Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
RETALIATION ADVOCATED.
RETALIAT1ON AD.OCATED. Let New Haven Enjoy the Advantages of Protective Policy.

There has been a great deal of talk in New Haven and this city about the un- fairness with which Tracey Brothers were dealt in regard to the almshouse contract. The press and many of the people of New Haven have pronounced themselves as in favor of fairness, but Tracey Brothers failed to get any justice. prominent man who has deep interest in city mat ters said to reporter to-day:
 Hereafter it would be we'll whenever Waterbury has occasion to advertise for contracts for public work to add i'll paren- thases: No New Haven contractors need apply Tracey Brothers are reputable builders and contractors, able to furnish any amount of bonds to fulfill their prom ises. They prepared and submitted bid for the erection of the new almshouse at an expense of several hundred dollars. The bids of all the contractors were va cated It was thought that the average of bids, about $260, ,000 was more than the committee and selectmen were authorized to expend. The plans were modified and the world asked to bid again. Tracey Brothers submitted a second bid on the new plans. This bid was one hundred and sixty odd thousand dollars, S2, 700 less than all other competitors for the joiner, mason work and painting. The committee, nevertheless awarded the con tract to Geo Grant and Langley & Go.
 ''The Tracy Brothers had spent much time and money in the attempt to compete for the contract and felt aggrieved at the result. To maintain their rights they authorities restraining them from per fecting the contract This involved a course of litigation to the end of the supreme court. The logical sequence of the decision of this court was that the town and city of New Haven had right to ratify the contract with the highest bidder if it should so vote, no matter how unj just it might be or however much more the highest bidder might be over the lowest. In order to avoid these local town meet ing could settle the question. As appears such meeting was held.
 1.-The question pure and simple was. Should New Haven after by published an onucement in the papers asking the world for competition bids to build for that city an almshouse award it to the lowest re- sponsible bidders. Tracey Brothers and Gaffney proved to be the lowest by the sum named. There has since been de- termination to defeat the pretended pur- pose of awarding this contract in fairness and according to the error of the published advertisement.
 The meeting awarded the contract to George Grant, New Haven contractor, and this against the protest and arguments of several leading New Haven citizens. New Haven need no longer waste paper and ink advertising for bids to contractors out side her own limits. Waterbury con- tractors and I think those of no other fair minded city or town in the state will no longer seek to bother with community whe can afford to triae with upright men
 "l venture to say that Waterbury, and she has the endorsement of other cities and towns, will not in future feel under special obligations to New Haven for any public favor. Waterbury will be likely te steer clear of that town and leave it severe ly to itself. It will have the priviledge o1 electing it's own local officers, but when ii comes to state or county officers, no matter from which side they come, there are those outside of New Haven who will delight te see them left at home where they can en joy the luxuries of purely protectivt 1 policy