Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-03
THE TEAMINe TANoLE.
What Went on at Executive Session of Street committee-Biddine Firm Z. Wants S12o Rent for Barn from City

1 The executive session of the street
 committee Monday night after the 1 heated discussion of the teaning con l tract was the topic of general con versation Tuesday. Alderman Jackson | IS the only republican member of the | street committee. At the executive
 session which lasted about two hours, Alderman Ahearn made & motion that Foley & Henry, who now have the teaming contract and whose horses for hauling the fire truck are housed in the only available stable on the west side of Bank street be given the con- tract for city teaming in accordance
 with their bid as reported in Tues days Bulletin. Alderman Jackson seconded the motion as he thought it
 might be the best solution of the prob lem under the circumstances. After that, Foley 6 Henry were called into
 the executive session. They refused would agree to pay, in addition to their bid. a s12o yearly rental for the Bank street barn they now oc- cupy. Alderman O'Conner moved that the street committee agree to this demand.
 Alderman Jackson objected to this
 and ais result the committee
 finally voted to submit new contract
 for bids with the provision that the
 horses shall be housed in some barn
 a reasonable distance from the Bank
 street fire station.' Citizens who have learned of these facts state that in
 effect the new agreement would be no less objectionable than the first con- tract. for the street committee, Alder men ~OsConner. David Ahearn and Frank R. Jackson would still be the supreme court to decide what was "a reasonable distance from the Bank
 street fire station. As Aldermen
 OConner and David Ahearn, the dem ocratic members of the committee, fa-
 vored giving Foley & Henry the con tract and Alderman O'Conner made the proposition for the city ito even
 go so far as to pay s120sa year rent for the barn on the west side of Bank street now occupied by Foley & Henry, citizens say they believe that that firm would still be the only teamsters that could land the city teaming contract under the proposed new agreement.
 The democratic members of the com mittee and the municipal machine con- tend that the original contract that reused such protest was a copy of the teaming agreement of one or two years ago, prepared by 8 republican corporation counsel at the instance of republican chairman of the street committee and they say that shifts any responsibility from Corporation Kel- ley's shoulders. On the other hand the objectors to the contract discussed Monday night say that Lawyer Kel- ley Is too keen a lawyer not to have appreciated the effect and unfairness of such an agreement and it was his duty. as corporation counsel of Will l1mantic, to draw up a contract that WOulO permit cOInp6tft1Fe Dt0S. NO city contract of recent years has been so generally discussed as this team ing agreement. The denlocratic mem bers of the city council are airing their opinion that this public interference in the street committees affairs will mean that no teanster can be found to haul the fire trucks and that the cost of the city teaming will be in- creased. The street committed ac- cording to published report. was to have met with Cor rporation Coun- sel Kelley Tuesday evening 10 pre- pare a new blanket contract under the provisions as above stated and notice for bids will be advertised today. the proposals to be opened al a meeting of the street committee next Monday evening.
 e m attorney. representing other contractors than Foley Henry said Monday that he believed com petitfve bids would be su omitted that in his opinion the city could get it's teamir,g done for figures that will be no higher at least than the city has paid the past year and that if the street com mittee gives the contractors and city fair chance there will be no trouble in executing contract that will in clude both the street teaming and the hauling of the fire apparatus at a req sonable price