St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-09
SCHUNEMAN & EVANS THE MYS.
TERIOUs BIDDERS IN THE IL
BRARY SCHEME.
Mr.. cAMPBELL's SECRET OUT.
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
BUILDINGS ELECTS SOME SUR
PRISING INFORMATION
NO ACTION TAKEN, HOWEVER
day Afternoon to Discuss Facts
and Figures Further.

The assembly committee on public
buildings met yesterday forenoon 20
consider the propositions relating to the
market house Only two were dis
cUssed, as no representative of the
Butler-Ryan company was present
The company will be represented, how
ever at the next meeting of the COM
mittee, which will take place at 2 p. m.
Tuesday.
The committee took no action yester-
day, the members simply questioning
the parties Offering the propositions
The first one considered was that Of
Nicholas Rauen. who, in response to an
advertisement for bids for a three
year lease of the first floor and base
ment of the market house, responded
with a proposal offering $100 for the
three-year lease, and agreeing to make
alterations costing $4,000, In accord
ance with plans previously submitted.
These plans, which have been pub
lished several times, provide for the
lowering of the first floor of the market
house to the level of the street, the
construction of thirty-two stalls-six-
teen on each side Of an arcade extend
ing through the building from Waba-
sha to st. Peter streets-and the heat
ing Of the market hall and other rooms
on the second floor Of the building.
Nicholas Rauen, who was the sole
bidder, was present. Mr.. Rauen esti-
mated that it would cost him $1,000 a
year to take care of the building, and
as the improvements are to cost $15, 600,
or $4,000 a year, his total expense would
be $500 year for three years. In re-
turn for this expenditure Mr.. Rauen
expects to realize a sufficient rental
from the stalls in the course of the
three years to net him a good profit.
Market Master Wheelock estimated
that the rentals for the first, second
and third year would amount to $S, 900,
$4,000 and $4,000, respectively. After
brief discussion, in the course of
which Mr.. Parker said that he thought
that the Seventh and Wabasha streets
corner Of the market house ought to
yield the city rental of $4,000 a year,
the proposition was laid over for fur
ther consideration at the next meeting
of the committee.
Then the committee took up the prop
osition for a twenty-five year lease at
$4,000 a year, submitted 3 by III. A.
Campbell, as agent for certain parties.
MIR. Campbell, who was present. when
asked whom he represented, said:
Il am here in behalf OF Scnuneman
& Evans"
This statement surprised the men,
bers of the committee, some of whom
thought that Yerxa Brothers were be-
hnd the proposition, as it was gener-
ally understood that this firm wanted
to secure lease of the property.
MIR. johnson wanted to know if it
was the purpose of Schuneman & Ev-
ans to convert the market house prop
erty into a department store. Mr.
Campbell replied that it was not the
intention to increase the number of
department stores in ST. Paul
The fact that Schuneman & Evans
offer to expend $25, 900 in improvements
during the twenty-five years was not
deemed a material confederation, but,
cost Of the improvements would
amount to $35,C00 the committee al
lowed that the firm would thereby ex-
pend 1880 year for the property.
Tihereupon Mr.. Parker informed the
committee that Schuneman & Evans
We're now paying an annual rental Of
s2o,o0O fof their present property, which
extends 125 feet on WabaSha street
and 100 feet on Sixth street whereas
the market house property has front
age of $50 feet on Wabasha street and
300 feet on. Seventh street. Estimat-
Ing the value Of the $50 feet on Wa
paSha street by $50 feet on Seventh
at $1,000 foot and the $50 feet ON
st Peter by $50 feet on Seventh at
$500 q foot, the committee found the
total valuation of the market house
property, under these estimates. to be
$225,OOO, though it did not contend that
these estimates represented the full
value.
me committee then adjourned until
the time stated, when the library prom
oslt1on of the Butler-Ryan company
will also be considered.