New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
One of the Greatest Sales
of Japanese Goods.

lieved" that tugs could be hired 70 do the town
OF the department scows at less expense thdn :
would cost to maintain and operate the tug -
This tug. which cost the city. originally snM
and maintained and operated last year, as tne
records show a, an expense OF s2o.7a %. was sold
by Andrews last March for $500. and is now "a
has given the contract for towing the citys garbage
scows. bringing TO DAILY return OF anywhere W
to 500 day.
HOW DAILY HAS BEEN FAVORED.
Why does Andrews hold on so tenaciously u
DAILY? Competent contractors have put In Their
bids as the law requires. and have offered 10 90
the work for less money than DAILY doing II for.
but instead OF turning the towing contract oyss
10 the lowest bidder Andrews's plan is Simply ~
inform Daily that he has been underbidden. eut
that he can keep the contract Il he reduces HE
bids to the same amounts offered by his rivals
the ' soWs for ess San DAILY was
getting. which was: For deck scoNs. s9; ior or
DAILY know about 1t. and the latter came down :n.,
promptly to Green's figures. Andrews decided isss
DAILY should keep the job. and sent "ord 10 tns'
During the eight succeeding months Mr y, Gr sS
better facilities than DAILY. and he could no, s IN:
derstand why Daly had any better rsn NJ 10 FEB
rUary TO September. Offering lower figures. but
each time Andrews posted DAILY on the amS S,nna;
in his rates until although the towing ds'anrss
increased BY ten mlef , his rat rates s nOT plenty
OF money in II for him and his confederates wnedi
the powers OF the rexow Committee are en,s'nn ~.
after January to take in the Street-Cleahlhgnu
partment the public may learn with whom ia"
divides his big prohts.
ANOTHER SIMILAR JOB.
The Municipal another fine. sturdy 'us'Vss
condemned by Andrews at the same TINE a. w
Dasscri and knocked down for N.I" three UNI.
as much money haa been spent on II out OF 'He
public funds for repairs during the two pesymoss
years 1t has fallen into the hanas o. INC and h
r,r,,
scows at exorbtant rates , s,,h ~. city
The Is true OF other tusnoats "n nvsms, ,a
and sold FOR a song by Andrews ana wien are my
coming for Dy and The e- be YEARS s
1888 extra towasc alone cost the city s2i ha,
years work q this ,o Kind nd. viii ,h,n sys5l tbs
The manner IN which the ,b ,vsnoap i likely 10
eoms before Collector KOreh for nves'sa'iSSs
The United States statutes are stringent on N the
Se ct ,hs bss.S It Is must appear
per cent Of her first cost be eNpeAleu ,d ~ 40 The
This original cost i would 5ppe o have been spent
There is not turboat along the river S ss
reputable Dassori. Captain Cahlll OF tne shS
Towing company said that sullivan Moran; nat
bought her expended about $3.50 in repairs ana ARE
the Mutual Towing Company dl not syn w name
The latter amount was not laid out on the hui ss
boilers, but on upper works anu pa,n,sIais' ~
words. the vessel was not recohsuuceu'
WERE THE REPAIRS Up TO The SiA''
William Gokey Son. at Pier l. Erie Do ~.
Brooklyn. had the contract for overhau''ns 49,,
woodwork OF the vessel and 1t was at thei' ~.
docks that "Dassori'' painted out anu .uSer
ernor' was inscribed over IT, The JUNO, ia ARA
OF the firm refused say yesterday whas nv nav
received FOR the work but he admitted " - wu
bottom was not necessary because the 90 on nat
found TO be in first-class condition no Wou a.. IA
say that the repairs came 10 anything IM",,sd n
the expense which should have been he"'''N
warrant "A change in the name. 49,, a., sx,nin.
Collector Klbreth should lose no time III ~ re-
ing into this affair. Andrews has snow s.a Stateo
spect he has for the statutes OF the tht ,- many
BY his treatment OF the poor old Union so.s,h hin
years ago. But II may not be too iate 10 he en-
and his confederates that these laws -" "
forced.