New-York tribune., 1886-11-13
GENERAL NEW7ONS PLANS IND WORK.
HR DENIES STORIES ABOUT COMING REMOVALS
CONTRACTORS AND sURETlRe.

HE DENIES STORIES ABOUT COMING RRMovALs-
CONTRACTORS AND sURETIRs.
General Newton laughed at the story printed yester-
day that he contemplated making wholesale removals
IN his Department soon. He said that he would
probable make some changes but what these wouid
be he declined say until they were actually made
He had contemplated making some changes ever snce
he came INTO the office, but he would not move hastily
II was natural that the head OF Department should
wish to make changes among his AIDS when
frat coming into q Department. General Newton
denied the truth the statement that while refusing
to consent to the substitution of sarees on contracts
in place Of those dsapproved br the Controller he
had given the contracts to the next highest bidder
Some contractors it is asserted, have entered into
an agreement In bidding for work, that the lowest
bidder would have such sureties that the Controller
would be certain to reject thcm, and thus ail0w .ne
next highest bidder to obtain the contracts genera
Newton has started in with the determination 70
break up this practice. When surety ID re!cc.eeu
now the contract 10 again advertised ana gwen W 'e
lowest bidder He is opposed to the substitution OF
sureties If contractor cannot procure proper
bondsmen on his original bid then his bid should DC
rejected. 49,,
tractor had right to substitute other surees for
those the original bid. The substitutes must oe
first submitted to the Controller and III case nc
accepts the consent of the Commissioner OF Pubic
Works must then be obtained and the substitution
made. There have been four cases lately where the
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the work has been read ,ersed In two cases the city
has been benefited to the amount OF about $4OO whie
in the other two.the ctyost $4,000 On September 10
the contract for the opening and grading Of One @
hundred forty -egbth-s was let to Michael ray
for S9,SS6 SO His surety was rejected and the
contract was readvertised The lowest bidder was
William Kelly, who bid $9.S74 6S. TITS same CON
tractor the day awarded the contract % iSr
opening and grading One One-hundred-andforty secon9-
st. for SS. .656 So. His surety was not accepted;
bids we're again advertised fer, and on November %
Charles Warnken was the lowest bidder, at
$1O,s59 80 Fay awarded the contract lor open
inc and grading One hundred md thirty seventhst
at SIS $50 81 and on readvertisement OF the con-
tract Warnken again came In as the lowest oia9er at
SO. .55s l. The contract for One hundred and-i0rty-
fhird-st was awarded TO John Phcan for $5,99o 20,
the work was 1eadvertised and John j. Farley was the
lowest bidder at 800 81. None ct these contracts
have been awarded
General Newton asked Corporation Counsel Lacombe
for an opinion his power to allow or refuse the
substitution of sureties a contract Mr.. Lacomhe
holds that the power OF consentng TO the substitution
of new suretes for those first proposed committed 10
the discretion OF the head of the Department making
the contract If, in the opinion Of General Newton,
the best interests of the city will be promoted by with
holding his consent to this substitution OF the hCretes
pro- osed he has the right in his discretion to refuse
such