The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-03
GARFUNKELS GOT THE JOB.
BUT OTHER BIDDERS For FIRE
UNIFORMS ARE SORE.


Claimed That the Garfunkels Get
All the Good Things From the Ad-
ministra ton and Made Remarks
AbOut Mayor GarfunkeI" and the
"GarfunkeI ColIar"-A Lively Con-
trOversy Before the Committee
| Followed by "a still LiveIier One
Outside-There Were Four Bids OF
| which GarfunkeI & Sons Was the
| lowest
! The contract for furnishing the sum
mer uniforms for the fire department was
awarded yesterday 40 Garfunkel & Sons
as the lowest bidders. This was not done,
however, until after some spirited discus
sion before the committee, followed by
still further lively discussion after the
award was made
The success with which Messrs. Gar
funkel & Sons have met in securing the
city contracts has aroused the ire of other
! bidders for this work. all of whom have
had turn at the contracts in the past
and their soreness was made very mani
fest yesterday. The Fire Committee, con-
sisting of Aldermen Haas, Tiedeman and
Dixon, met in the long room of the City
Exchange at 1890 o'clock 10 open the
bids which was done publicly. Only the
representatives of the bidders were pres
emf, however. There were four bids. the
contesting firms or agents being the Falk
! Clothing Company. Emil Peters, Garfun-
KEEL & Sons and B. H. Levy & Bro. The
latter firm had no representative present.
All the bids were i<emized. that of Gar
funkel & Sons being as follows: Superin-
tendent's uniform, Sl647; foremen's uni
forms (9), S1462; engineers uniforms I'D,
sl40S; privates uniforms ga, $14.0S; re-
! plating, 20 cents badges, 50 cents. With
the exception of the item of badges, the
! bid of Garfunkel & Sons was lower than
any of the others, one bid Offering
| badges at 45 cents each. Footed up, the
total of the Garfunkel bid Is about 81 200
The representatives of the bidders present
were Mr.. w. Falk for the Falk Clothing
Company. Mr.. Emil Peters and Mr.
Charles GarfunkeL Before the contract
was awarded some point was raised by
the rival bidders as to the outfit of winter
uniforms of the fire department, furnish
cd by Garfunkel & Sons, it being stated
that the uniforms had not come up to
the specifca tions. Superintendent Ma
guire. who was present, was appealed to
that the uniforms supplied by Garfunkel
& Sons had not come up TO specifications
and had not given entire satisfaction,
there being a number of matters which
required to be remedied. The superintend-
ent then volunteered the information that
he had had the same complaint to make
when the uniforms were supplied by Mr..
Peters and previously when they were
| supplied by the Falk Clothing Company.
1t had always been the case that there
were a number of misfits. he said
This statement of the case by the super
intendent did not improve the state of
mind of the unlucky bidders. The point
was raised as to what assurances the
committee would have that the uniforms
| when received would be up to specifica-
| tions, and what there was to prevent in
| ferior material and workmanship from
| being imposed upon the city. Both Messrs.
| Haas and Tiedeman disclaimed any ex-
| pert knowledge upon the subject of tail
! oring. At the suggestion of Superintend-
| ent Mcguire the committee decided that
| a disin1erested tailor should be selected
! to inspect the uniforms on their ar
! rival, who should give his opinion
! as to whether they complied with the
| specifications. The committee then an
nounced the award Of the bid TO Garfun-
| KEEL & Sons An the bids were for Buling-
| ton, n. Y, fire department cloth, the same
! as that in use by the fire department of
| New York city, the selection having been
! made by Superintendent Mcguire. 1t was
also required that the same should be
sewn with silk thread.
| The defeated bidders were not pleased
| at the turn which affairs had taken, and
as the party left the room Mr.. Garfunkel
was addressed as Mayor Garfunkel, and
| there were remarks about the "Garfunkel
| collar. Invidious comments were made
upon the good luck of the Garfunke,s in
securing both winter and summer con-
tracts for both fire and police depart
1 ments, and it was freely declared that no
one else had any show against the Gar
! funkels.
Mr. II. E. Dreeson, who accompanied
/ Mr.. Peters, was especially pronounced
in his expressions of dissatisfaction. He
| engaged in a controversy over the mat
ter with Mr.. Garfunkel in the clerks Of
flee, during which Supt. Mcguire came
| up. Mr.. Dreeson seemed to have relied
upon a conversation which he had had
with Supt Mcguire, in which he (the SUI
| perintendenD had stated that the winter
| uniforms furnished by Garfunkel & Sons
| had NOT proven satisfactory. He made
a remark to the effect that If he had
been in an official position he would not
| have told a fib about such a matter, and
also alluded to somebody as wearing the
| "Garfunkel collar
DO you say that told fib about the
natter" inquired Supt. Mcguire Mr.
Dreeson desclaimed any personal appli-
| cation of his statement.
do you mean, then. that I wear the
Garfunkel collar?" demanded the super
intendent. No but there are lots of 9TH
ers in this town who do asserted Mr.
| Dreeson disclaimed any personal appli-
out any personal unpleasantness, but the
| defeated bidders, especially Messrs. Dree-
son and Peters, left the Exchange de-
claiming against such a state of affairs
as permitted the Garfunkes 10 get all
the goods thngs in their line coming
from the city administration.
An Obesity Cure from Europe.
A New Yorker named Milton Rathbun