The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-16
SEVEN SITES ARE OFFERED
PROPOSALS FOR NEW JAIL SITE
RECEIVED by COUNTY COM
AfLSSI0NERS
WILL MEET AGAIN THURSDAY
Southeast Corner of Third and st.
Peter Streets Is Recommended
Cha nhh9E of Commerce
Committee Quits.

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The board Of county Commissioners held
an adjourned, meeting late yesterday aft
ernoon and received proposals for seven
sites from th9s citizens committee Fol-
lowing is list of the Sites with the pr-ces
! asked:
Lots and S. block 80, Rice and Irvines
addltion, northwest corner Franklin and
Eagle street. 12lx157 feet, $3.50.
Lots 10 and II, block IL, Bazille and
Guerin's addition. southwest corner Of
Eighth and Cedar, 87x170, $55,o00.
Lot and north S7k feet lots and 6,
block IS, St. Paul proper, southeast cor
ner Fifth and Cedar. S71ax150 feet. East
$50 feet of Fifth street frontage has d
depth of $50 feet, $50, coo.
Lots and 2, block 20, Rice acd Irvine
addition, southwest corner Third and St.
Peter streets, l35x152, SILL
Parcel, I25x230 feet, in block %, st. Paul
proper, fronting on East Third street,
125 feet, between Wabasha and Cedar
streets, in center of block, $5S, coo.
rms last named site includes portion
or the old Grand opera house property.
Lots Z, So, 10, IL and H. H. l.. Carver's
SUBDIVISION of block Is, st. Paul proper
northeast corner Fifth and Cedar streets,
1G0X150, SIS, Goo.
Lots 5, 6, and s, block %, St. Paul
proper, Third, Fourth and st. Peter
streets. 100 feet on Third and Fourth and
2lO feet on st. Peter street. Price, $4,000.
Members of the citizens committee
were present and Chairman J. w. Cooper
presented the report. After receiving
the report the commissioners went into
executive session to consider the different
propositions sax
The committee, In making its report,
especially recommended the old st. Paul
elevator site.s on the southwest corner of
Third and St. Peter Streets near the
West Publishing company. In executive
session all of the commissioners unani-
mously disapproved' Of this site on the
ground that the cost of construction
would be too much owing to the grading
that would have. to be done.
After struggling; with the proposition in
executive session for over an hour the
committee Instructed County Architect
Donahue to make an estimate as to the
difference in the cost of erecting the new
jail on the following three sites: Third,
Fourth and St. Peter streets; Northwest
corner of Fifth and Cedar streets; south
east corner OF Fifth and Cedar streets.
The architectBwaS instructed to have the
estimates ready to submit to the board
Of county commissioners at an adjourned
meeting to be he'd at 4 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. in III
There seemsl toslbe sentiment in favor
Of the site bounded by Third, Fourth AMI
st. Peter streets5s where the old market
formerly Wasisand which is known as
the Tarbox property. On the other hand,
however, there is a sentiment that this
district is q coming retail center and will
become more SO when the new postoffice
is finished, and that it would not be for
/ the best interests Of retailers to place the
Jail on this. site. - - 500 = $50.
County Auditor johnson intimated that
he, was glad he had received prices on
/ the different Sites, as they would be vail
liable as a basis for the assessment for
next year. @ta5 49,