The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-16
ALL AFTERNOON REQUIRED
TO OPEN AND TA3ULATE THE OF
FERS OF DIFFERENT CON-
TRACTORS.
NO AWARD HAS BEEN MADE Yet.
Much Time Required to DeferIr inc
What Kind Of stone Shall he
Used.


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 considerable
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
short business session was held
during the morning. when a number of
matters Of minor Importance were
taken up and disposed Of At 2 o'clock,
tie time set for unsealing the bids,
the rooms in the Endicott ar
cade were 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
lnasmuch 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 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 had
the call in the bids submitted although
there was great variety to select
frcm.
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
oMaIble-George ]. Grant, st. Paul, s.414.-
UU9; j. L: Record, Minneapolis, ST. 41o coo.
Kettle River Stone-George j. Grant. St.
a paul' s s7S 750; John Clark Sons G. Co.. Chi
c e1 So96.0o0; j. l.. Record Minneapolis.
se33 S ~ ~; Hennessy Bros. & Cox, ST. Paul,
1918 6Sl; A. K. Bentley, Milwaukee. s673. 909:
II. n. Leighton & Co., Minneapolis, $722, SIS;
Macarthur Bros. & Co., Chicago. S5s1 zoe: L.
L. Leach & Sons Chicago, s636. ia: Butler
Ryan Co., St. Paul, $685., 600; j. Wunder. Min
nneapoiis $685. 67; Lauer Bros, St Paul, $629
Bedford, Ind, Stone-George J. Grant Ct
Paul, 500, S07; John Clark, Sons G. Co.. Chi
ca oago S9os l95; l.. Record Minneapolis $685.
w; 4ennessey Bros. & Cox, st. Paul, $51S $40;
Leighton Co., Minneapolis, s699, 2S3; Nc
Arthur Bros & Co.. Chicago, $500, 800: Fred
A Anaee S Co. M rgas sso4 ESQ., L. l.
Ryan Co.. st. Paul, s6l5 OOO
Ter BeTea, o., Stone-George J. Grant, St Paul,
s'Se, ovo; ). l.. Record, Minneapolis, $7o2 121.
oa Gefa I e j. Grant, St Paul; $1425.
L. Leach & Sons Chicago, S797 $751;
cleveland, O.. Stone John Clark, Sons &
Co, Chicago, 1888, 211.
Portage. Mich. Stone-John Clark Sons g.
Co.. $685., 900.
St: Cloud Granite-Hennessy Bros. & Cox,
St Paul, $685., 1892: W. c. Baxter Minneapolis,
S840, 600; Butler-Ryan Co., ST. Paul SLIGO,
0G0. 49,
Rockville Granite-Hennessy Bros. &. Cox.
St Paul 1851, 0S6.
Blue Amherst-Hennessy Bros &, Cox. s516.-
$40. A. X. Bentley, Milwaukee, $622. coo; NC
Arthur Bros. & Co., Chicago. $595. $50: Butler
Ryan Co., St. Paul, $514, 600.
mbination-Hennessy Bros g. Coy CT
Paul. $500, 053.
ombination-Hennessy Bros. & Cox, st.
Paul $3.50 053
Observation-Disclosures Bros &, Gov CT
Paul, $642, 1858.
ombination-Hennessy Bros. & Cox, ST.
Paul, $642, 1858.
Combination-Hennessy Bros. & Cox, st.
Paul, $3.50 739.
ombination-Hennessy Bros &, Cox ST
Paul, $672, 654
Ortonvile Granite-W. c. Baxter Mime
apoliS $3.50, 600.
Ohio Sandstone-L L. Leach & Sons Chi
cago, S613 1923.
Vermont Marble-L. L. Leach & Sons, Chi
ca@0. SSUU,UUU.
Winona Stone-Butler- Ryan Co., st. Paul.
$500 coo.
Troy, N Y, White Granite Norcras Bros,
Worcester s1,21S,965
Kasota Stone-Lauer Bros, st. Paul, $737,-
1880
Georgia Marble = Butler-Ryan Co.. st.
Paul, $1,161,99 Nofcras Bros, Worcester
$1,257, 465.
BID C-DOME.
Bedford Stone-J. Clark, Sons & Co., Chi
cago, $107 .0C0; j. L. Record Minneapolis,
S151, 1856; Hennessy Bros. & Cox st. Paul,
II. N. Leighton & Co., Minneapolis, s145,CS2;
Macarthur Bros. Co., Chicago. S12s. 100:
Fred Andres & Co., Milwaukee. $103, COO; L.
L. Leach Sons. Chicago, $102 III: Butler
$142. 800.
Cleveland Stone-J Clark. Sons & Co.. CHI
cago, SIPS, 600; Butler-Ryan Co.. st. Paul,
$1G00G0
Kettle River Stone. Clark. Sons & Co.,
Chicago, $125, 600; j. L. Record, Minneapolis,
$160.0S3; Hennessy Bros. & Cox, ST. Paul
$11S,349; A. K. Bentley, Milwaukee $125. 40;
H. n: Leighton Co., Minneapolis, $15s, CS2;
L. Leach and Sons, Chicago, Sis, 500; Butler
Ryan Co., st. Paul, $11S,oO0
MARBLE. L. Record Minneapolis, $253, 600:
Butler-Ryan Co., st. Paul, s202 600.
Berea Stone-J. l.. Record, Minneapolis
$156, 907
St Cloud Granite-Hennessy Bros & Cox.
st. Paul. $175,3 W. c. Baxter, Minneapolis,
SIT, 900.
Rockville Granite-Hennessy Bros. & Cox.
st. Paul. $163,77
Blue Amherst-Hennessy Bros. & Cox. ST.
Paul, Sill 235; A. x. Bentley, Milwaukee
$95, $40; Macarthur Bros. & Co.. Chicago, S125.-
1872
ortonvi:le Granite-W. C. Baxter, Mime
apolis, $1S2.0G0.
Ohio Sandstone. L. Leach & Sons, Chi
Granite-IA L. Leach e. Sons Chica0O