New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
NEW BIDS RECOMMENDED
REJECTION OF PROPOSALS FOR ELECTRIC
LIGHTING SUGGESTED.
A COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD or ALDi''
MEN FROM MIR. WILIIS-FLAGS ohpEi'r'"
ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS ON FEBRUARY
IL. % AND MARCH II.

r. % AND MARCH IL
Tho Roard Of Aldermen Of Brooklyn met yes
terday afternoon In the city Hail. President 'oSoP'
r. Clark IN the chair 4 communication "''
cclyed from the CITY Works Commissioners '''
Wills saying that october a. last year ~
luton was adopted authorizing the Co"'i'''
OF Public Works to prepare specihca"o"S an" 49,,
vertise for proposals for furnishing eiec'r'' ~
to the city for the year 1896. In answer 20 '"e,'
resolutions proposals were asked for in accord-
arce with specifications prepared. and. on De''',
her 1G bids were received from various e'e0"'0
light companies ,.
The bid of the Municipal Electric Light cornpl,'
was not received uni o'clock p. m MI " w
wrote tina; the award could not be MADE Oh -"
specific ations because the bids involved IN '"
selves n change In the specifications which i f''' "
. condition Of the bids so tar as the Edison ana
CitIzcns' Illuminating companies are cohc''"''
and that the bid OF the Municipal Company
not made within the time specified ii' SUBS
that the Board adopt a resolution autnor""'s "
Commissioner OF city Works to reject ali 'ns P,o.
posas submitted and TO readvertsc FOR o"S W.
electric lighting. The resolution was reir'''" ~
the Committee on Electricity and Gas -
A communication was also received from u
former Commissioner Of City Works. MI. "'''''
under date Of January q. saving that on 'H"'.,'
% the Board adopted resolution d"'c''""
Commissioner Of city Works to cause lanlppo'' -,
be erected in various places in the Twel'H
and Thirtv-second wards according - the cry o'"'
nances ana existing contracts oet"'e" '"' o. o.,
companlcs and the city He wished - inform '"e
Common Council that there was no contract :"
istence for furnishing gas in The Tweh'y-''".' az"
Thirty-secord wards. lie had been inior'n'"
.he Flothust Gas Company hal verbal "hu''
standing with the town authorities that AZ 'h' wa
~ the tern, OF the contract for furnishing gas JAN
nary + lS. the electric lights for when me '"'''
many had contracted were 10 be substitute" 'o' ~"
r,s and no further contracts for gas were 10 ~
made lie had been told there were no' su"'.''''''
funds for 'hc purpose, and he was not ""N'' n
existing fund for use In hsh'inS s''''
Thiriy-socond Ward This matter WIS az"
ferred 70 the Committee on Electricity anu va"
ON motion of Alderman Ciuilfoyle Section no = o'
Article VII providing that whore there IL less INA"
q onor,lrn vote on any question a quorum p''s
r.s.n, member refusing to vote the latter sha
fa iIdged in contempt and be rernovoi nii Nm, a
scrgcant-at-arms on direction by ,he "a IN" rlce
several other minor amendments to IN" ru''s VIZ
adopted .a,,.o, from, ,he United
rro,herhnol of Carpcnters and Joiners asking ',n, nm
IN contracts for buildings TO be er"cteh l"r "
classos OF work Doe advertised foi s"paIas ,hat
.ha, ono Of tn, conditions 81 the contracts h'
only union men shall De emI'oyrrc mIrn,r IicS he
Communication was referred % IN" 'oHi'"'''' VS.
AiJcrman Francisco moved that th' Nt'lInSii' l.
So. ani civ nacs he displayed on the CRY 81 'l'
Mnn,cpal Builng. Court House ana - %, o,,,,,o
or,is on ,-,.bruary L ana o. Alf"rman -'"o' ,
thus amended the resolution was adoptrl ,.
''I r'o,ion by Alderman Gulfoyle that ihe salary
/ % ~" rhiof rierk OF the VlltA District Court
Conev Island. be- ANcl at S2Jp year Wa a.
II hal been amended so as 10 inclli. W. ,,. ..',
clerks Of ali police courts re'e''e' 10 '"'
'' The T.' Boari then oajouraea