The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-16
NEW CAPITOL BIDS
FOR THE FRICTION OF The surMR-
STRUCTURE OF THE BUILD
ING.
ALL AFTERNOON REQUIRED
TO OPEN AND TA3ULATE THE Of
FERS OF DIFFERENT CON-
TRACTORS.
NO AWARD HAS BEEN MADE YET.
what Kind of Stone Shall he
Used.

Much Time Required to Determine
what Kind of Stone Shall BE
Used.
The whole of yesterday afternoon was
given by the state board of capitol COM
missioners to opening and inspecting
the bids for the new state capitol,
there being fourteen bids submitted in
all, each drawn with a considera BILE
number of combinations. Several days
will elapse before the commissioners
can possibly get down to any tangible
result and award the job to the sue
cessful contractor. Every member of
the commission was present.
A short business session was held
during the morning, when a number of
matters Of minor Importance were
taken up and disposed of: At o'clock,
the time set for unsealing the bids,
the rooms in the Endicott ar
cade We're crowded with bidding con-
tractors and other interested parties
CasS Gilbert. who drew the plans for
the new state house, was also in evil
dence.
Inasmuch as the bids contained esti-
mates based on some ten or twelve
kinds OF stone, the task Of reading was
considerable and recording them was
/. no easy task. It was nearly 5 o'clock
when the last one had been announced
The figures contemplated the cost
| or construction of the superstructure
proper, the dome and also the
interior stone work Kettle river
sandstone and Bedford stone bad
the call in the bids submitted, although
there was great variety to select
FROM
The bids in detail on the superstruc-
ture and dome are as follows, the in
terror stone work portion being put
aside for the present:
BID A-sUPERsTRUCTURE.
oc MNa1ble-George j. Grant, st. Paul, $1414,-
sGe0; ]. L. Record Minneapolis. 81 Ala. COO
Kettle River Stone-George ]. Grant St
Paal, $lS8, ESQ; John Clark Sons G. Co.. Chi
/! e Gag: 49,. 1896 geo; J. L. Record, Minneapolis
s s52S' so Hennessy Bros. & Cox St. Paul.
$9fS ool; A. X Bentley, Milwaukee, $673 500:
n: N: Leighton & Co., Minneapolis, $722 SS5 |;
| Macarthur Bros. Co., Chicago S591 700 L.
L. Leach 4 Sons. Chicago 1886, ia; Butler
y. n
s328.75. 49, $0''
Bedford; nd.,.stone- George ]. Grant St.
| Paul. s673. 500 John Clark. Sons e. Co chi.
cage: 1858 1885; I'LL. Record, Minneapolis s679,
9l2; Henslessey Bros Cox, st. Paul, $51S $40:
A: x Bentley Milwaukee, s624, 236; H. N
E re. Co.. Minneapolis, s6ss, 2S3; Nc
Arthur Bros Co.. Chicago, $602, 300; Fred
Andres & Co., Milwaukee, $685., $50; L. L.
Leach Sons. Chicago, $3.50 765; Butler
Ryan Co., St. Paul, s615, 600.
$fO6, 600; ]. L. Record, Minneapolis, SOP. 121.
~ .Granite-George J.. Grant, st. Paul, 81 425,-
geo; j. L. Record. Minneapolis, 81. 4So, coo; L.
L; Lea, Leach & Sons, Chicago, s7s7, 5s7.
Cleveland, O., Stone - John Clark Sons g.
Co., Chicago. 1898 I'll.
Portage, Mich, stoDe-John Clark, Sons &
Co., $685. 900.
ST. Cloud Granite-Hennessy Bros. & Cox.
st; Paul, $Ss5,S62 w. c. Baxter, Minneapolis,
$40. 600; ButlerRyan Co., ST. Paul si,1OO,,
000. 9.
st. Paul, 1851, 0S6
Blue Amherst-Hennessy Bros & Cox, s516,-
$40; A. K. Bentley, Milwaukee, s622. 600; Nc
R grim 81 Bros; Co. Chicago $685., $50; Butler
bdination-Hennessy Bros. & Cox, st.
Paul, 5000, 053.
Observation-Disclosures Bros. Cox, st.
Paul, $500 053.
mbination-Hennessy Bros. & Cox, st.
| Paul, $642, $685.
mbination-Hennessy Bros. & Cox, St.
Paul, $642, 9e8.
ombination-Hennessy Bros. & Cox. st.
Paul, $689, 739.
Observation-Disclosures Bros. & Cox, ST.
Paul, $672, 654
/ Ortonville Granite-W. c. Baxter. Mime
apoifs. $3.50, Coo
Ohio SANDSTONE. L. Leach & Sons Chi
cage $6i3, S2s3
Vermont Marbie-L L. Leach & Sons. Chi
cago, $500 coo.
Winona Stone-Butler- Ryan Co.. st. Paul
| $500 coo.
N
Worcester. 81 965.
kasota Stone-Lauer Bros, st. Paul, $780,
1880.
Georgia Marble = Butler-Ryan Co.. st.
Paul, 81, 161 1886; Noreras Bros. Worcester,
$1,257, 1855
BID C-DOME.
Bedford Stone-J. Clark, Sons & Co.. Chi
eago, $1O7, GOO; j. L. Record. Minneapolis,
| s151.5S5; Hennessy Bros & Cox, St. Paul
Sill 2S5; A. K. Bentley, Milwaukee, $97 $50;
Macarthur Bros. & Co., Chicago, SIPS 100;
Fred Andres & Co.. Milwaukee SOB COO; L.
L. Leach C Sons, Chicago, s102 174 Butler
| Ryan Co., 100000; Lauer Bros, ST. Paul,
$1423 G0.
Cleveland stone-J. Clark, Sons & Co.. Chi
eago. $125,cO0; Butler-Ryan Co., ST. Paul,
Kettle River Stone-J. Clark, Sons & Co.,
Chicago. SIPS, o0o; ]. l.. Record Minneapolis,
$3.50 033; Hennessy, Bros. & Cox st. Paul
| Sis. 94s; A. K BENTLEY, Milwaukee, $125.47o;
H. N 1SiSIlIOff ~ TO-, MlnNeapOnS. Sl5S,U
| Macarthur Bros. & Co., Chicago, $136 600; L.
L. Leach and Sons. Chicago, $119, 500; Butler
Ryan Co., st. Paul Sis, eco.
Marble. l.. Record, Minneapolis, $253, coo;
Butler Ryan Co., st. Paul, 1902. 600.
Berea Stone-J. L. Record, Minneapolis
S156, 907.
ST. Cloud Grante-Hennessy Bros. & Cox,
st. Paul, $175,38o w. c. Baxter, Minneapolis,
SIT, 600.
Rockville Granite-Hennessy Bros & Cox,
St. Paul s163 IT'S.
Blue Amherst-Hennessy Bros. & Cox st.
Paul, Sill, 235; A. K. Bentley, Milwaukee,
$95, $40; Macarthur Bros. & Co.. Chicago, $125,-
1872.
ortonv,le Granite-w. C. Baxter, Mime
apolis, $1S2 eco.
Ohio sandstone-L. L. Leach & Sons, Chi
cago SLIT ESQ.
GRANTEE. L. Leach & Sons, Chicago,
$3.50 400; Butler-Ryan Co., st. Paul $4,000.
Vermont Marble-L. L. Leach & Sons, Chi
cago St52, 1913.
Troy White Granite-Norcras Bros, wor-
cester, $24S.G48
Georgia Manufacturers Bros. Worcester,
SIS, 04S.
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