The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-23
THE OFFICIAL STORY.

And here are the facts that appear up-
on the re.ngs5ls in connection with the
job sc
On file at he Office OF the Street and
Water Commissioners Office is the con-
tract and specifications under which the
contract to pave Montgomery street, be-
tween Jersey avenue and Colgate street,
was awarded There Is also the applica-
tion for the paving aud the report of the
committee on it. The application sets
forth that the petitioners want ito
have the carriage way paved with
Belgian blocks specification pavement
The word specification IS erased, or
rather pen line is run through 1t. The
application Is signed by james Hanly, ST.
Bridget's Church, Patrick j. Condor, A
G. Hetherington and nine others 1t was
presented to the Board June 10. 1882
BELGIAN BLOCKS ORDERED
This went to the Committee on Streets
and Sewers and after considering II they
reported as follows
To the Honorable, the Board Of Street and
Your Committee on Streets and Sewers,
to whom was referred. june 10, 1889, the
application of James Hanley and others
for the repaving of Montgomery street.
between Jersey avenue and Colgate
street. with BELGIAN BLOCK pavement.
the prayer of the petitioners, we beliey-
ing that the improvement is one which
should be made.
(signed) E. A. DuGAE,
c. J. Somers,
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
This is endorsed on the back:-''Pre-
scented TO the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of Jersey City, july :,
lSS9H
The next action taken was that of
awarding the contract TO Patrick j. Con-
don, whose sureties are Thomas Cassidy
and Henry Byrne in the sum of 5000.
GRANITE CONTRACTED FOR
In this contract the specifications show
this ''the stone for the pavement to be OF
q durable and uniform quality OF GRAN
TIE. each block to measure on the face or
upper surface not less than eight inches
nor more than twelve inches each"
One thousand yards of repaving was
called for By the contract
RIVALS SUDDENLY BECOME PARTNERS.
For years Messrs. Condor and shannon
have been bitter rivals for contracts, and
each has done his utmost to secure the
jobs sought by the other. When this
contract was awarded, to the surprise of
every one. il was Immediately afterward
made known that although the contract,
with all the profits that could be made
out of it, had been given alone to J. p.
Condor, he had taken Mr.. Shannon as a
partner IN the WOrk- At Q1d look
very strange indeed. and to see him give
up half the profits conveyed the impress
sion at ouce that the bids had been made
according TO a prearranged plan and that
the partnership was portion of the plan.
To learn something about the matter
Mr.. Shannon was called on and he was
asked
What was the reason for the stopping
of the rivalry between hfmslf and Mr..
Condong
THAT consider a private matter be-
tween us and don't want to be quoted
In regard to 1t.
Then l asked him why granite blocks
had been used for the work and not those
commonly used, and he replied don't
know, there IS no difference In the price
IL good oblong blocks are used, but usu-
ally the work done here resembles cobble
stone work more than anything else.
The work could not possibly be done for
less than it is now being done"
SHANSoS'S ADMISSIONS.
Who bid for tine WORK.
Condor and myseif are all know Of.
lis not the price Of sand lower than
usuals''
Yes it is. but we make 1t atp IN the
pacing ! don't want to be quoted In
this =
Mr.. Condor insoine things corroborated
Mr. ShHnnon's statements but IN many
respects failed 10 do SO.
There Is nothing strange about our