The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-17
WITHIN THE MONEY.
Commissioners Open Pro-
posa1s for the New
City Hall.
KICK ON THE LOWEST BIDDER
lie Was Two Minutes Late, But He
Will Probably Be Ac-
cepted.

The Mayors inner Office was over
crowded this morning with builders.
plumbers and pliers, who had assembled
to hear the bids for the new City Hall
read by the Commissioners. Ten o'clock
was the limit advertised for the accept
ance of bids. and promptly at that hour
the Board declared the time up, and
Clerk Farrell proceeded to read the bids
that had been received. He had read one
and had started another, when gentle
man pushed his way through the crowd
that filed the doorway and laid an enVel.
ope on the Clerks desk.
There was considerable objection to the
reception of the bid, but the gentleman
said that he was in the outer room before
ten o'clock, but was unable to press
his way through the crowd. AS it was
then only TWO minutes past ten o'clock,
and only one bid had been read, the Com
missioners decided to take the bid This
promptness of the Board in getting to
work barred out several well known con-
tractors, among whom were:-William
Robertson and Patrick Kenny, builders.
and James Carey, carpenter. Clerk Far
rell read these bids;-
THE BIDS AND THE BIDDERS.
f. A. Cane, for the entire work exclu-
SlVe OF pIi1ng, S392, 900.
John E. Macarthur. for the entire work,
exclusive of piling, $780,
Wallis Iron Works, for mason work.
$4,000.
Mel Campbell, for mason work, $23s. .647.
Fergus 4. Kelhaer, for plumbing
$1l.725.
J. I. Brown, for piling, S16,25O
Mulhearne, Pealty & Kirk, for piling,
SIG $50.
Phil. E. Martin, for plumbing, S13,9S5
r. English, for mason work, $238, ,9l5.
J. Herman, for carpenter work, S58, 800.
NJ. Brennan, for mason work, $231, ,000.
]. F. Blackshaw, for plumbing work,
4: A. Farrier. for plumbing work.
S13,7
j. Wheelihan g. Son, for mason work,
$685. 900.
sandford & stillman, for piling, s12,-
| 975.
M. Connolly, for the entire work, ex-
| elusive of piling, $35S,000.
NJ. Connolly. for the entire work, ex-
elusive of plumbing. S35S 200.
NJ Connolly. for mason work, S2S1 900.
Cofrade Tailor Co., for piling, $13,S
P. j. Condor, for mason work. $234, 900.
Thomas Henry, for pilin9, ST. 300.
J. I. Brown, for piling, SIG, $50.
P. j. Condon for pillng. $14. 975
G. A. Bouton & Co., for the entire work,
P. Connolly. for plling. $9,5s5 66.
PROTESTING AGAINST A BIDDER.
As soon as the reading was finished. it
! was apparent that G. A. BoHton & Co.
We're the lowest bidders for the work and
| as Mr.. Bouton was the gentleman who
| had bought in the late bid, there was a
| storm OF objection to that bid being con-
sidered. Mr.. Phil Martin made vigor-
| GUS protest, but the Commissioners ruled
| that, under all the circumstances, the bid
would be received and considered. The
! lowest bid for the piling work is that of
| P. Connolly, for $9535.66, which, taken
| with that of G. A. Bouton g. Co. for the
remaining work, makes the lowest bid
for the entire building $258. .545, ,66. AS the
| Commissioners have at their disposal be-
tween S260.000 and $270, 900 aud it is prob
able that they will award the contracts to
these bidders, the new City Hall may
| be said to be assured.
WHO THE LOWEST BIDDERS ARE,
| Messrs. Bouton & Co., are the men who
built the United States Express Com
| pany's stables at Henderson and Eighth
| streets. The company isssaid TO be eX-Fin-
ance Commissioner Thomas Jordon who
| now holds a responsible position In the
| Equitable Life Insurance Company OF
New York. The bondsmen submitted by
| the firm were Joseph Warren and James
Roche.
Patrick J. Condor, j. Wheelihan and
other prominent contractors told the
Commissioners that they should accept
these bids, as they would never get city
hall so cheap again. Their bids were
| about SOS, 900 lower than the next lowest.
land by giving the contract to them the
taxpayers would be saved large amount
of money.
The Commissioners did not state what
they would do but from their conYersa-
tion,it would be fair to surmise that they
look with considerable favor upon Jhese
bids. The award was not made today, as
the Commissioners wish to go over the
bids with the Corporation Counsel It
will, however, be made in few days,