New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
NEWS FROM THE ARNORIES.
ADJUTAST HUBBELDs cAsE-BIDs ON ARMoRY
WORK


WORK.
The officers OF the 47th Regiment held special
meeting on Wednesday at the armorv TO try to reach
some conclusion about filing the place of lieutenant
colonel made vacant by the promotion Of Colonel John
G.. Eddy. Everybody was Interested in the outcome
Of the meeting for much Of the future peace and pros
perty Of the regiment depended on the selection Of
candidate who wOud not meet the fate which befell
Major Pettigrew when he managed to secure nOmina~
ton and then could not it 10 on election
day. On the first ballot at the on Wednesday
hight Adiutant william II. Hubbell received eleven
ont Of the sixteen votes cast and TO the motion 70
make the nomination unanimous there no OppOsi-
ton This seemed to end the contest but
after the many surprises that have occurred
over the election IL would be haza0dOus 10
make an unqualified prediction that the election would
usual follow the nomination. The resignation Of
Adjutant Hubbell. which HANDED In owing 10 the
failure Of some Of the who Induced him TO become
candidate rather against his Inclination TO sup
port him when it came vote, IS st in the hands OF
Colonel Eddy. lie agreed to allow the colonel TO
delay II until after the regiment went TO CAMP at the
request Of the colonel who wanted his assistance there
When the regiment returned he requested
that it be forwarded but Colonel EDDY has
not complied In response 10 the unan-
imous request Tint he become Lieutenant
colonel he doubtless will have to withdraw IT, II has
been decided TO ask that all election be held on
august 70
The bids for the new l4th Regiment armory were
opened at the Mayors Office Thursday The lowest
bids were For mason work, Thomas B. Rutan,
slT9 335: iron work, Howell, saxton a. Co.. se4, Sal
carpenter work f. W. Seaman & Son. s75 900: steam
heating phillips, Doup Co., SI2, 995, and plumbing
and gas fitting, James Harley, So POI. These bids
aggregate S341, 457 Gal .467 more than the limit
fixed by the appropriation. The commission IS looking
into the question whether or not the amount saved
on the purchase Of land for less than the appropriation
can be turned the account Of the building fund II
il can be there will be necessity of cutting down
the work on the srmory more than the present
stands 10 the credit Of the Appropriated
the purchase Of site. II II is decided that this
not b. done then the plans will have 10 be scaled down
"a that the contracts will come within the 100000
limit
The contracts for the new e3d Regiment Armory
v,ore awarded on wednesday They were a. follows
lesouini a. CO.. Albany. building and excavatinG,
GOA 4g1 T. Rutzler 4 CO., New York steam heating.
sto 7s5: James Harley Brooklyn S5,8s5 total e3O1,
oGA Work win be begun at Bedford ave- aud Psciest.
a. once and in yeag from now Colonel Partridge and
ia men Will he in the new armory.
Colonel Austen, Of the 18Th Reeiment has announced
.h, no will hold the ceremonies OF laying the corner
mo NJ the srmory Of that regiment at sumner ard
,eecrsoo ayes on saturday, october .. The regiment
,u assemble At Aurora Grata Cathedral IN Bedford
we. ana will escort the Mnsons who loan In the