The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-30
PUBIC HEARING ON THE DRIvHwAE
Problems Confronting the CoSnpt-oiier-Pars
Commi-.ioner Dana's Protest.

frobtems confronting the tOsuptrolter-PRrk
Commi--ioner Dana's Protest.
1t is moro than likely that Comptroller Fitch
will have q public hearing on the Harlem
River Driveway questions whether the delay
OF q week In opening tho thirteen bids for the
work was legal whether the clause in the
| specifications to the effect that contractors
could not get any OF their money until the work
was completed did not make the bids higher
than they would have been had the bidders
known that they would be paid monthly and
whether the making Of two sidewalks when
the Specifications called for only one would be-
legal. The Comptroller said yesterday that
he would have conference with Corporation
Counsel Clark. and that II Mr.. Clark favored
q public hearing there would be one at once.
Mr.. Fitch made public the following protest
made By PARK Commits sioner Dana against
approving tho bid OF James d. Leary. who was
declared By the Park Board to be tho SUCCESS
ful bidder:
T7s Hon. A.hb.l r. rirA, ro-p.yo,i.r.
70 provide funds conssruStion Of The Harlem
River drysHay qualifications for the same hav. been
tsLsn! work than that arranged for by the PROPOSED
Two S%' 9. ss.. side Of q:
were based. and which accompanied with the nap
os one oSy E, .s a % a. s and a.aG
Thi. plan also intend. the USE of but 80 feet tn.
way one hundred feet will be used the
er that being located Immediately the bans
and 30 feet for Sidewalk leaving 20 ieet unned and
unused
To comply properly with the revised terms OF the
law that aceommodAtion for pedestrians and sytn-
metry OF tho whole thoroughfArs may be- obtAIusI.
will be necessary to include the 70 feet which have
hitherto boon left untouched.
do not know, either, by what law the Park Board
could be constituted custodian for the period NJ
week OF the bids which should have been Legally
Upon the question OF the provision monthly pay.
ments, which 10 absent from the present contract
with the result OF lettering various from
entering the objection, have to report that
animation OF the contracts habttuAy uset BY TIE ps-
partmant nf Public Work. and Dock Deuartu.tai.
which, with the Park Department are rssIansios for
rsctinE the payment from time TO time not uueuer
than once q month" IL an tnyAriAbe feature IL 10
found also in tho last contract for work entered
by the Park DepArtment-thAt for the SsvuatL
bridge.
It should b. decided that the specification. Of
the nrst section of the driveway must be advertised
again, do not think the city would suffer,
that the Park Board might begin TO consider p,AuL
Mayor Gilroy expressed TO his desire that CLAUSE
might be inserted In the contract providing for tie
or the city refuse with view OF course OF fastening
the cost OF the driveway For various reasons nave
been unable hitherto to share in the preparation Of
specifications for the driveway but fail to that
the Mayors very valuable suggestion has place IN tie
without presenting legal objections to your fAvOAhs
consideration OF the Park Boards application other
than the irregularities already mentioned. respect
fully submit that under the circumstances the contrast
cannot be awarded with prOpriety Respectfully
yours fAUL DAsA. Commissioner Public Parks