The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
Architects Are Instructed to Fig.
ure With Contractors on a
Reduction.
AWARD EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.
Contracts for Cement Electric Sub
way Under LagOons and
Shelter House Are
Let.

Bids for the construction of the Palace of
liberal Arts, when opened yesterday, were
found to be SO. 900 above the allowance OF
the Grounds and Buildings Committee. This
is the second time the same difficulty has
been encountered.
On June s the first attempt to award the
contract was made. The bids were far in
excess Of the allowance. Architects Barnett,
Haynes & Barnett were requested to alter
the design of the building to bring II with
IN the appropriation. The result was the
elimination Of the inner court, and the cut
ting down Of the highly decorative arch
which was to form the principal entrance.
Even with these important changes. the
contractors are not near the sum set aside
by the Grounds and Building Committee
The architects have once more been asked
10 make suggestions as TO ways and means
OF getting their @siEn to fit the money
that has been allotted for construction.
With the two lowest bidders they will again
attempt tc make the plans fit the cash.
Conrad Kellerman Of st. Louis vas the
lowest bidder in a list of ten contractors.
His bid was 17,440. w. O.. & c. G. Burton
were next with a bid of 1924. $50, and the
others followed in this order: n. PeTlcreen,
S52s,0c0; Strehlow * Phelps. s554. A3; J. ].
Dunnavent & Co, 1856, 7SI; Rountree Con-
struction Company, $55S. 500: Smith e East
man. 81 3,757; Hill-O'Meara Construction
Company, S13.7S5: ]. w. Thompson, 1896, 600,
and r. W. Morrison Construction Company,
sos. 600.
The Liberal Arts Palace must be COM
pleted by April l. 1893. in time for the dedi-
catoTy ceremonies of the Exposition. to be
held in that structure by April 80. the date
fixed by Congress for this event in the
progress of the Worlds Fair. The National
Saengerfest and the International Press
Congress will be held in the same building.
later in the same year. Director of Works
Taylor has requested that the results OF
the conferences between the architects and
the contractors be placed in his hands
next week.
The Grounds and Bulldog Committee
awarded at the same meeting yesterday,
the contract Tor the construction of an
electric cement conduit for the subway
where 1t passes beneath the lagoons to ].
AIthouse, for SA.16S. The conduit Is to be
100 feet long. Other bidders for this work
were: John Monk, $4,Sl6; Barwick Con-
struction Company, 1855, and ". Pellie-
green, S6.3S2.
Award for the construction OF the shelter
house to be built in front of the Admins
tration building. at the intersection of
Skinker road and LdndelI boulevard, was
made to Smith & Eastman, for 1888. The
shelter-house will serve as a refuge for
employees and visitors while waiting for the
street cars in inclement weather. The
building is to be modelled after the style of
country railroad stations.
Other bidders for the same work were:
John Monk, s55; San uel Johnson, s5S7; J.
Althouse. $s42: Barwick Construction Com
pany, s6fs. and r. w. Morrison Construc-
ton Company, $685.. Smith &c Eastman will
m the erection of the building
without delay. Designer-in-Chief Masqueray
OF the Exposition company is the architect.