The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-08
HIS BID NOT THE LOWEST.
Nevertheless Getty Painter Bar
clay Was Awarded q Hoboken
School Contract.

School Trustee Micnael J.. Cannon OF
the Hoboken Board of Education created
quite q sensation at an adjourned meet
lug OF that body last night by proving
that the committee on repairs had
awarded a contract for painting No. .
school to u gentleman whose bid was $500
above that Of the lowest bid. The con-
tract was awarded at the last meeting.
from which Trustee Canon was ~uuavoid-
ably absent. The routine business of the
nesting had been disposed of last night
When Trustee Cannon rose in his place
and asked II the board had in its possess
sion auy other bids than the one awarded
for the painting Of No. 5 school. He said
complaint had been made to him
that the contract had not been awarded
to the highest bidder. He wanted to
know how man. bids were received.
President Russ answered that the matter
had been disposed OF ut the previous
meeting, put he had no doubt that IL
Trustee Cannon consulted the commit
tee, the members would cheerfully give
him the desired information. In reply
trustee Canton maintained that IL there
were other bids they should be on file.
He had asked the clerk, but the clerK
had none.
Messrs. Havron. Sanford aud Lsh-
man, the msmbers of the Committee On
Repairs, were present. Chairman Hay
ron made no answer to Cannon's re-
marks, but Sandford did, evidently
speaking for the committee. He said the
committee received four bids for
the WORK. Two of $3.50 and ole of
committee was satisfied tina the parties
who bid $3.50 coulun'G do the work for the
money, 80 they took the next two lowest.
and chose from them ana awarded the
contract. The lucky mau was Richard
Barclay. He il Que of the favorlte city
contractors and is considered by soine the
city painter. the $450 bidder, ARE Devlin
and Short, two We'll known aud lnte,li-
gent young men, VINO have lately started
Ia business Tor themselves. Tney were
former employees of Barclay aud mus
knew some'h hing OF the work they cid on.
U HAVE GIVEN BONDS.
When SanufDrd acknowledged the con-
tract tad not been awarded the lowest
bidasr. aud to all appearances simply De-
cause IL was too low, Caauou WAS iu-
censed.
~ hen we call for bids," he said, 1--WE
Imply the contract VIII tie awarded the
low est hiader. THESE bidders lettering
To Deviin IL shortly were ready to give
Duud To have this wUik performed gu
time. Tue Contract II Year ago was given
To Il man wnoui these Diduefs WORKED
Tor. l nl hot prepared 10 admit tia. tt
is worth $500 more TO have II su ueriuten-
dent stHua Oh the sidewalk aud iuok up
at the men doing tue WORK. Tree men
would have done the wurk taeuisetves
aud have paid only their own wages, bat
nLdc tie bu awarded Il boase,'
wages ana pso1ts are Included. We are
heie as Trustees. AID tue Tact ma the BID
Is not hish euough docs nos justly Us lii
getting IL aside. This actlou snoald not
80 witnoas ~pr.tssl. IL were pres<ntnt
the last meeting | woaid nave oojscled.o
SaGdlord answered. C%aunoH, sayiue:-
III Caunon had WORK tu give out lie
would Ascertain lae standing OF the men
sLoiu ne WAS tUoat ~ deal "leI, Yhese
young men weEe olly beginuers, aud we
asesrtalnsd tusy Couldn't 10 the WORK In
lie specified thine. They wouht nave to
eiJpluy at least iIlteeu men. they
euulan't do the work Tor the money. IL
WAS tou low, tttking Into consideration
tbs bids iru.h Reputable dealers."
This chded tne aeo lie aud no action
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