New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
THE PLANS TO DELAY CONTRACTS
CITY CLUBS COMMITTEE CoNFERElNG
WITH OFFICIALS OF THE NEW
ADMINISTR ALTON.

schedule setting forth the contracts for which
bids asked, published in The City Record
from November to December ;. inclusive. was
issued yesterday by the committee appointed by
the council OF the City Club 70 take action to
strain the municipal authorities from awarding
contracts which ought to await the action OF the
incoming administration. To II was added a brief
announcement rega riding the probable action of the
committee and that 1t had been in conference with
similar committee of the Independent Club. OF
the XXIst Assembly District. That such steps
had been taken prevent hasty letting OF big city
contracts that Controller-elect Grout, Borough
President-el Cantor and other incoming city off,
cals would not be hampered by any unwarranted
contract letting in the last few weeks of Tau1many
control, reported yesterday IN The Tribune
The announcement of the work begun by this spe-
cal committee of the City Club and other persons
| corroborated The Trbunes report. AS to the prob
able future action OF this committee and others
active in the work, the announcement read
1t is proposed to take action Of the
important contracts, and as to contracts which in
CoTe 1rpsplcious ri circumstances Controller elect
Grolt Deputy controller Stev venson and Jacob A.
Cantor, presdent-elect of the Borough Of Man
which desire to take only such action as viii as,
sist the new administration
tuting taxpayers Injunction suits 70. restrain the
and office supplies for the city for 1902 contract
for extensive work on the Grand Boulevard and
and similar supplies for The various public institu
The committee on behalf Of the City Club con
ssts of Nelson S =, Spencer, p, chairman; Jacob ".
Iadependent Club franklin Pierce: chairman, and
Wam ID Bennett an9ts i LOWS ,ia Lehmaer Charles
some of the principal items of the schedule Of
contracts were:
DEPARTMENT OF BRIDGES
Date pub
eontraet ing bSs Parnent ctV Recad Security,
Bridge over New '' A'e''' security
town creek Dec. Nov. % $500
BOARD OF CITY RECORD,
ord for year.Dec 1s Dec. Dec $500
y
Fts3HSH c9H3'y 4 hossi @Ps
Repairs Kinss ' " '''''
house IN. Dec. . Nov 2s Nov % 5000
sions. coal. etcDec. Nov. Is Nov. 2e 5oes of bid
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
sensss 3sss SUPPLIES sE ss2 for
oushs Nov 21 Nov. Nov. 500 Of bid
faoe .....'t...-Nov. % Nov is Nov Is so7s O, bid
FIRE DEPARTMENT
sss wsss rsG''r f4fs= fIfEs.
sixth-st Dec. Nov. 81 Nov.2s 100000
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
GT3dlas: G Ing ftae: poa1e:
vard; in Bronx. Dec. Ia Dec. Dec. 10000
ward. in Bronx. Dec. 10 Dec. 10000
DEPARTMENT OF SEWERS
Manhattan: three
Jobs ...........Nov. IL Oct 81 Nov. $1,000
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.
west Fifty
nnth-st. DE IL Nov. 30 Dec. n ono
STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT
Final disposition
ashes and
bage Manhattan
and Bronx. Nov. Oct II Nov 1 soooo
Before
Same. Brooklyn. Nov. II Nov % ooo
Note.-1njunction granted taxpayers sui,
DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY
Hydrants. elbows. pipes laying same, four
| contract.
ssa5Fsss S Oct s Nov 5000 5000
Contract No 4-.,Nov. Oct 16 Nov. 10000
The Police Department asked for bids on only one
contract. 1t is follows:
Twenty-Five
inets -. Dec II Nov % Nov % oooo