, 1879-01-14

n1sI SUN. iurLAer discussion, referred 70 tu6
judiciary Committee.
CONTRACTS.
The Committee on Public Service reported IN
the matter nf making awards for enpniYtnE The
cnuntY with milk, bread, and meat, Fccommeni-
Ing that tho contract for milk be let to A. II.
Wright at his bid Of nno cents per- gallon for
tho Hospital and 10 cents per eal'on ior tho III
zane At9lnm: that tftc contract ior meet be
given to John M Fer forl at hfs bid Of e+45 per 100
given to Fred vo'ts 1t his lid OF slg21{ per 100
pounds. ratrEck Mu1cr.mo was tie low
est bidder for meat, but tho Committee
article as bis bid e ccnts). and hfs propost.
tIon had not been considered, It being rHariel
~ bogus, and the bidder Irresponsible. The re-
port was signed by Messrs. coburn, Stewart.
Ayars, md Booze.
Mr.. Huffman submitted minority report rec
ommcntiing Tint the contrnct for meat be maAo
to Patrick OtDnnnctl, on tic ground TINT he
was au honest man, charitable, md had given
was tho lowcat, as lie claimed: Accompanying
the report was Letter fro,n sfr. O'Dunllcilt tu
which he sattl that hfs bid was lower than Mr..
Foru's, and TINT all computations to the coh-
traEy were crrOnC0us, and tlIAt this fact wis
that his average .proposItion was to furnish
meat at 40 per 100 pounds, cic.
Mr.. Coburn moved tho ndoptfon Of the ma-
totlty report.
Mr.. Fl.xgerald moved as a substitute The
adoption Of the minority report, and spoke loud
and ling. lie thought The Committee had gono
to great dcnl ne trouble, aud llal sct up at
night to b,ackcn Atr. UDonncl's chsracter,-a
pa % . Aer af% pod eieodne 1 ne osf r
O'Donncll at some length. and urging the
making Of the award to him, he sailed into Alr.
Ford, saying that ho was not naturaiIxed, did
not pay Any taxes, had bce'' doing business IN
responsiblc. m iie maintained thnt II lie l,c
were given tho awstd hc would suh.lct
the contract for supplying tho Insane Asylum
and Poor-tiousc 70 fna,i named Diamond, who
lad lid in for the entiro contraet in ForA's
interest, lust ns It was snfd that htucrone had
In lid in O'Donncll's interest," Forl had
.!sessctl Ills market up With the best incat he
ctnlld get 70 meet the Committees eyes, he
said, and did not propose to furnish my such
beef rs he had exhibited, md, turning TO Sir.
Coburn, llo asked him II he believed that b.
would. ctc.
Mr.. Coburn;--Ilo, promised to iurnIsh Just
such mcnt, aud I believe lto will.
Mr.. FItzgcratd-Thrn you arc q bigger fool
than Ford Is, for ic caunot furnish any such
'nset. tf.nue1,ter.1 -.
Mr.. FitkscraId continued At eomo length IN
that lie knew Of Ills liking up Ills market two
tlays before tho Committee called upou bin,
whether they lid or not.
Mr. Ayers wantcl to know how o'Donne1l
figured That llts BID wns $33o, but no one could
answer him, md then he went on to contend
that the ei.3O proposition WIS new bid, and II
trDoHnell wAs to bc allowed 10 make ncw bid
the oilers shotld
gattons. and after deny!ng tint Mr. Ford was
not nntnTaZct1. anl cotlccding that he had done
blAlntss In I'll. wlfes name lbut was now doing
business tt Ills bwn). read Rn.t strong fntlorfe-
nents Ut him, concluding By stating TINT lie did
not prJposo to su}.lct any part Ut the contract,
and Ind promised TINT II he rot tho awurd he
woulu furnish the tamo quality Of meat c was
furnishing the hotels, etc.
HTH N%nfI rnt<t In Tar $Afth
reports, because there MAS a lower b1uur,-
Patrick Mulrrunc. l1c asked Atr. Cobur,' II
MI; Mncrone's Place had been sfsisc.l.
ar. cobara-Wc could not find Mulcsonc,-
Mr.. Hradlcy replied that tho Committee had
not dono ITS duty, for MIR. siutc.uilc was 4
reputable business man, and the directory
showed that he had place on Weat Lake
and al bidders treated imparttalIy, and II Mul-
crone gave sufficient bond tie wantei to sec
him get the contract, because hc was tho low
sr. Wheeler was astonlshctl that totne ncrson
had not put to lower bid than any of those
painctl, but It was all nonsense to talk nbo,,t
Ford or any ono elso furnishing ltrsttlass meat
as tho prices proposed to pe pahI. There were
persons wiIo could furnish meat at 2 cents, hut
II would not bo fit tn cat. liz wanted 10 ser
tho poor leop1c given Rood, wholesome. sound
meat, and, wnilc, he voter! against tU'DunncIl
Last eur because he wnnted bids invited, he be-
tleyed the county ha1 hcc. honestly and r,cup-
" supplied. liz Ind lizard no complaints from
any source, and eaalru upon Mr. Spo1rord
Chairman Of the Committee on Public Chart-
tics, to efyo Ills experaeiieo III dealing with tho
Mr.. Spotfort sau he was astonishea at Tho
lion VI the CoInsnittcc in overlooking tho Did
OF Mulrronc. liz hnl supposed they would look
up all the bidders, but tic very lowest, 1t ar-
pears, had leun passed by unnol(ted, and as
unworthy Of noticc. To tlts personal knowledge
3r. O'Donncll lind been 4 fnlthtui contractor
INT! he has! fulowce him al,nust vfnslirt11ely to
1n.i ont whether le had gtEen good peat and
him. hut HI had never fonud anything wrolg
After tho bifs were opened lle went and askclt
OHlnnnell to Hg.lFo up hts average bid, nsid It
WA s4:a, aad hc was aston;shsl that l!c laa
and that Ut Anlcrono had bccn east aside
and tho Committee had recommended tha
award to hs9aer bidder. The IDEA of any ono
t.lrliah!nr tor k!.a5 tl'e satne meat TINT was
lit Was a fraud on It's face. It seemed how
over, that tho COMMITTEES had intended to give
the contract to a certain pcrson, aud they hAd
4unc 1t nS for as WIS In their power.
sfr. Coburn safl pEonllneHt butchers had told
him tlat Eod nrat could not c furnished fur leas
than $50. attl this was one Ut tho reasons whT
afnlcrono's bil Lad not been considered. lie
@ !"y a.t and srcI htm nj 81 e IN ~ II. % interss.
Of 0'Donucll 10 bu'd back Ills figures iron. tlo
C"mullttse showing that Ford was the lowest
bidder, etc.
Sit. Fltxgcrall-Io was after me, too. and
wos In favor uf Ford. tI.aughter.
a{r. Cohurn continued by saying that to War
called on ngatn Saturday hy ano1hcr party, aud
informed that Ganlncs had told luau tllat t.s
fCo6u!n} could be purchased fur 81 ,0oO 10 vote
hc was not ttat kind vi Il matl. fAppta,sc.l
Mr. Fitzgerald asked Mr. C0turn who thts
man i uardner wnf, and Mr; G. replied TINT hs
beHH III the Jnn aHI htff u Il