St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-13
| COINS LAST TALK.
He Plel1 for the Awakening
Of the True American
Spirit.
WE SHOULD ALL BRACE UP
And Tell Uncle Sam to Stand
Pat and Paddle His Own
Canoe.
QUIT BORROWING MONEY
From European Pawnbrokers,
Remonetize Silver and
Pay Our Debts.
QUIT BORROWING MONEY

frequented thoroughfore, that fact be-
ing clearly shown at last nights meet
ing of the council when sixteen alder
men voted for it regardless of the
bids made for other materials, which
were opened an hour before in re-
Spouse to the city'S advertisement.
All that prevented this snub to con-
tractors, was the charter provision
requiring a two-thirds vote for any
permanent improvement requiring a
special assessment. The unseemly
haste of the aldermen showed the
thoroughness with which the asphalt
people have piled their vocation. But
they were few votes shy at last
nights meeting despite their extra
ordinary efforts of the last year and
a half to get a foothold in this city.
They succeeded, however, in knocking
out brick by annulling the assessment
Of 1894. AS 1t stands now, the paving
of Nicollet avenue is laid over for one
year, for the new assessment to be
made cannot become operative until
next year, unless the contractors,
property owners or somebody else
advances the money.
Alderman Schwartz won a round of
applause by shot at the asphalt men
during the debate over the new ordi-
nance fixing the width of wagon tires.
Aid. Miner had said that the wide tires
were especially to be desired if the
streets were to be paved with asphalt.
Why, asked the Tenth ward champion,
did not the city buy a paving material
that would stand any kind of tire?
The bids for paving Nicollet avenue
in hot Of
them coming within the assessment
already ordered, and some far exceed
ing it.
Carney Brothers offered to lay sand
stone on concrete for $2.65, cedar on
concrete for $1.46; cedar on plank for
other streets than Nicollet for Is to 7S1A
cents per square yard.
M. c. Burke, of West Superior, Of
fered to pave with New Orleans brick
for $1.9S; Galesburg brick, $216, and
cedar for $1.27, all on concrete base.
Or without the guarantee he would
furnish Des Moines for $1.7O, or Gales
burg for $1.SS. Cedar on plank for
other streets for SO cents.
The American Asphalt company,
Hallwood's company, which recently
took the paving committee on junket,
offered to lay asphalt for $2.19 or 81. 40,
according to compression of asphalt,
granite-toothed base for $3.50; repairs
10 cents per yard per annum for ten
years.
H. M. Smith offered to lay granite
for 1872 on sand, 1927 on concrete,
brick for SEAS, cedar on concrete for
S1.23. For other streets he offered ce-
dar on plank for IS cents.
CT.
Trinidad asphalt for $2.15 and to keep
per yard per annum.
The Iowa Brick company offered Des
Moines brick on a concrete base for
$1.S8
The Winona Construction company
offered to lay Galesburg repressed
brick, with beveled edges. for $2.O6, or
for $1.9O if the city decided to pay in
full on completion of the work.
The figures on asphalt especially are
much lower than before, 81. SO being
the price paid for the Hennepin ave-
nue. job. Brick prices, too, are cheaper
than had been generally expected,
when it is taken into account that
the bids provide for a pavement laid
on concrete base.
The council evidently has a new
combine to deal with. judging from
the bids received last night for curl
and gutter. The manufacturers oil
artificial curb and gutter were al
within cent of each other on the
bids. John A. Nelson's price was 5:
cents; the Columbia Paving com.
pany, 521a cents and So cents, accord
ing to size and style, and the STANDARD
Stone Sidewalk company's, 70 cents
For granite curb the bids were NOR,
divergent, as follows: