The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-06

thorizing the clerk to refdyertise Ior 2pius
for the same.
Who is the lowest bidder on dry
goods?'.. asked McGovern.
IF Mr.. McGovern was attending 70 ms
business like the other members OF the
Board he would know" remarked Free
holder Higginsa.y
Freebooter Fallon volunteered the m
formation that James ). Kelly was low on
dry goods.
LAS an amendment to the committees
report / move thai he be held to his con-
tract said Freeholder McGoyern.
Riordan amended to receive report and
eliminate the resolution to re-advertise
Dashe of Kearny moved to refer the re-
port back to the committee for correction
as the coal matter had already been ais-
posed of.
Heating amended to lay, on the table.
This was lost. and the same Freebooter
moved to defer action on the report till
the next meeting.
Director McNally declared the latter
amendment out of order.
The motion to refer the report back to
the committee for correction was finally
passed.
What are you going to do about the
dry goods contract?" asked Director Nc
Nally.
Some one must have been low on dry
goods sensihly remarked MeGovern. 4
move that the bidder or his bondsmen be
held to the contract"
Freebooter Richardson moved that the
Board adjourn and meet as a committee
of the whole to consider the matter. This
was carried and Director MeNally asked
Freebooter Clements to act as chairman
in the absence of Freebooter Darling.
HE is a Darling to be sure" remarked
Kelly of Bayonne.
Five minutes later the Board recon
vened, and the committees report with
the coal item eliminated was again read.
Freebooter Richardson moved the adop-
ton of the report.
II amend that the dry goods contract
be awarded to the lowest bidder" shouted
McGovern.
Mr.. Kelly has a communication before
the Board asking to besreleased from the
contract. 1 ask that it be read said
Freeholder Clements.
IF you do tina it will mean a thousand
or two more cost to the people. | come
from a neighborhood where the people are
poor and can't afford it, remarked Nc
Govern.
Freeholder Higgins-'This man cannot
fulfill his contract and is honest enough
to try and protect his hondsman."
Freeholder Heating remarked that in his
opinion McGovern's amendment was If
relevant, and Director McNally declared
it out of order.
Finally the report without the resolution
was ordered received.
Fallon moved that the contract for dry
goods be awarded to j. ]. Kelly. His mo-
ton was not seconded and another recess
was taken to enable the assistant clerk
to produce Kelly's letter asking to be re-
lieved of the contract.
When the Board ~reconvened a few min
utes later Clerk Egan read the commune
cation, in which Mr.. Kelly stated that he
had made a mistake of 1000 in one item
of his bid and that his aggregate should
nave been s 1850 instead of 1880. He said
he was unable to procure some of the
articles at the prices he had offered.
Freebooter Higgins moved to award the
contract to the next lowest bidder.
McGovern amended to re-advertise.
In explaining his negative vote on the
amendment Freeholder Riordan said that
the inmates of the institutions were
greatly i'll need of clothing. IF the mat
ter is put off for for a month you will
only be getting into acquisitions again,
and we all know what they are" the Har-
rison Freebooter added.
Il thought acquisitions must be a good
thing the way some members lave worked
them" was Freeholder McGovern's part
ing SHOT. as he resumed his seat
In n<nIlIninO- hfG rccaf tive vote on Free