The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-26
Ignoring Lower Bid, Board
Selects Pennsylvania i.
Contractor.
HIRSCHBERG CHARGES
PERNICI0US LOBBY
Says Sinister Influences Have
Been at Work, and Offers to
Produce Proof.
HITuLIrinc LOSES IT'S FIGHT
bcrk, Mccarthy and FOlkcs Stand
Together Against Hirschberg
and Whttct

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t' ''"'"'iest session or its his
tory the Administrative 'Roar1 vnster.
dnv nfternoor h =.
,y,.,,dod a., %
w '"" Nehtrai construction
COMPANY. OF harrisburg. Pa. an cxclu-
>lvc contract for LAYING all the shcot
uayin, NM, ,.,,,. 80,
.,,,,
""h'" R''es this company approx
'""tciy 100000 square yards Of asphal,ic
concrete ,ayine "a, sIu q. ,o,,,,I,
co,,r,.
'oh'ract worth IN round figures
about $4,000.
This action was taken in sni,e or ia.
fac, TIM, .hs ,.,t ,..,,
w., t'an''o hi'u'''hic COM
''''''tcu 'i' offering 10 do the
same work. using tn" same material.
FOR ,i3s a SQUARE YARD All o,,.,
,tir,
'i""'' VIZ ''tS Wouih nave
.a'ed between $1,000 ana S3.000 ~ he =
en tho i"o bidders. If the contract
ior 'sphaitic concrete paving had been
""arded 10 the Atlantic Bitulithic Com
r"hN This company offered also 10 re
'"er Itf hid cent Il yard &c IL were
ps' "''teu 10 use washed gravel instead
,tushed store in the base. No re-
m ,,'c., ~ niade on this score by the
ssiul piddct-
>"'"" 'oLLoWs SCENE
-, OF HEATED DiSCt SsION
"o ""ar' 10 the Central Cuuslruc-
,pHnN Ioilowod an hour of con-
on,'o,'' which was remarkable for its
"iteIahces and accusations.
W" rupshiutcs designed TO give the
nr"rt Ih whoie or IN part to the At
H ''tuIithic COMPANY. were voted
ys ,.,r D."r' 'hc hna' motion. which
,n 'l' REQ pE carlton Mccarthy, was
"i,''u IN" vote On the award to The
'Iti"i tonStructlon Company stood
i.oikcs and Hen. iSom "ifear,ly' H arm, Eibe" c
80 az i'eh'H y. Eeck.
,Ij,s,.i.t.,.i. "hitttt' Jr.' and John
,n 49,.
ami ,crnn.cd ',it' interruptions
I.,.. ,,,i ~, = S'o"ed jiirscit-
tbc ,,,.,, ",tte' 20 De lined up FOR
ifituiiihic Company. aud
.,rravoi nfr,1,,s, N'I,.ai'hE rs stou'iy
heforo nj,tttu,. T.. "ti % '.l"h nm Nhtte'.
,,.,rtby.s nn;,,,, cap'"ih Nc
r.,i,, '"ar"IhG IN" sheet
s,ru,,to, , 'hr Centra! con
TO instruct thr rior,. ~. iSS,o''
inotio,i.nf,or ,i,o -, ,nNeIt 'h the
The uorJs '.,,,. va .nc company.
uIsENTs I,II,yIr,r,n>
or Wfir,grr-r ,N,>,u
II had MOI f,,t,,,,tnd .. ',"r'N -
ihis tIs,r..ia,. y, ~ " "ih"h INT"
Using To .p.oI; =, ti,. H''''y'
,r,ni - ~ ~ wv SM%Eest"d amend F
merely as n ror..f,o, lnttn"ed .
WHO made m. motion Nh h'th
II has nothing to 30 win, ,b. ,,',,
ana viii br mar H., ,,,t,. 'N'"i
~ personallN on.nsiyo M 'm"c'' II
nose ;ts ins.r,to, . ' Wv, '"u OPP
Il did not tuto,d :, ~
rcplied Chairman whni..,
regard ii as offensive. IlI ,,Itbd,au ,,'
That's just how | look lion i,
MIR Mccarthy came hach 90" A.
Then I withdraw th,
replied MIR. N-hitt.t "'eh''
Mt. Nc,,arthv onn,
The ouestio,' ,a"'leWhat
and lowest bidder. II. said ,1
ceived full considnr.tin,, i."" re-
was fullv informed ~, "S nm" re
jcct he said. and al ,L,, -, -, 80
would discuss more friiy e ''Ine !
for his action
This statement fred N, Iiirs,.,,,
into singing arraipnmep, nr 80
forces which had cornhiim.d ,,,,i .ne " /
Atlantic Bi,ulitbic Co,i,,. "e"'''s' me {
CHARGES
INFLuE1CE n,, ,o, {
Now Is the time and tbis ts ~ ,',. !
for any member OF this, board to ,,,akS -
1ny statement he chooses on this n,,ns.
lion" he said "If the veptlc,',. 80 5
,essos information which ~. zoe, Il
the board does not have. now ie ,I,. J.
line for him to lct m. nn,r1 nv nv d
what ii is. II
II tell YOU. gentlemen. this is NOT :, II
question of paving" shouted M,. l
lirsch berg. pounding the t,LIn -, a.
,hasiZe his words "it is n o,,e.tio,, '
II who is 10 get the pavinr-of ,,hot
'onpany is to get the contrac, III
should tell what know nhou, tha z
'haracter of the men who have been D
obhying before this body for the cen =
raj Construction ,,on,panv nnd ,ha G
'ind OF lobbying they have done. II i
,'o'' i"'n V""Se S 'his board to blush with -
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