The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-01
GROCER CLEARY MAD
Board of Freeholders Didn't
Give Him the Contract
for Teas.
THE BOULEVARD LOOP
More Than Enough Land for the
Branch Road Dedicated by
Property Owners.

Only ten members of the expiring
Board of Freeholders, including Director
Bruggemann. were present this morning
at the last meeting of the Board.
Clerk Boyd read a communication from
the Counsel to the Board, Judge John
A. McGrath. announcing the fact that
1884 Iineal feet of land had been dedi-
Gated to the county for the loop"
branch of the Boulevard in the upper
townships. This amount is in excess of
794 66-l00 feet over the amount really
necessary to compete, as counsel puts it,
The finest driveway in the State
This part of the Boulevard known an
the branch or "loop," begins at
Schneider's Hotel in Weehawken and
runs northerly through the picturesque
valley in Kings Wood to and through
the romantic strip of Eldorado Park, and
from thence along the brow of the ridge
close to the Palisades. where it will
connect with the Boulevard proper. 1t
ought distinctly be borne in mind that
tWo-thirds of all the strip decided by
Nthe landowners in that section along the
'1oop" line have been given without q
cent, of remuneration clear gain in
value to the county of one million doll
lars worth of land. and the thanks of
the people of Hudson County ought to
be extendedAto these public-spirited and
generous menA
A profile of ibis magnificent gift OF
land was exhibited and explained to tho
Freeholders by Chef Engineer W. 3.
Brush of -Hoboken.
The next business WAS the announce
ment of the lucky fellows who will sup-
ply the county next yeaX with all re-
euired at the county institutions. They
AWARDING coNTRAGEs.
:, Coffees ;e1 de and spices, Henry \ Hanley.
Yeast, F1eischmann & Co., 35e. per Id.
Clothing, Ignatius Noonan, 81, $40.
Goal, James Coyle, S4.25 per ton.
Dry goods, I. Noonan, $7,216.
\ Fresh meats, Michael Smith, S13075.
Fresh eggs, Brook & Weidemann. ssh.
Feed, Timken & Hannibal, $1,676.75.
Fish, Abe Post. $1,000. !
Flour, Tlmken 3 HANNIBAL $500;
Hosiery, ]. Vincent & Co., S537. !
Hardware, Virgins & Abel. SO, 1856. :
Lumber, Dodge 4 Co. $2,221-5O.
Ice for .ee6pty institutions, f. McDer-
mott, at $3.50 per ton.
Ice to Court House and Jail, E. Nc
Dermott, at S. per ton.
$685..
miscellaneous, wisgins 8 Abel, sSsz.
Mott Motions. J. E; Vincent & Co., $4lso5-
Provisions, F. Malladge, $1,1O262
II Paints and oils. Jersey City Supply Co..
Pure milk, D. Reardon, $3.50.
Soap and starch, w. Taylor. $S90.S2.
Shoes, The Boston, s., $50.
Teas, NJ. j. McGannen, $1470N
Tobacco, John Kusshart, S481.
Vegetables, John Lenehan, $3,5s4.50.
WoodenWare, John Keenan,, S64435.
TEMPEST IN A TEA POT.
AS soon as Mr. Boyd finished the reads
ing of these awards, Mr. Daniel e.
Cleary, one of the bidders for teas, COM
planned that his bid of S1,34e was the low
est, and therefore he ought to have the
Both Director Bruggemann and Free
holder Ellis explained to Mr. CIeary,
who seemed somewhat indignant THAI
he had been passed over for one appar-
emily higher, that his bid simply men,
toned lump sum, and did not specify.
as the form of specification named, so
much per ID. Mr.. Ellis said that when
Mr. Clearys bid was figured out to the
pound his bid was higher than his op-
ponent's.
out and fixing that sum- said Mr..
Cleary; but the Freeholders declared
they were not responsible for the cleri-
cal errors of others, and Director Brugge-
mann rather warmly said that the board
had been repeatedly fooled by bidders
putting in wrong figures in the aggregate
OF their bios and when these We're ac-
eepted as they stood by the board it
was afterwards discovered that the
county had been deceived
I'VE propose to end that sort of busi-
ness, because we unjustly have been ac-
eused of awarding contracts not to the
lowest bidders,'' said the Director
Notwithstanding Mr.. Cleary's kick,
the awards as above were passed.
Before the board adjourned they pass
ed the claim of $4,000 to Contractor
Kelleher fer balance of work done on
the Boulevard.
Judge McGrath paid high compliments
to Engineer Brush and Mr.. James f.
Minturn for their work in connection
with the grant of land in Weehawlzen
for the branch" section of the Boule-
ward.
Since the adjournment didn't mention
anything about 'sine die" as customary
with retiring board, it is probable that
the old board will meet again on Mons
day. None of the members would how
ever, say anything about their plans.
But Mr. Ellis and Mr.. d. Gallagher, gen,
orally communicative, hadn't a word to
say as to their action against the in
coming board.