The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-04-30
BATH HOUSE BIDS
Pinanciers Receive Es-
Inmates for the Con-
struction and Heat
ing.
TOTAL AMOUNT S36, CAT
Special Committee to Meet
Tonight to Award the
Contracts.
TOTAL AMOUNT S36, ,647


Bids were received at yesterday after
moons adjourned regular meeting Of the
Finance Board for construction of the
public bath house. Neil Campbell was
lowest on the bid for masonry, Baldwin
Engineering Company, New York, on
heating and ventilation; Charles Rabe
on painting; Thomas Mahoney on car-
penters' work, and Fergus I .Kelaher
on plumbing. Their total bids amount
to $36,647. The site cost, including $3.50
to get the then tenant to vacate his
lease, s8,200 Fifty thousand dollars
were appropriated for the site and erec-
tion of the concern.
The bids received yesterday were as
follows
Masonry-Donnelly & Phelan, $19,-
7O9; M. I. Connolly Contracting Com
pany, 1887; Neill Campbell, $15,567.
Heating and Ventilating Baldwin En-
gineering Company, $500; Frank Dob
son, New York, $6,S50.
Painting Andrew Lemon, $745;
Charles Rabe, S493.
Carpenters Work.. G. Cook & Son
$7,S45; Ditmar & Son, $S,451; Barron
Donaldson, $7,46s; Thomas Mahoney,
$7,397.
Plumbing.-P. E. Martin & Co.,,
$3.50; James e. Murray, So, 100; Fer
gus T. Kelaher, $7,4O0. Mr.. Kelaher's
bid contained provisional clause to
the effect thot he would not bind himself
to the specification concerning time for
completion in case of labor troubles.
The Bath Committee will meet today
night and award the contracts. Clerk
Heath was directed to notify the lowest
bidders, especially Mr.. Kelaher and the
architect. The Committee wants further
information from Mr.. Kelaher concern
ing the provisional clause in his bid
for plumbing. Hetherton Brothers hand
ed in their bid too late They were
lowest on plumbing.
The bond of Police Commissioner
Thomas w Tilden was renewed in the
sum of $4,000, with Abram Post and
Lewis E. Woodos as securities. That
Of Constable Frederick Budden was also
renewed in the sum of 81 900, with John
III. Masker and Abram Post as secure
ties.
The City Comptroller was directed to
transfer $475 from the contingent fund
Of the Board of Finance to special school
account to defray expenses connected
with Strengthening the foundation of the
westerly end of the High School build
ing in Bay street.
In accordance with resolution adopt
ed by the Board Of Education April %,
the Committee on Finance was directed
to take immediate steps looking to the
requirement by purchase or by condem-
nation proceedings of the plot of land
on the corner Of Academy street and
Bergen Square, known as the Romaine
property, as an acquisition to the site
for the new No. II School.
While the Board was in executive ses-
sion Street and Water Commissioners
Hauck, Nolan and Heintze had confer
ence with the Financiers about the inn
portant proposition of placing gates in
the big new water main on the east
bank of the Hackepsack with view of
to connection with an auxiliary pipe I'M
der the river, which will doubtless be
laid some time in the future. To make
connection Herewith then would necessi-
tate the shutting off of water for several
days. The conference was adjourned
until tomorrow afternoon at three
O'clock.