The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-03

or all that might bo required by the authori.
ties IN carving out the contract; and Received
pany. AR. Bannister. to that effect. which
showed to NJ; Sargent on Monday morning.
the Westinghouse Company went and showed
4 to Mr.. Sergeant. and he informed me that
| 1880. then went UP there and sat in the
outside room and waited for an opportunity to
ass that snr ae T. sp
CALLED Into tho meeting at al. but saw John |.
nSEGs ~ lieut. Spenser officials th trust
| Mr., Sergeant informed mo after this mact-
Ing that there would not be anything done
that day; and should hold myself subject TO
III e rss sn Sy ass S nG ssh%a
Ind LEFT the city anh that the next meeting
81 SH TO the 4n rSa
eompanied by Msssrs. Godfrey ofthe New York
MTe Meeffr seme
itochc Electric Gompnny. kohler Of tho ~" Eddy ,s
the Western ngont OF the La Roche Company.
Lieut. spenccr. and Mr. HcEgs we're. called
@ s% vSH sha b ssn Ws s sSG%
in. and after about ten or fifteen minutes 70.
turned from tho committee and .re.
stated to him that they Ind re-.
ceivcd q new offer. at $40 per lamp. and that
in my name ut those figures tho contract
would be awarded to me. Mr. Dnigh further
would do no such a thing. as he was not y
direct bidder. and even i he was he would not
Sr to 0 # for seh the he
those figures the committee would give it to
The trust any way was greatly disappointe,di
we're called before tho committee. but was
tod ~ Ne Sargent to Gaye my b9n ;I
TINT I had Ind my bondsmcn ready several
tines and that handed a letter TO tho effect
Ss St was ha S ito S1 snSs wb bs
needed could call him M by telephone. which
waS 70 Mr. sarEean .,o,
Mossrs Westinghouso and i.,innistor. and dis
sns , the sltaaton. They told mo that they
no chance t" get tho Contract. unless mado
Company for them 10 assume all tho RESPONSE
bilty and furnish all bonds. After consider
e eS Inv" Wod YIN be- or to
Westinghouse Company every opportunity to
get the contract and offered to "a, assign my biz
sum Of 81 without any chance OF com ensation
until the contract was awarded ON my bid: An
after 3 o'clock Thursday the committee being
in session. Messrs. Westinghouse and Ban
nctore the COMMITTEES and state the facts.
After attaching my signature 70 tho assi.n;
went to h he mr. 1d
ia Roche Company; Sitting in the waiting, room
saw through the open doors that att Lieut.
G Sehwap saw that i Mr. spencer Mtss
70 Col Ciowerv and Mr. Schwnb MINER which
looked yery much like cnntract or bid. Tho
other members Of the committee on grounds
in and were nken INTO another room. where Col.
After :, few minutes Mr. Mc1;rew and i saw
that MIR. SchWab cnme out OF the room where
ton with Mr.. Spencer. The result Of this con
Tow lines ON Tic typeytitSr at tho end Of ts
Cowrey csme out OF ths
had n whisperei Conversation with Mr.
SPENCER During linz; this time Ne BssgS arrived
mttes room. where the COMMITTEES was in e s"s-
sion; When 18th these two GsntlSmen left tie
the fact that through my energetic
saved AMI an immense sum. and that I shoui,l not
feel Sorry about it II the Contract should not
the
that a lower bid had been put in. and that ali
w of ths ant bw%d I
lid in '' every "' respes e'f' then I'ef saia:
We'll rentlemrn am very much Obliged
viii SHOW 10. y ns sny thns you aT RS
s1 sHs tns WG1S
one way to show it~by giving me the con.
tract" Mr. Burnham thon told me that, as the
Chairman OF the committee already stated.
they could not do so while there was n lower
hid nut in and that should be satisfied that
If over should put in another bid that such
answer to this ] said that If such bid had been
put in ! insisted unon knowing the figures Of
n chance. as was the original lowest bidder, to
figure against such bid. l'liis gave rise toa
Sperr,l a. n AT 4, h,. n, .,n lara
Of the rommitten. / remained standing until
they had finished tllcir conversation and told
them further that If should tax" the contract
under lower bid my bonds would be still
good. and my ilnnncn responsibility would he
tho same. Mr.. Burnlla.n sal that he had seen
my financial bondsmnn. lir. Preston per-
sonallv. and that he could state in regard to
also that my financial standing and my
bonds would be gilt edged But still
the Chairman OF tho committee in
formed mo that the lowest bid put in
would be published IN the pnprrs and that they
that certainly would know the lowest bid,