The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
ROW over BONDS.
Protest From Boston Against
the Award Of the New
Boulevard Series-Free-
holders Doings.

The meeting of the Board of Freehold
ers opened last night with a suspension
OF the regular order Of business on mo-
ton OF Freebooter Riordan for the pur-
pose of receiving bid for the issues OF
boulevard bonds, one of $500, 900, and the
other of $4,000.
The bids for the s2o0, 900 issue were e.
=. Rollins g. Son. Boston, $1o2.529; Duns-
comb & Jennison. sl02. So; New Jersey
Title Guarantee and Trust Company,
$l02.22f; Parson, Leach & Co, New York,
$l00.52; u. G. Stanwood, Boston, Sl0l. 1S;
w W. Harrison. New York, 500. 80.
e. b. Rollins & Son bid s101 .46 for the
Sl27.oo0 issue. After a recess this issue
was awarded to Dunscomb and Jennison.
A gentleman who introduced himself as
Mr. B.. Young of Boston, a representative
of e. B. Rollins & Son, got up and BRO
tested against the award. He said that
his firms bid was for the entire two IS
sues and not for either or any part OF
either alone. He claimed that his Arm
wa entitled to the entire award.
Director Green told Mr.. Young that
his firm had made two distinct bids and
they had been received as such. Mr..
Young said hat he had made his state
ment ana thai was all he desired to do,
~F'reeholder Riordan objected to an out
slider interfering in the business of the
board. MI. Young asked permission. to
pc heard and Mr.. Riordan objected. Mr..
Young was granted the privilege of the
moor on Freebooter Lynch's motion and
proceeded to reiterate his claim that his
flrm had bid for the two issues. Direc-
tor Green shut him off with the state
ment that the Board had the firms GER
tined check for 10 per cent. of the issue,
ana the firm would be held to its bid.
a number of bids were received for the
contract to build a new bridge over the
Morris Canal, at Pacific avenue. There
was a difference in each bid on account
OF the uncertainty as to whether the
Board will give permission to the Con.
solidated Traction Company to run cars
over the bridge on a single track while
in course of construction.
The bidders were:-The wrought Iron
Bridge Company, plan A, s22, 700; plan B
S2l, LOO, with permission, n 81, 700 and
$780, 100 without permission.
M. I. Connolly, plan A, S23, 2O9 and s22..
2O9; plan B. s22, $50 and $21, 65s; plan G
s21, $50 $40, $50.
Pagan Iron Works, plan A, s23, $50 ane
w, 6SNOO' plan b $4,000 and s21. 800; plan c
M. J; Dady. plan a, s22,Ss7 and s21,es7
plan 3, S21 .085 and $40, 1856.
and $21, 300.
oswego Bridge Co.. plan A. s21. as7 and
20,ooO; Plan B, SIS, 997 and S1S,77O.
$40, 500.
Hudson County Contracting Company
Plan A, $22,750 and $50, 234. The bids were
referred to the Standing Committee.
Warden Grimes reported PAT prisoner:
and 80 employees in the P~eniteatiary
maintained during March at a cost O.
$~4,sSl.2V, which is an average of $17.49h.
A request was received from the Ho.
boken Good Roads Association that thu
rules governing the Boulevard be bette,
observed and copies of them be posted
conspicuously all along the road.
Freebooter Riordan gave notice that al
the next meeting he will introduce d
resolution making the meeting hour OF
the Board four p. M. instead of seven
P. NJ.
BY resolution of Director Green. Ensi-
neer Edlow w. Harrison was directed tc
prepare plans for the proposed Boulevard
branch to run east and west across the
county, and the Board adjourned.