The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-05
PARK BOARDS COAL
PIONEER FUEL COMPANY GETS
THE CONTRACT TO FUR
NISH TT
ADAMS COMPANY's CHARGES

President WheeIOclk Denies That
the Successful Bidder Was Allow
ed TO Revise His OfYer-Report on
Last May-Assessment for Cutting
Grass Is Approved.
The board of park commissioners at Its
meeting last night awarded the contract
for furnishing 500 tons of Youghiogheny
coal to the Pioneer Fuel company at $3.50
per ton. President Wheelock submitted
to the board correspondence which had
passed between w. H. Shade, @epresent-
ing the Adams Coal company, and him
self relative to the bid of that company.
The correspondence, President Wheelock
said, charged that the competitors of
the Adams Coal company in the bidding
had become advised in some way of the
bid of that firm and had been allowed to
put in a revised bill. This charge, Mr..
WheeloCk stated, he had investigated,
and found to have no earthly founda-
ton" His explanation of the affair was
that when the bids were submitted Aug.
26 all the four bidders, with the eXcep-
ton Of the Adams Coal company, bid
$3.50, that company making a price Of
$3.50 per ton. When the bids were sub
mitted to Supt. Nussbaumer the Pioneer
Fuel company handed in pencil memo
randum to the effect that their bid Of
$3.50 was only in case there should be an
advance, and that the coal would be de-
Hvered at $3.50 per ton. Mr.. Nussbaumer
requested the representative Of the COM
pany to put the amendment in ink; and
this was done, but it did not reach the
board until Sept. 49, and the letter was
of that date. AS the bid of the Adams
company and the Pioneer Fuel company
were the same as to prices and the lat
ter company had been furnishing the
board with coal for several years he sug
gested that the contract be awarded to
them. Commissioner Hamm moved that
the contract be awarded to the Pioneer
Fuel company, and it was so ordered
The correspondence between President
Wheelock and Mr.. Shade was ordered
placed on file.
A resolution was passed thanking the
Commercial club for the Spanish cannon
which had been turned over to the park
board, and Mayor Kiefer was requested
to locate the gun on the grounds around
the city hall until 1t was decided to
place it elsewhere.
Petitions from property owners on Sum-
NIT avenue from Dayton to Lexington,
and on Portland avenue from Western to
Dale, requesting the board to plant shade
trees along the boulevards were received,
and the superintendent directed to pro-
coed as soon as convenient. 1t was de-
cided that as the board of public works
had year or so ago let contract for
tree planting on Summit avenue west Of
Dale street that no action be taken west
of that street as to planting trees.
Claims amounting to $5,77794 were ap-
proved. OF this amount 81 IS was the
pay roll Of men and teams employed dur
ing September, and $3.50 for police and
custodian pay rolls for the same month.
Supt. Nussbaumer reported that ST.
1928 had been received as revenue since
May 1 at Como park. OF this sum 81,
301. % was from rent of boats; S179.6O from
waggOnette; S12410 from swings. and
S1337S from the sale Of hay Tht net
profit on the renting of boats was
81, 1920. The board directed the pavilion
at Como park be refoored at cost for
material and labor Of $780, and that SIS
be expended in repainting the fleet Of
boats.
The president was directed to arrange
if possible with the board Of water COM
missioners and the board Of public
works so that the cost Of lowering the
water main on Lexington avenue could
be paid out Of the general fund, rather
than the park fund. The expenses will
be about 5000.
The assessment for the cutting of
grass on boulevards, which was done
during the past season under direction
of the board was approved and the sew
eral amounts will be forwarded TO the
county auditor and spread on the tax
rolls and collected at the same time
other realty taxes are paid. About
eight and a half miles of boulevard have
been cared for during the season and
the total cost has been $62567 the as
sessment per front foot for the season
ranging from to III cents.
The streets along which the boulevards
were cared for, the total number Of feet
and cost follow:
Dayton avenue, from Dewey to Howell,
LOCO feet. cost $12.10; Marshall avenue,
Cleveland to Wheeler, 1858 feet, cost,
$3.50; Feronia avenue Fairview to Prior,
2277 feet, cost $26.T3; Igleha9t street,
Cleveland to Wheeler, 5,65S feet, cost
s6894; Dewey avenue, st. Anthony to
University, 1909 feet, cost $3.50; Summit
avenue, Dale to Lexington 1892 feet,
cost $135.O8; Grand avenue, Floral to
Grotto 3,O5S feet, cost $5753; Goodrich
avenue, Dale to Victoria PIP feet, cost
S72.74; Lincoln avenue, Oakland to Vic
toria, ,297 feet, cost $10SS9; Western ave-
nue. Carroll to Summit, 592 feet, cost
1892; Summit avenue, Dayton to Dale
LIS feet, cost $17.15.