New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-20
The sreet-swecpips Contract.

10 the Editors OF Inc lrioune:
The Special Committee Of the Common Council 10
whom entrusted the power OF making for
cleaning streets of this City for the FIVE years. av.
ing advertised for proposals. the undersigned proposed 10
render the required eI the rate Of $4,000 per
num- This estimate, satisfied, if adopted, would
have afforded reasonable profit the work. AS Sc
cuay for the faithful performance OF proposed con-
tract, we offered the Of Thomas Cummings and
James Pollock, late Alderman Of the Sixteenth Ward,
,emen 10 whose responsibility objection may could be
made and who admitted by the Committee 10 be
e1ceptionable security.
When the estimates opened the l7tk inst. OBJ
lection made by any OF the Committee either 10
selves securities, any objection made 10
the term, of our estimate except by Alderman Balls ~ho
las nisFmed) SAID ',hey were TOO low" We sub
mil the public whether we were not The proper Judges OF
thattact; and if willing render the desired
vices for stipulated sum, if j, too Lo=,"
the duty of the Comiee faithful guardians OF
the public Interests accept offer with the accom-
nyng security, and thus he People this City
difference OF over 100000 II Ave years. the OF
the successful estimate over ours!
The estimates were opesed ea Tuesday evening, and
the contract decided in favor OF Joseph Bon Thomas
Copley a5d Edward Townsand al S54r 200 per On
tie following norpirg "wednesday We called os Alder
Davies 9; the Committee, al his otee and be
miitee He estimate The lowest bu,
,ha, Alderman Balls stated could do work for
thai price. Alderman Davies informed u.s. moreover that
the Committee that afternoon al O'Clock and
stated that chad better be there" Al O'clock
10 the City Hail. and here mel Alderman Mead o. The Sy
ieen,h Ward, also member OF the CoGEttre and ne in
formed that he could objection haring
t the later part o! the afternoon
Alderman Mead and he stated thar srsny 20
.ac contract t.ose zo charged Sl950e per
ilnn didn We asked aim if IL could be reconsierso
be then told 10 be az the ofce OF the Clerk of the
Common Council that evening az O'Clock, 10 see Alder
Davies and get BIN GO sr reconsideration He
said ha, be had gone in the Comuitee through thick
r,G gsr The contract" We stated 10 him that
= asked the contract, if were the lswes, bid
ders and fairly entitled 10 il bur oherwse- We have
Mad
in favor OF giving The contract 20 Mers Brton Con-
ley and Townsend. As going The Clerks Office
in the evening" We st Alderman Balls, spoke 10 him
upon The subject. We stated 10 him that did cot ask
the ccn,rnc, became Wings, bzr wished because
informed by of the Committee we we're
lowest responsible bidders asd therefore fairly
entitled He replied thai The Coamee csaId give il
whom they pleased AT The close Of The be
stated that they ieanirg the successful bider) did
not gel the contract would not be given outr
clay these facts before the Public. and they deter
mine bow far the members OF the COMMITTEES referred
suitable Representatives OF The People ia the Common
Coaseil OF this CRY. JOHN p. CUNNING,
| THOMAS CUMAtNG,J r
Ns@:Fork, Jan. 10, 1916. il.