The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-13
EXTRA
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ACTING MAYOR FOUND
QUEER THINGS IN AWARD
TO THE PIERCE co.
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Contractors II. i. Mathewson Co..
who was the bidder whose figures appear
the lowest for the job was assured by
Chairman Hall soon after making his bid
that he was the lowest, but II must have
been after this that the Pierce bid was Il
factor 10 be reckoned with for when Mr..
Mathewson went 10 the city hall 20 In
uuire about the contract ne was Informed
that the Lewis J. Pierce company had
been awarded it. Then Mr. Mathewson
saw a great white light and assured the
official in the public buildings depart
'rnent with the city property committees
that he had been done, hut that he was
aware OF how It happened.
FIGURED OUT DIFFERENCE.
Another matter that IL Of interest In
connection with the intmation that there
was determinations in favor OF the Lewis
j. Pierce Building company, is tho fact
that on the original Pierce typewritten
bid was several sets OF figures I'm pencil.
where someone evidently. SO interested,
parties deduce. was striving 20 get at the
amount needed 10 lower Pierce's bid 10
he just under Msthewson's.
The subtraction OF 1925 gave a consider
able balance in Pierce's favor. so ap-
parently slg was tried. and this gave the
amount which was Pierce's 1naI pid. or.
at least. the one under which he was
awarded the contract. Nll62.
As he had bid $ll,259. and specifically
stated that IL did not include plumbing.
heating and electrical work, some ex-
planation was necessary, but IL was not
Forthcoming until after the acting mayor
had made delay in signing then a letter
OF explanation, which the mayor or
the mayors secretary had not seen before.
was discovered between two Pierce bids
and Il explained that the bid did include
the electrical work.
This letter was not received with the
others at the mayors office at first and
not until yesterday did Acting Mayor Rey-
rolds see IL he SAYS.
AS TOLD BY DOCUMENTS.
The affair as told by the documents
available 10 the mayors office is interest
ing and begins back April T. 1904. when 2
resolution 20 hire 100000 for enlarging and
building certain fire stations was approved
by the aldermen
II said I'm part: "In compliance with this
resolution the Joint standing committee
or city property is hereby authorized anC
directed 10 repair. alter and enlarge tb'
fire stations located on Greenwich. Bur
nett and Public streets: Hope and OlneN
streets. and Central street I'm accordance
with the accompanying plans OF Colwell sS
-CeHla, architects, provided tire enttrt
cost thereof ready for occupancy and use
shall not exceed sixty-five thousand 1865.
oQ0) dollars
Then Thursday April 9th the city
.a.so
Ing advertisement.
The city OF Providence To Providence
Contractors. Proposals for altering and
enlarging certain fire stations.
Clerk OF committee department City
Hall, Providence. April 49, 1895:
Sealed proposals are hereby invited
from contractors located In the city oi
Providence by the Joint Standing commit
tee OF the city council on city property
for altering and enlarging the fire station
located on Central street
The fire station located at the Junction
OF Greenwich. Burnett and Public streets
Plans and specifications may be seen al
the office of Colwell e. Gould architects
lac Westminster street. Providence.
Bonds with satisfactory surety or sure
ties will be required OF the successful bid
der In amount equal TO twenty-five (25
per centum OF the face of the accepted
proposal No bid will be considered un.
less the same is accompanied by a certi
9ned check, payable 20 the city treasurer
for the sum OF $500 as a guarantee thai
said contract will be signed within ter
days OF the date OF acceptance then said
sum OF $500 will be retained and held foi
the use OF the city as liauidated damages
on account of failure 10 sign said con.
tract within said ten days
Bids for the entire work contemplated
on each building must be In one prnnnsal
and any sIbcontractor employed by tho
general contractor must be satisfactory
20 the committee.
All proposals must be addressed 10 Jere
nish H. Hall. chairman of the committe,
on city property. City Hall. Providence. r
l.. and will be received until twelve Q2
O'Clock noon on Friday, April 2S. 1906
The committee reserves the right 20 re.
5ect any or all bids.
BY order OF jeremiah II. Hall. chairman
ID. F. Hayden, clerk OF committees.
SEVERAL BIDDERS.
In response to that advertisement Wi.
liam Gilbane & Bro ~ 90 Harris avenu,
offered 10 do Station III less heating ant
plumbing for SIG. 900. Under the date o
May Sth the j G Walsh Co bid on Sta.
ton ii less heating and plumbing Xi3 $50
and II. r Mathcwson a. Co. builders II
Westminster street bid Sli.8Ss for IN,
work exclusive OF heating and plumbing
The bids this time were All reiecte,
aDd new tenders were asked FOR accord
ing 10 the clerk OF committees. Daniel +
Hayden. who says that q was decide,
90 eliminate the heating plumbing an,
electrical work and have them done OF
day work.
Accordingly Mr.. Mathewson sent n
his bid on the same basis as before. hav
ing deducted 1925 for electrical work
leaving .1l.l63 as hts bid for the con
tract
Then appears this tender from N
Pierce company.
THE PIERCE BID.
Lewis J. Pierce. president and treasurer
A Mlnard. general manager: @. +
Bemis, secretary and assistant treas
urer.
Lewis J. Pierce Building Co. genera
contractors. L. Custom House street
Providence. II. l.. May %. 1905
Jeremiah II Han. Chairman Of the Com
mittee on City Property. City Hal
Providence. r. J.:
Dear sir-we propose 20 furnish ma