The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
BACGED BIG QUARRY A ROW OVER STONE
AID. MGRREty THINKS KETTLE
RVER VARIETY is
yEAXoRED
TRUST qoNHR0L Is HINTED AT.
City EnKKneSE CIaussen Explains
His Piefeffnces, and Majority
ofths$B0ard support
Has views.


Kettle # erS sandstone, its tendency to
bob up an as.spBcified material in all
streets oraeret improved to the extent
OF boulevgdipg and curbing, and the
whispered rurJier that, like brick, it is
dofninatedE byEya trust, caused lively.
breeze at fhet meeting of the board of al
dermen last evening.
Two weeks ago&the. award of con-
tract in Mhich Kettle river sandstone
was specified drought out mention of a
sandstone ring but out of Difference to
the wishes offolle of the aldermen, it
was passed; Aid. Murphy alone voting in
the negative.
Last night it again broke forth, when
the final orders for the boulevarding and
curbing Of Portland avenue, between
Victoria and Chatsworth street. came up,
and. as on the previous occasion, Aid.
Murphy WAS the aggression.
1t seems istFange to- me-" remarked
Mr.. Murphy, that every curbing order
that eomes' here for APPROVAL has specl-
fed in it Kettle river sandstone. Is there
no other material that can be used? Ger
tain contractors tell me that they can
furnish as good material for less money,
but the specifications drafted by the
board of public works are against them
They tell me they can furnish stone for
10 cents azrunuing foot less than Kettle
river stone costs. There is no use of
sitting here and voting for Kettle River
sandstone. simply because the board of
public works wants it, when we know
as good stone can be obtained cheaper
The specifications should be arranged so
as to allow bids on all kinds of good
stone AS tile specifications are worded
ROW only one man can bid on them
Mr.. Murphy wanted the ~order sent
back to the board with Instructions that
Kettle River sandstone be stricken out
as the material, but Aid. Bantz dissented,
intimating chat the board would not sub
init to a @aange He was positive the
order WouM be sent back as before and
the work Adlayed
AID. UkmeE asked if granite was not as
cheap as sandstone, replied NO" but
was not so positive as to whether other
grades OF 7saAdstone could not be pur-
chased as khsap as Kettle River.
At this 5anefdre the discussion reached
lively stage, Aid Dobner supporting
Mr.. Murphy in his contentious, while
Aid. Hunt was of the opinion that the
property owners Were evidently satisfied,
and for this a4reason alone the order
should be passed.
MURPHKSrPRoTES IN VAIN.
Here Aid. Murphy called for vote on
his motion TO send back to the board of
public works with orders to strike out
sandstone, Abat his support was NOT
strong enough, it being lost by vote of
to 4. The order was eventually APP
proved. s.ss 49,
Like brick and it's tendency to figure
as the ideal paving, Kettle River sand
stone has been mentioned in more than
one contract of late, and this fact. it is
said, has caused trouble to the extent of
contractors calling on the aldermen and
incidentally mentioning that they were
shut out. IN this line of material James
Forrestal and Fielding & Shepley gen
orally fgufepas. the successful bidders.
City Engineer Glaussens saysathere may
be sandstone as good as Kettle River for
curbing purposes; ,I2qt he has not found
zan Ohio sandstt ne has s>been used iE
2 st. Pau yteaseme extent, but it has not,
:. he says, sbeen satisfactory. s.z ..s.
& In the foftyxhills surrounding Winona
2 delomite sandstone of intense hardness
Is found in almost inexhaustiblea quanti-
ties, but her advances. to sell some to
the: city has not met with success: Mr..
: Claussen says Winona stone can be OBJ
tanned for about Is cents running foot
less than Kettle River sandstone, but it
chips. He. says it is admra bic, how
eyer, Tor crosswalk purposes.