the specifications. One
of these was that the lessee could sub
let the building without the consent of
the council. Another was that the en-
tire property occupied by the market
house, and also the market sheds at the
north of the building be leased. The
idea that the lessee would have to come
to the council every time a portion of
the Building was suhlet Mr.. Campbell
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them for whom he was acting, also OBJ
jected to the vacant groundat the north
OF the market house being rented to
hucksters or peddlerS, and for this
reason he desired the entire property
leased.
Charles S. Steele, the owner of prop
erty in the immediate vicinity, called
attention to what the matter of leasing
the market house was leading to. Ac-
cording tO Mr.. Camp5ell;S statements
the parties who desired to lease the
building, wanted also all the vacant
land now occupied by the market sheds.
The result would be that the city would
by leasing the place come into conpe-
tition with owners of stores and build
ings in the neighborhood, and the par
ties obtaining the lease would fix over
the building and by reason of having
no taxes TO pay, would be able to rent
cheaper than business men, who were
required to pay large rents and big
taxes. He announced his determine
ton OF taking the matter into the courts
as soon as the council had proceeded far
enough TO warrant such proceedings.
Schuette again reiterated the statements
made at the committee meeting on
Wednesday that all they desired was to
see how much would be offered for five
years lease of the building, and did not
know whether they would vote for a
lease or NOT. Mr.. Steele questioned the
necessity of taking so much time and
labor for nothing If the lease was not to
be Ilade.
The committee decided to pay 10 at
tention to the requests of MIR. Campbell,
informing that gentleman that he
could in his bid say what arrangements
he desired, and the price he would pay
for the lease under the conditions he
desired.
The committee decided to have the
clerk advertise for bids, the same to be
opened by the committee OH March IA
ut O'Clock. The successful bidder will
Ge required to enter into contract
conforming to the following specifica-
tiOns:
Each bidder will be required to file
with the city clerk q bid stating the
gross amount he will pay for a five
years lease, and the purpose for which
the building is to be used. The amount
is to be paid in advance in six INSTALL
iHSHtS, anu l!lG iSoSte Is 10 pay all
charges for gas and water. No part of
the building Is to be sublet without first
securing twO-thirdS consent of the
council, neither is the lease to be assigned
except Oh the same conditions. The
building is to be kept insured for $780,
COO by the lessee, the Insurance to he
payable to the city. The lessee is to
heat the upper story of the building
that may be used under permission OF
the authorities of the city. and for such
heating shall be paid by the city at the
rate of So per day while heated. At the
expiration of the lease all improvements
made by the lessee are to become the
property of the city. The lessee is to
have the right to remodel the basement
and first story of the binding under the
direction of the building Inspector. All
beams and columns used in the remod-
cling shall be wrought iron or steel, and
all glass used for store fronts shall be
polished plate glass.
After the bids are received and
opened the committee, in order not to
take any decisive action. have agreed to
report the same back to the council
without recommendation