The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
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"Not so FAR as was concerned
| don't want 10 criticise anybody
People iu Brooklyn were blaming me
for the delay because ! usually handled
Brooklyn matters ! went to Mr.. Wood
and told him he ought to get this
thing out to the lowest bidder lie
finally consented"
What did he say first.
"He sufd the Union company held
the signal patents, that he was afraid
tho work would he tied up by inJunc-
tious II the Federal company got the
contract and that he didn't b@ieve
the + deral company, which had done
business In small way. had an ade-
ouate plant. He was against giving II
TO tho Federal company. He told me
what the engineers had said about the
patents
Mr.. Hayward queried: Did Mr..
Wood ever tell you about having previ-
Gus experience with signals"
Later. IN connection With the big r,
II r contract" said Mr. Williams, he
told me- he had been in the signal husi-
ness at one time. ON the same day
| moved for the approval OF the Centre
street loon contract Secretary Whitney
told me that Wood, before he became
commissioner had appeared at the Of
what they were
Records showed that the Federal
rompany's bid was $4,000. and the
others were. Union company, S2OO,-
600 Hall slsnal Company, 100000 A;
General company, s269,OOO.
once more Mr. Hayward asked Mt
Williams why he had been In hurry
TO see the Centre street loop contract
awarded.
81 didn't want 10 see any more fool
ing about" was the reply. Mr. Wood
exclaimed that by that he meant delay,
and chat ne Informed Chairman Mccall
that he would insist on getting that
contract out"
senator NH asked Ever hear
ANYTHING more about this contract that
YOU think would interest u.s.
Mr.. williams replied: Yes, heard
great deal, but don't know who IL
bacI; OF H. One Of the officers OF the
Federal company was a sister OF the
vile of Col. Williams, president of the
Il II. T."
"BIg Contract" TanRIc Next.
/ Col. Hayward next PLAYED his search
/ light on the big continuation provid-
/ ing the Fourth avenue subway Of the
H. r. r. with signals. Originally bids
for q standard system were called for,
Lowest was the Fedora! company, ST.
3g5,9l7. with the Union company sec
ond at Sl,53624 the General COM
pany third and the Hall company
fourth After all the bidders had
found out what their rivals had offered
the H. r. r. decided II ought to have
an ~ to date supplemental system
whereby the speed of train was auto
matically controlled So it called for
new bids. including both systems.
In the second competition the Cen
/ eral company bid 100000 and the
Federal company, 100000 higher, was
second,
"That's where trouble arose in the
commission Mr., Williams went on
1T didn't strike myself and others ms
right to allow these companies to cut
under the other bidders when they
Williams of the Is. Il, T, this, but he
said all he wanted to do was TO get
the best safety system for his road
finally voted to approve the contract
with the GeIral company, II was a
hard prOposit on to decide. and II lay
In the commission a long time--fron
October II to December IS.
president \. II. Renshaw of the
Federal company protested against thu
award. Some OF our conferences were
heated Mr. Mccall from the outse
was against the General company anc
Commissioner Maltblc was inclined t.
agree with him, Commissioner Woo
IN tho carly stages had blue prints
from which he criticised the propo
stion OF the General company"
what did he say?' Col Hayward
asked.