Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-14
PURCHASE
NECESSARY, SAYS
SUPERINTENDENT
Answers Criticism of Supply
Committee of Newark
Parental School.

The members of the supply commit
tee of the .oard of trustees of tie
Newark Parental School, formerly t e
City Home, at a meeting last nig1t
criticised the chairman of the commit
tee, William A. Hyland, for purchasing
fifty barrels of Hour without the KIN WI
edge OF the committee and without adj
vertising for bids, as had been agreed
upon.
A bill was presented for fifty barrels
at 1920 per barrel. Trustees Aronson
and Goetz wanted to know when the
-four was bought and why bids had not
been advertised for. rIr. Hyland was
not present to answer the que tons.
He was confined to his home with a
severe cold. Despite the criticism.
however. the bin was ordered paid.
Mayor Haussling declared that he
hoped the tru. .ees would not permit
the chairman to order any supplies
without their consent. It was bell aved
that the flour was ordered when there
was enough on hand to allow for the
advert sing of bids.
Carl G. Heller, superintendent of the
school, contradicts this today, and says
that at the time the -four was ordered,
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hand, and before the fifty barrels had
been delivered he had run out of flour
entirely, n was forced to buy a few
barrels in Newark. Mr.. Heller says
that the order by the chairman for the
fifty barrels was absolutely reces airy
and could be regarded as an emer-
gency order.
The bill in question was made pay
able to Thomas J. Hyland. a brother
of the chairman. There was some dis
cussion as to this, for 1t was und r
stood that Thomas Hyland is employed
by his brother in the meat market and
grocery store, conducted at South
street.
In answer TO an inquiry by a re-
porter as to how he came TO sell flour
to the city. Thomas Hyland said thai
he was an agent for a flour aren't
whose name Is Kirk. and who has desk
room In the Globe building. lie de-
clsred that the flour was cheap and
really below the market nrice.
The regularity of Chairman Hvland's !
right to order the flour was questioned
only because the committee at a pre-
vious meeting had decided that at no |
time would supplies be purchased
without first advertising for bids and
giving the contract to the lowest bid
der.
Following the discussion last night
Superintendent Heller told the COM
mittee that the -four market at this
time was low and that he had been /
told that flour could be bought at s5.S5
per barrel. He advised the committee
to put In a large supply now, because
the market would rise, No action was
taken in the matter.
Chairman Hyland was seen today
by a reporter and stated that at the
time the -four was ordered there had
been no agreement with the committee
as to advertising for bids. I'm the first
place." said Mr.. Hyland, at was an
emergency order. Heller needed the
badly and had called me up about
ii. And as to buying supplies from my
brother, I think / was justified in doing
hat because of the fact that I got a
figure from him. l wish TO make 1t |
plain that the agreement on COMPETE
tive bidding was made at a meeting in
February and that l ordered the flour
in January. There is nothing irregular
In the transaction. The committee
knew that the nour was bought from
brother because Heller told them
so last month.
cat one of the meetings In the home
the committee complimented Heller on
the bread. n ne told the committee
that he had good bread because he had
good flour n that more of the same
kind ought to be bought"
In reference to the s5.S5 offer that
Heller sroke about last night. Mr.. Hy-
land declared that the market had
taken a sudden slump and that hts
brother can at this time furnish excel
lent -four for $3.50.