New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-05
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business

Z !. -.se,.r money than the dumping board
business
PHOENIX coNPANYs BIG BUSINESS
III. -.oords OF the Dock Department show
tAst Il, the last two years the Phoenix COM
psy,y and William ]. Fitzgerald have done q
ns business In the bidding for privileges prao-
s.csliy everything has gone to either the FhoeniA
corupsuy or Fitzgerald The record Is as Ioi-
scux:
william J. Fitzgerald. filing in Chelsea sec.
hon, $4,000 cubic yards SonIrace c., le. bi5Ssrs
:Tohn FTeu1ing, IS 600; Phoenix Construction anu
Supply Company. So.0oo -, r~.-,oa,v
.liine n Bellevue section, 200 cubic EsFSSSo'
contract let September % leo4 p9 81 e6n
Other bidder, John H Fdtzpatrlck so'oUo-
Phoenix Construction sno S1pPPly 80 o IDS.
fg u 5es oo sl5 y 1904 price. $3.50 No
Psno;T CONSTRUCTION and Supply Company
~II,np in southe~r, snd Chelsea section, xS: 2SSgV
yards; contract let April 10. lug Rs ao10s'
other bidder ". J. F1tzEerald. S4.1oo,
Phnnix Construction and Supply Con1psaa +n
eIiins In Chelsea section between 18th and 1STh
Iq65: Drice. $500 other bidders, W J. F1tz-
gerald. $500; T. A S. Sheridan, S6.o Sc-,v
Phcnix Construction and Supply. Coz S0Inpahy,
1as n ncntSaet let september L. 1905; prise
= 81 $40. Other hidderE W j. F1tzgeF64H P1''
r A S. Sheridan. S4.2s1 70
recspftulation OF these awards SHOWS IA0" On
r-ornrnissioner Featherson awarded 10 the GUM
nsuy Of which his brother until recently vas
: director. and with which he himself used 70 oe
.,-,.c4sa slIinr In privileges to the extent OF
1882 yards for which the company psAa C ne
,s-v SOD 1zn Welding estimated profits Of S64lVo
:, .ha eorpnsnv This latter figure may be over
xhe mark but those familiar with Waterfront
work said yesterday that 1t was not Tar ous
OF the war.
The Phnsnix Construction and Supply Com
many was incorporated on May 13. 1898, Inc
first wear Of the Van wyck administration ano
has been doing business with the city ever since
Its capital stock at the time Of incorporation
YVES $4,000. and the directors at the beginning
we're Iotn NJ. sheehan. of No 384 East 60th-st;
Frank P Teddy. of No. 301 East S2d-st-, and
Cornelius sheehan. Of No. $40 East 6Oth-st.
ssch Of whom held 200 shares OF the stock
It's present officers are William n. Shannon.
president and treasurer and Francis Belknap
r-ustary When President Shannon vas seen
yesterday at the Office OF the company, No Il
Park Row. he saidi
This company never got anything from the
city in the way Of contracts without competing
sor It after public advertising in The City
Record The department records ought to show
al the contracts have obtained"
lis Edward Featherson director Of the CON-
psuy7"
TIE Is not at this time but he was at time
last year.
HAS your company within the last two or
three weeks obtained contracts for filing In 70
<he extent Of about 10000 cubic yards7'' Mr..
Ehsnnon was asked
The department records ought TO show all
that Go and consult them We never get any
thing without public bidding
Cannot the Commissioner OF Docks give a
privilege without public bidding" was asked
Maybe he can. but the rule in the Dock De-
pa-tment has been for all filing in contracts TO
se advertised IN The City Record (" said Mr..
Shannon
Commissioner John A Bensal, who was chief
enxineer OF the Dock Department under COM
missioner Featherson. was not at his Office yes
ferdsy, being confined TO the house by illness.