The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-06
COYLE TO SUPPLY COAL.
After a Debate Over Dry
goods and Coal Free
holders Award An
nual Contracts.

nual CONTRACTS.
The Board of Freeholders awarded the
contracts for the annual supplies at the
meeting yesterday evening. The resolu-
ton awarding the contracts was offered
by Freebooter Mark Fallon. There was
trouble when it was discovered that the
contracts for coal and dry goods were not
in the list. The lowest bidder for coal
was DESTROYS of getting the contract, but
the lowest bidder for dry goods was will
ing to give it up and he was allowed to
do so.
The report and resolution awarding the
contract follows
To the Honorable Director and Mem
bers of the Board of Freeholders;--
Your Committee on County Institu-
tionS to whom were referred the BIDS
for supplies to the county institutions,
received at meeting of Board held De-
cember 49,. 1888. would respectfully re-
port as follows
Resolved, That the following de-
seribed proposals for supplies for
county institutions, received by this
Board in open meeting on Friday, De-
cember %, 1895, being each the lowest
In their several classes, be accepted
and awarded:-Coffee and spices,
James j. Larkin, $3.50; clothing. w.
Drummer. 81, 229; flour. William Smith,
s11.550; fish, Abram Post, $500; feed,
J. j. Kelly. 81, 510.5 80; groceries. c.. 7.
Kinkead. 1888; hosiery. ]. Bergman.
$40; ice to Jail, E. t. McDermott, 5000;
ice-to Snake Hill, T. McDermott. $3.50;
and cement, Thomas Henry, s77s.1o;
leather, e. A. Gerdy, $643.50, meats
(muttonj. L. kieswetter, 1885,. 50;
meats (beef1, 1. Kieswetter, Sle,4lo;
milk, Dennis Reardon, $4,000: notions,
J. Bergman, $ss91. rs; oils (crude), Stand
ard Oil Co., S2,517. so; oils (machine).
Jarvis T.. Underhill. s265; plumbers
supplies. Jersey City Supply, Co,
Thomas M. Abel, sS26.s7; provisions,
Ernst Kieswetter, $s41.15; shoes, S. c.
Smith, 2.30S.121s soap, p. F. Jones &
Co, $9Os. 10; tobacco. NJ. Mayer. $1.5sO;
teas, r. j. Somerville, 81. $50; vegeta-
bless Andrew Hopper. s.. 290; wooden
ware, Thomas Abel, $3.50.
When Clerk Egan had finished reading
the resolution, Freebooter Riort5an moved,
as an amendment, that the coal contract
be added to the list, and the award be
made to James Coyle, the owest bidder,
at 81 a ton.
T~Freeholder- Heating moved that the
amendment be tabled.
1.-THE item of coal was gone over in
COtluitlltC III ScN6ldi ulclipcIS HOt We'll
informed decided to readvertise. 1 was
satisfied that Mr.. Coyle's bid was a legiti-
mate one and, as the lowest bidder, he
was as much entitled to the award as my
one on the list. HE'S bid is thirty-five
cents a ton lower than it was last year,
and quite as low as it has ever been.
You pay IS for coal from any reputable
dealer, If you throw out one bid, throw
out ALL" said Freebooter Riordan.
There must be something wrong here;
what is it?' queried Kelly, of Bayonne.
81 admit that Coyle is the lowest bid
DER said Freebooter Heating. but the
system of bidding was such as to cons
fine it to a few bidders. | know when
.Coyle, only a. few years ago, bid much
lower than now. 1t isn't right that We
should allow only a privileged few to
supply the county with goods. Certain
mines only are specified in the proposal
and we find that we have mad a mis-
take; that only a few dealers can obtain
coal from these mines. Our object ia to
make It possible for all dealers to bid.
I, as a member of this Board, will not
submit to the dsctat;on of any coal dealer.
1 believe in free and honest competition"
sIs not the Board liable to suit if they
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without regard TO the colntv,s interests.
thava consu1ted caunsel and find that we
are comnelled to So award. Outside of
tbis Tho CONTRACT Was advertised bids re-
ceivad ard eioht or rhine different mines
from which coal could be furnished were
specified. / doubt # there are any other
| contractors who can supply the coal at
Mr.. covle's bid. Three wears. ago / took
the same grounds that Mr.. Heating takes
now. I had several mines added to the
list. but we received no additional bids.
I believe in fair play and no underhand
work. MI. Coyle is the lowest bidde and
should get the contract
1--WE considered all this matter in COM
mittee.,' said Freebooter Fallon, land it