Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-25
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by President Walker that no expert
ment should be made at the expense
of the city elected the reply that the
furniture in question Is for only ten
rooms and is covered by a fifteen
year guarantee.
Mr.. Crowell said that as long as
seemed the only solution. 1--WE can
buy second class goods fifteen cents
cheaper" he said.
"I'd like to hear anyone who says
the R~eedsborough furniture is sec
ond class" replied Mr.. Sturn. Mr..
Massopust's assertion that first class
prices had beer paid for second class
furniture in the past was denied by
Mr.. Walker.
Mr.. Crowell then called for the
question, and the vote was taken on
the motion to award the contract to
Wolff & Co., with any provisos the
board might place upon it. Messrs.
| Sturn, Moore and Massopust voted
| aye, Messrs. Walker, Crowell and
| Peterson, in the negative.
A motion to award the heating and
sanitary contract to N. S. Kellogg for
$40 drew forth another 3 to 3 vote,
| with Messrs. Walker, Crowell and
| Peterson in the affirmative.
Heating Question Raised.
Mr.. Crowell then asked the other
! faction to explain their reasons for
opposing awarding the school No. 2
heating and sanitary contract to KEEL
logg.
Mr.. Sturn said he had explained his
| reasons. A warm argument began
ais to whether the bidders, whose fig
ures were at great variance, had been
given the same understandings as to
the work required, and as. to the
work provided for in each bidders
specifications. The appropriation to
be secured from the Board of Esti-
mate for this work was discussed,
and Mr.. Walker said that that body
had said to get bids in to get an idea
as to the cost.
Mr.. Moore asserted that the high
err bidders specifications provide for
ample heat for No. 2, which, ne
said, sit has never had.
Mr.. Massopust moved to adjourn.
Warded Off Adjournment.
President Walker said that the
board should not adjourn until the
questions were settled.
The board talked over another
matter or two for a few minutes, as
told in other columns, and then re-
verified to the question of bids.
President Walkers inquiry of
anything further?" elected a motion
from Mr.. Crowell to refer the furni-
ture matter to an arbitration board.
Mr.. Massopust made objection and
the motion was not carried.
"As a large taxpayer" said Mr..
Massopust, 81 won't vote to pay IS
or 40 cents more per desk. If some
of the other members were large tax
payers, they might not either"
A declaration that Mr.. Massopust
had said over the phone, shortly
after the night the bids were opened,
that the American furniture was the
best, was holly contradicted by that
commissioner.
Further discussion awaited nothing
but a lot of differences that local
dealers would be u~nfavorable to
Wolff, and that furniture bought in
the past from the American Com
pany had not been first class, as were
the samples.
Mr.. Moore said that if this We're
happening around election time, some
members would get showed under.
There are snow banks on both
sides of the fence" replied the presi-
dent.
The question was called for on the
motion to adjourn and it was car
ried, although nothing had been ac-
comDlished in the matters for which
the meeting had been called.