The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-30
N. aine Man, Elaine Granite,
A S2,OOO,00O Contract in which HaIIowe
Granite will be Used

A S2,OOO,O0O Contract in which HaIIoweu
Granite will be Used.
We have before mentioned the award of
the contract for the new Hall of Records in
New York city to John PIERCE at 81, 997 900,
There We're thirteen competitors, and we
are told that Mr.. PIERCE made three bids.
each for different granite, and the bid
accepted was the highest of the thirteen
submitted. The preference was gwen to
Hallowell granite. The Financial Record,
New York, in its Issue of Dec Dist, saws
the award is very favorably received in
building and contracting circles, and speaks
as follows of the contractor:
Mr.. John Peirce, who will undertake the
work, ranks with our leading contractors,
being man OF national reputation owing to
the extent of country over which his opera
tions have carried him. He has engaged in
the construction of a number of magniti-
cent editices, both public and private, and
in each instance the utmost satisfaction
has been manifested with the results attain
ed. He is thoroughly practical in his
know ledge of the business, having learned
everything pertaining to it in the most
complete manner, and his operations are
always carried on under his close personal
| supervision, he being a good Judge both of
methods and materials. In this particular
case, the award was made largely because
in his estimates Mr.. Perce based his bid
upon the furnishing of Hallowell granite,
the most beautiful and enduring granite
known to the trade, and especially adapted
for use in buildings such as the Hall of
Records. This granite comes from Hallowell,
Maine, and its merits are 50 generally rec
ognized by the trade that the awarding of
| the contract will be readily understood. 1t
has been used in the construction of the
following buildings: The American Surety
Company; Bank of Commerce. Union
Trust Company; the State Capitol at AL
bany; the State Capitol at Augusta, Maine +;
the Brooklyn Savings Bank; the Massachu-
setts State CAPITOL the johnson Building !;
the Illinois Trust Company at Chicago The
Empire Building at Rector street and Broad
way; and the Brokaw residence on Fifth
avenue. 1t is of unusual hardness, sustain
ing pressure of IS 900 pounds to the square
inch.
Mr.. PIERCE is the largest stakeholder of
the Hallowell aGranite Company, and is
interested in many other similar concerns,
among them the Bodwell Granite Company
of Rockland, Me-, the Mt. Waldo Granite
Works of Frankfort, Me-, and the Stony
Creek Company of Stony Creek, Conn. He
is also president of the New York q Maine
Granite Paving Block Company, with Off
ces at Temple Court, No. 5 Beekman street,
this city When we recall the large sums
expended by this and other cities for public
editices which We're intended to be imposing
and which proved but temporarily beauti-
full and soon showed the wear of time and
the elements. it will be seen that the city
has done very we'll in this case, with respect
to price and the standing and ability of the
contractor Knowing as do the import
aDce of all these features in connection
with every public contract, and familiar as
are our representatives with the building
situation, feel especially pleased that
| the city has awarded a contract for this
structure under such favorable conditions,
and to a gentleman who, while he will
expedite the work as much as possible, will
undoubtedly give the city the full value of
its expenditures.