Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-27
CAPITAL REBUILDING BOARD.
Bids for Supplies Opensa Al nssting
nele IN Santa r..
uAnrs or sUoeEsuul uDDERs.

The capitol rebuilding board, with
President y. A. MAnEaRares, Secretary
W. VI. Pope, 8, q. Cartwright and Il. j.
Palen present, met at the Office Of Col.
George ". KnAebel, clerk, 10 Santa Re
yesterday forenoon aud transacted some
routine business. Just before noon She
board adjourned 10 meet at the capital at
2 o'clock .. m. Tor the purpose OF en-.
amtning samples Of carpete, furniture.
electric flKtures. window shades and
cuspidoTu, preparatory 10 awarding con.
tracts therefor. In this afternoon men-
bsr ". s. HOpewell also attended the
board meeting
The following bidders have samples Of
their wares on exhibition at the capitol
Robert Mitchell n Co., Chicago; Wallace
Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee; Jameson
House Furnishing Co., Trinldadi George
Triteh Hardware Co, Denver; X. BORRsIt
n Co., Chicago; Eay Gas Fixture 90 81
Louis; 5eArrett- COmstock Furniture Co,
g. Louis; Mcdonnell school supply Co
Denver; J. KennaTd Carpet Co. ~. Louis
". J, Sloan, So. Louis; Mitchell, Vance h
Co, New YOrk; tiosa Bros Denver; Chi.
oago Carpet Co., Chicago; J, ]. Dobson
Co. New York; Alex n. Revell h Co.,
Chicago; Lindow. schumacher n Co.,
Toledo.
Following Ia list Of the territorial
bidders: Charles llield. Las Vegas;
whitney Hardware CO., Albuquerque;
Santa Ne Mercantile Co., ". A MoKen-
Ele. W. H. GOebel and J II. Blain, Santa
~.
Among other things too numerous TO
mention. about forty eAmples OF carpets
are on exhibition Rt the capitol.
After looking over the samples and
making selections, the board recOnvened
and awarded the contracts for furnish.
Ing and carpeting the capitol
FURNISHING CAPITOL.
The capitol rebuilding board,
with all the members present, was In
session and finally considered the various
bIds for furnishing and carpeting the
new territorial capitol and awarding the
contracts for same.
The contract for most OF the furniture
was let 10 Charles Ilteld. Of La Vegas.
The scarrett- Comstock company. OF St.
Louis, will supply some OF the chairs
aud the finer grade Of tables and the
opera chairs for the galleries. and the
governors Office will be furnished In ma.
hogany by the A. II. Andrews company.
Of Chicago. The cost OF furniture will
foot up about ~ $500.
Charles Ilfeld secured the contract Tor
the carpets. rugs and mating. About
1900 yards OF body Brussels carpstins
will be used In covering the entire d ,ors
Of legislative halls and lohhies and the
supreme court room. Body Brussels rugs
will be- ussd In the public offices and vel.
vet rugs In the private ofliess. The car
psts will cost approximately 1880.
The electric fixtures will be furnished
by Mitchell. Vance n Co., OF New York
at cost OF about 1850. This hrm 70
Gently Gtted the capital at Albany, New
York, with electrical fixtures at a cost Of
e7s.OOO.
Charles Ifeld was given the contract
for window shades, amounting 10 about
ti59. and Charles HELD and Ludwig
William Ilfeld, OF Las Vegas. will supply
the building with twelve dozen euapi
dores At n cost Of Rho1t 800.
A most OF the building ID finished IL
quarter sawed oak, furniture 20 corres
pond hAs been selected. Mahogany fur
niture will be used In the governor
Once and the chairs OF the presiding
officer Of the house and thOse for hi
guests will also BE- OF mahogany 20 har
mOniEe with the mahogany tinishIngs o.
the chamber. All the chairs, desks
tables, sofas. bookcases, cabinets anI
other furniture will be of the very bes
quality and Of the most desirable modsFI
patterns. substantial, durable aud ele
giant. bat not extravagantly expensive.
Having disposed OF the business pend
ing bef0Fs 1t, the b ard adjourned sub
iect 10 the call Of the secretary.