Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-04-27
Stand Three to Three in Favor of
Giving Contract for Furniture to
American School Furniture Co.
D. WOLFF &C.,, LOWEST BIDDER
Some Members Pose As Experts in
Deciding that Best Desk Of One
Equals Second Best of Other.

only five cents higher per desk than
the Wolff figure. In arriving at this
conclusion he placed the VOLTS best
desk in comparison with the Ameri-
cans second best desk. He and
Messrs. Crowell and Peterson gave
it as their opinion that the desk
which the VOLTS submitted as first
grade is second grade, and it was on
that basis that they stated the Amer
leans bid to be but five cents higher
per desk.
Before the Meeting.
Torrid discussions among the com
missioners were INDUCED in prior to
the call of the meeting, and between
the representatives of the furniture
concerns and Messrs. Walker, Crow
ell and Peterson after the meeting,
Messrs. Stuln, Moore and Massopust
having left Immediately upon ad
journment.
1t is claimed by the latter and by
the competitors of the trust, and facts
there are to back up the claim, that
the American Cor trusD man, Mr..
Walmer lowered his bid at the meet
ing last week when he saw that there
was to be real competition, but even
at that his bid is still higher than
that presented by d. Wolff & Com
pany.
All of the members were in their
seats, and had been for some time,
when President Walker called the
meeting to order at S:23 O'Clock,
There was a sort of feeling of i'm
pending conflict in the air. The clerk
reported the receipt of check for
S1,45O for the house on the site of
the proposed addition to school No
5. The check was ordered received
on motion and the $1,700 ordered
returned to the aldermanic sinking
fund.
Commissioner Crowell, chairman
of the building committee, recon-
mcnded that the contract for install
ing the heating and sanitary systems
in the proposed courts at school No. 2
he awarded to n. S. Kellogg, of New
ark. the man who has done most of
the heating jobs in this city's schools,
his bid being $40. 1t was remark
ed by opponents of the motion that
Messrs. Kellogg and r. j. Calvin,
who bid $40 and 1914, respectively,
had had Il different understanding as
the TO requirements than did Kelly
G. McAlinden and the Fuller-Warren
Company, who bid $l,650 and ST.
525. and 1926 and 1.4lO respec-
lively. Mr. Crowcll said that he mad
given The same ideas to all who had
asked him before bidding.
The motion, which was seconded
bv Commissioner Peterson, another
member of the building committee,
WAS nut to a verbal vote. Some voted
ave and some no, and the vote was
taken by roll call. Messrs. Walker
Crowel and Peterson voted aye;
Nessrs Sturn, Moore and MassopuSt
no. Mr.. Kellogg and Mr.. TeXtorious,
of the Fuller-Warren Company, were
the only heating men present.
Mr.. Crowell Speaks.
Chairman Crowell then arose to
sneak on the furniture question. He
said that all knew his sentiments in
The matter and that he was in favor
of first grade furniture. He had no
special recommendation to make un-
der the circumstances, he said.
The discussion then began. Mr..
Crowell said that he favored the
American School Furniture Company.
Mr.. Massopust said that the other
concerns bid was lower and their
desks Just as good, and that he was
in favor of saving money. Mr.. Pc
terson remarked that he wanted to
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