The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-03
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5amuel G. smith Of Jersey City were
furnished of an inferior grade TO sam
Piles. or not Iurnlshed az an, anu ~
cation:-
honorable body that ! refuse TO sup
awarded to me by you on the ground
that the samples of shoes now at the
County Store House, purporting 70 pc
the samples of shoes upon which the
bids for supplying shoes to the coun-
ty were based and purporting 10 pc
the samples of shoes at the Freehold-
ers' office, at the time of bidding, are
not the shoes, or the quality OF SHOES
displayed as the sample of shoes upon
which my bid was based.
| am called upon by the store Keep
err, in accordance with his duty, to
furnish shoes of equal quality with the
shoes now in his possession, ana TINS
| cannot do. as they are not the shoes
or the grade of shoes called for by
my contract
Both communications were referred 10
the Storehouse Committee.
The Clerk Noticed the board that the
party to whom the tea contract mad been
awarded had not signed the same, ana on
motion it was resolved to readvertlSe Tor
bids for teas.
In the course of the regular meeting Of
the Board a letter was read from Coai
Contractor Coyle's counsel giving notlce
Of the certiorari suit.
Freebooter moved to heceive and re1er
to the counsel of the Board.
"The bids tonight show that the county
five thousand dollars said ~Freeholder
Riordan.
sThe award recently made to Coyle was
reseinded because it was thought that the
specifications had been prepared Tor the
benefit of a limited lumber OF bidders,
and it was Believed that by adding al
duced to compete. The result is that we
have no more bidders tonight than we had
two months ago, and the price chargeu IS
about 40 cents a ton more l theTeIore
amend Mr.. Keating's motion that the
counsel be Instructed not to defend MI.
Coyle's suit"
we would put ourselves in then sald
Freeholder Riordan. sEMr. Coyle might
withdraw his suit and it would place us
In a very awkward light.
amendment is for the purpose. of
faehTindg Tns s saIaa Ffreehoider Rlsordan::
.,coyle i suing tais II Bo "a 4 90 to aWaf # we
light the case and win in the court the
county will be the loser because his pres
In explaining his vote on the amend
ment. Freebooter Heating. said,
ITO be consistent with the stand l nave
# Coyle wins. the Board will be at no
loss. but if the Court sees Mt to DECIDE
the other way we will be Obliged 70 pay
$40 instead of 81 a ton for our coal.
The amendment was adopted by a vote
Of 10 to 5. uroo-
holder McGovern's resolution &c invest
gate the differenee y se s0ads s rsadisadiif to
the county Institutions, reported that they
found quite a ditf s en- eri walich T appl repo r4
shows that the difference between these
prices are guaged entirely by the direr5
ence in quality. Inc report - teioo "n'
reads as follows 7f
"On questioning the waTdens Of the Hiff air-
ence in price Of requisltien and contract
prices, and also a big diffe a,saa I'm n c me
fain goods supplied a year ago on contract
could not be furnished without Ss "a q big y g lo5S
nriee on other goods furnished under the
same contract to more than \ esraf1s, ms
uuiries and taking everything under CON-
| Sheraton we find that the prices charged
| for goods by requisition were falr and
legitimate.
Respectfully.
ssM ]. KENNY.