Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-30
TOM BARRY WAS BEATEN
James ID. Leary Got the Contract for the
Removal of the stone.
Now York Womb

James ID. Leary, who has the Speedway
contract from observation-disclosures
street to High Bridge, has been making
life miserable for President Tappen, OF
the Park Board, on account of contract
To- remove certain stone. So warm a fight
has Leary waged that President Happen
gave in. and the contract for removing
the stone at One-huudred-and-iifty -hfth
street and Seventh avenue, which ~ the
approach to the Harlem Spe edwdy, WIS
taken away from Thomas Barry ana
given 10 Mr. Leary.
The row between Contractor Leary ana
the Park Board dates back 10 a meeting
OF the board two weeks ago. IL was
reported ut this meeting that steam drllls
had been brought 10 One-hundred-and-
nfty-ffth street and Seventh avenue anu
that within a short time great quantity
Of stone would be blasted out which ought
to be removed. A resolution was passed
authorzing the president OF the board
through the secretary, TO advertise lor
bids for the removal Of this stone.
The stone blasted at this point Is OF
superior quality. and well adapted TOT
building PURPOSES II f. computed that,
when Iooseued IT would be worth $lo'VV'
10 any contractor. The board was quiet
about It's advertising, and II seems t'ldl
Ieary and Thomas Barry. contractor
now engaged I'm regulating rOauWdyS u"
the other side Of Harlem river. were tn
only bidders. l.eary offered 10 take the
stone. providing IL We're delivered To MN
~ certain designated points. but the ParN
Board turned down this selt-sacrinc hh
Offer. and accepted a proposition Irou'
Barry to remove the stone as fast az J..
was loosened. But Barry stipulated tna'
the stone should be loaded on ms wagons
which he would send to where the Wo' n
was in progress. The Park Board agreed
that Rarrv should have two thirds of the
stone AMI Leary one third. but thaI Nv
would have to cart 1t away. 81,
Now. Mr.. Leary has something OF pun
with the Park Board, and he mad" ms
fact evident before the ink had dried
ON IN. order that Barry should nav
two thirds Of the stone. lie called Oh
President Happen not once, bht many
times. He told him that the stone wa
worth $1,000: that he was imertSl9l III
the Speedway more than any othet con
tractor. and that the least that the ia' ~
Board could do was TO give nun 1nuO
stone ai One Hundred ana fH'y-Hl u"
street and seventh avenue. zen Wv
president Of the board summoned Barr
and had long tdlh WIN I''''''
I..ary lalk-d with Barry, too. The result
WAS that Barry Withdrew his "Her' 80
Isary could get the contract
Mr.. I.eary. when seen al MS ONCE,
one Hundred and Fifty-Gfth street ana
81 Nicholas avenue. said he had had no
dispute with Mr.. Barry, ana that h's,
only disagreement with tn" PARK Boar
was in regard to the time when the stone
should be- removed. .,
Il guoss the stone is worth Gom'thlns'
said Mr.. Leary, but tn" board conld nC'
s.u II t. any one ct this season. II l.
barely worth The price OF removal hy
m. first order Of the board was - nave
one third OF the stone, ana contractor
H,rrv two thirds. The reason OF lhir
was that Barry had a lot OF teams JUS.
across the river that he could use oil
an times. and president T0ppen was very
auvlous that the stone should be remover
as fast as il was loosened. IL seems Mr'
Harrv afterwards found our mat II,
v,ould have other USES for his teams am
v-rotA the board that he lid not want tn
stoue. You may say for me that tnete
is no row between myself and the PARK
Rnarl "