The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-19
THE STAND CONTRACTS LET.
ONLY NEW YoRK BUILDERS GET
ANY or THAN.

propriatio lon but II opos to Get More Money.
The Com mittoe on the Erection OF Stands for
the Dewey celebration mot in tho Governors
Room at the City Hall yesterday. and the bids
submitted by six builders and contractors were
opened. The Preston Construction Company
OF Phila 1elphn submitted bids on Ave stands.
not including any OF tho three to BIO erected by
the city at Madison Square. 1t offered to
build the fvo stands. including chairs and
plum bling. for S30985.
Its figures for three o: thelnve stands were the
lowest. the price bong about 81 800 lower than
that OF the next lowest bidder. b. X. Langtry.
Ryan 4 Victorian. John j. K!erst. Mahoney
Brothers and John T. Brady were the other
bidders The highest amount asked for the
building OF oil tho nine city stands. which will
seat. according to the specifications made In
Horgan 4 Slattery' latest designs. about 3D.
b71 persons. was $4,000. From the other
figures submitted 1t became evident that 1t
would cost about $4,000 to build oil OF the
stands. The committee. after holding an eS-
ecutive session. decided to throw the Preston
Construction Company out OF the competition.
and tho contracts were awarded as follows:
Ryan b Victorian. for building n stand on
the north side OF Madison Square to seat 800
persons. $2.35O: for building a stand on the
south side OF Madison Square to seat 5000.
$3.50: for building stand on Riverside
Drive at 101st street to seat 1000. S7.%'2.
John T. Brady. for building two platforms at
the City Hall to accommodate about 5000.
1880: for building the Madison Square re-
viewing stand to seat 2.37l. S5.3Oi.
Mahoney Brothers. for building two stands
on the south side OF Central Park to seat 1900.
$4,000; for building stand at Seventy-se
street and Central Park West to seat 1.500.
S3.4SS
Mr.. Kane announces to the committee that
II the stands were erected at these figures
their total cost OF construction would be
S40.350. The committee. he said. had Only
$50 900 at its disposal but in view Of the cx-
spected additional appropriation OF S25.OOO or
$4,000 by the Municipal Assembly. the con-
tracts were awarded corditionaly. and the
contractors were instructed to go to work i'm
mediately. Mr.. Kane said that his committee
would need at least $2O.OOO more. The stands
at Madison Square will DO deliberately deco
rated withlwhite stuff and bunting. and there
will be about 400 attendants and ushers in at
tendance. In addition 1t was said that Horgan
4 Slattery tho Official" architects OF the city
according to Mr. kane's statement. will re-
ceive s per cent, OF the cost Of the stands MS
fee for designing them. That will amount
to about $4,000
After the contracts had been awarded Henry
NJ Preston OF the Preston Construction Com
pany came before the committee and asked
why the contracts for the three stands for
which his price was the lowest had not been
awarded 20 his company. You announced"
he said in addressing Mr.. Kane. that the low
est bidder would get the work"
Well" replied Kane. 1T was tho best judy
ment OF the committee to award the contracts
10 New York men whom we know. We didn't
know you"
You would have known me all right" said
Mr. Preston. III you had lot mo talk ten min
utes to you. I'll furnish as deposit n certified
check for tho whole amount and will pay
cash for every stick OF timber | use. / am a
responsible man and built one Of the biggest
stands in Philadelphia at the recent Grand
Army Encampment."
Mr.. Oakley then told Preston that he wouldn't
vote to give the contract to a man from an
other State no matter II the outside mans fig
ures were below oil the rest. The rest OF the
Tammany members Of the committee nodded
assent to this remark.
Tho committee decided to consider at it's
mex. meeting the applications from caterers
who want privileges on the city stands. and
also to award a contract for the decoration OF
the stands IN Madison square
The subcommittee OF the Reception Com
mittee met in the afternoon and decided that
tho committee to be taken to the Olymp q on
Admiral Dewey in the name Of the city would
consist OF tho Mayor. President Guggenheimer
OF the Council and President Thomas F.
Woods OF tho Board OF Aldermen. 1t had been
the plan with reference to the presenta-
ton OF the loving cup at City Hall
Park to bring the Admiral to tho Bat
tory from the Olympia on boat and
when the exercises at the CITY Hall were con-
cluded to take him in n carriage to tho break
fast at Claremont. Chief Of Police Devery APP
peared before III committee and said that IL
tho Admiral were taken to Claremont In car
riage much valuable time would be lost and
that the land parade which in that case might
not start until aftor 2 o'clock. would surely not
DO dismissed until o or 10 o'clock
at night. The Chief said lie was con-
fident that It would take at least six
hours for tbs parade to pass u given
point. md he suggested that the Admira
should be taken back up the North River in
one OF the official steamboats, His suggestion
was adopted. and 1t was decided that after the
presentation OF tho loving cup. the Admiral
accompanied by the Reception Committee and
the guests Of the city. should be taken In car
riaCos to the foot OF Warren street They will
there board steamboat. which will land the
party at the foot OF West 10th street for break
fast at IL 80 A. NJ 1t is expected that the land
parade can start at y. NJ. from 125th street
and Riverside Drive.
Two members OF the Reception Committee
will accompany each visiting Governor and
other invited guests from the Claremont
breakfast to the reviewing stand at the Worth
monument In Madison Square. The entire re-
viewing stand will DO reserved for the Cover
nors and other guests. among whom will he
twenty-five or thirty members OF Admiral
Deweys family
1t was also announced yesterday that all
Governors whose States are represented by
troops in the parade would ride in the parade
and at the head OF their troops Gov Roosc-
welt will probably ride at the head OF the Now
York National Guard. which will form divis-
ion about 10000 strong. The Governor may
also go down the bay on the Stuto boat tn ,
Monmouth. on Thursday. to welcome the
Admiral in the name OF the State. and in that
case the Governor will probably be on the
Monmouth in the line OF the naval parade of
Friday
Gen. Howard Carroll. Chairman Of the Com.
mittCc on the Naval Parade. said yesterday
that he could not make definite and final list
o. all the craft to be in line until Thursday
An executive conn iteo composed of Gcn