New Britain herald., 1915-04-05

whose contract to furnish trap rosh to the city has been approved by the board Of public works but vetoed by Mayor George A. QuiEley, today pre- scDted a statement regarding the con- troversy which. he claims. show this firm to have been the loves. bidder for the contract.
 Mir. Barnes presented the following statement to the Herald:
 Taxpayers the Jury.
 .'In view of the mayors disapproval of our bid which was awarded to us by the board of public works and passed by the city counsel hereby present this entire matter to the tax payers and general public and would be pleased to hear their opinion on this matter.
 The following is the city's specif- cations asking for bids: s'.
 Sealed bids, addressed to the board of public works, city of New Britain, will be received at their of- fee in city hall until D. m. Tuesday, March Is, 1915, for furnishing and delivering crushed trap rock for use in both the street and sewer depart ments within the city limits for the season commencing April 14th, 1915, and ending April, 1st. 1916. ' All the crushed stone to be fur nished under this contract shall be the best grade of trap rock, free from fragments coated with mud or dirt, and also free from disintegrated stone. The party bidding must deliver in manner and quantity and at the places designated by the board of public works promptly in quantities as needed up to two hundred (200) ! tons per days. Rejected or improper i ly delivered stone shall be immediate i ly removed by the party to whom the contract is awarded without cos. ] whatever to the city.
 i :" The city agrees to give the party 1 to whom the contract is awarded 1 twcntyfour hours notice of place. ! amount and time Of delivery. 1 " The city agrees to purchase all ! the crushed stone needed by both the | street and sewer departments for tho i season above mentioned from party | provided the quality and delivery is i according to the intent of these speci- I fications and acceptable to the board aof public works.
 2" Should the contractor deliver
 
 more than two hundred tons of stone 1 on any day or days. said exces, shl II not be considered as reducing the ob- 1 ligation to furnish two hundred tons on any other day.
 ] Payments to be made monthly for stone delivered the previous month | subject to deductions by the city tn 1 reimburse itself for amounts charged against the party to whom the con tract is awarded.
 Should the quantity, size or qual- ity of the stone delivered be at any time insufficient or defective in the i judgment of the board Of publig i works. then the city may at its op- ] tion, at any time cancel this contra ct and end all it's obligations hereunder A bond shall be filed by the par , ty awarded the contract, said bond Ia be acceptable to the board of public works, payable to the treasurer of thc city of New Britain in tho sum of twl thousand dollars (S2,0O0) for the l faithful performance of the contruc, ! A bond in the sum of five hun dred dollars (s500) shall accompany ! the proposal which shall be the prop- ' erty of the city if the contractor tn ] whom this contract is awarded shall 1 fail to sign this contract and execute a surety company bond for two thou. sand dollars ts2 2,0009 payable to tl, ! treasurer of the city of New Britain i within two weeks after the contra C' has been awarded
 Prices to be given per ton for 1 inch-1 IA inch-3-4 inch and screen. 1 ings delivered in either the first oi second district
 |" The city will be divided into two CD districts. as follows:
 First district includes all strcc-s in the city of New Britain bounded ! by the following named streets. in cluding the streets named. North by Broad street and North street south by Hart and Whiting streets west by Booth street. Grove Hi1l and Linwood street and East by Stanley street.
 " Second district, all the oth el i streets outside of the above named streets for the first district.
 Parties who have a quarry with in two and one half miles of the cen. ter of the city will give additiona prices on the above sizes of crushed stone at their quarry, the city to 6c. liver the stone.
 For the information of bidder. the amount of crushed stone used Ia st year was approximately 12. GOO tons.
 The city reserves the right to re. icct any or all bids.
 All bids must be closed in q scalct envelope and marked on the outs:d, Proposal for furnishing crushc. stone. 1915"
 The following are the sealed bid.