The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-03
The Recent Proposals to Remove City O3al-
Who II TO Have the C0ntracts

resolution it VIII doubtless, be remembered psassa,
. few days since the Common Council Boards, directing
the City Inspector to advertise for proposals. for 70
moving dead horses and other dead animals from u
city together with the accommodating oAl refuse ma
teral and nuisances generally requiring removal - 60
braced within the Reynolds prior oal contracts -
these proposals seventeen bids received Offering -
give the city for the contract for five yea-ths psrto4
specihed-sums varying from ss 600 to S400 annually
1t viii probably also be remembered that the paxtass
making the three highest bds-the Of % ,000 ope
of and one of S. 0Oo-tossher with their suretes
failed respectively to appear before the City Inspesss
when notified to execute the contract. Mr.. Gsesg
A. Forbes, who put in the fourth bid Of $4,000
appeared with parties who consented to beoem,
duly bound his securities in 500 O0O-tA
amount required In view Of those bidding the tAre
larger amounts failing to present themselves and 10
stop future fraudulent and speculative proposals. ths
City Inspector, 1t will doubtless be recoscted sent In
communication last week to the Board Of Aidsrmsa-
which published in the HERAID-caing atssnon -
the bids in question and recommending the adopsoa q
against bids evidently intended TO be accepted snA
from their combined character designed fraud upoa
those putting In bona fde bids The subject OF ths er
nance together with the bids was referred to s Cou
mittee on Ordinances.
Ely ChairmaI I-met at the City Hail. There was quite
numerous alteVlsnce present. The Chairman statsd
vssgated partially into the character Of tho three h
est bids for contract to remove the city o for tbs
.,ss Ave though not 70 ;,s tho nsnt thy
the committee although notified Of the meeting.
They had all bsen notified second time to appear q
that meeting, and he desired to be informed any a
them were now present to make 1t known.
There WAS no response.
Alderman Ely see there of them here, aaA
it is probable they will not be forthcoming
Ex-Counsiln an REED was then called on to state what
q. ns Gisn s e a hs put .
this lodged formerly at his place. No. 9 Bowery He
had not seen hum for month, and did not know whsrs
considered him an irresponsible man.
Mr.. r. G. DOWNING stated that George A. Scherf wAs
found. John Reed, Who put in the 2hId bid lsAoOoA
was to be found but his sureties refused to justify q
George Forbes Who put in the fourth BID ls4 ooo =
and reliability OF his Auretes, also his Individual
possibility in the matter
ne appeared to resist awarding the contract to Ne
Forbes, the last mentioned party He should do -
given to Mesrs Carol Cranston, who put in the fifth
bid for So TOO He asked tine to be allowed him. whsa
from COMPUTATION q parties formed % to cheat @ bona
bidders, and thus secure advantageous bargain -
themselves further that the surees in the
not worth the amount required to make them compe
tent; and finally, that Mr. Forbes himself was ~ =
no pecuniary responsibility whatever. He adds1 -
removing the oa Of the city at his own expense, ~
permission Of the Mayor and had been doing soA1os
Alderman Ely was not aware Of this being the casa
but supposed the city wss still paying the prce under s
Reynolds contracts
Alderman TuCKxR-I supposed 30 too.
Mr. DEvIM TO show the correctness OF his asserioa,
here presented the license of his Honor the Mayor to Mr.
Carroll to the efecths had stated bearing date January
1885, with the authority sutoinSd by the former City
Inspector.
The CHAIRMAN observed that In view of this importa.k
fact that the city not paying anything at present fr
removing its ca there not that necessity tor DE-
spatch in awarding the contract he had supposed It
was thereupon agreed by the committee to give Mr..
Devn the time and opportunity TO prove what he haA
stated when the committee adjourned TO Friday after
recommended to protect the Corporation against fut1rs
fraudulent bids would be prepared for early presentation
to the Board.