▁a ▁call ▁for ▁tend ers ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁but ▁the ▁lowest ▁tender ▁was ▁ ▁million , ▁exceed ing ▁the ▁mand ate ▁approved ▁by ▁ple bis cite . ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁building ▁was ▁reduced ▁by ▁half ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁cost ▁under ▁ ▁million ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁call ▁for ▁tend ers ▁was ▁done . ▁The ▁lowest ▁tender ▁received ▁was ▁from ▁Ang lin - N or cross ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁Montreal ▁for ▁ ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁City ▁Arch itect ▁F . ▁W . ▁Price ' s ▁specific ations . ▁There ▁was ▁ret ic ence ▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁Montreal ▁firm , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁held ▁off ▁on ▁award ing ▁the ▁contract ▁while ▁Price ▁sought ▁out ▁construction ▁offers ▁from ▁local ▁fir ms ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁work ▁using ▁day ▁labour , ▁although ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁question ed . ▁Another ▁issue ▁raised ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁re vised ▁ar ena ▁design ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁expanded ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁fair ' s ▁needs . ▁Ang lin - N or cross ▁offered ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁work ▁at ▁a ▁further ▁. ▁It ▁took ▁two ▁City ▁Council ▁votes , ▁but ▁Council ▁finally ▁approved ▁the ▁award ing ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁Ang lin - N or cross ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁Dem ol ition ▁of ▁existing ▁buildings ▁( likely ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁liv est ock ▁st alls ) ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁comm enced ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁and ▁ar ena ▁work