St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-07
BIDS TO BE ADVERTISED FOR.
RESOLUTION OF THE ALDERMEN
ON THE SUBJECT NGT sUFFI-
GENTLY CLEAR.
Received and Referred to Commit.
tee-WilI Be Acted Upon at
Special Meeting.

III O1lc VI luG
closed doors and scrutinizea the reso-
luton of the board of aldermen, which
instructs the city clerk to advertise
for bids for electric lighting and gas
lighting. The result Of this eXamina-
ton appeared when the resolution came
before the assembly III the .gular or
der of business. Assemblyman Kobb
moved that it be adopted, but atten-
ton was called to the failure Of the
resolution to state the time and place
of receiving and opening The bids
Neither did 1t instruct the clerk when
to begin Advertising
Asked for his advice as to the suffi-
cheney of the resolution, Assistant Cor
poration Attorney Phillips said that
it would be better for the council to
comply formally with the provisions Of
the charter by adopting a resolution
specifying the time and place of open
ing the bids.
Mr.. Lewis then arose and pointed out
the objection to the resolution from the
board. Mr.. Lewis said:
"If we should adopt this resolution
as it stands, and the city should omit
to state in the advertisement the time
and place Of opening the bids, it would
unhorse everything. Or, should be set
the time of receiving bids, say as late
as April Is, that would be manifestly
unfair to all the bidders save one. The
question is, have we a right to delegate
this power to the city clerk? 1 think
not, and [ believe that he prefers that
we should not. 1t is clearly our duty
to adopt proper resolution, and
therefore offer this as substitute:'
Thereupon Mr.. Lewis introduced a
resolution instructing the city clerk to
advertise for bids for gas and electric
1ght1ng In accordance with the Speci-
fcations submitted by the board of
public works and the city engineer.
The resolution also instructs the city
clerk to begin advertising in the of
fetal paper, Feb 20, and to continue
until Feb. 20, inclusive. 1t further pro-
vides that the proposals shall be open
ed at special, sessions. of the board of
aldermen and the assembly to be held
on Monday evening, ,ysMarcf1 2, the board
to meet at 7:30 p. m. and the assembly
at $50 p. m. In conclusion the resolu-
ton requests. the mayor to call the said
meetings.
The resolution was adopted without
debate. And it is believed that the
action.
Three propositions relative to the
Market house We're briefly considered
and referred to the committee on public
buildings. One of these propositions
that of Nicholas Rauen who offers to
pay nominal rental of $100 for the
Market house property for a period of
three years, in return for which he
agrees to make alterations and repairs
to the extent of about $40, ,OO0-was re-
ceived some time ago. The other two
We're submitted last night
OF these, that Of the Butler-Ryan
company, Offering to build a public Ii
brary on the ST. Peter street side of
the property, was expected, though the
proposition is not quite the same as
that previously laid before the library
board by the same parties. The COM
pany offers to erect public library
building with a frontage of rs feet
on West Seventh street, and 135 feet
on st. Peter street, and, in considera-
ton of the erection Of said building for
the city, asks a conveyance of that
portion of the six lots not occupied
by or not necessarily used in connec-
ton with and about the library build
ing.
The proposition was accompanied by
perspective drawing and plans of
the proposed building
The purpose of the Butler-Ryan COM
munication is to ascertain the opinion
Of the common council upon the ques-
tions: First, should the market house
property be used or disposed of for
the purpose of securing library
building; and. second, whether the
westerly portion Of that property Is
a suitable site for a library building,
and, if these questions be answered
favorably, what kind of a library
building is satisfactory. After the de-
termiatnion of these matters, working
plans and detailed specifications will
be prepared, and estimates of the cost
made before the financial merits of the
proposition can be intelligently deter
mined.
The communication does not con-
tain a detailed offer. The plans ex-
hibited are for the purpose of pre-
senting a general outline of the possi-
bilities under existing conditions.
The third proposition bore the simple
signature "H. A. Campbell, Agent"
Mr.. Campbell offers on behalf of GER
tain unknown parties to lease the mar
ket house for a period of twenty-five
years, for which the said parties will
pay the city Of st. Paul the sum of
$25O,0O0 in quarter yearly installments
In consideration of this, the party or
parties will agree to eXpend in the i'm
proVement of the property not less
than $25,000, and at the end Of the
twenty-five year lease, all improve
ments shall revert to the city Action
on this proposition must be taken be-
fore March 1, or the proposition will
be withdrawn. In case the proposition
is accepted. possession is desired not
later than May 1, 1896.
AS previously stated all three pro-
positions were referred to the COM
mittee on public buildings, which hold
a special meeting at 2 p. m. tomorrow.
The assembly, when it adjourned to
meet next Thursday evening at 80 for
the purpose of considering the report
of the committee on those propositions.
Aid. Brady's ordinance declaring the
franchise of the National Subway COM
pany, forfeited, was referred to the
committee on streets.
The payroll of the fire department
and the communication from Comp
troiler McCardy relative to fixing the
salaries of the police department for
the year 1896, were referred to the
special joint committee created by the
resolution Of the board Of aldermen.
President Copeland appointed Messrs.
Arosin. Van Slyke and Lewis to serve
on the committee
SchOOnmnker and Stacy,
At a conference hold yac+ardo,, 80