Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-05-04
NEW BIDS ON CITY
LIGHT PLANT MAY l9
Alderman Hiker Tries in Vain
to Have award OF Municipal
Light Bonds Made. :
ALDERMEN MAKE PROTESTS
Even Wilson Opposed HiIker on
Arguments-Say 1t Would
be Bad For the City.
ALDERMEN MAKE PROTESTS

In view of the fact that bids for
the proposed municipal electric light,
heat and power plant had been I'M
properly advertised for, resolution
was adopted at the meeting OF the
Board OF Aldermen last night to re-
turn the bids and checks to the bid
ders and a motion was passed to
procure new bids May 19. The sale
of fire bonds for $14, 900 to pay for
new fire department equipment, was
ordered made to A. B. Leach and
Company and ]. D, Everitt and
Company, joint bidders. Alderman
F. William Hilker tried in vain to
have the award Vi municipal light
plant bonds made to the highest bid
ders. A majority of the other alder
men opposed him and won out In Sc
curing a delay utnil tomorrow night,
when there will be an adjourned
meeting the board.
Upon motion of Alderman John
w. Kelly, the engineering firm of
Runyon G. Carey was authorized to
re-advertise for light plant bids to
be received at $3.50 O'Clock in the
evening Of May 19. A resolution was
adopted to award the contract for
firebonds to A. B. Leach & Com
pany and J. D. Everitt & Company,
they being the highest bidders. The
bids were as follows: A. B. Leach &
Company and j. d. Everitt & Com
pany, $102; Kean, Taylor & Com
pany and ]. S. Ripple, joint bidders,
$10166; Harris, Forbes C Company,
S101.411. The estimates on the
municipal light plant bonds were as
follows: A. B. Leach & Company and
J. D. Everitt & Company, joint bid
ders, $102.777; Harris, Forbes &
Company. s102.683; Kean. Taylor &
Company and ]. S. Ripple, joint bid
ders, $101.175. All of the bids were
made out with accrued interest to
date and were accompanied by the
required certified check according to
: Tie report of City Treasurer Rhssffcstss
Protest by Ats1~ss.fi1en.
Alderman Hss..cr made a motion
that the light plant bonds be award
ed to the highest bidders. Aldermen
Kelly, Clark, Wilson and Jorgensen
took turns in arising to protest
against the action. They advanced
the argument along the lines that it
would be unwise to proceed and
issue $150.00O worth of bonds until
after 1T had been assured that the
light plant was more of a certainty,
in view of the fact that the money.
would be procured for the specific
purpose of erecting such a plant and
could be used for no other. Mr..
Hilker smiled upon their argument
and held that there could be no ad-
vantage in waiting two days, a week
or several years, as the bonds bore
interest from April l, last. They
will mature in 1866. Mr.. Hilker
argued that the splendid offer Of
$4,165 in premium on the bonds had
been made and he held that it should
be taken advantage of whiltN time
was opportune. Mr.. Kelly said it
might be wise to try for a longer
term for acceptance from the high
est bidders, SO as to procure the
bonds at time nearer to the award
of the contract for the construction
work.
After much argument, with prac-
tically the whole board opposing Mr..
Hilker, he accepted an amendment
to his motion by Mr. Wilson to have
the award laid over until tomorrow
night