, 1875-08-04
FULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT.

OUTBREAK OF ALuEhMAHll 1fpitSATfoH.
Mayor Colsin and tho Board Of Public Works
hold a eccrct conference yesterday afternoon
over the award OF tho contract for tho con1plo-
ton of thu ru1nston avenno conduit. Tho
session was abort ono, md after ita tcrm'na-
ton rnmor. began TO circulate with alnazlng
rnpidi.y aLouk tho award haring boom nlalo TO
Fltzsin.mons Il Conueil. and ln connection With
.hoir natncs nj assertion WAS made " The effect
that they wcro merely Tho old contractors un-
dor now name. Tho Hoard denied that tho
contract had boon awarded. but addcsl that
tlloy would not say that 1t would not be awarded
10 that tlrm, NIL eslutvocasIou that MI duubt has
soue tateut rcaHnu betin,l it. IhoY c0lsilcr Tho
contractors lirxt-claas, Mr.. rEindiyilie especially
passing high enco1uume Gil thor career as con-
traEto1H,
lowing thutt SPICY interview took placa III to-
gard to tho matter: -...
ncp.-Mr Mayor. l understand that tho Full.
lorton avenue conlnit contract Las boon awlr1eu
to FltzslnIohs i Council
sIayor-Sot exnctly; next Thing to u, how.
ever. TITO vote takuu to-day vas but al tn-
formal one. ... -....
nop.--It is aaaertol that they are bnt tho old
contractors under a new nHmo.
Mayor-Nor that is really too bad. Don't you
peltovo Fitzslnd11H Il tonnollf
liup.-l don't know Why should; who arc
tioy?
Mayor-Wc,i know them. Thoy aro thor
| oughy reliable nni responsible buidoss. have
knnun Mr. Cennels fer Nh age. For leu years lie
waa Cashier Of tl1e Unlon National Bank. Why,
Cpolbaugh backs them for any amount.
Nop.-iou seem n1'1ual1'lc.ilJ in favor Of CIV
| Ing tho contract to that tlrn 49,.
| Mayor-uost aHsuIeuIy do, but why do you
| ask -.-........ ...
| I,ep-A large number Of tho Aldermen are OK
! cited on nceolut Of tho awnrd. Tley hay LeAtrr,
| ths man wLo mado thn bi,ls for Norris t. Co,
| also n,alo tile bids tor Fitxslnona i Con-
| nell, and Is known ~ partocf.
| Muy0r (mratiu,,tly)--0h those Aldermen 80
of at ju,nj, frequently, but don't MUD that
| .hpy mean Well eDuush. Fttzal1nuns Il Council
| slate that Losser las nothing nthtescs to
| do with lhcr firm. The only person iuteseatol
] law eays the hoard Of Public Works shall awnrd
all contracts to tho lowest Responsible aud rella-
bio bidder, ami Lellevo thoy have done 80 in
thia matter. II tho law Is such they con!l not
do otherwise. Geo might lsayo hau tho contract
| If h, had brcn tlle best man in tho opinion ul
! tho Bparl. and, .as Fitzsimons Il Coannl woru
| tho naxt lowest aud wote responsible, they got
| the CONTRACT; thAt Is atl tlcro ID 10 tuat.
OutBlda the Office tho Aldermen wele fnlmi.
t mating in high sty 10 about Tho award and loud
threAtn were Iundo tlat Fitzalnons u Connci!
should never have Tho work. Tho Council had
paid onu bill Of 2,000, mud did not pEopoHe 70
pay another. "Why don't They give tho con.
tsact to Tom Mackin 7" said ono; 'ho in tho low:
est responsible b.tder." ~ understood all
along yes, months ago, that FitzairaonH l. Com
''Tho city has Como to tho dovi',' chimed Ill a
third; '4l2. o00 has gono to D4ucan, Sherman
| Il Co.. tho taxes nt 1874 soem in7atidated. and
now they award the conduit 10 thu aaine old de-
funct concern." And than the crowd separated,
calling down imprecatione on the heads Of tho
unfortunate lizard Of Public Works. and hemp.
Ing them llko sed-hot Goals on tho bald cranlunl
| Of Mayor Colyln.