The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-02
THE DRIVEWAY CONTRACT.
CORPORATION COUNSEL CLARK SAYS
THE AWARD WAS V4LID.
re Holds that james ". I.esry - Emitted 10
do tn" work-Thc Park Board I aia tor

re Holds that james ~. Iesryis En,itisd "a
do tn worE-rhc Park Board ans to-
sROo,OOO Tor the New Mustum Wing.
On motion Of President Tappen the Iarx
Board passed yesterday the following tesvlu.
ton:
R.-o'rs. That the Jin making m appropriation Of
$500 600 for the petion and equipment vt TIE nav
wing OF the American Museum Of Natural Ius.cry ,
been submitted to the Board Tor examination and a..
proyaL AMI the Board deems It q bui o. tie MOS,
nerturious character the Institution " one OF great
public I'm portance FOR the recreation and tnstrar.n,
Of our people, and one OF which the ci'y may wei d.
proud
Commissioner Dana was not present nj this
meeting. lie called at the office OF the Pntk
Department In the morning, and said that Le
expected to sail for Europe IN the afternoon.
The Board received communication from
George Fentrick OF 12l East Twelfth street
calling attention 10 the error in the Inscription
on the Nathan Hale statue. The inscription
describes him as "a Captain in the regular
army OF the United States" As has Leen
shown already. Hale was a Captain in the Con.
tinental army. The letter was referred 10
President Frederick Samuel Tallmadge OF th.
Society of the Sons OF the Revolution which
erected the statue.
Late In the day Corporation Counsel Clark
sent to Comptroller Fitch al opinion holding
that the contract awarded by the Park Board
to James u. Leury for work on the first section
Of the Harlem River Driveway was valid. Mr..
Clark aayB:
ON jan "a the Board decided 10 award the contract,
wse ~ @ H., rPpro'" TO James Leay.
ON Jan u Nou received a communicative from ~.
Hon. Paul Dana o. tie toni .sijner. OF i'unid
tOn Of the proposed contract with Mr. James Law.
copy " when rtter enc,osed with your conuuui.
Of numUer Q. letters from other gentIens protest.
ing against the aNari Of the contract the Rruuui
that no provision u made therein for monthly pny.
their intention seek the Intervention Of the cu
TO restrain the letting OF this contract BY the corpora
tnn.
me city cannot complain. for 1t got exactly what q
advertised for. aud certainly No tANrHlcr hNs hr"n
Agrreved. as there has been NO waste Of the puy 10
funds.
II Is my opinion that the eject Of chapter VI tho
ent contrac but hat the Sotk rendered necsssaf ~
the passage Of the act referred to lie done
csrned sithet as Naturalization Of ths contract or .
srsS Of sGw g w unsr the drTe%a also Tue con
, VIZ L,Ary a; The snccessfnl bidder has r'gnt hat
security and there might be very srroi qurstign
10 whetner the cty would not be hAo.e HIN III dam.
ages for the non execution OF the contract
posal Of Jamss Losry IN case You satisfied OF
adequacy aud suihciency. and make an immediate ~
sue Of bOGds in pursuance OF the statues mentioned
TIE BID ~ NJ heSry wss ssieVia TO- VIII" ,Se .
lowest bid. that OF q Rodgers c. was sGt5 - bn.
while ne highest bid that OF M. Clinton stevens was
regard this bid cf Mr. Iesry as very AivAn,a,.oa,
thirteen weirIn contractors and in the aG.eue
ss" objections .hsS are here pres nied
p@mEty a. Io.sols to .s,:fy a well ,s S,nHsd .c
WORK
Mr.. Learns sureties are John G. Moore Of
the firm OF Moore Schley aud John Good Z
is probable that a epecia! meeting 81 tn" Iark
Board will be held to- day in view Of Ar. Clarks
decision