New-York tribune., 1904-10-25
BIDDERS AND CONTRACTS
ABOUT STATE SUPPLIES
Control of Purchases for Institutions
IN Hands of Superiutendents.
laT TELroRArH 10 rHr rnrsrvr.I

an HGndS OF superintendent
(sT TELEGRAPH TO TIE rarsrvrJ
Albany, Oct. A.-The statement publissss -
New-YorS paper to the effect that a v-bsIs-,fs
grucer In that city had tried to sen .4o-ceut o--s
20 the State charitable institutions for q cont- -
had failed. was empha tcally denied By Fiscal a.,
pervisor IT, H. Bender to-day. when his attention
was called to It.
The article in question said
Only the grocery establishments which are IN sss
ring at Newburg can do any business With 80
charitable Institutions under Governor Odeil S9S
tell you OF an experience Of my own which So
samples 70 the proper persons at Albany and hs~s
saII les were according 70 what was called for ~
turned down in favor OF the Newburg grocery r.nG
FiScs =,Insrvis6I csIi DeI f S5oyernos 2ders
coffee. We turned in sample o. ts cent coffee and
grade' After tbat We save ID trying 70 d9 blS
ness In opposition 10 the Odell grocery shops in
Newburg.
When the paragraph was shown 20 Mr.. Bender
he said:
That statement is purely fictitious. The coRes
used IN the State charitable institutions IS Bourbon
santos No. 3. fresh roasted and has cost fro1i
5000 TO 1l295 per bound or In r0gnd 6gt,res
from 10 70 1S cents pound. Ever since coffee has
been purchased under contract this has been ths
Every prospective bidder-and specifications "a q,
about Two hundred in the State-knows just what
ne IS asked TO bid upon, and have noticed that
bidder who expects to obtain a contract would sub
mt = Dd Tor Java. Rio or Mocha coffee * the
IN IN san, sample Of coffee and said It was hns Mocha
he would sell II for 20 cents his bid would 1ot 81
son Seils1GsIed Io9 the very good reason that it
l am in receipt from time to time OF all sorts
OF OF SAMPLES oe all kinds OF goods, some OF which
are not Whenever any one SAYS he desires 10 hd
sttqtions his name is added list OF prospect
we odders and when proposals are advertised FOR
a set OF specifications Is sent 70 him
SOME BIDDERS AND AWARDS
The u0fiCv of ,1rrc
Charitable insfttfo1e 5sss 49, "a s.IEses loI ne
99ePiarSnSnt 9sPin tr little over year the first Contracts
the hrst contract the bidders on coffee were 8,s-1
-S>ISShols Co. New-York City; Bacon z Stickney'
De pes @Gr2fT. NewYork cty: 3 Fisehsr & Co. New v
Waller N,F-V,,5ri a sfS tfgsSet e % Ne~-4ork City;
Bi55 Eii55 .ldiiltoh, W > SGinby x Co.. Boston
T6arg T5lly 9p9m2an[ New-Iork CITY: Consolidats5
3oeH 3oel New-{oTk CITY; r g Williams & Co. New
tbe a 1tIS =. X Nialthy ( Co. Corning y r. and
the ioylSt b,4S Vas aW2Tdsd & 70 r. Il Lessett Co
tober 1e6s ~ 49, 'Ioin APIll l. S14. 70 Oc
Srbots = - 'Ns o1leTs ISI on coIee were Austin.
New-York city; A. L. De Grofr Tev1yo-S y SiT5 sIon5
~, r lschsr q 60, Co, New-York City, F. r. Leggett &
Y51.R u. r e Williams & %. New York CITY. & R
Ilce; =, i and the contract was awarded to wal
L IcF-Wan' the lowest bidder. az ia cents per
on The third contract dating from October J. 1904
~ -, SpIu J. l'0 ne bidders on coffee were Austin
Co New-Yorl City; Walter McEVan AIb55Sy gSgs s,T q
ne be foGtIec{ va aHagds6 70 f. ~ LegssJt & Co
since the subject has been brought under discus
to all the facts OF the case b, 9rT ta tbJ s2's1 15
Judge for themselves as to the truth or saslty or
Bids for general sIl5pies grt Iis- tr,.- -
nine ttems) are opened in March and September f1-
the SIX months beginning October and ApriI
published for TWO weeks in newspapers In New
YORK city, Buffalo. Rochester. Syracuse Utica aaf
Albany; and specifications are sent TO every ono
VINO asks for them