The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21

county would save 5000. He then re-
peated his plea about not being popu-
lar, ant. freeholder heating retorreo
that popularity did not enter into this
MIR. .NooNAN's TURN.
Mr.. Noonan then got an inning. He
an exclamation. In regards to the
blankets not being furnished it was be-
cause the mills had shut down and he
could not get them. The first year that
yard on prison cloth because he found
that the Storehouse was stocked with
goods furnished by Mr.. Furst; The lat
ter replied that ii such was the case the
goods must berotten, for he had not sup
piled any prison cloth for three years
before Noonan got the contract.
Noonan said that he had made out his
bid just before the meeting and had
done it hastily. He copied the figures on on
prices correctly. but made an error on n
the extensions When his bidswa read
he figured up the extensions and then
saw that his bid would only amount to
S6,S03. He knew exactly what ne mad
bid, and could remember the prices on
every item if somebody would name the
you must be mind reader" said Mr..
Vincent.
Yes. I've got s those things in m me MT Mt
Noonan also stated that. he. was never
allowed to fill up the storehouse like
Furst did.
Noonan said Mr.. Vincent either lied
or, was mistaken, in what he SAID ana
believe he lied,
nesses to prove it. Chairman Binder
nagle raped for order and quieted the the
men. Vincent was. then given an op,,, o, ,,
Hsid porfuhy hit IS o thaf iaf M tnk the BID i
be awarded to the lowest bidder. MY
bid was low, When do you l,av aware "a the nas
contract anyhow, when the bias are re-
ceived or two weeks later?"
Freebooter Keating-''They are NOT
awarded yet" -
Chairman Bindernagie-"W told. you
so? When did you get You INFORMATION!
VINCENT made some a;n inaIdipe fod bin, rePlg thsf
he was impertinent, and If ne Wanteqf
to stay there he must act the part OF
Freeholder Piercy at this point picked
up Noonan's bid. and started to say
something about the erasures, but ne
was shut off by the other members. MI; MT;
stripe had been ordered before Novem-
Der i. Noonan replied in the Affirmative,
and Freeholder- Piercy asked when i II
Der without looking at his books.
Nonan then started to say that If any any
of the gentlemenwantesd to oogo 60 t9 Wncans ms
the store was. but was called to order.
'sThree years ago. Noonan dc not OF
know piece Of calico from a, hole ;ls,,d in n
the greand said Tincems i'm order ana in
formed VINCENT that no notion of Frees
holder Keating, the dry goods question
was then laid over, and the bids for
As the bids were read Vincent was va
also low in this, but an error in the az,
dition of Noonan's. bid brought his bid
down lower than Vincent's. ;.
"Isn't it a strange coincidence" said
Vincent, that two such err errors rs da1 shonld y
He was told to shut up. Mr. Furst
remarked that the, contract bore the
same earmarks as the other.
It had been intimated that = the tsa1 N9on, Sg !
been presented. In response to Director Q
Heller's query Clerk Boyd denied ,,tlss that Z.
Were taken in eharge by him +vdn when bGe pre-
of which no one but himself had key
The shoe contract was laid over and me me
spilled The committee will announce
their decision at the next meeunS OF
the Board.