The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-27
An Ingenious BIDDER.
Freeholders' Four Per Cent.
Bridge Bonds Bids-sup-
plies for the Year.

plies for the Year.
e. Beekman Underhill, Jr., of New York,
is the coming Napoleon of Finance judy
ing from a bid he submitted on Wednes-
day evening to the Board Of Freeholders
for the $4,000 Of four per cent. bridge
bonds, which were advertised to be sold
to the highest bidder. Mr.. Underhill is
more than cute; he is shrewd. He put
in a scaled conditional bid with the mini
mum at 100.25 and the maximum at Jos II.
The conditions were these: Ii the high
est other bid was 100 he would pay 100. %.
If the highest other bid was 100.2 % he was
willing to pay a fraction more and so on
up the scale to limit of l06. II. If anybody
should come up to his limit or beyond it
he would not raise the ante. This method
of bidding is ingenious, but scarcely in
accordance with the law.
The Freeholders met in the rear court
room, and there was a large lobby owing
to the fact that bids were to be received
for supplies for the county institutions.
Freebooter Kelly was absent owing to
the fact that his face is somewhat dis
figured in consequence of an accidental
blow from a stone. Freeholder McNaliy
presided. The first business was the OPEN
ing of bids for the bridge bonds. The
bidders and their bids were:-C. K. White
q Co, l01 go; M. ]. Hayes & Son. par ana
interest with $2,7o0 premium; Union Trust
Co., l0l25; Sinking Fund Commission,
u2l5; E. Underhiii, Jr., from
100, % to 1851; A. Zabriskie. 102. rs. The
bids We're referred to the Finance Com
mittee. These bids give substantial evil
dence that the credit Of the county is in
excellent condition. Thu fact that the
Sinking Fund Commission was able to
secure the award is an evidence that the
financial affairs of the county have been
properly managed.
The bids for Supplies were:-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kiesswetter, s2,340;
ham, 3.003. 10.
-Teas-Louis Kiesswetter. s1,27s.25; H.
Kauffmann, s2,1 Is; H. G. Lange, $i,oS422;
Thomas Mussen, S1,029. 81.
Coffee and spices-Louis Kiesswetter,
$S,56e6oi 8. e. Lange, $5,045.52; John p.
Egan. s.9Ss; NJ 7. Cook, s5,72s.5o; D.. e.
Ice-Louis Kiesswetter. s2.45 for the
county institutions, exclusive Of the jail,
and $3.50 per ton including the Jail;
uhon mas Finnerty, $40 per ton; Edward
Dermott, $3.50 for the jail.
Manure-Louis Kiesswetter. 1924; Joseph
sM.addington. 81 per ton; Charles Wagner,
Machine oils-Louis Kfesswetter,, $3.50:
Thomas N. Abel, s406; Julius 3. Werner
s ~ s u W Knight. s57s5 90: Standard oil
den : s 81 ca san ssss s.. undsrhili' s4'7; Frisi-
sl,lsfzs; Edward s. Farley, si nlss q: Jer1
S Woos CITY supply Company, sl.sl2;; r; F.
II. F. Mayes, 1868; Virgins & Abel,
1922: 40: Edward NJ. Bergen, Si,o552I.
Woodenware-Louis Kiesswetter, 1852. 20:
E 9 3: Farley, 1865; Henry Hess. Jr.,
X1tH n WORMS QAI ALL ~
LANCE, s4f.3o; Joseph +. Sack, $685. 70;
Campbell & McKnapp, $446.50.
Fresh eggs-Louis Kiesswetter, S720; Dem
mis- Reardon, $50; Henry Hess, $3.50.
Observation-Disclosures S. Farley, s2.519.4 As:
II. F. Hayes. 81. 422. 80; Lee, Stevens & Co,
81, 1882. 20; Thomas NJ. Abel, s.. 041. 10; Ed
ward NJ Burger, 81, 4S4 .23; Jersey City Sup
ply Co., $3.50 q; Patrick Cannon, s., 4oe.3 IS.
Groceries-Michael Maloney. s9.6os. 90.
Martin w. Bode, IS, ga. IS; William Caven-
dish, s7,767.65 Herman C. LANCE, $S,0l3S3;
Thomas Mussen, s7,691.75.
ken Feed Co., ST. 75; E. A. Dugan, 1856
81 07.6 so.
FlouT-eresn 8 Beaell, $1,000: Herman
seph Sharkey, s13,44o; Thomas Mussen,
ST.. $50; E. A. Dugan, $13, ITO.
Soap and stareh-F. P. Jones & Co,
sl,2s2; William Taylor. s1.20s.4o; Thomas
VI bcSCls 9l,DtOy IlCli jd1 - lLdllSG. 9l,Off .Ou-
Compressed yeast-Wiliiam J. Perlee,
s768; Fleischmann & Co., $50.
Shoes-Stoutenburg & Co., A,62S; Downes
Brothers, 1924; Bernstein & Co, $5,779;
Knapp, s5,3s2.50; James soden, s4.ss5.
Provisions-Thomas Mussen, S1.297; Her
man C. LANCE. ST. 1872. 70; Charles F. Matt
lage, s1.2S0.E; Henry Hess. s1,H2.
schwartzchild & sollenberger Beef Co,
$27, ZOO; w. H. Evans, S25, $50; Michael
Smith, So. ISL 80.
Tobaeco-s. j. Burke. s2.so7; Moses May
er. 1920.
Lime and cement-Charles B. Gardner,
81. 25S. 80; William d.. & T. Henry, s1.076- 80;
B. T. Washburn, l,0S6.5 IS: James H.. Symes
& Co., Sl,3i2. IS; NJ. r. Connolly, 81, 40;
Lumber-s2,15o; Charles B. Gardner,
Mfk-Joseph vinot, s4.sS7.5o; New Jersey
Condensed Milk and Cream Association,
81, 300; Dennis Reardon, $4,000.
Plumbing, steam heating and gas fit
tjng-Wiggins & Abel, 1868; H. F. Hayes,
81. 275. so; Jersey City Supply CO.. s1,375.
Coal-Nat Fl. Smith, s45, 1876; James Coyle.
Hemlock sole leather and shoe strings
E. Geraghty, So. Is; James Soden
81 OPS; Richard e. King. 1904.
Fish-William A. Heiney, $500; Abram
Post, $500.
Dry Goods-Ignatius Noonan, $4,000; Geo.
Harness, $13, SOC.
OSlery-lED2lIu NOOndD, Sl,lW.
Notions-Ignatius Noonan, $3.50. Is.
Clothing-Stoutenberg & Co., $3.3l9;
bernstein & Co, s3,5a7 50; George Hanness,
Sc, 0e0. The bids were referred.
-Surrogate-eieet Liifis sent in a requisi-
ton for blank forms and stationery. Free
holder Green asked how long it was since
the S~urrogate's office had been supplied
before. A motion was made to refer the
requisitson to the Committee on Printing
and Stationery. Somebody moved to lay
the motion ON the table, but it was lost
An agreement signed by Sheriff Heller to
maintain the prisoners in the County jail
for a compensation of Is cents a day for
zach prisoner was submitted and accepted.
Freeholder Piercy moved to adjourn.
Freebooter Bindernagle moved that the
adjournment be until three F. NJ on
Monday and that was agreed to.
FERRYBOATS BUMP.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboats
$3.50