Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-25
CAPITAL REBUILDING BOARD,
Bids for Supplies opened Al Meeting
REID In Santa Re.
sAxrs OF SUCCESSFUL srppsRs.

The capitol rebuilding board, with
President y. A. M~snssnares. Secretary
". II. Pope, 8, 9. Cartwright and q. ].
Pslen present, met at the o1ace Of Col.
George ". Knsebel, clerk, In Santa re
yesterday forenoon and transacted some
routine business. Just before loon the
board adjourned 10 meet Of the capital at
2 o'clock D. m. for the purpose OF en-.
aiming samples OF carpets, furniture,
electric fixtures, window shades and
cuspidors, preparatory 10 awarding con-
tracts therefor. In the afternoon MEM
Der W. 8. Hopewell also attended the
board meeting
The following bidders have samples OF
their wares on exhibition at the capitol
Robert Mitchell & Co., Chicago; Wallace
Manufacturing Co, Milwaukee; Jameson
House Furnishing Co., Trinidad; George
Tritch Hardware Co, Denver; X. Boggart
Il Co., Chicago; Fay Gas Fixture 20 81.
Louis; Scarrett- Comstock Furniture Co.,
81. Louis; Mcconnell School Supply Co.
Denver; ]. Kennsrd Carpet Co., 81. Louis
W. ]. Sloan, st. Louis; Mitchell. Vance &
Co, New York; Goss Bros, Denver; Chi.
cago Carpet Co.. Chicago; ]. J. Dobson
Co., New York; Alex. II. Revell & Co.,
Chicago; Lindow, Schumacher & Co.,
Toledo.
Following 10 q list OF the territorial
bidders: Charles Ilfeld, Las Vegas;
whitney Hardware Co., Albuquerque
Santa Fe Mercantile Co., ". A McKen-
zie, W. II. Goebel and J. II. Blain, Santa
Ne.
Among other things too numerous 10
mention. about forty samples Of carpets
are on exhibition at 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, vas Ii
session and finally considered the various
bids for furnishing and carpeting tn,
new territorial capitol and awarding tn,
contracts for same.
This contract for most OF the ~furnitur,
was LET 10 Charles HELD. OF La Vegas
The scsrrett-C omstoek company, OF st
Louis, will supply some OF the chain
and the aner grade Of tables and thu
o9ers chairs for the galleries, and the
governors office will be furnished In ma
hogsny BY the A. II. Andrews company
OF Chicago. The cost Of furniture viii
foot up about 90 900.
Charles Ilfeld secured the contract fol
the carpets, rugs and mating. Abou'
1900 yards Of body Brussels carpetin,
will be used Ia covering the entire Il ,or
Of legislative halls and Hobbies and th
supreme court room. Body Brussels rug
will b used in the public offices and vel
vet rugs In the private Offices. The Cal
pets will COS: approximately $500.
The electric fixtures will be furnishe
by Mitchell. Vance h Co., Of New Yorl
at q cost Of about $3.50. This firm r.
Gently fitted the capital at Albany, Ne'
York, with electrical fixtures ut q cost
t75 900.
Charles Held was given the contrsc
for window shades, amounting to abou
$3.50. and Charles Ilfeld and Ludwi
william Ilfeld, of Las Vegas. will suppl
the building with twelve dozen cusp,
dores at a cost Of about 500.
As most Of the building Is finished 1
quarter sawed oak. furniture to CORES
pond has been selected. Mahogany fuI
niture will be used In the governor
office and the chairs Of the presidin
officer OF the house and those for b
guests will also be of mahogany to hsI
I monizs with the mahogany inishiDgs
the chamber. All the chairs, desk
tables, sofas. bookcases, cabinets an
other furniture will be Of the very be-
quality and Of the most desirable moder
: patterns. substantial, durable and ell
CANT, but not e~xtrayagantly expensive.
! Having disposed OF the business pen
ing before II, the b ard adjourned SUI
/. ject TO the call Of the secretary.