The Penn's Grove record., 1919-12-19
All Borough Hall
Bids Too High
Contractors Exceed Limit BY
More Than $4,000. VIII
Modify Plans to Meet
Conditions

The Mayor and Council met in ad-
journed session on Tuesday night to
receive bids for the $4,000 issue of
bonds for the Borough Hall and pro-
posals from contractors for the erec-
ton of the building.
Mayor Smith presided. Councilmen
and other officials presents were
George NJ. Pyne, Albert J.. iodine, Den
mis- Fahy and Edwar H. Keen, Jr.
Borough Clerk Walter A. Hunt and
Solicitor S. Rushing Leap.
Architect Clyde S. Adams and his
assistants were on hand to render any
assistance desired by Council.
1t was decided sometime ago that
$40, 900 of the total issue of bonds
could be used for the building, the bal
ance to be used for defraying the
necessary expenditures, such as print
ing of bonds, unforeseen extras, etc.
There were two bids for the erection
of the building covering the general
specifications for the entire work.
They were as follows:
E. j.. Kreitzenberg, Philadelphia,
$59.240. If brick is used instead of
stucco, add $2,730. If slate instead of
tile is used for roof deduct $4,000.
George w. Shaner & Sons. Palmyra,
N. J., $59,759. Add $4,000 if built of
, brick instead of stucco. If slate roof
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The Standard Electric Tim Company,
of New York, offered to furnish a large
electric clock for the tower, which
would also control all other clocks in
the building for $4,000.
II. F. Elliott, of Penns Grove, pre-
scented separate bids for heating and
plumbing. His bid for a low pressure
steam heating system was $2,919. Bid
for the plumbing, 1925.
C~--o~ DI.I-51-I 49,
presented two bids. Plumbing, $3,707.
Heating and ventilation, s2.777.
Strang Electric Company, of Phi1a-
'de1phia, complete electric wiring sys-
tenn, $2,795. Summerill & McCloskey
of Penns Grove, bid $3.50 for the same
work.
Laws in New Jersey are very strict
regarding the erection of municipal
buildings. Sufficient money must be
provided in advance of beginning work
for every item of expense. If the fixed
sum is exhausted before the building
is completed work must stop.
Hence it can readily be seen that the
bids on the building proper are over
100000 above the amount liked upon.
The Mayor and Council retired and
held an. executive session when it was
decided to meet with the architect and
contractors this Friday evening. They
VIII go cover the planS ana SpeciHcd-
ion and modify them to come within
the amount fixed upon to be spent for
the building, $4,000. Less elaborate
furnishing can be used at a large
saving and. also many items eliminated
whereby it is hoped to bring the cost
down to the desired sum.
"Thereywere no additional sealed bids
presented for the bond issue. 1t is un-
'derstood, however, that the Elmer Ma
tional' Bank will take the entire amount
at par with IS per cent. interest. There
are othertbids that will be made known
later.
All banks in the County were re-
'quested to have representatives present
at the -neXtifegular meeting authorized
to make bids for the bonds.
Borough hall business carried the
meeting into the morning hours and
nearly all business except paying of
bills was laid over until the next regu-
lar meeting. This includes preparing
the budget of appropriations for 1920.
unfinished ordinances, important police
matters, &c.