Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-21
HE Is NoT SATISFIED.
Contractor Cavanaugh says His Bid. for
Caldwcll's Run, Was the Lowest.

Mr.. j. j. Cayanaugh, one Of the bid
ders for the Strengthening OF Caldwcl's
run. including the erection OF two
bridgesi included In the specifications Of
the Board Of Public Works. called 90
this Office yesterday and said bee felt
that he had not been fairly treated by
the Board in letting the contract
"Whcn the advertisement was print
ed" said Mr.. Cayanaugh, Il called al
the Office OF the Board and got "a copy OF
10. and made a careful estimate. iig-
urcd so many cubic yards OF excavation.
So much masonry. SO much for the paw
ing. etc. and even wrote 10 Pittsburg
and got estimates for the iron ! beams
for the bridges. 50 that knew exactly
where ! stood. In the matter OF the
rip-rapping. the city was TO furnish the
stone, according To the advertisements
and ! made proper allowance for put
ting the stone in place. My bid was about
~1.G35. or several hundred dollars less
than the bid OF Paige. Carey & Co.. and
vet ! was ignored and thccOntract given
10 Paige. Carey * Co. Had ! obtained
the contract Wheeling labor would
have been employed. while Paige. Carey
* Co. do not employ Wheeling labor J.
think there was something crooked
about the letting of the contract. am
told By Mr. RObrccht that hc had n0th-
ing to do with the letting Of the con-
tract, and ! don't believe Mr.. Schmul-
bach had. either. IL may be- that Mr..
Schmulbach was present when the bids
were Opened-l don't deny tAat-Out
who was present when the contract was
let? That's the question ! want 10 get
at. ! see 70 is stated that Paige. Carey
* Co. have agreed to furnish the stone,
estimated rs being worth 5000 or 500.
Now. the advertisement didn't require
the contractor 20 furnish the stone: the
city was TO do that. And besides. the
stone are worth nothing 10 Paige. Carey
AZ Co.. as they would otherwise haul
them ont and dump them into the low
ground they are filling mp. Had
/ obtained the contract. could have
procured the stone very chcaply. for the
tram-cars of Paige. Carey & Co. run
right along the bank Of the run, and
they would have been glad 90 have sold
at low rate stone they would other
wise throw away. / may have said the
stone would cost ne Sl5O a yard, but
that was for good stone, such as are
used for building purposes, and brought
from Bcllaire.
III had been honestly beaten by
firm having a lower bid, said Mr. Cav
anaugh, in conclusion. Il would not
have said a word. bat when ! had the
lowest bid. as the figures will show.
think IL is rough 10 give the work 10 a
firm not employing home workmen, and
which already has all it can possibly
do"
Clerk Thomas II. Darrah 0f the Board
OF Public Works. was asked about the
matter. He said:
The statement by Mr.. Robrecht.
that he was not present when the bids
were opened. is untrue. He was right
in the room. and with him. IN addition
20 myself and the other members of the
Board. was the Street Commissioner.
When the bids had been examined. they
were referred 20 the City Engineer 10
Dee figured up and when that was done,
90 was found that Paige, Carey K Co..
werc the lowest. and they were award
cd the contract. am satisfied that
Mr. Cayanaugh's bid would figure out
four or dye hundred dollars higher than
the one accepted.
An unsuccessful effort was made 10
see Mr.. Robrecht, Of the Board. last
night. in order % get his statement.